Napolitano at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | Italy |
|---|---|
| Residence | Pollone, Italy |
| Born | 11 April 1995 Biella, Italy |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 802,129 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–7 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 121 (17 June 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 125 (15 July 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2017) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2018) |
| US Open | Q2 (2019, 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 182 (3 April 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 1301 (8 April 2024) |
| Last updated on: 15 July 2024. | |
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Stefano Napolitano (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsteːfano napoliˈtaːno, ˈstɛː-]; born 11 April 1995) is an Italian professional tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and Junior Grand Slam finalist. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 121 on 17 June 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 182, achieved on 3 April 2017.
Career
2015–2017: Major debut and first win, Masters debut
Napolitano defeated Augusto Virgili in the qualifying of the 2015 Distal & ITR Group Tennis Cup 6–0, 6–3, winning the first set without dropping a single point, which is referred to as a golden set.
He made his Masters debut at the 2017 Italian Open as a wildcard.
He also made his Grand Slam debut at the 2017 French Open after qualifying and recorded his first win over 31st seed Mischa Zverev.
2023
Ranked No. 555, he entered the main draw of the 2023 Italian Open after qualifying, six years since his Masters debut at the same tournament in 2017, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.
He also qualified for the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters after Marc Polmans was disqualified in the last round of qualifications for hitting a ball at the umpire in frustration.
2024: Top 125, first Masters wins
Following his third Challenger title at the Open Comunidad de Madrid, he reached the top 125 on 15 April 2024.[citation needed]
He received a wildcard for the Italian Open and reached the third round defeating two lucky losers JJ Wolf and Juncheng Shang, recording his first Masters wins.
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 18 (6–12)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2014 | Italy F2, Rovereto | Futures | Carpet (i) | Luca Vanni | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2014 | Israel F4, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard | Robin Kern | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2014 | Tunisia F2, Sousse | Futures | Hard | David Pérez Sanz | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Aug 2014 | Romania F12, Mediaș | Futures | Clay | Filip Horanský | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | Mar 2015 | Israel F2, Herzlia | Futures | Hard | Michal Konečný | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2015 | Italy F5, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Federico Gaio | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Sep 2015 | Israel F12, Meitar | Futures | Hard | Michael Geerts | 6–7(10–12), 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Jul 2016 | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Miljan Zekić | 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–7 | Nov 2016 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Alessandro Giannessi | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Feb 2018 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Matteo Berrettini | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Aug 2018 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | Lloyd Harris | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–10 | Sep 2018 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Federico Delbonis | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–11 | Mar 2019 | Shenzhen, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–12 | Jun 2023 | M15 Frascati, Italy | World Tour | Clay | Julian Ocleppo | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–12 | Jul 2023 | M25 Biella, Italy | World Tour | Clay | Lorenzo Carboni | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–12 | Oct 2023 | M15 Selva Gardena, Italy | World Tour | Hard | Adrian Oetzbach | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–12 | Feb 2024 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Hong Seong-chan | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–12 | Apr 2024 | Madrid, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Leandro Riedi | 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 10 (4–6)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2012 | Italy F9, Pozzuoli | Futures | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | Claudio Grassi Walter Trusendi |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2012 | Italy F19, Fano | Futures | Clay | Marco Viola | Matteo Volante Miljan Zekić |
3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2014 | Italy F10, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Marco Bortolotti | Emanuele Molina Riccardo Sinicropi |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2014 | Vercelli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Matteo Donati | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Albano Olivetti |
7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2015 | Israel F12, Meitar | Futures | Hard | Michael Geerts | Jarryd Chaplin Ben McLachlan |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2016 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Matteo Donati | Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jul 2016 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Federico Gaio | Facundo Argüello Sergio Galdós |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 2016 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Federico Gaio | Marin Draganja Tomislav Draganja |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–3] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jan 2017 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Adrián Menéndez Maceiras | Quentin Halys Tristan Lamasine |
6–7(9–11), 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jan 2021 | M15+H Bressuire, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Kenny De Schepper | Roy Smith Alafia Ayeni |
6–7(4-7), 6-4, [5–10] |
Singles performance timeline
| 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.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | NH | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Italian Open | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2013 | Wimbledon | Grass | Enzo Couacaud | Thanasi Kokkinakis Nick Kyrgios |
2–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ Luciano Canepari. "Stefano". DiPI Online (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ Luciano Canepari. "Napolitano". DiPI Online (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Il golden set di Stefano Napolitano" (in Italian). 2015-07-06. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
- ^ Josh Meiseles (2015-07-09). "Thirty-Three Points Won In A Row? It Happened". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "Tennis player Marc Polmans apologizes for hitting ball at umpire". Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Kokkinakis wins Sarasota Challenger, secures Roland Garros entry". ATPTour. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Defending champ Medvedev earns 100th Masters 1000 win in Rome". 11 May 2024.