Mattia Bellucci
 Bellucci at the 2024 Washington Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Italy |
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| Born | 1 June 2001 Busto Arsizio, Italy |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Fabio Chiappini, Bellucci Fabrizio |
| Prize money | US $813,020 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6–9 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 100 (18 November 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 100 (18 November 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
| French Open | 1R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 321 (17 June 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 519 (4 November 2024) |
| Last updated on: 18 November 2024. | |
Mattia Bellucci (born 1 June 2001) is an Italian tennis professional player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 100 achieved on 18 November 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 321 achieved on 17 June 2024.[1]
Career
[edit]2022: Maiden Challenger title
[edit]Bellucci won two ATP Challenger singles titles at the 2022 Saint-Tropez Open and at the 2022 Vilnius Open both in October 2022. He became the second Italian #NextGenATP player to score multiple Challenger titles in the season (after Luca Nardi with 3) and the youngest Italian to win Challenger titles in back-to-back weeks since 19-year-old Stefano Pescosolido in 1991. As a result, he rose to a career-high No. 156 in the singles rankings.[2]
2023–2024: Major, Masters debuts, first ATP quarterfinal, top 100
[edit]In January 2023, Bellucci qualified for the 2023 Australian Open to make his Grand Slam debut.[3][4] As a result he made his debut in the top 150 at world No. 142 on 30 January 2023.
He won the ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2024 Tennis Challenger Hamburg with Remy Bertola. Ranked No. 173, he made his debut at the 2024 French Open after qualifying for the main draw. Ranked No. 150, he made his debut at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships after also qualifying for the main draw.
He qualified for the main draw and reached his first ATP quarterfinal at the 2024 Atlanta Open defeating second seed Adrian Mannarino.[5] Ranked No. 125, he also qualified for the Citi DC Open in Washington, defeating Tristan Boyer and Leandro Riedi. He recorded a first-round win in the main draw at the ATP 500 level over Mackenzie McDonald.[6] In August, he reached the Challenger final after qualifying at the 2024 Cary Tennis Classic but lost to Roman Safiullin, missing two match points and the opportunity for a Top 100 debut.[7] Ranked No. 102 he also qualified on his debut for the main draw of the US Open and recorded his first Grand Slam win over wildcard Stan Wawrinka.[8] He qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Japan Open Tennis Championships but lost in the first round to Jack Draper.[9]
He made his debut at the 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters after qualifying for the main draw and defeated lucky loser Billy Harris, his first win at this level, before losing to second seed Alexander Zverev.[10]
He finished the season ranked world No. 100 on 18 November 2024.[11]
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2021 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard |  Petros Chrysochos
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0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Luca Potenza
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Francesco Passaro
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2022 | M15 Poitiers, France | WTT | Hard |  Pierre Delage
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6–3, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 4–1 | Apr 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Maximilian Neuchrist
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Apr 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Bu Yunchaokete
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | May 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Omni Kumar
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jun 2022 | M25 Grasse, France | WTT | Clay |  Pol Martín Tiffon
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6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 5–7 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jun 2022 | M25 Klosters, Switzerland | WTT | Clay | Lukas Neumayer
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2022 | Saint Tropez, France | Challenger | Hard | Matteo Arnaldi
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2022 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Cem İlkel
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1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2023 | Cassis, France | Challenger | Hard |  Tomáš Macháč
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Oct 2023 | Málaga, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Ugo Blanchet
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2024 | Cary, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Roman Safiullin
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6–1, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2024 | Olbia, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Martín Landaluce
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4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Ajeet Rai
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 Gabriel Décamps Robert Strombachs
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7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), [10–4] |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2021 | M15 Selva, Italy | WTT | Hard | Luca Potenza
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Marco Brugnerotto Luigi Sorrentino
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6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 2022 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Federico Iannaccone
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Marco Miceli Matteo Gigante
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | May 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Federico Iannaccone
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 Karl Kiur Saar Daniil Glinka
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jun 2022 | M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina | WTT | Clay |  Rémy Bertola
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 Matthew Romios Brandon Walkin
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6–3, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2024 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | Rémy Bertola
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 Karol Drzewiecki Patrik Niklas-Salminen
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6–4, 7–5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mattia Bellucci | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "#NextGenATP Cerundolo, Bellucci Continue Challenger Tour Hot Streak". ATPTour. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Shang Juncheng: 17-Year-Old Charges into Australian Open Main Draw | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Five Challenger Tour Players to Watch at the Australian Open | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "ATP roundup: Mattia Bellucci heads to quarterfinals at Atlanta Open". Reuters. 24 July 2024.
- ^ "No sleep & breaking new ground: An unforgettable weekend for Mattia Bellucci". ATPTour. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Mattia Bellucci Missing Match Points for a Top 100 Debut". 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Qualifier Bellucci knocks out former champ Wawrinka at 2024 US Open". 27 August 2024.
- ^ "#NextGenATP Michelsen downs Tsitsipas in Tokyo". ATPTour. 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Zverev notches first win in Shanghai since 2019". ATPTour. 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Fritz ends 2024 at career high, Mover of Week". ATPTour. 18 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mattia Bellucci at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mattia Bellucci at the International Tennis Federation
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