Italian tennis player
Paolo Lorenzi Country (sports) Italy Residence Sarasota ,Florida ,United States Born (1981-12-15 ) 15 December 1981 (age 43) Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 2003 Retired 2021 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 5,207,934Singles Career record 110–185 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 33 (15 May 2017) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 2R (2015 ,2017 ) French Open 2R (2017 ) Wimbledon 2R (2017 ,2018 ) US Open 4R (2017 ) Other tournaments Olympic Games 2R (2016 ) Doubles Career record 44–108 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 82 (29 January 2018) Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open 2R (2013 ) French Open QF (2017 ) Wimbledon 1R (2011 ,2012 ,2013 ,2014 ,2016 ,2017 ,2018 ) US Open 2R (2017 ) Last updated on: 22 November 2021.
Paolo Lorenzi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo loˈrɛntsi] ;[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] born 15 December 1981) is an Italian former professionaltennis player and former Italian number 1. He was coached by Claudio Galoppini.[ 4] [ 5] At the age of 34 years and seven months, Lorenzi became the oldest first-time champion inATP history when he won the title at the2016 Generali Open Kitzbühel .[ 6]
Lorenzi, 2016 Lorenzi reached his firstATP World Tour final at the age of 32, in São Paulo. Here, at the2014 Brasil Open , the Italian reached the semifinals of an ATP Tour tournament for the first time, upsettingJuan Mónaco in three sets; then progressing to the final after the retirement ofTommy Haas in the second set of their semifinal match. He went on to lose the final to ArgentineFederico Delbonis in three sets.
On 22 May 2015, after defeatingMatthew Ebden in the quarterfinals of theEskişehir Cup , Lorenzi became the third player ever to win 300 matches in theATP Challenger Tour tournaments.[ 7]
At age 34, on 24 July 2016, Lorenzi won his maiden ATP title, defeatingNikoloz Basilashvili in the final at theGenerali Open Kitzbühel and becoming the oldest first-time champion inATP history. On August 1, 2016 he overtookFabio Fognini becoming the new Italian No. 1 in the Association of Tennis ProfessionalsATP ranking at the age of 34 years old and 8 months at No. 40.
He was the 32nd seed in the2017 Miami Open but lost in the 2nd round. He also entered2017 Wimbledon Championships as the 32nd seed where he recorded his first win by beatingHoracio Zeballos in four sets, he then advanced to the 2nd round where he lost toJared Donaldson in 4 sets.
Lorenzi recorded the best grand slam singles performance of his career, reaching the round of 16 at the2017 US Open . He lost to eventual runner-upKevin Anderson in four sets.
Lorenzi lost in the third round of qualifying of the 2019 US Open, but received an invitation to compete in the main draw as a lucky loser upon the withdrawal of Kevin Anderson due to injury. In the first round, he came from two sets down to win in five againstZachary Svajda . In the second round he defeatedMiomir Kecmanović in five sets to advance to the third round of the US Open for the second time in his career. He was defeated byStan Wawrinka in the third round.
At age 39, on 26 August 2021, Lorenzi retired from professional tennis. His final match was a loss toMaxime Janvier in the second round of the2021 US Open Qualifying Tournament .[ 8] [ 9]
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–3)
Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–3) Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting Outdoor (1–2) Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Mar 2014 Brasil Open , Brazil250 Series Clay (i) Federico Delbonis 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 Win 1–1 Jul 2016 Austrian Open Kitzbühel , Austria250 Series Clay Nikoloz Basilashvili 6–3, 6–4 Loss 1–2 Feb 2017 Ecuador Open , Ecuador250 Series Clay Víctor Estrella Burgos 7–6(7–2) , 5–7, 6–7(6–8) Loss 1–3 Jul 2017 Croatia Open , Croatia250 Series Clay Andrey Rublev 4–6, 2–6
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2)
Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–2) Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting Outdoor (1–1) Indoor (0–1)
Challenger and Futures finals [ edit ] Singles: 44 (25–19)[ edit ] Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (21–18) ITF Futures Tour (4–1)
Titles by surface Hard (4–3) Clay (21–16) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Sep 2002 Italy F5,Selargius Futures Hard Rodolphe Cadart 0–6, 3–6 Win 1–1 Aug 2003 Croatia F3,Našice Futures Clay Sebő Kiss 4–6, 6–0, 6–0 Win 2–1 Apr 2005 Australia F4,Frankston Futures Clay Vasilis Mazarakis 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Loss 2–2 Apr 2006 San Luis Potosí , MexicoChallenger Clay Rainer Eitzinger 4–6, 7–6(7–5) , 5–7 Win 3–2 Sep 2006 Tarragona , SpainChallenger Clay Younes El Aynaoui 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Win 4–2 Feb 2008 Italy F2,Trento Futures Hard (i) Philipp Oswald 7–6(9–7) , 7–6(9–7) Win 5–2 Jun 2008 Alessandria , ItalyChallenger Clay Simone Vagnozzi 4–6, 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–4) Win 6–2 Feb 2009 Ivory Coast F1,Abidjan Futures Hard Valentin Sanon 6–3, 6–4 Loss 6–3 Apr 2009 San Luis Potosí , MexicoChallenger Clay Santiago Giraldo 2–6, 7–6(7–3) , 2–6 Loss 6–4 May 2009 Tenerife , SpainChallenger Hard Marco Chiudinelli 3–6, 4–6 Win 7–4 Jun 2009 Reggio Emilia , ItalyChallenger Clay Jean-René Lisnard 7–5, 1–6, 6–2 Win 8–4 Jul 2009 Rijeka , CroatiaChallenger Clay Blaž Kavčič 6–3, 7–6(7–2) Win 9–4 Sep 2009 Ljubljana , SloveniaChallenger Clay Grega Žemlja 1–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–2 Loss 9–5 May 2009 Tarragona , SpainChallenger Clay Daniel Gimeno Traver 4–6, 0–6 Loss 9–6 Apr 2010 Pereira , ColombiaChallenger Clay Santiago Giraldo 3–6, 3–6 Win 10–6 Jul 2010 Rimini , ItalyChallenger Clay Federico Delbonis 6–2, 6–0 Win 11–6 Apr 2011 Pereira , ColombiaChallenger Clay Rogério Dutra Silva 7–5, 6–2 Win 12–6 Sep 2011 Ljubljana , SloveniaChallenger Clay Grega Žemlja 6–2, 6–4 Loss 12–7 Mar 2012 Salinas , EcuadorChallenger Clay Guido Pella 6–1, 5–7, 3–6 Loss 12–8 Mar 2012 Guadalajara , MexicoChallenger Hard Thiago Alves 3–6, 6–7(4–7) Loss 12–9 Apr 2012 San Luis Potosí , MexicoChallenger Clay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 Loss 12–10 Apr 2012 Sarasota , USAChallenger Clay Sam Querrey 1–6, 7–6(7–3) , 3–6 Win 13–10 Aug 2012 Cordenons , ItalyChallenger Clay Daniel Gimeno Traver 7–6(7–5) , 6–3 Loss 13–11 Aug 2012 Todi , ItalyChallenger Clay Andrey Kuznetsov 3–6, 0–2 ret. Win 14–11 Nov 2012 Medellín , ColombiaChallenger Clay Leonardo Mayer 7–6(7–5) , 6–7(4–7) , 6–4 Loss 14–12 Nov 2012 Guayaquil , EcuadorChallenger Clay Leonardo Mayer 2–6, 4–6 Loss 14–13 Jan 2014 Bucaramanga , ColombiaChallenger Clay Alejandro Falla 5–7, 1–6 Win 15–13 Apr 2014 San Luis Potosí , MexicoChallenger Clay Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 6–1, 6–3 Win 16–13 Oct 2014 Cali , ColombiaChallenger Clay Víctor Estrella Burgos 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Loss 16–14 Nov 2014 Guayaquil , EcuadorChallenger Clay Pablo Cuevas w/o Win 17–14 May 2015 Eskişehir , TurkeyChallenger Hard Íñigo Cervantes Huegun 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–5) Win 18–14 Aug 2015 Cortina , ItalyChallenger Clay Máximo González 6–3, 7–5 Win 19–14 Oct 2015 Pereira , ColombiaChallenger Clay Alejandro González 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Win 20–14 Oct 2015 Medellín , ColombiaChallenger Clay Gonzalo Lama 7–6(7–3) , 2–0 ret. Loss 20–15 Nov 2015 Bogotá , ColombiaChallenger Clay Eduardo Struvay 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 Win 21–15 Jan 2016 Canberra , AustraliaChallenger Hard Ivan Dodig 6–2, 6–4 Loss 21–16 Jan 2016 Bucaramanga , ColombiaChallenger Clay Gerald Melzer 3–6, 1–6 Win 22–16 Jun 2016 Caltanissetta , ItalyChallenger Clay Matteo Donati 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(9–7) Win 23–16 Jun 2017 Caltanissetta , ItalyChallenger Clay Alessandro Giannessi 6–4, 6–2 Loss 23–17 Jun 2018 L'Aquila , ItalyChallenger Clay Facundo Bagnis 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 Win 24–17 Aug 2018 Sopot , PolandChallenger Clay Daniel Gimeno Traver 7–6(7–2) , 6–7(5–7) , 6–3 Win 25–17 Aug 2018 Cordenons , ItalyChallenger Clay Máté Valkusz 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 Loss 25–18 May 2019 Savannah , USAChallenger Clay Federico Coria 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 Loss 25–19 Aug 2019 Manerbio , ItalyChallenger Clay Federico Gaio 3–6, 1–6
Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (7–4) ITF Futures Tour (2–1)
Titles by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (7–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Jan 2008 China F1,Shenzhen Futures Hard Giancarlo Petrazzuolo Yu Xinyuan Zeng Shaoxuan 6–7(1–7) , 6–7(3–7) Win 1–1 Jan 2008 China F2,Dongguan Futures Hard Giancarlo Petrazzuolo Frederik Nielsen Rasmus Nørby 6–4, 7–6(7–1) Win 2–1 Feb 2008 Italy F2,Trento Futures Hard (i) Giancarlo Petrazzuolo Xavier AudouyLudovic Walter 6–3, 4–6, [10–8] Loss 2–2 May 2008 Rome , ItalyChallenger Clay Giancarlo Petrazzuolo Flavio Cipolla Simone Vagnozzi 3–6, 3–6 Win 3–2 Jul 2008 San Benedetto , ItalyChallenger Clay Júlio Silva Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd Max Raditschnigg6–3, 7–5 Win 4–2 Aug 2009 Orbetello , ItalyChallenger Clay Giancarlo Petrazzuolo Alessio di Mauro Manuel Jorquera 7–6(7–5) , 3–6, [10–6] Win 5–2 Oct 2010 Asunción , ParaguayChallenger Clay Fabio Fognini Carlos Berlocq Brian Dabul 6–3, 6–4 Win 6–2 Apr 2011 Barranquilla , ColombiaChallenger Clay Flavio Cipolla Alejandro Falla Eduardo Struvay 6–3, 6–4 Win 7–2 Jun 2011 Rijeka , CroatiaChallenger Clay Júlio Silva Lovro Zovko Dino Marcan 6–3, 6–2 Loss 7–3 Jan 2012 Bucaramanga , ColombiaChallenger Clay Miguel Ángel López Jaén Ariel Behar Horacio Zeballos 4–6, 6–7(5–7) Win 8–3 Aug 2015 Cortina , ItalyChallenger Clay Matteo Viola Lee Hsin-han Alessandro Motti 6–7(5–7) , 6–4, [10–3] Loss 8–4 Oct 2015 Monterrey , MexicoChallenger Hard Fernando Romboli Thiemo de Bakker Mark Vervoort w/o Win 9–4 Apr 2019 Sarasota , USAChallenger Clay Martín Cuevas Luke Bambridge Jonny O'Mara 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(8–6) Loss 9–5 Apr 2021 Rome , ItalyChallenger Clay Juan Pablo Varillas Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul 6-7(5-7) , 5-7
Performance timelines [ edit ] (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.