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| Country (sports) |  Italy |
|---|---|
| Residence | Arma di Taggia, Italy |
| Born | (1987-05-24)24 May 1987 (age 38)[1] Sanremo, Italy |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Retired | 9 July 2025[2] |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Filippo Baldi |
| Prize money | US $ 19,086,549[3] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 426–396 |
| Career titles | 9 |
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (15 July 2019)[1] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2014,2018,2020,2021) |
| French Open | QF (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2010,2014,2017,2018,2019,2021,2024) |
| US Open | 4R (2015) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2016,2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 224–221 |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (20 July 2015) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2015) |
| French Open | SF (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2014) |
| US Open | SF (2011) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (2015) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2016) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2013,2016) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2012,2013) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SF (2014,2022) Record: 35–20 |
Fabio Fognini (Italian pronunciation:[ˈfaːbjofoɲˈɲiːni];[4] born 24 May 1987) is an Italian former professionaltennis player. He has a career-highATP ranking of world No. 9 achieved on 15 July 2019. Fognini's most successful surface isred clay, where he has won eight of his nine ATP singles titles, most notably at the2019 Monte-Carlo Masters. He also reached the quarterfinals of the2011 French Open. Together withSimone Bolelli, Fognini won the2015 Australian Open doubles championship, becoming the first all-Italian men's pair to win a Grand Slam title in theOpen Era.[5]
Fognini was born to Silvana and Fulvio, a businessman, and has a younger sister.[6] He began playing tennis when he was four years old and is also a fan of football, supportingInter Milan andGenoa CFC. He also enjoys motorbike racing and is a fan ofValentino Rossi. Fognini speaks Italian, English, Spanish, and French, and his nickname is "Fogna".[5]
As a junior, Fognini posted a singles win–loss record of 72–36. He achieved a combined ranking of No. 8 in the world in May 2004, reaching the quarterfinals of both theAustralian Open andFrench Open.[7]
Fognini began his professional career by playing a variety ofFutures andChallenger tournaments, winning his first Futures title in 2005 at Spain No. 1 and another at Italy No. 9. In 2005, he also finished runner-up at Italy No. 3 and qualified for his firstATP Challenger tournament atPalermo. During 2006, Fognini had moderate success at Challengers and, after qualifying, made his debut on theATP World Tour atBuenos Aires. He was defeated in the first round by formerWorld No. 1Carlos Moyá, the eventual champion.
In 2007, Fognini made some real progress on theATP Tour, notably when he qualified for the2007 French Open to make his first appearance in aGrand Slam event. He lost in the first round to World No. 35Juan Mónaco in five sets. In addition, he had a fantastic tournament at the2007 Rogers Masters in Montreal, Canada. Having qualified for the tournament, he defeatedPeter Polansky in the first round, before taking out the 13th seedAndy Murray in straight sets. Fognini was halted by World No. 1Roger Federer in the third round.[8]
On theATP Challengers circuit, Fognini made the finals inSantiago,Sanremo, andFürth, losing in three-set battles each time. PartneringFrederico Gil, he also lost in the doubles final of theFürth Challenger. He finished the year ranked in the top 100 for the first time at No. 94.
Fognini lost a five-set first-round encounter againstMichael Russell in the2008 Australian Open.
During the South American clay swing, he reached the quarterfinals ofViña del Mar (defeating second seed clay-court specialistJuan Ignacio Chela in the first round) and the semi-finals ofCosta Do Sauipe.
After missing the2008 French Open due to injury problems, Fognini reached the semi-finals of bothWarsaw andUmag (beating former World No. 1 and French Open championCarlos Moyá), whilst also winning theTurin andGenova challengers, further enhancing his clay pedigree.
In April 2009, Fognini reached the third round of the2009 Monte-Carlo Masters as a qualifier, upsettingTomáš Berdych (after losing the first set 1–6) and 14th seedMarin Čilić (for the loss of only two games). Fognini then played a typically topsy-turvy match with World No. 4Andy Murray, losing in two tight sets after being up 5–0 in the first set. In July, Fognini won the San Benedetto Challenger title defeatingCristian Villagrán in the final.
A remarkable win during this season was against the 13th seedGaël Monfils at the2010 French Open by also coming from two sets to love down in a match that spanned two days. In June 2010, Fognini followed up his vein of good form as he defeatedFernando Verdasco, the 8th seed, in the first round ofWimbledon without dropping serve the entire match.
In2011 Fognini achieved a number of breakthroughs. He reached the quarterfinals of aGrand Slam event for the first time at the2011 French Open. He defeatedDenis Istomin in the first round and qualifierStéphane Robert in the second. In the third round, Fognini beatGuillermo García López, the 30th seed, in four sets to advance to his first Grand Slam fourth round. Here, he made the quarterfinals in dramatic fashion as he beatSpaniardAlbert Montañés in a match lasting 4 hours and 22 minutes.[9] Barely able to walk at the end, Fognini eventually prevailed and clinched the epic match 11–9 in the fifth set. After the match, he described his run at the French Open as a "little dream", maintaining that he "would love to play the next match ... even if I'm only at 50 percent".[10] He was due to face World No. 2Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals but, prior to the match, he announced that he had made the "difficult" decision to withdraw on doctors' advice that it would be "dangerous" to play.[9] Nonetheless, Fognini became the first Italian man in the French Open quarterfinals since1995 and the first to reach that stage at a Grand Slam since 1998.[11] His achievement saw him rise to a then career-high singles ranking of World No. 32.
WithSimone Bolelli, Fognini reached the semi-finals of the2011 US Open men's doubles.
After numerous ATP semi-final appearances, Fognini finally reached his first career final atBucharest in April 2012, ousting fifth seedMarcos Baghdatis and sixth seedAndreas Seppi along the way. He finished runner-up to top seedGilles Simon.
At the2012 French Open, he was once again the subject of much drama, saving two match points while battling past the seededViktor Troicki in five sets to advance to the third round for the third successive year. He subsequently lost to World No. 5Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a match with considerable shot-making flair and variety. In theCroatia Open, Fabio lost to defending championAlexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine in the second round.[12]
Fognini began his grass season by reaching the quarterfinals ofEastbourne, defeating fourth seedBernard Tomic along the way, and falling to eventual tournament winnerAndy Roddick in a tight three-set match. AtWimbledon, he defeated experienced grass-courterMichaël Llodra in the first round and again lost to the eventual tournament winner,Roger Federer, in the second round. In theLondon 2012 Olympics, Fognini was drawn againstNovak Djokovic in the first round. He valiantly took the first set after being down 3–5 and saving three set points, before finally succumbing in three sets.[13]
Starting the North American summer outdoor hard-court season by qualifying for both theToronto andCincinnati Masters, Fognini went on to reach the third round of theUS Open, a career-best performance. In the first round, he oustedÉdouard Roger-Vasselin in a trademark five-setter, coming back from two sets down. The second round was a routine straight-sets win overGuillermo García López. Fognini's run again ended at the hands of crowd favouriteAndy Roddick in a dramatic match (in which he notably out-aced the American) in four sets. Roddick had announced after his first-round win that he was retiring upon conclusion of the tournament, adding to the drama.
The start of the indoor hard-court season saw Fognini reach his second final of the year atSt. Petersburg, finishing runner-up toMartin Kližan.[14]
Fognini was defeated byRoberto Bautista Agut in five sets in the first round of the2013 Australian Open.[15] He and Bolelli embarked on another deep Grand Slam run in the doubles, reaching the semi-finals, where they lost to the World No. 1 pair,Bob and Mike Bryan.
He reached his first singles quarterfinal of the season atBuenos Aires, losing to top seedDavid Ferrer in straight sets (whilst winning the doubles alongside Bolelli). The next week, Fognini achieved a career-best performance atATP 500 events with a semi-finals showing inAcapulco, defeatingStanislas Wawrinka along the way and again losing to Ferrer (but this time taking a set).[16] Just over a week later, Fognini set up a clash with World No. 1Novak Djokovic, after defeatingAljaž Bedene for the second time in three weeks to reach the second round of theIndian Wells Masters. After being bagelled in the first, Fognini wildly celebrated upon winning his first game in the second, heroically taking the set from 2–4 down. He subsequently lost the third.[17] InMiami, Fognini was seeded at aMasters event for the first time in his career, earning a bye to the second round. He defeatedMichaël Llodra, and lost to Ferrer again in the third round.
The start of the European clay season saw Fognini gain another top 20 victory, defeating fellow Italian Andreas Seppi in the first round of theMonte Carlo Masters in a typically tumultuous affair with an almost complete lack of momentum.[18] He carried on his rich vein of form to straight-set bothAlbert Ramos and No. 4 seedTomáš Berdych (his second victory over the Czech in Monte Carlo) to reach his first career quarterfinal in a Masters event.[19] Here, Fognini played another amazing match to beatRichard Gasquet, his second consecutive top-10 victory, in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of a Masters for the first time, projecting his ranking to a new career-high of World No. 24.[20] In the semi-finals, he failed to gain any real rhythm, losing to World No. 1 Djokovic. InMadrid, Fognini was involved in another highly unorthodox match, losing in a final set tiebreak toMikhail Youzhny in the first round. He served for the match in the third set and three match points. Fognini then lost nine consecutive points, only to save two match points himself. In the tiebreak, he went up a minibreak, lost five consecutive points, won four consecutively then lost.[21] At theFrench Open, he lost in the third round to eventual championRafael Nadal.
Fognini began his grass-court season at the2013 Aegon International held at Eastbourne, where he was seeded eighth. He defeatedGrega Žemlja andMartin Kližan, both from a set down, before falling toIvan Dodig in the quarterfinals.[22] AtWimbledon, Fognini lost in the first round toJürgen Melzer, after leading by a set and a break.[23]
At the2013 MercedesCup in Stuttgart, Fognini reached his third career final, defeating top seed and home favouriteTommy Haas en route. He won his maiden title, by beating second seed,Philipp Kohlschreiber, in three sets. The following week, after an outstanding performance at2013 International German Open, Fognini improved his winning streak to 10 consecutive wins, entering the ATP top 20 for the first time (also regaining the Italian No. 1 spot). He defeatedAlbert Ramos,Marcel Granollers and hometown heroTommy Haas for the second time in two weeks to reach the semi-finals. Here, Fognini beatNicolás Almagro in straight sets to reach a consecutive ATP World Tour final, the first one in an ATP 500 tournament. He won the title by beating qualifierFederico Delbonis in three sets, recovering from 1–4 down in the second set and saving three match points in the second set tiebreak. He reached his third tour final in as many weeks atUmag, defeatingThiemo de Bakker,Martin Kližan andGaël Monfils en route. The latter saw Fognini serving for the match having won the first five games, then losing six straight games, and then winning in a tiebreak. His 13-match winning streak was ended in the final byTommy Robredo, whilst his ranking rose to a new career-high of World No. 16.
Seeded No. 14 inCincinnati, Fognini was down a set and four games toRadek Štěpánek. He proceeded to mount a comeback to four-all, and serving to stay in the match, he served two double faults, received a point penalty for ball abuse and then casually committed consecutive foot faults to get broken to love and lose the match.[24]
At the Asian hardcourt leg, Fognini reached the quarterfinals ofBeijing, defeating resurgent veteransTommy Robredo andLleyton Hewitt (the latter for the loss of only 2 games). In the quarters, he was dominating World No. 2Rafael Nadal by a set and three love, before eventually losing in three sets. In the following weeks, he again defeated Robredo en route to the third round of theShanghai Masters and reached the quarterfinals ofVienna andValencia.
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At theAustralian Open, Fognini was seeded 15th. He reached a career-best performance of the fourth round, defeatingAlex Bogomolov Jr.,Jarkko Nieminen andSam Querrey, before falling to three-time defending championNovak Djokovic.
As the top seed at theChile Open in Viña del Mar, he reached his first singles final of the season (and fourth consecutive in clay tournaments) defeatingAljaž Bedene,Jérémy Chardy and 3rd seedNicolás Almagro en route. The latter was a classically unorthodox affair, with Fognini leading 5–2 in the final set, squandering two match points, only to eventually win in a tiebreak. He defeatedLeonardo Mayer in the final, converting his fifth match point for his third career title. He then won the quarterfinal Davis Cup rubber for Italy against Great-Britain, defeating Andy Murray on clay in straight sets. This took Fabio's record on clay to 19–1 since theFrench Open and resulted in yet another leap in the rankings, to a new career-high of World No. 14.[25]
Fognini was fined a then record $27,500 (£21,600) at Wimbledon for a series of offences during a first-round match.[26]
Fognini started his 2015 season at theHopman Cup, partneringFlavia Pennetta. Italy failed to reach the final, finishing at the bottom of their group. The following week, he played at theApia International Sydney as the top seed, but was unlucky to drawdefending championJuan Martín del Potro, who was returning from an eleven-month injury lay-off, in his first match. He lost in three sets.[27] Fognini won his first Grand Slam at the2015 Australian Open doubles alongsideSimone Bolelli, with a straight-sets win overPierre-Hugues Herbert andNicolas Mahut in the final.[28] He beat Rafael Nadal in the Semi-finals of the Rio Open before losing in the final to David Ferrer. In April, he beat Rafael Nadal again in the third round of the Barcelona Open, but he again lost in the next round to Pablo Andújar. In May, after defeatingSteve Johnson andGrigor Dimitrov, he lost toTomáš Berdych in the third round of theRome Masters. At theGerman Open in Hamburg, Fognini reached the final, but was beaten 5–7, 5–7 by Rafael Nadal, in a match that lasted 2 hours and 34 minutes and saw 12 breaks of serve in the 24 games played. At theUS Open, Fognini beatSteve Johnson andPablo Cuevas to advance to the third round where he caused a major upset, beating Rafael Nadal in five sets, coming from two sets and a break of serve down in both the third and fourth sets. In that match, Nadal won the first two sets, and previously had been 151–0 in Grand Slam matches that he led two sets to none. Earning 70 winners, Fognini ended up beating Nadal in five sets. He subsequently lost his fourth round match againstFeliciano López.
Fognini won his fourth ATP title at July's2016 Croatia Open atUmag. He also reached the third round of the 2016 Rio Olympics where he pushed the then world no. 2 and defending Olympic champion, Andy Murray, to three sets.
Fognini went to the semi-finals of Miami before losing in straight sets toRafael Nadal. He rounded off strong finishes in the clay-court season including a defeat of world No. 1,Andy Murray. At Wimbledon, Fognini reached the third round, where he faced Murray again. This time Murray won in four sets, despite Fognini leading 5–1 in the fourth set. Fognini also captured the trophy in Gstaad over German qualifierYannick Hanfmann.
At the US Open, after a first round loss toStefano Travaglia, Fognini was immediately suspended from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct, specifically three violations including using misogynistic language towards the female umpire.[29] This caused him to default his third round doubles match with partnerSimone Bolelli. On 11 October, the Grand Slam board provisionally suspended Fognini for two majors and fined him US$96,000 for a "Major Offence of Aggravated Behaviour." The fine will be halved and the ban of two majors will be lifted if good behavior is maintained through 2019.[30][31][32]
At theSt. Petersburg Open, Fognini reached the final by defeating top seedRoberto Bautista Agut in the semi-final. He lost in the final toDamir Džumhur in three sets.[33]
Fognini started his 2018 season at theSydney International, where he reached the semi-finals and was defeated by the eventual champion,Daniil Medvedev in three sets despite being up a set and a break.At the 2018Australian Open, he reached the fourth round, losing toTomáš Berdych in straight sets.
During the South American Clay Court swing, Fognini playedArgentina Open, losing the first round toLeonardo Mayer. He then won three 3-setters inRio Open before crashing out toFernando Verdasco in the semi-finals. At theBrasil Open in São Paulo, Fognini beat Domingues, Garcia-Lopez, and Cuevas to reach the final. He then came from one set down to beatNicolas Jarry and win his first title in 2018. Due to his strong performance in South America, Fognini rose to No. 19 in the ATP ranking, his best in more than three years.
InRome, after defeating 6th seedDominic Thiem, Fognini won the first set against 7-time championRafael Nadal before losing in three sets. He was defeated in the fourth round of theFrench Open by 3rd seedMarin Čilić in 5 sets.
Fognini won his second title of the year at theSwedish Open inBåstad. The following week, as the top seed at theSwiss Open, Fognini exited the tournament early. He then traveled to Mexico to compete in theLos Cabos Open. Despite having little preparation on hard courts leading into the tournament, Fognini managed to win the title after defeating world number 4Juan Martín del Potro in the final. Fognini's unique hairstyle he wore throughout the tournament garnered attention with some labeling it a "lucky charm".[34]
During the autumn, the Italian reached the final of theChengdu Open where he held four championship points against world number 123Bernard Tomic. Fognini was however unable to convert and lost the final in a third set tiebreaker.[35] In his next tournament he reached the semi-finals ofBeijing, but was forced to withdraw due to an ankle injury. He subsequently withdrew from the Shanghai Masters due to the same injury.[36]
After the most decorated season of his career in terms of titles won, Fognini ended the year at his then career high ranking of No.13.
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Fognini entered theMonte Carlo Masters on a five-match losing streak. His poor form led him to contemplate surgery for recurring ankle and elbow injuries.[37] The Italian was quoted saying during an interview withGazzetta dello Sport "I am not confident and I am sad about the lack of results". In the first round, Fognini saved five break points down a set and one break againstAndrey Rublev before recovering to win the match.[38] In his next three matches Fognini defeated world number 3Alexander Zverev, world number 13Borna Ćorić (once again, after being down a set and a break), and world No. 2 and three-time defending championRafael Nadal to reach his maidenMasters 1000 final. By defeating Nadal, Fognini became only the fourth player to defeat the Spaniard three times on a clay court, following his victories inRio de Janeiro andBarcelona in 2015.[39] He defeatedDušan Lajović in the final in straight sets, winning the biggest title of his career and becoming the first Italian to win a Masters 1000 title.[40]
Fognini extended his winning streak to seven matches at theMadrid Masters before losing toDominic Thiem in the third round. At theFrench Open, Fognini reached the fourth round where he lost to Zverev in four sets. Following the tournament, Fognini entered into the world's top 10 for singles for the first time in his career. He became the oldest player to break into the top-10 since the establishment of ATP rankings in 1973.[41]
Following his third-round defeat atWimbledon, toTennys Sandgren, Fognini was fined $3,000 (£2,396) after he said, during an on-court outburst, that Wimbledon should be bombed.[42]
Fognini reached the fourth round at theAustralian Open, beatingReilly Opelka after coming back from 2 sets to love down,Jordan Thompson, again in 5 sets, andGuido Pella. He lost in the fourth round toTennys Sandgren.
In November 2020, Fognini teamed up with new coach Alberto Mancini.[43]
Fognini reached the fourth round of the2021 Australian Open for the fourth time, this time beatingPierre-Hugues Herbert in straight sets,Salvatore Caruso in a narrow fifth set tiebreak, and home favourite and 21st seedAlex de Minaur. He lost toRafael Nadal in straight sets. The Caruso match was notable for an argument the pair had in which Fognini accused Caruso of being lucky.
Fognini failed to defend his title inMonte Carlo, but still reached the quarterfinals, beatingMiomir Kecmanović,Jordan Thompson andFilip Krajinović before losing toCasper Ruud in straight sets.
At the2021 Barcelona Open, Fognini was defaulted during his second round match againstBernabé Zapata Miralles for verbal abuse towards a line judge after being called for a foot fault.[44]
At the2021 French Open, Fognini reached the third round for the ninth time, where he was beaten in straight sets byFederico Delbonis. At the2021 Wimbledon Championships he also reached the third round where he lost to 5th seedAndrey Rublev.
InIndian Wells he recorded his 392 win making him the player with most wins of any Italian male player.[45][46]
At the2022 French Open he defeatedAlexei Popyrin which put him one win away from his 400th career win.[47] At the2022 Hamburg European Open he reached the second round defeatingAljaž Bedene to earn his 400th career win.[48] He became only the 14th active player to win 400 matches and the first Italian man in theOpen Era with 400 tour-level wins followed byAdriano Panatta with 391 wins, and byAndreas Seppi with 386 wins, who was the second-most among active Italians.[49]
He fell out of the top 100 after withdrawing from the2023 Monte-Carlo Masters where he was awarded a wildcard.He received a wildcard for his home Masters inRome,[50] where he defeatedAndy Murray[51] and upset 30th seedMiomir Kecmanović to record his first two wins on clay at a Masters level for the season.
At the2023 US Open, in the qualifying competition, he lost in the first round toJakub Mensik.He also received a wildcard for theShanghai Masters.In November 2023, he reached his first ATP semifinal of the season, and first since April 2022 inMetz also as a wildcard defeating previous year’s runner-upAlexander Bublik after saving two match points in a match with two tiebreaks,[52] and defending champion and compatriotLorenzo Sonego.[53]He won theValencia Challenger overRoberto Bautista Agut, a final in which two former top 10 players met for the first time since Guillermo Canas beat Nicolas Lapentti in Montevideo in 2006.[54]
He received a wildcard for the2024 BNP Paribas Open[55] and defeatedBernabe Zapata Miralles in the first round.In the beginning of the clay court season he qualified at the2024 Grand Prix Hassan II and defeatedHugo Gaston and top seedLaslo Djere to reach the quarterfinals.[56]
Fognini competed in the2024 Wimbledon Championships, where he beat No. 8 seedCasper Ruud, on his way to the third round, where he lost toRoberto Bautista Agut in five sets.[57]Fognini finished the season inside the top 100, at world No. 91 in the singlesATP rankings on 9 December 2024.[58]
On 7 May 2025, Fognini announced that his 18th appearance at the2025 Italian Open, as a wildcard, will be his final in his career.[59]
On 30 June 2025, after being defeated by defending championCarlos Alcaraz in a five-set match in the first round of the2025 Wimbledon Championships, Fognini hinted at the possibility that it may be his last professional tournament.[60] On 9 July 2025, Fognini officially announced his retirement from tennis.[61]
Fognini guided Italy into the quarterfinals of the2013 Davis Cup World Group, defeatingIvan Dodig in the fifth and decisive rubber againstCroatia. It was the first time Italy had reached that stage since 1998.[62] He also guided Italy pastArgentina to the quarterfinalsthe following year, winning both singles rubbers againstJuan Mónaco andCarlos Berlocq, and the doubles rubber (partneringSimone Bolelli).[63] In the quarterfinals inNaples against Great Britain, Fognini equalled the tie at 2–2 after defeatingreigning Wimbledon championAndy Murray in a straight sets win (after defeatingJames Ward two days previously), proving vital to Italy making the semifinals with an eventual 3–2 victory. This was only the second time Murray had lost a singles rubber in the Davis Cup (after his first appearance ever in 2005).[64] In the semifinal against Switzerland he lost both his singles rubbers toRoger Federer andStanislas Wawrinka.
Fognini currently uses the Babolat Pure Drive Racquet strung with Babolat RPM Blast strings. His grip is Babolat Vs Original.[65]
In November 2016, he moved from Adidas apparel to Hydrogen, Italian leading luxury sportswear firm.[66] in January 2017, Fognini signed a 3-years shoe supply agreement with ASICS[67] In 2018, Fognini and his wifeFlavia Pennetta signed to become ambassadors of theEmporio Armani collection.[68] From January 2019 onwards he wore the bold designs of Emporio Armani EA7 sportswear on-court.[69]
A clay-court specialist, Fognini is known for his streaky temperament and remarkable penchant for swearing, as well as his flair, speed, and movement on court.[70][71] He has been known to lose his cool on occasion. He famously lost his cool and blew a 3–0 lead in the final set against Andy Murray at the2016 Olympics. He was thrown out of the 2017 U.S. Open over obscene remarks made to a female umpire.[72][73] Fognini has also drawn criticism for shouting at his opponents at key times when they are about to make a crucial shot and his behaviour in general which is often petulant. He holds the record for committing the most foot faults whilst still winning a match: a grand total of 12, including double-faulting due to consecutive foot faults.[6][74] Fognini's serve is relatively underpowered and hardly a trademark weapon, but he puts emphasis on precision and placement, while also having the ability to hit above 130 mph on occasion. Known for his baseline play and big groundstrokes despite his average stature, one of his signature shots is his off-forehand, which he uses to great effect. His tactics usually consist of a serve out wide, drawing a weak return, setting Fognini up to hit a clean winner off the forehand side. He also uses the backhand down the line frequently, often in key moments.[13][70][71][75]
Since 2014, Fognini has been in a relationship with Italian tennis compatriotFlavia Pennetta, from Brindisi, a retired player who won the2015 US Open singles title.[76] The couple were engaged in 2015 and married inOstuni on 16 June 2016. Their son was born in 2017.[77][78][79]Their second child, a daughter, was born in 2019.[80]In 2021 Pennetta gave birth to their second daughter, inBarcelona, Spain.[81]
In October 2020, Fognini tested positive forCOVID-19 and recovered.[82]
He is a fan ofInter Milan football club andGenoa C.F.C.
Due to his surname, he has been called "Fogna" (sewer in Italian) since childhood.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 16 | 16–16 | 50% |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | QF[a] | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 17 | 27–16 | 63% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | NH | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 0 / 15 | 18–15 | 55% |
| US Open | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 15 | 10–15 | 40% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 7–4 | 3–2 | 7–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 63 | 71–62 | 53% |
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ... | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | W | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1 / 13 | 20–12 | 63% | |
| French Open | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | 42% | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 1–8 | 11% | |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | A | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 11 | 11–10 | 52% | |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 10–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1 / 43 | 40–41 | 49% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2015 | Australian Open | Hard | Simone Bolelli |  Pierre-Hugues HerbertNicolas Mahut | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2019 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay |  Dušan Lajović | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2015 | Indian Wells Open | Hard | Simone Bolelli |  Jack Sock Vasek Pospisil | 4–6, 7–6(3–7), [7–10] |
| Loss | 2015 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay | Simone Bolelli | Bob BryanMike Bryan | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 2015 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | Simone Bolelli |  Raven Klaasen Marcelo Melo | 3–6, 3–6 |
