Paolo Lorenzi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo loˈrɛntsi];[1][2][3] born 15 December 1981) is an Italian former professional tennis player and former Italian number 1. He was coached by Claudio Galoppini.[4][5] At the age of 34 years and seven months, Lorenzi became the oldest first-time champion in ATP history when he won the title at the 2016 Generali Open Kitzbühel.[6]

Paolo Lorenzi
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceSarasota, Florida, United States
Born (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981 (age 42)
Rome, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2003
Retired2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$5,207,934
Singles
Career record110–185
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 33 (15 May 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2015, 2017)
French Open2R (2017)
Wimbledon2R (2017, 2018)
US Open4R (2017)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record44–108
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 82 (29 January 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2013)
French OpenQF (2017)
Wimbledon1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
US Open2R (2017)
Last updated on: 22 November 2021.

Tennis career

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Lorenzi, 2016

Lorenzi reached his first ATP World Tour final at the age of 32, in São Paulo. Here, at the 2014 Brasil Open, the Italian reached the semifinals of an ATP Tour tournament for the first time, upsetting Juan Mónaco in three sets; then progressing to the final after the retirement of Tommy Haas in the second set of their semifinal match. He went on to lose the final to Argentine Federico Delbonis in three sets.

On 22 May 2015, after defeating Matthew Ebden in the quarterfinals of the Eskişehir Cup, Lorenzi became the third player ever to win 300 matches in the ATP Challenger Tour tournaments.[7]

At age 34, on 24 July 2016, Lorenzi won his maiden ATP title, defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final at the Generali Open Kitzbühel and becoming the oldest first-time champion in ATP history. On August 1, 2016 he overtook Fabio Fognini becoming the new Italian No. 1 in the Association of Tennis Professionals ATP ranking at the age of 34 years old and 8 months at No. 40.

He was the 32nd seed in the 2017 Miami Open but lost in the 2nd round. He also entered 2017 Wimbledon Championships as the 32nd seed where he recorded his first win by beating Horacio Zeballos in four sets, he then advanced to the 2nd round where he lost to Jared Donaldson in 4 sets.

Lorenzi recorded the best grand slam singles performance of his career, reaching the round of 16 at the 2017 US Open. He lost to eventual runner-up Kevin Anderson in four sets.

Lorenzi lost in the third round of qualifying of the 2019 US Open, but received an invitation to compete in the main draw as a lucky loser upon the withdrawal of Kevin Anderson due to injury. In the first round, he came from two sets down to win in five against Zachary Svajda. In the second round he defeated Miomir Kecmanović in five sets to advance to the third round of the US Open for the second time in his career. He was defeated by Stan Wawrinka in the third round.

At age 39, on 26 August 2021, Lorenzi retired from professional tennis. His final match was a loss to Maxime Janvier in the second round of the 2021 US Open Qualifying Tournament.[8][9]

ATP career finals

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Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2014 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay (i)   Federico Delbonis 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2016 Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria 250 Series Clay   Nikoloz Basilashvili 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Feb 2017 Ecuador Open, Ecuador 250 Series Clay   Víctor Estrella Burgos 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 1–3 Jul 2017 Croatia Open, Croatia 250 Series Clay   Andrey Rublev 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2013 Chile Open, Chile 250 Series Clay   Potito Starace   Juan Mónaco
  Rafael Nadal
6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Feb 2015 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay (i)   Diego Schwartzman   Juan Sebastián Cabal
  Robert Farah
4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Feb 2016 Argentina Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay   Íñigo Cervantes Huegun   Juan Sebastián Cabal
  Robert Farah
3–6, 0–6

Challenger and Futures finals

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Singles: 44 (25–19)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (21–18)
ITF Futures Tour (4–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (21–16)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2002 Italy F5, Selargius Futures Hard   Rodolphe Cadart 0–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2003 Croatia F3, Našice Futures Clay   Sebő Kiss 4–6, 6–0, 6–0
Win 2–1 Apr 2005 Australia F4, Frankston Futures Clay   Vasilis Mazarakis 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 2–2 Apr 2006 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay   Rainer Eitzinger 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7
Win 3–2 Sep 2006 Tarragona, Spain Challenger Clay   Younes El Aynaoui 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 4–2 Feb 2008 Italy F2, Trento Futures Hard (i)   Philipp Oswald 7–6(9–7), 7–6(9–7)
Win 5–2 Jun 2008 Alessandria, Italy Challenger Clay   Simone Vagnozzi 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Win 6–2 Feb 2009 Ivory Coast F1, Abidjan Futures Hard   Valentin Sanon 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Apr 2009 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay   Santiago Giraldo 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6
Loss 6–4 May 2009 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard   Marco Chiudinelli 3–6, 4–6
Win 7–4 Jun 2009 Reggio Emilia, Italy Challenger Clay   Jean-René Lisnard 7–5, 1–6, 6–2
Win 8–4 Jul 2009 Rijeka, Croatia Challenger Clay   Blaž Kavčič 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win 9–4 Sep 2009 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay   Grega Žemlja 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 9–5 May 2009 Tarragona, Spain Challenger Clay   Daniel Gimeno Traver 4–6, 0–6
Loss 9–6 Apr 2010 Pereira, Colombia Challenger Clay   Santiago Giraldo 3–6, 3–6
Win 10–6 Jul 2010 Rimini, Italy Challenger Clay   Federico Delbonis 6–2, 6–0
Win 11–6 Apr 2011 Pereira, Colombia Challenger Clay   Rogério Dutra Silva 7–5, 6–2
Win 12–6 Sep 2011 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay   Grega Žemlja 6–2, 6–4
Loss 12–7 Mar 2012 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Guido Pella 6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Loss 12–8 Mar 2012 Guadalajara, Mexico Challenger Hard   Thiago Alves 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 12–9 Apr 2012 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay   Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 12–10 Apr 2012 Sarasota, USA Challenger Clay   Sam Querrey 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Win 13–10 Aug 2012 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay   Daniel Gimeno Traver 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 13–11 Aug 2012 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay   Andrey Kuznetsov 3–6, 0–2 ret.
Win 14–11 Nov 2012 Medellín, Colombia Challenger Clay   Leonardo Mayer 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Loss 14–12 Nov 2012 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Leonardo Mayer 2–6, 4–6
Loss 14–13 Jan 2014 Bucaramanga, Colombia Challenger Clay   Alejandro Falla 5–7, 1–6
Win 15–13 Apr 2014 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay   Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 6–1, 6–3
Win 16–13 Oct 2014 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay   Víctor Estrella Burgos 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 16–14 Nov 2014 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Pablo Cuevas w/o
Win 17–14 May 2015 Eskişehir, Turkey Challenger Hard   Íñigo Cervantes Huegun 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Win 18–14 Aug 2015 Cortina, Italy Challenger Clay   Máximo González 6–3, 7–5
Win 19–14 Oct 2015 Pereira, Colombia Challenger Clay   Alejandro González 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 20–14 Oct 2015 Medellín, Colombia Challenger Clay   Gonzalo Lama 7–6(7–3), 2–0 ret.
Loss 20–15 Nov 2015 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Eduardo Struvay 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 21–15 Jan 2016 Canberra, Australia Challenger Hard   Ivan Dodig 6–2, 6–4
Loss 21–16 Jan 2016 Bucaramanga, Colombia Challenger Clay   Gerald Melzer 3–6, 1–6
Win 22–16 Jun 2016 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay   Matteo Donati 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(9–7)
Win 23–16 Jun 2017 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay   Alessandro Giannessi 6–4, 6–2
Loss 23–17 Jun 2018 L'Aquila, Italy Challenger Clay   Facundo Bagnis 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win 24–17 Aug 2018 Sopot, Poland Challenger Clay   Daniel Gimeno Traver 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Win 25–17 Aug 2018 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay   Máté Valkusz 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 25–18 May 2019 Savannah, USA Challenger Clay   Federico Coria 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 25–19 Aug 2019 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay   Federico Gaio 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 12 (9–5)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (7–4)
ITF Futures Tour (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (7–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2008 China F1, Shenzhen Futures Hard   Giancarlo Petrazzuolo   Yu Xinyuan
  Zeng Shaoxuan
6–7(1–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win 1–1 Jan 2008 China F2, Dongguan Futures Hard   Giancarlo Petrazzuolo   Frederik Nielsen
  Rasmus Nørby
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win 2–1 Feb 2008 Italy F2, Trento Futures Hard (i)   Giancarlo Petrazzuolo   Xavier Audouy
  Ludovic Walter
6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 2–2 May 2008 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay   Giancarlo Petrazzuolo   Flavio Cipolla
  Simone Vagnozzi
3–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Jul 2008 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay   Júlio Silva   Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd
  Max Raditschnigg
6–3, 7–5
Win 4–2 Aug 2009 Orbetello, Italy Challenger Clay   Giancarlo Petrazzuolo   Alessio di Mauro
  Manuel Jorquera
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–6]
Win 5–2 Oct 2010 Asunción, Paraguay Challenger Clay   Fabio Fognini   Carlos Berlocq
  Brian Dabul
6–3, 6–4
Win 6–2 Apr 2011 Barranquilla, Colombia Challenger Clay   Flavio Cipolla   Alejandro Falla
  Eduardo Struvay
6–3, 6–4
Win 7–2 Jun 2011 Rijeka, Croatia Challenger Clay   Júlio Silva   Lovro Zovko
  Dino Marcan
6–3, 6–2
Loss 7–3 Jan 2012 Bucaramanga, Colombia Challenger Clay   Miguel Ángel López Jaén   Ariel Behar
  Horacio Zeballos
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 8–3 Aug 2015 Cortina, Italy Challenger Clay   Matteo Viola   Lee Hsin-han
  Alessandro Motti
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–3]
Loss 8–4 Oct 2015 Monterrey, Mexico Challenger Hard   Fernando Romboli   Thiemo de Bakker
  Mark Vervoort
w/o
Win 9–4 Apr 2019 Sarasota, USA Challenger Clay   Martín Cuevas   Luke Bambridge
  Jonny O'Mara
7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Loss 9–5 Apr 2021 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay   Juan Pablo Varillas   Sadio Doumbia
  Fabien Reboul
6-7(5-7), 5-7

Performance timelines

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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

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Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q1 1R A 1R 1R A 2R 1R 2R 1R Q3 Q2 Q1 2–7
French Open Q3 Q2 Q3 1R Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R Q1 Q1 Q1 1–7
Wimbledon Q2 Q1 Q1 1R Q1 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R NH Q1 2–9
US Open Q1 Q2 Q1 A Q2 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R 4R 2R 3R 1R Q2 9–9
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–4 2–4 6–4 2–4 2–2 0–1 0–0 14–33
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3
Year-end ranking 294 207 84 143 108 64 109 64 68 40 43 109 115 146 260

Doubles

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Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A A 2R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1–6
French Open 2R A 1R 2R A A 1R QF 1R 4–6
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 1R 1R 0–7
US Open A A A 1R A A 1R 2R A 1–3
Win–loss 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–4 0–1 0–1 0–4 3–4 0–3 6–22

References

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  1. ^ "The pronunciation by Paolo Lorenzi himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Paolo". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Lorenzi". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. ^ "atpworldtour.com Profile". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  5. ^ "itftennis.com Men's Circuit record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  6. ^ "Lorenzi beats Basilashvili, is oldest 1st-time ATP winner". AP News. 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  7. ^ Meiseles, Josh (23 May 2015). "Lorenzi Registers 300th Challenger Win". ATP World Tour. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  8. ^ Eichenholz, Andrew (27 August 2021). "Lorenzi Retires: 'The Best Journey Of My Life'". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Retirees Honoured at 2021 Nitto ATP Finals | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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