Giulio Zeppieri

Giulio Zeppieri (born 7 December 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player.

Giulio Zeppieri
Zeppieri at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceLatina, Italy
Born (2001-12-07) 7 December 2001
Rome, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGiuseppe Fischetti
Prize moneyUS$243,411
Singles
Career record3–8 (27.3% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 115 (27 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 124 (20 March 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2023)
French Open1R (2022)
WimbledonQ1 (2022)
US OpenQ1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (50.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 242 (4 April 2022)
Current rankingNo. 691 (20 February 2023)
Last updated on: 1 August 2022.

Zeppieri has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 127 achieved on 20 February 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 242 achieved on 4 April 2022.

Professional career

2019

Zeppieri was one of the alternates for the 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals.[1]

2020-2021: ATP debut, First Challenger title, Top 250 debut

Zeppieri made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Forte Village Sardegna Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw.[2]

In August 2021, he won his first Challenger in Barletta, Italy defeating compatriot Flavio Cobolli. As a result he reached a new career-high inside the top 300 at No. 251 on 30 August 2021 and later inside the top 250 at No. 245 on 20 September 2021.

2022: Grand Slam & Masters 1000 debut, first ATP semifinal & top 150 debut

He qualified into the main draw for his first Masters 1000 at the Rome Masters on his second attempt defeating 14th seeded Maxime Cressy in the qualifying competition.

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 French Open after qualifying for the main draw with a win over wildcard Frenchman Sean Cuenin.[3]

He recorded his first ATP win as a qualifier at the 2022 Croatia Open Umag over Pedro Cachin.[4] He defeated Daniel Elahi Galan to reach the quarterfinals.[5] Next he defeated Bernabe Zapata Miralles in straight sets to reach his first semifinal of his career. As a result he moved into the top 150 in the rankings on 1 August 2022 at world No. 136.[6]

2023: Second Challenger title, top 115

He won his second Challenger title in Cherbourg defeating Titouan Droguet.[7] The following week he reached another Challenger final at the 2023 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Rovereto. As a result he reached the top 115 on 27 February 2023.

Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles 5 (3-2)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2-1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1-1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2-1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2019 M25 Pontedera, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Enrico Dalla Valle 6-7(4-7), 5-7
Win 1-1 Oct 2019 M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Bruno Sant'Anna 6-3, 6-2
Win 2-1 Aug 2021 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Win 3-1 Feb 2023 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard (i) France Titouan Droguet 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 3-2 Feb 2023 Rovereto, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Switzerland Dominic Stricker 6–7(8–10), 2–6

Doubles
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 17 July 2021 Challenger Todi, Italy Clay Italy Francesco Forti Argentina Facundo Díaz Acosta
Peru Alexander Merino		 6–3, 6–2

References
  1. "Italy's Giulio Zeppieri: Five Things to Know About Milan Alternate, Who Could Play at Next Gen ATP Finals | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  2. "Scouting Report: 15 Things to Watch in St. Petersburg, Cologne & Sardinia | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. "#NextGenATP Italian Giulio Zeppieri Seals Roland Garros Qualification | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. "Giulio Zeppieri Earns Maiden Tour Win in Umag | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  5. "Jannik Sinner Needs Six Match Points to Close Umag Victory | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. "Carlos Alcaraz Rides Hot Start into Umag SFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  7. "Thanasi Kokkinakis Defeats Abedallah Shelbayh to Win Manama Challenger | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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