Francisco Cerúndolo

Francisco Cerúndolo (born 13 August 1998) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title.

Francisco Cerúndolo
Cerúndolo at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachKevin Konfederak
Prize money$2,282,462
Singles
Career record45–45 (50.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 24 (25 July 2022)
Current rankingNo. 31 (8 May 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2023)
French Open1R (2021, 2022, 2023)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record5–15 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 203 (31 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 240 (24 April 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open1R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Tennis
South American Games
Silver medal – second place2018 CochabambaMen's singles
Last updated on: 15 May 2023.

Cerúndolo attained a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 24 on 25 July 2022 and is the current Argentinian No. 1.[1] He also has a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 203, achieved on 31 October 2022.

Career

2019-2020: ATP debut

Cerúndolo made his ATP main draw debut on home soil at the 2019 Argentina Open in Buenos Aires after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw, losing to Guido Pella in three sets.[2]

Cerúndolo played another ATP main draw a year later at the 2020 Argentina Open in Buenos Aires after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw again, losing to Laslo Djere in the first round.

2021: First ATP final, Grand Slam and Olympics debut

In January 2021, he was one of two players to test positive for COVID-19 during the Australian Open qualifying event in Doha.[3]

Francisco Cerúndolo reached his first ATP tour final at the 2021 Argentina Open as a qualifier but was defeated by world No. 9 Diego Schwartzman. He was the first qualifier to reach the final in Buenos Aires since José Acasuso in 2001. At the time, Acasuso was coached by Cerúndolo’s father, Alejandro Cerúndolo.[4]

Cerúndolo made his main draw debut in a Grand Slam at the 2021 French Open as a lucky loser, where he lost to Thiago Monteiro.

Cerúndolo qualified to represent Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

2022: Two ATP 500 & one Masters semifinals, Two top-10 wins, Maiden title, top 25

At the 2022 Argentina Open, he reached the quarterfinals of his home tournament as a qualifier defeating Miomir Kecmanovic. As a result, he reached the top 100 in the singles rankings, joining Juan Manuel Cerúndolo as the first brothers in the Top 100 at the same time since Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev in May 2019.

Cerúndolo received a Special Exempt into the tournament in Rio the following week. There, he beat Benoît Paire, Roberto Carballés Baena and again Kecmanović to reach his first ATP 500 semifinal, where he lost in straight sets to Diego Schwartzman.

Cerúndolo recorded his first ATP Tour victories on a hard court at the Masters 1000 event in Miami, defeating Tallon Griekspoor and seeded players Reilly Opelka and Gael Monfils en route to the fourth round. He beat Frances Tiafoe (who defeated his brother Juan Manuel in the third round) in the fourth round to advance to the quarterfinals. He advanced to the semifinals after Jannik Sinner retired during their match due to foot blisters.[5] Ranked World No. 103 at the time, he became the lowest-ranked semifinalist in the history of the Miami Open, and also became the first male player since Jerzy Janowicz in 2012 to reach the semifinals on their Masters 1000 level debut. He lost to 6th seed Casper Ruud in the semifinals in straight sets.[6] Following this result, his ranking rose 52 places to a career-high of World No. 51.

In Båstad, Cerúndolo recorded his first win against a player inside the Top-10 after beating top seed and defending champion Casper Ruud in 3 sets. He proceeded to reach the final after beating Aslan Karatsev and Pablo Carreño Busta. He defeated Sebastián Báez in the final to win his first ATP title.[7][8] As a result, he reached the top 30 on 18 July 2022 and the top 25 a week later.[9][10]

At the 2022 Hamburg European Open, he reached the quarterfinals defeating World No. 8 and second seed Andrey Rublev, his second Top-10 win.[11] He reached his second ATP 500 semifinal by beating Aslan Karatsev in three sets.

2023: First Grand Slam win, Argentine No. 1

Cerúndolo won his two first matches at a Grand Slam at the Australian Open after beating Guido Pella and Corentin Moutet to reach the third round on his debut at this Major.

In Córdoba, Argentina he defeated fellow Argentine Federico Delbonis to reach the quarterfinals but lost to eventual runner-up compatriot Federico Coria. As a result he became Argentine No. 1 on 13 February 2023. In Buenos Aires, Argentina he defeated Yannick Hanfmann and Jaume Munar to reach back to back quarterfinals but lost to Bernabe Zapata Miralles.[12] At the 2023 Rio Open he reached the round of 16 but lost again to Zapata Miralles. In Santiago he lost to eventual finalist fellow Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the first round.

In Miami he reached the fourth round again at this tournament, recording his first top-10 win of the season against fifth seed and world No. 6 Félix Auger-Aliassime and getting his revenge for his third round loss at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open two weeks earlier.[13][14] He reached back-to-back quarterfinals at this tournament defeating Lorenzo Sonego.

At the 2023 Italian Open (tennis) he reached his second Masters quarterfinal of the season defeating Wu Yibing, Gregoire Barrere and world No. 8 Jannik Sinner, for his third top-10 win of the season.[15]

Personal life

His younger brother Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (born 2001) is also a tennis player.[12] Juan Manuel was also in his first final and won his first title at the 2021 Córdoba Open one week before his brother's final.[16] The Cerúndolos became the first brothers to reach consecutive finals on the ATP Tour since 2017, when Alexander Zverev won the title in Rome and Mischa Zverev reached the final in Geneva.[17] In Cordoba, Francisco contested the first ATP Tour event in which his brother was also competing, making them the first Argentine brothers in 40 years to appear in the same tournament. [18]

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2021 Argentina Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay Argentina Diego Schwartzman 1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 July 2022 Swedish Open, Sweden 250 Series Clay Argentina Sebastián Báez 7–6(7–4), 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 16 (13–3)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (5–1)
ITF Futures Tour (8–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (12–3)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 Argentina F6, Buenos Aires Futures Clay Argentina Gonzalo Villanueva 0–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2018 Brazil F5, Mogi das Cruzes Futures Clay Brazil Daniel Dutra da Silva 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–1 Oct 2018 Brazil F6, Curitiba Futures Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 3–1 Jan 2019 M15 Manacor, Spain Futures Clay Russia Ivan Gakhov 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jan 2019 M15 Palmanova, Spain Futures Clay Switzerland Sandro Ehrat 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 5–1 May 2019 M15 Buenos Aires, Argentina Futures Clay Argentina Genaro Alberto Olivieri 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6)
Win 6–1 Jun 2019 M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina Futures Clay Australia Christopher O'Connell 3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Loss 6–2 Jul 2019 M25 Buenos Aires, Argentina Futures Clay Argentina Juan Pablo Ficovich 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Win 7–2 Jan 2019 M25 Lima, Peru Futures Clay Peru Nicolás Álvarez 6–2, 6–1
Win 8–2 Jan 2020 M25 Los Angeles, USA Futures Hard United States Alexander Ritschard 6–3, 6–3
Win 9–2 Oct 2020 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay Portugal Pedro Sousa 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 10–2 Nov 2020 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay Slovakia Andrej Martin 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win 11–2 Dec 2020 Campinas, Brazil Challenger Clay Spain Roberto Carballés Baena 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 11–3 Feb 2021 Concepción, Chile Challenger Clay Argentina Sebastián Báez 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7)
Win 12–3 Aug 2021 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Tomás Martín Etcheverry 6–1, 6–2
Win 13–3 Jan 2022 Santa Cruz, Bolivia Challenger Clay Argentina Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (1–2)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2019 M15 Pinamar, Argentina Futures Clay Argentina Hernán Casanova Peru Arklon Huertas del Pino
Peru Conner Huertas del Pino		 7–6(9–7), 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 1–1 Jun 2019 M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina Futures Clay Brazil João Pedro Sorgi Latvia Mārtiņš Podžus
Russia Maxim Ratniuk		 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 1–2 Jan 2022 Concepción, Chile Challenger Clay Argentina Camilo Ugo Carabelli Ecuador Diego Hidalgo
Colombia Cristian Rodríguez		 2–6, 0–6

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Barcelona Open.

Tournament202120222023SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q1 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
French Open 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon Q3 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q3 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–3 2–1 0 / 5 2–5 29%
National representation
Summer Olympics 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A Q1 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open A SF QF 0 / 2 8–2 80%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Madrid Open A Q1 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Masters A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 5–5 5–4 0 / 9 10–9 53%
Career statistics
Tournaments 8 14 8 Career total: 27
Titles 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Finals 1 1 0 Career total: 2
Overall win–loss 5–8 23–22 14–12 42–44
Win Percentage 38% 51% 54% 48.84%
Year-end ranking 127 30 $1,828,971

Record against top 10 players

Cerúndolo's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Spain Rafael Nadal 0–1 0% 0–0 0–0 0–1 Lost (4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2022 Wimbledon
United Kingdom Andy Murray 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (5–7, 3–6, 3–6) at 2022 US Open
Number 2 ranked players
Norway Casper Ruud 2–1 67% 0–1 2–0 0–0 Won (7–6(7–5), 6–3) at 2023 Barcelona
Number 3 ranked players
Austria Dominic Thiem 0–2 0% 0–2 0–0 0–0 Lost (1–6, 6–1, 5–7) at 2022 Antwerp
Number 5 ranked players
Russia Andrey Rublev 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2022 Hamburg European Open
Number 6 ranked players
France Gael Monfils 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–2, 6–3) at 2022 Miami Masters
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 1–2 33% 1–2 0–0 0–0 Won (6–2, 7–5) at 2023 Miami Masters
Italy Matteo Berrettini 0–1 0% 0–0 0–1 0–0 Lost (7–5, 6–7(1–7), 4–6) at 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters
Number 8 ranked players
United States Jack Sock 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (4–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2023 Indian Wells Masters
Italy Jannik Sinner 2–2 50% 1–2 1–0 0–0 Won (6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–2) at 2023 Rome Masters
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 1–1 50% 0–0 1–1 0–0 Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters
United States John Isner 0–1 0% 0–0 0–1 0–0 Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2022 Rome Masters
Russia Karen Khachanov 0–2 0% 0–2 0–0 0–0 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Miami Masters
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 0–3 0% 0–0 0–3 0–0 Lost (6–7(4–7), 3–6) at 2022 Rio Open
Number 9 ranked players
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (7–6(7–5), 4–6, 2–6) at 2022 Cincinnati
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (2–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2022 Astana
Number 10 ranked players
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 Won (6–3, 6–2) at 2022 Swedish Open
Canada Denis Shapovalov 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (7–6(7–2), 3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Paris Masters
Total 10–20 33.33% 4–13
(23.53%)		 6–6
(50%)		 0–1
(0%)		 * Statistics correct as of 20 April 2023.

Wins over top 10 players
Season20222023Total
Wins235
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score FCR
2022
1. Norway Casper Ruud No. 5 Swedish Open, Sweden Clay 2R 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 39
2. Andrey Rublev No. 8 Hamburg European Open, Germany Clay 2R 6–4, 6–2 30
2023
3. Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime No. 6 Miami Open, United States Hard 3R 6–2, 7–5 31
4. Norway Casper Ruud No. 3 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay 3R 7–6(7-5), 6–3 32
5. Italy Jannik Sinner No. 8 Italian Open, Italy Clay 4R 6–7(3-7), 6–2, 6–2 31

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