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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Pollone, Italy |
Born | Biella, Italy | 11 April 1995
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 2012 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $ 608,839 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–4 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 152 (12 June 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 229 (8 January 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2024) |
French Open | 2R (2017) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2018) |
US Open | Q2 (2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–3 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 182 (3 April 2017) |
Last updated on: 8 January 2024. |
Stefano Napolitano (Italian pronunciation: [ˈstɛːfano napoliˈtaːno, ˈsteː-];[1][2] born 11 April 1995) is an Italian professional tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and Junior Grand Slam finalist. On 12 June 2017, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 152 and his highest doubles ranking of 182 was achieved on 3 April 2017.
Career
Napolitano defeated Augusto Virgili in the qualifying of 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.[3][4]
Ranked No. 555, he entered the main draw of the 2023 Italian Open after qualifying, seven years since his Masters debut at the same tournament in 2017, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 15 (3–12)
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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) | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2014 | Israel F4, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | May 2014 | Tunisia F2, Sousse | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Aug 2014 | Romania F12, Mediaș | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Win | 1–4 | Mar 2015 | Israel F2, Herzlia | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2015 | Italy F5, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | Sep 2015 | Israel F12, Meitar | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(10–12), 2–6 |
Loss | 1–7 | Jul 2016 | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–7 | Nov 2016 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–8 | Feb 2018 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–9 | Aug 2018 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–10 | Sep 2018 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–11 | Mar 2019 | Shenzhen, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–12 | Jun 2023 | M15 Frascati, Italy | World Tour | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–12 | Jul 2023 | M25 Biella, Italy | World Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
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 | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2012 | Italy F19, Fano | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 1–2 | Apr 2014 | Italy F10, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–2 | Apr 2014 | Vercelli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2015 | Israel F12, Meitar | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2016 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Jul 2016 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–4 | Oct 2016 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–3] |
Loss | 4–5 | Jan 2017 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(9–11), 1–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Jan 2021 | M15+H Bressuire, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
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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 |
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | ||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
French Open | A | A | 2R | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | NH | A | A | A | 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 | 0–0 | ||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
Italian Open | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||
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 | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
References
- ↑ Luciano Canepari. "Stefano". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ↑ Luciano Canepari. "Napolitano". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ↑ "Il golden set di Stefano Napolitano" (in Italian). 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
- ↑ Josh Meiseles (2015-07-09). "Thirty-Three Points Won In A Row? It Happened". Retrieved 2015-07-10.