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| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Azul, Argentina |
| Born | (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (age 35) Azul, Argentina[1] |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Retired | 2024 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Mariano Hood |
| Prize money | US $6,138,770 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 164–200 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 33 (9 May 2016) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2016) |
| French Open | 4R (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2014,2015,2016,2018,2019,2021,2022) |
| US Open | 2R (2014,2016) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 60–86 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 110 (22 July 2019) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
| French Open | 3R (2019) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2016,2018) |
| US Open | 2R (2015,2019) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2016) |
| Last updated on: 10 February 2024. | |
Federico Delbonis[1] (Spanish pronunciation:[feðeˈɾikoðelˈβonis];[2][a] born 5 October 1990) is an Argentine former professionaltennis player. He achieved a career-highATP singles ranking of world No. 33 on 9 May 2016. He also reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 110 on 22 July 2019.
Delbonis was known for his unorthodox serve, an exaggerated trophy serve in which he would raise his racquet, toss the ball unusually high and follow through.
Delbonis won five Challenger and Futures titles from the time he turned professional in 2009 until 2013.In 2011, Delbonis reached the first ATP semifinal of his career at theMercedes Cup inStuttgart, Germany. He won 6 consecutive matches, having to win 3 qualifying matches in order to enter the main draw, ultimately falling toJuan Carlos Ferrero in three sets.[3]
He qualified at the2013 International German Open and then beatTommy Robredo,Dmitry Tursunov andFernando Verdasco, the latter of which he won in a tight three-setter to set up a meeting in the semifinals withRoger Federer. Against Federer, Delbonis scored by far the biggest win of his career, defeating him in two tiebreaker to book a place in the firstATP Tour final of his career. He finished runner-up toFabio Fognini, squandering a set and 4–1 lead and failing to convert three match points. Due to his strong performance, his tour ranking soared into the top 100 for the first time in his career.
In 2014 he went on to win his first ATP title when he defeatedPaolo Lorenzi in three sets, at the2014 Brasil Open. It was their first tour level match against each other, however Lorenzi has won against Delbonis in past three Challenger events. The win enabled to reach a new men's singles high ranking of 44.

Delbonis started his season at the2016 Apia International Sydney. He beatSam Groth in the first round in straight sets. In his second round he playedTeymuraz Gabashvili losing in straight sets 3–6, 3–6. Delbonis then played at the first major of the year at the2016 Australian Open. In the first round he upset 22nd seedIvo Karlović after Karlović had to retire in the third set. Delbonis then reached the third round of a major for the first time in his career after beatingRenzo Olivo in the second round in five sets. He then lost in straight sets to 14th seedGilles Simon.
Delbonis next played at the2016 Argentina Open. He beat 6th seedFabio Fognini in the first round after being a set down. He lost his second round match to eventual finalistNicolás Almagro in three sets. Delbonis played in another clay court tournament at the2016 Rio Open. In his first round he beat 6th seedJack Sock in straight sets. He followed this up with another win in straight sets in the second round beatingPaolo Lorenzi. He then lost in the quarterfinals against eventual championPablo Cuevas in straight sets. He then played in his third straight clay court tournament at the2016 Brasil Open as the 4th seed. He got a bye pass in the first round. In the second round he beatDiego Schwartzman after being a set down. In the quarterfinals he lost toÍñigo Cervantes.
Delbonis next competed at the firstMasters 1000 of the year at the2016 Indian Wells Masters. In the first round he defeatedSantiago Giraldo in straight sets. In the second round he defeated 32nd seedJoão Sousa also in straight sets. In the third round Delbonis earned his biggest win of his career defeating 2nd seedAndy Murray in three sets. This was Delbonis's third top 10 win. In the fourth round he lost to 13th seedGaël Monfils in straight sets 3–6, 4–6. Delbonis next competed at the2016 Miami Open. In the first round he defeated wildcardElias Ymer in three sets. In the second round he lost to 26th seedGrigor Dimitrov.
Delbonis next chose to compete at the2016 Grand Prix Hassan II as the 4th seed. He received a bye pass for the first round. In the second round he defeatedThiemo de Bakker in straight sets. He then defeated 7th seedPablo Carreño Busta in the quarterfinals also in straight sets. In the semifinals In the semifinals he defeatedAlbert Montañés once again in straight sets. He won his second career title without dropping a set the entire tournament by defeating 3rd seedBorna Ćorić in the final in straight sets. He then competed at the2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. He had a disappointing loss to wildcardFernando Verdasco 0–6, 3–6. Delbonis then played at the2016 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy as the 3rd seed. He received a bye pass in the first round. In the second round he defeatedIllya Marchenko in straight sets. In the quarterfinals he defeatedMarco Cecchinato also in straight sets. In the semifinals he lost toLucas Pouille 3–6, 2–6.
Delbonis then competed at the2016 Istanbul Open as the 4th seed. He received a bye pass for the first round. In the second round he defeatedDudi Sela in three sets. In the quarterfinal he defeatedAlbert Ramos Viñolas in straight sets. In the semifinals he lost to eventual championDiego Schwartzman despite winning the first set. Delbonis then competed at the2016 Geneva Open as the 6th seed. In the first round he defeated wildcardJanko Tipsarević in straight sets. In the second round he defeated last years championThomaz Bellucci in straight sets. In the quarterfinals he lost to 3rd seed and eventual runner upMarin Čilić 4–6, 3–6. Delbonis next competed at the second major of the year at the2016 French Open as the 31st seed which marks the first time Delbonis has been seeded at a major. He was eliminated in the first round losing toPablo Carreño Busta in four sets.
Delbonis next competed at the third major of the year, the2016 Wimbledon Championships. In the first round, he facedFabio Fognini and lost in an epic five setter 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 3–6. Delbonis then played forArgentina in theDavis Cup quarterfinals againstItaly. He beatAndreas Seppi andFabio Fognini, both in four sets, to help clinch the tie 3–1. In the finals of Davis Cup, he lost againstMarin Čilić in five sets but beatIvo Karlović in straight sets in the fifth and deciding rubber to give Argentina their first Davis Cup.[4]
In March, Delbonis reached his 5th doubles final in 2 years since his last doubles title, at the2021 Chile Open partnering withJaume Munar.
In May, Delbonis reached his maiden Masters 1000 quarterfinal in singles inRome. He defeated 12th seededDavid Goffin andFélix Auger-Aliassime in the second and third round respectively.[5] He lost toReilly Opelka in the quarterfinals in straight sets. With his best showing at a Masters, he returned to the top 50 in the singles rankings in over 4 years, since March 2017.
In the lead-up to the French Open, Delbonis also played inthe second tournament in Belgrade, where he reached the semifinals, losing to qualifierAlex Molčan.
Delbonis made his best Grand Slam run in his career by reaching the fourth round at theFrench Open, having never being past the second round at a Major, after defeatingRadu Albot,Pablo Andújar and 27th seedFabio Fognini.[6] He lost toAlejandro Davidovich Fokina in the round of 16.
Delbonis made the semifinals inHamburg, after saving 4 match points in his quarterfinal match againstBenoît Paire. He then lost toPablo Carreño Busta in straight sets.
He reached the semifinals at the2022 Argentina Open defeating againFabio Fognini[7] before losing to eventual championCasper Ruud.
He recorded his only Major win for the season at the2022 French Open againstAdrian Mannarino. He lost in the first round at the2022 Wimbledon Championships.
He qualified for the2022 US Open,[8] but also lost in the first round toJohn Isner. It was the fifth straight year Delbonis had lost in the first round of the US Open.[9]
He dropped out of the top 200 at No. 214 on 17 April 2023 and out of the top 250 on 11 September 2023.
He announced his retirement on 29 January 2024 with his last appearance being at the2024 Argentina Open in doubles partneringFacundo Bagnis.[10]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2013 | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2014 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay (i) | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2014 | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France | 250 Series | Clay | 1–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2016 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2018 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2019 | Brasil Open, Brazil(2) | 250 Series | Clay (i) | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2019 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, [5–10] | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2021 | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner(s) | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | Nov 2016 | Davis Cup, Zagreb, Croatia | Hard (i) | 3–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2009 | Guatemala F1,Guatemala | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2009 | Italy F3, Rome | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2009 | Argentina F7,Córdoba | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2009 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2010 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2010 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 2010 | Rimini, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 4–4 | Jan 2013 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |
| Win | 5–4 | Apr 2013 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2013 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–2), 6–7(9–11), 4–6 | |
| Win | 6–5 | Apr 2015 | Sarasota, United States | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 7–5 | Jun 2015 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 7–6(8–6) | |
| Win | 8–5 | Oct 2015 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jun 2017 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 1–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 9–6 | Jun 2017 | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 9–7 | Jul 2017 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 1–2 ret. | |
| Win | 10–7 | Oct 2017 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(12–10), 7–5 | |
| Win | 11–7 | Sep 2018 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 11–8 | Oct 2018 | Campinas, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 11–9 | Oct 2018 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 | |
| Win | 12–9 | Jul 2019 | Perugia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–0, 1–6, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Loss | 12–10 | Nov 2019 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2008 | Spain F7,Lleida | Futures | Clay | 6–7(7–9), 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2008 | Argentina F10,Rosario | Futures | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2009 | Italy F4, Rome | Futures | Clay | 0–6, 7–5, [3–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–4 | May 2009 | Argentina F7,Córdoba | Futures | Clay | 0–0 ret. | ||
| Loss | 0–5 | Oct 2010 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 1–5 | Mar 2011 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 1–6 | Jun 2011 | Marburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(3–7), 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2–6 | Sep 2011 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 3–6 | Mar 2012 | Rabat, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(3–7), 6–1, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 3–7 | Mar 2012 | Marrakech, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 6–1, [10–12] | ||
| Loss | 3–8 | Jan 2013 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(5–7), 1–6, [9–11] | ||
| Loss | 3–9 | Mar 2013 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–10 | Mar 2013 | Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 4–10 | Apr 2013 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the2022 Italian Masters.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | Q2 | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 8 | 2–8 | 20% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 33 | 12–33 | 27% |
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | 1R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% | |
| Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | A | 3R | NH | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% | |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | NH | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 2–6 | 25% | |
| Madrid Masters | A | A | Q2 | 2R | A | 1R | Q2 | A | A | 2R | A | NH | 3R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% | |
| Italian Masters | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 1R | Q2 | A | A | 1R | A | A | QF | 1R | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60% | |
| Canadian Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–7 | 2–2 | 4–6 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 6–7 | 1–5 | 0 / 39 | 22–39 | 36% | |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | 1R | NH | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | PO | SF | W | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 2 | 5–3 | 63% | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 / 3 | 5–3 | 56% | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 199 | ||
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 4 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 6–9 | 12–8 | 20–27 | 17–20 | 27–24 | 11–10 | 11–18 | 14–20 | 9–12 | 23–24 | 10–22 | 1–1 | 2 / 199 | 164–200 | 45% |
| Win % | 0% | 0% | 60% | 40% | 60% | 43% | 46% | 53% | 52% | 38% | 41% | 43% | 49% | 31% | 50% | 45.05% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 195 | 160 | 166 | 133 | 55 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 68 | 80 | 76 | 82 | 44 | 125 | 276 | $6,138,770 | ||
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2–7 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 4–7 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | 2–6 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 2–6 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 10–26 |
Delbonis's match record against those who have beenranked in the Top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface, and retired players in italics.
| Season | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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| 2013 | ||||||
| 1. | 5 | German Open, Germany | Clay | SF | 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4) | |
| 2015 | ||||||
| 2. | 9 | Geneva Open, Switzerland | Clay | QF | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 2016 | ||||||
| 3. | 2 | Indian Wells Masters, U.S. | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) | |