Matteo Donati

Matteo Donati (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛːo doˈnaːti];[1][2] born 28 February 1995) is an Italian former professional tennis player and current tennis coach.

Matteo Donati
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceAlessandria, Italy
Born (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29)
Alessandria, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2013
Retired27 October 2023 (last match played in March 2023)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$377,373
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 159 (27 July 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2016)
French OpenQ3 (2016, 2017)
WimbledonQ3 (2015)
US OpenQ1 (2015, 2018)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 231 (12 February 2018)
Coaching career (2024-)
Last updated on: 10 May 2024.

Career

On 13 April 2015, he reached the final of the ATP Challenger, the Napoli Cup, and reached a career-high of No. 247 in the ATP World Tour singles rankings.

Professional career

2015

Donati's first big professional result came in Naples at the 2015 Tennis Napoli Cup. As a wildcard, the Italian defeated Axel Michon in straight sets in the first round, World number 111 (former n. 33) and number 1 seed Andrey Golubev 6–7(3), 6–4, 6–2 in the following round, and fellow Italian Andrea Arnaboldi in a thriller three-setter in the quarterfinals. Donati then reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final (beating Marco Cecchinato 7–6(5), 6–2 in the semifinals) where he lost to Daniel Muñoz de la Nava in straight sets.

In May Donati obtained a wildcard into the main draw of the 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, in Rome. Playing for the first time in a Master 1000 tournament (also his first ATP match), Donati fought back – from a set down – to beat World number 49 Santiago Giraldo 2–6, 6–1, 6–4.[3]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 10 (5–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–4)
ITF Futures (5–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1-0Aug 2013Finland F2, KotkaFuturesClay Micke Kontinen7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Win2-0Aug 2013Finland F3, NastolaFuturesClay Vladimir Ivanov6–1, 6–3
Win3-0Sep 2013Italy F24, TriesteFuturesClay Pietro Rondoni6–1, 6–2
Win4-0Oct 2013Italy F28, BiellaFuturesClay Grégoire Burquier3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win5-0Apr 2014Italy F10, PulaFuturesClay Johan Sebastien Tatlot6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Loss5-1Jul 2014Denmark F1, AarhusFuturesClay Christian Lindell2–6, ret.
Loss5-2Apr 2015Napoli, ItalyChallengerClay Daniel Muñoz de la Nava2–6, 1–6
Loss5-3Jun 2016Caltanissetta, ItalyChallengerClay Paolo Lorenzi3–6, 6–4, 6–7(7–9)
Loss5-4Jun 2018Vicenza, ItalyChallengerClay Hugo Dellien4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss5-5Jun 2018Caltanissetta, ItalyChallengerClay Jaume Munar2–6, 6–7(2–7)

Doubles: 10 (7–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–1)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (6–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2012Italy F7, SanremoFuturesClay Viktor Galović Claudio Grassi
Andis Juška
5–7, 7–6(7–2), [12–14]
Loss0–2Sep 2012Turkey F37, AntalyaFuturesHard Francesco Picco Brydan Klein
Dane Propoggia
1–6, 2–6
Win1–2Apr 2013Italy F4, PadovaFuturesClay Andrey Golubev Mate Delić
Joško Topić
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–6]
Win2–2Apr 2014Vercelli, ItalyChallengerClay Stefano Napolitano Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Albano Olivetti
7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win3–2Jul 2014Denmark F1, AarhusFuturesClay Simone Vagnozzi Christian Lindell
Robin Olin
6–1, 6–0
Win4–2Jan 2016Happy Valley, AustraliaChallengerHard Andrey Golubev Denys Molchanov
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–1]
Loss4–3Apr 2016Napoli, ItalyChallengerClay Stefano Napolitano Gero Kretschmer
Alexander Satschko
1–6, 3–6
Win5–3Apr 2017Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay Marco Cecchinato Marin Draganja
Tomislav Draganja
6–3, 6–4
Win6–3Sep 2017Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Marco Cecchinato Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
6–3, 6–1
Win7–3Jul 2018Perugia, ItalyChallengerClay Daniele Bracciali Tomislav Brkić
Ante Pavić
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2012WimbledonGrass Pietro Licciardi Nick Kyrgios
Andrew Harris
2–6, 4–6

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament201420152016201720182019SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAQ2Q1AQ10 / 00–0 – 
French OpenAAQ3Q3AQ10 / 00–0 – 
WimbledonAQ3AQ1Q1A0 / 00–0 – 
US OpenAQ1AAQ1A0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0 – 
ATP Tour Masters 1000
RomeQ12RQ2AAA0 / 11–150%
ShanghaiAQ1AAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–01–10–00–00–00–00 / 11–150%

References