Matteo_Gigante
Matteo Gigante
Italian tennis player
Matteo Gigante (born 4 January 2002) is an Italian tennis player.
Gigante at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Italy |
|---|---|
| Born | (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22) Rome, Italy |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $284,766 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 139 (22 April 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 139 (22 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2024) |
| French Open | Q2 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2023) |
| US Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 334 (6 February 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 928 (15 April 2024) |
| Last updated on: 17 April 2024. | |
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Gigante has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 141, achieved on 8 April 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 334 achieved on 6 February 2023.[1]
2019-21: ITF & Challenger debut
In 2019, Gigante made his debut at the ITF tour. In 2020, he made his debut on Challenger level in Bergamo after receiving a wildcard.
2022: First ITF title, rise in the rankings
In 2022, Gigante won his first ITF title in Sharm El Sheikh. Later during the year, he made two semifinals on the Challenger tour. He started the season ranked outside the top 800 and finished the year inside the top 250.
2023: First & second Challenger titles, top 200 debut
In 2023, he won his first Challenger title in Tenerife as a lucky loser making him only the 16th player to accomplish this feat.[2] In July, he made his top 200 debut following his second career Challenger final in Milan. In August, he won his second Challenger title in Cordenons.
2024: Two more Challenger titles, Top 150
He reached the top 150 at world No. 148 on 4 March 2024, following a Challenger title in Nonthaburi, Thailand and then another title and a final both in Tenerife, Spain.
Ranked No. 145, at the 2024 Grand Prix Hassan II he entered the main draw after qualifying but retired in the second set of the match against the defending champion and eventual runner-up Roberto Carballes Baena.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2023 Wimbledon qualifying
Singles
| Tournament | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Singles: 8 (5–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2022 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Nicholas David Ionel |
3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2022 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Samuel Vincent Ruggeri |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2023 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Stefano Travaglia |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | July 2023 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Facundo Diaz Acosta |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2023 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Lukas Neumayer |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jan 2024 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard |  Seong Chan Hong |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2024 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Stefano Travaglia |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Feb 2024 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Mikhail Kukushkin |
2–6, 0–2 ret. |
Doubles: 0 (0–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2022 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Marco Miceli |
Mattia Bellucci Federico Iannaccone |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2022 | Sanremo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Flavio Cobolli |
 Geoffrey Blancaneaux Alexandre Müller |
6–4, 3–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2022 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Francesco Maestrelli |
Omar Giacalone Alexander Weis |
1–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Loss | 0–4 | May 2022 | Vicenza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Francesco Passaro |
Francisco Comesaña Luciano Darderi |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 0–5 | Feb 2023 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Francesco Passaro |
 Christian Harrison Shintaro Mochizuki |
4–6, 3–6 |
- Matteo Gigante at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Matteo Gigante at the International Tennis Federation
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