Juan Manuel Cerúndolo
Cerúndolo at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (2001-11-15) 15 November 2001
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAndres Dellatorre, Alejandro Cerundolo
Prize money$861,986
Singles
Career record16–22 (42.1% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 79 (31 January 2022)
Current rankingNo. 114 (23 October 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French OpenQ3 (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open2R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 376 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 1361 (23 October 2023)
Last updated on: 23 October 2023.

Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (born 15 November 2001) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title.

Cerúndolo has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 79, achieved on 31 January 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 376 achieved on 3 February 2020.

Professional career

2021: First ATP title, three Challengers titles, top 100 and NextGen finals debut

Cerúndolo at the Córdoba Open

Cerúndolo made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Córdoba Open where, as a qualifier, he won the title. The world No. 335 was the fifth lowest ranked player to win an ATP Tour title since 1990[1] and the youngest Argentine tennis player to reach an ATP final since José Acasuso in 2001 and win an ATP tournament since Guillermo Coria in 2001,[2] and the first player to win a title in his debut ATP event since Santiago Ventura in 2004.[3][4]

In May 2021, Juan Manuel won his first challenger title on clay in an all-teenage final at the 2021 Garden Open II Challenger in Rome. He was the youngest Argentine champion on the ATP Challenger Tour in 12 years since Federico Delbonis and the first player to win on both tours in the same season since 2019.[5] As a result, he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 152 in singles on 3 May 2021 and 2 weeks later entered the top 150 at No. 146.

In August and September, he won his second and third Challengers in Como, Italy and Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his debut in the top 100 after a semifinal showing at the Challenger in Buenos Aires at World No. 94 on 25 October 2021 becoming only the fourth teenager to crack the top 100 rankings in 2021. He is the first from the South American nation to be in the Top 100 while under the age of 20 since Juan Martín del Potro in 2006. In addition, Cerundolo is only the seventh Argentine teen to reach the Top 100 since 1990, along with 18-year-olds Del Potro, José Acasuso and Guillermo Coria and 19-year-olds David Nalbandian, Mariano Puerta and Mariano Zabaleta.[6]

After Félix Auger-Aliassime withdrew from the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals, the ATP announced Cerúndolo as the next qualifier on 1 November 2021. He was the first player from South America to qualify in the tournament's history.[7][8]

In his Next Gen ATP finals debut, Cerúndolo lost to fourth seed Brandon Nakashima in his first match. He then was defeated by seventh seed Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune. His third and final match ended in defeat to the tournament's top seed and eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz.[9][10][11]

2022: Major & top 80 debut, First Masters win, Injuries & hiatus, out of top 150

Cerúndolo made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 Australian Open as a direct entry into the main draw where he lost to qualifier Tomáš Macháč. He reached the top 80 on 17 January 2022. After suffering a leg injury that made him unable to defend his title at the Córdoba Open, he lost in the first round of both the 2022 Chile Open and the Indian Wells Open to Carlos Taberner and Jack Sock respectively.

At the 2022 Miami Open, Cerundolo reached the third round, getting past Dušan Lajović and former top-10 player lucky loser Kevin Anderson (replacing top-10 player Matteo Berrettini who withdrew from the tournament). He was defeated by Frances Tiafoe.[12] He did not play in any of the ATP tournaments on clay due to leg and hip injuries and as result dropped out of the top 130 to No. 132 on 16 May 2022. He also skipped the entire grass season including Wimbledon and the North American tournaments including the US Open. When he returned later in September, he triumphed at the Buenos Aires and Coquimbo Challengers.

2023: Wimbledon & US Open debuts & first Major win

He won the 2023 Challenger de Tigre in Argentina defeating Bolivian Murkel Dellien.[13]

In Córdoba, Argentina he received a wildcard and defeated fellow Argentine and top seed Diego Schwartzman to reach the quarterfinals. With the victory, he improved to 10–0 at this ATP 250 (including his three qualifying wins in 2021).[14] At the 2023 Rio Open he qualified but lost to eventual champion Cam Norrie. In Santiago he also qualified into the main draw and defeated Pedro Cachin in the first round.[15]

Cerúndolo made his debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships as a direct entry into the main draw.

He won his first Major match on his debut at the US Open defeating Ilya Ivashka in five sets.[16]

Personal life

Cerúndolo is the younger brother of fellow tennis player, Francisco.[17][18] In 2021 the brothers became the first to reach back-to-back finals on the ATP Tour[19] since 2017, when Alexander Zverev won the title in Rome and Mischa Zverev reached the final in Geneva.[20]

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2021 Córdoba Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas 6–0, 2–6, 6–2

Futures and Challenger Career Finals

Singles: 17 (10–7)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (7–3)
ITF Futures Tour (3–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (10–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay France Antoine Escoffier 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 1–1 Aug 2019 M15 Baja Hungary World Tennis Tour Clay Hungary Máté Valkusz 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 2–1 Aug 2019 M15 Helsinki, Finland World Tennis Tour Clay Finland Patrik Niklas-Salminen 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–1 Sep 2019 M15 Santiago, Chile World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Sebastián Báez 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Loss 3–2 Oct 2019 M15 Junín Argentina World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Hernán Casanova 2–6, 1–6
Loss 3–3 Mar 2020 M25 Hurlingham Argentina World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Facundo Díaz Acosta 6–7(2–7), 5–7
Loss 3–4 Jan 2021 M15 Antalya Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Giovanni Fonio Walkover
Win 4–4 May 2021 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Flavio Cobolli 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 4–5 Aug 2021 Meerbusch, Germany Challenger Clay Chile Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Win 5–5 Aug 2021 Como, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Gian Marco Moroni 7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Win 6–5 Sep 2021 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Clay Serbia Nikola Milojević 6–3, 6–1
Loss 6–6 Oct 2021 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Chile Nicolás Jarry 2–6, 5–7
Win 7–6 Sep 2022 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay Argentina Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Win 8–6 Oct 2022 Coquimbo, Chile Challenger Clay Argentina Facundo Díaz Acosta 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 9–6 Jan 2023 Tigre, Argentina Challenger Clay Bolivia Murkel Dellien 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 10–6 Jan 2023 Tigre, Argentina Challenger Clay Netherlands Jesper de Jong 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 10–7 Apr 2023 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Hungary Zsombor Piros 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2019 M15 Baja Hungary World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Francisco Comesaña Czech Republic Petr Hájek
Czech Republic Ondřej Krstev		 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2020 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay Argentina Thiago Agustín Tirante Brazil Orlando Luz
Brazil Rafael Matos		 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Jan 2021 M15 Antalya Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Pedro Cachin Ukraine Vladyslav Orlov
Kazakhstan Denis Yevseyev		 7–5, 6–2

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 2022 French Open.

Tournament20212022 2023SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open Q3 Q2 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q1 A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–2 0 / 3 1–3 25%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 2–2 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Career statistics
Tournaments 5 5 Career total: 10
Titles 1 0 Career total: 1
Finals 1 0 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 6–6 3–5 9–11
Win Percentage 50% 38% 45%
Year-end ranking 89 154 $489,835

Record against top 10 players

JM 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 Carlos Alcaraz 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (0–4, 1–4, 4–2, 3–4(3–7)) at 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals
Number 5 ranked players
South Africa Kevin Anderson 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–3) at 2022 Miami Masters
Number 6 ranked players
France Gaël Monfils 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2022 Adelaide 1
Denmark Holger Rune 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (1–4, 2–4, 4–1, 1–4) at 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals
Number 8 ranked players
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (7–6(8–6), 6–1) at 2023 Córdoba
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2023 Rio
Italy Jannik Sinner 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (2–6, 2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Wimbledon
United States Jack Sock 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2022 Indian Wells Masters
Number 10 ranked players
United States Frances Tiafoe 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2022 Miami Masters
Total 2–7 22.22% 1–5
(17%)		 1–1
(50%)		 0–1
(0%)		 * Statistics correct as of 3 July 2023

References

  1. ↑ "World No. 335 Cerundolo, 19, Completes Dream Week With Cordoba Trophy".
  2. ↑ "Cerundolo wins Cordoba title in first ATP main draw outing". Reuters. March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cerundolo, 19, Reaches Cordoba Final In ATP Tour Debut". ATP Tour. 28 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Slice of history: 19 year old Juan Manuel Cerundolo reaches Cordoba final on ATP debut". 28 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "#NextGenATP Juan Manuel Cerundolo Reigns in Rome for First Challenger Title". ATP Tour.
  6. ↑ "Cerundolo Taberner 2021 Buenos Aires Challenger | Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals | Tennis".
  7. ↑ "Cerundolo First South American To Qualify For Milan". Association of Tennis Professionals. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Cerundolo Milan 2021 Qualification NG | Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals | Tennis".
  9. ↑ "Brandon Nakashima Makes Winning Start in Milan". ATP Tour.
  10. ↑ "Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune Keeps SF Hopes Alive". ATP Tour.
  11. ↑ "Alcaraz Cerundolo Milan 2021 Thursday | Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals | Tennis". Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  12. ↑ "Cerundolo Thriving in Miami with Brother in Support". ATP Tour.
  13. ↑ "Cerundolo Captures First Challenger Crown of 2023 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  14. ↑ "Francisco Cerundolo Saves MP, Defeats Federico Delbonis in Cordoba". ATP Tour.
  15. ↑ "Juan Manuel Cerundolo Beats Pedro Cachin in Santiago". ATP Tour.
  16. ↑ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-30/oh_brother_cerundolo_brothers_go_backtoback_on_same_us_open_court.html
  17. ↑ "The Cerundolo Family Dream". ATP Tour.
  18. ↑ "Córdoba Open: dos hermanos argentinos hacen historia después de 40 años". www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 24 February 2021.
  19. ↑ March 2021 Remember The Name: Inside The Cerundolo Clan's ATP Tour Breakthrough
  20. ↑ "The untold tale of brothers and sisters who wrote the history of tennis". 25 October 2015.
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