Matteo Arnaldi

Matteo Arnaldi (born 22 February 2001) is an Italian tennis player.

Matteo Arnaldi
Arnaldi at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois
Country (sports) Italy
Born (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001
Sanremo, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAlessandro Petrone
Prize money$371,998
Singles
Career record4–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 99 (8 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 99 (8 May 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2022)
US OpenQ3 (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 286 (8 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 578 (10 April 2023)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2022 OranMen's Doubles
Last updated on: 21 April 2023.

Arnaldi has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 102 achieved on 10 April 2023 and a career high doubles ranking of world No. 286, achieved on 8 August 2022.[1]

Career

2022: ATP and Masters debuts, Maiden Challenger title

Arnaldi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Rome Masters after receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws.[2] He received these wildcards by winning the pre-qualification wildcard tournaments in both singles and doubles.[3] He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2022 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo as a wildcard defeating Francesco Maestrelli.

Following Holger Rune's withdrawal to be first alternate at the 2022 ATP Finals, Arnaldi gained entry to participate in the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals.[4]

2023: Maiden Masters wins & top 10 win, top 100 debut

Following his third Challenger win at the 2023 Murcia Open, he reached a career-high ranking of No. 102 on 10 April 2023.

Ranked No. 105, he qualified for the ATP 500 2023 Barcelona Open and won his first round match against Jaume Munar.

Next he qualified for the 2023 Madrid Open for his first Masters of the season and only the second overall and won his first Masters 1000 match over fellow qualifier Benoit Paire. Next, he upset world No. 4 and third seed Casper Ruud in straight sets for his first career top-10 win, to reach the third round of a Masters for the first time.[5] As a result he made his debut into the top 100 at No. 99 in the rankings on 8 May 2023.[6]

He received a wildcard for the main draw at the Italian Open,[7] where he defeated Diego Schwartzman in the first round.[8]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles (5–3)
Legend
ATP Challenger (3–1)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2021 Futures M25 Casinalbo, Italy Clay Italy Franco Agamenone 4–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Aug 2021 Futures M25 Bolzano, Italy Clay Italy Alexander Weis 6–0, 6–1
Loss 1–2 Sep 2021 Futures M25 Eupen, Belgium Clay Argentina Facundo Diaz Acosta 6–7(6–8), 2–6
Win 2–2 Oct 2021 Futures M25 Skopje, North Macedonia Clay Germany Louis Wessels 6–1, 6–0
Win 3–2 May 2022 Challenger Francavilla al Mare, Italy Clay Italy Francesco Maestrelli 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–4
Loss 3–3 Oct 2022 Challenger Saint-Tropez, France Hard Italy Mattia Bellucci 3–6, 3–6
Win 4–3 Feb 2023 Challenger Tenerife, Spain Hard Italy Raúl Brancaccio 6–1, 6–2
Win 5–3 Apr 2023 Challenger Murcia, Spain Clay Croatia Borna Gojo 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles (1–0)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2019 Futures M25 Pula, Italy Clay Italy Jacopo Berrettini Italy Luciano Darderi
Italy Francesco Maestrelli		 6–2, 6–2

Wins over top 10 players
  • He has a 1–0 (100%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season2023Total
Wins11
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score MAR
2023
1. Norway Casper Ruud 4 Madrid Masters, Spain Clay 2R 6–3, 6–4 105
*As of 28 April 2023

References
  1. "Matteo Arnaldi | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. "Day 1 Preview: Marin Cilic & Frances Tiafoe Begin Rome Campaigns | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. "Matteo Arnaldi: il talento, la crescita e lo status di 'giocatore di challenger'". May 3, 2022.
  4. "Italian Arnaldi Replaces Rune In Milan Field". ATP Tour. Nov 6, 2022.
  5. "Matteo Arnaldi Defeats Casper Ruud in Madrid | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. "Matteo Arnaldi Thriving on the Big Stage in Madrid | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  7. "Fognini and Errani lead the Rome wild cards". 28 April 2023.
  8. "Top 100 Arnaldi Beats Schwartzman In Front Of Home Fans In Rome". atpworldtour.com. ATP. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.


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