Giulio Zeppieri

Giulio Zeppieri
Zeppieri at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceLatina, Italy
Born (2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 22)
Rome, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGiuseppe Fischetti
Prize moneyUS$ 944,605
Singles
Career record6–14
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 110 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 171 (19 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open2R (2023, 2024)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
US OpenQ3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 242 (4 April 2022)
Current rankingNo. 1029 (8 January 2024)
Last updated on: 15 August 2024.

Giulio Zeppieri (born 7 December 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player.

Zeppieri has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 110 achieved on 29 January 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 242 achieved on 4 April 2022.

Professional career

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2019: NextGen Finals alternate

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Zeppieri was one of the alternates for the 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals.[1]

2020-21: ATP debut, First Challenger title, Top 250 debut

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Zeppieri made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Forte Village Sardegna Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw.[2]

In August 2021, he won his first Challenger in Barletta, Italy defeating compatriot Flavio Cobolli. As a result he reached a new career-high inside the top 300 at No. 251 on 30 August 2021 and later inside the top 250 at No. 245 on 20 September 2021.

2022: Major & Masters 1000 debut, first ATP semifinal & top 150

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He qualified into the main draw for his first Masters 1000 at the Rome Masters on his second attempt defeating 14th seeded Maxime Cressy in the qualifying competition.

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 French Open after qualifying for the main draw with a win over wildcard Frenchman Sean Cuenin.[3]

He recorded his first ATP win as a qualifier at the 2022 Croatia Open Umag over Pedro Cachin.[4] He defeated Daniel Elahi Galán to reach the quarterfinals.[5] Next he defeated Bernabe Zapata Miralles in straight sets to reach his first semifinal of his career. As a result he moved into the top 150 in the rankings on 1 August 2022 at world No. 136.[6]

2023: Second Challenger title, top 115, first Major win

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He won his second Challenger title in Cherbourg defeating Titouan Droguet.[7] The following week he reached another Challenger final at the 2023 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Rovereto. As a result he reached the top 115 on 27 February 2023.

Ranked No. 129 he qualified into the main draw and recorded his first Major win defeating Alexander Bublik at the 2023 French Open.

2024: Australian Open debut and first win, top 110

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He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his debut at this Major and recorded his first win at this Major over Dusan Lajovic.[8] He entered the 2024 Open 13 Provence in Marseille as a lucky loser. He qualified for the 2024 Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

He also qualified for the 2024 French Open and defeated 22nd seed Adrian Mannarino in the first round.

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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

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Tournament 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open 1R 2R 2R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A Q2 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Win–loss 0–2 1–2 2–3 0 / 7 3–7 30%

Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals

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Singles 5 (3–2)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2019 M25 Pontedera, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Enrico Dalla Valle 6-7(4-7), 5-7
Win 1-1 Oct 2019 M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Bruno Sant'Anna 6-3, 6-2
Win 2-1 Aug 2021 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Win 3-1 Feb 2023 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard (i) France Titouan Droguet 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 3-2 Feb 2023 Rovereto, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Switzerland Dominic Stricker 6–7(8–10), 2–6

Doubles

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Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win July 2021 Challenger Todi, Italy Clay Italy Francesco Forti Argentina Facundo Díaz Acosta
Peru Alexander Merino
6–3, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Italy's Giulio Zeppieri: Five Things to Know About Milan Alternate, Who Could Play at Next Gen ATP Finals | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  2. ^ "Scouting Report: 15 Things to Watch in St. Petersburg, Cologne & Sardinia | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^ "#NextGenATP Italian Giulio Zeppieri Seals Roland Garros Qualification | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. ^ "Giulio Zeppieri Earns Maiden Tour Win in Umag | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  5. ^ "Jannik Sinner Needs Six Match Points to Close Umag Victory | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. ^ "Carlos Alcaraz Rides Hot Start into Umag SFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  7. ^ "Thanasi Kokkinakis Defeats Abedallah Shelbayh to Win Manama Challenger | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  8. ^ "Get to know Giulio Zeppieri, the latest Italian breaking through". 17 January 2024.
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