Francesco Passaro

Italian tennis player
Francesco Passaro
Passaro at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Italy
ResidencePerugia, Italy
Born (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23)
Perugia, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRoberto Tarpani
Prize money$783,623
Singles
Career record6–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 106 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 107 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2023, 2024)
French OpenQ1 (2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2023, 2024)
US OpenQ2 (2022, 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 256 (20 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 477 (16 September 2024)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Men's Singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Men's Doubles
Last updated on: 20 September 2024.

Francesco Passaro (born 7 January 2001) is an Italian tennis player. He reached a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 106 on 9 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 256 on 20 February 2023.[1]

Career

2021: ATP debut

Passaro made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open after receiving a wildcard for the doubles main draw.

2022-23: Masters, NextGen Finals and top 150 debuts

He played his first ATP Challenger Tour final at the 2022 Sanremo Challenger and was defeated in three sets by the world No. 91 Holger Rune.

He made his Masters debut at the 2022 Italian Open in Rome as a wildcard.

He won his first Challenger in July 2022 in Trieste, Italy becoming the 20th #NextGenATP winner in 2022. As a result he reached a new career-high in the top 150 of world No. 144 on 25 July 2022.[2][1]

He qualified for the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals.[3]

He reached a career high ranking of No. 108 on 13 February 2023.

2024: First Masters wins & third round, Challenger title, back to top 110

He received a wildcard for the 2024 Chile Open in Santiago. He also entered the main draw at the ATP Challenger 125, the 2024 Tennis Napoli Cup this time as an alternate, and reached the semifinals. As a result he returned to the top 200 in the rankings on 1 April 2024.[1]

After reaching the main draw of his home Masters, the Italian Open, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition, he defeated Arthur Rinderknech for his first Masters main draw win. Next, he reached the third round for the first time at a Masters level, defeating 23rd seed Tallon Griekspoor.[4] Following lifting his second title at the 2024 Turin Challenger as a wildcard, with a win over top seed Lorenzo Musetti in the final, he returned to the top 150 in the rankings climbing more than 100 positions back in the rankings on 20 May 2024. He became the first player since Robin Soderling in 2009 (Sunrise) to defeat five Top 100 players en route to a Challenger trophy.[5][6] A month later, he returned to the top 130 on 17 June 2024. After winning the Genoa Challenger, he returned to the top 110 at a new career-high of No. 106 on 9 September 2024.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q2 0–0
French Open A Q1 A 0–0
Wimbledon A Q1 Q1 0–0
US Open Q2 Q1 0–0
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A Q2 A 0–0
Madrid Open A Q1 0–0
Italian Open 1R 1R 0–2
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–2

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–5)
Finals by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2022 Sanremo, Italy Challenger Clay Denmark Holger Rune 1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2022 Forlì, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Lorenzo Musetti 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2022 Milan, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Federico Coria 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 1–3 Jul 2022 Trieste, Italy Challenger Clay China Zhang Zhizhen 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–4 Sep 2022 Como, Italy Challenger Clay Germany Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 1–5 Jul 2023 Trieste, Italy Challenger Clay France Hugo Gaston 3–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win 2–5 May 2024 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Lorenzo Musetti 6–3, 7–5
Win 3–5 Sep 2024 Genoa, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Jaume Munar 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 Vicenza, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Matteo Gigante Argentina Francisco Comesaña
Italy Luciano Darderi 		3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–2 Feb 2023 Tenerife II, Spain Challenger Hard Italy Matteo Gigante United States Christian Harrison
Japan Shintaro Mochizuki 		4–6, 3–6

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–2)
Finals 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 M15 Gubbio, Italy WTT Clay Argentina Gonzalo Villanueva 5–7, 2–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2021 M15 Cairo, Egypt WTT Clay Italy Giacomo Dambrosi 6–1, 6–4
Win 2–1 Aug 2021 M15 Xàtiva, Spain WTT Clay Spain Iñaki Montes de la Torre 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Jan 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Italy Mattia Bellucci 4–6, 5–7
Win 3–2 Feb 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard France Térence Atmane 7–6(7–3), 6–2

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–1)
Finals by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2019 M15 Murcia, Spain WTT Clay Italy Lorenzo Bocchi Spain Eduard Esteve Lobato
Spain Álvaro López San Martín 		4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2021 M15 Cairo, Egypt WTT Clay Italy Daniele Capecchi United Kingdom Luke Johnson
Ukraine Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi 		7–5, 6–4
Win 2–1 Aug 2021 M15 Xàtiva, Spain WTT Clay Spain Imanol López Morillo Spain Alberto Barroso Campos
Spain Benjamín Winter López 		6–4, 6–4
Win 3–1 Oct 2021 M15 Madrid, Spain WTT Clay Spain Carlos Lopez Montagud France Lucas Bouquet
North Macedonia Stefan Micov 		6–0, 6–3

References

  1. ^ a b c "Francesco Passaro | Ranking | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Wu Yibing Surges to Career High After Indianapolis Challenger Title | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^ "Passaro-next-gen-atp-finals-2022-qualification | Next Gen ATP Finals | Tennis".
  4. ^ "Rome Masters: Qualifier Passaro reaches third round".
  5. ^ "Fils finishes 'perfect week' with Bordeaux Challenger title; Passaro joins Soderling in slice of Challenger history". 19 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Challenger Q2: #NextGenATP teens Schwaerzler, Debru shine". ATPTour. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.


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