Lorenzo Sonego (Italian pronunciation: [loˈrɛntso ˈsɔːneɡo];[1][2] born 11 May 1995) is an Italian professional tennis player. Sonego has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 25 achieved on 9 August 2021.[3] He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 132 also achieved on 12 April 2021.[4] Sonego made his ATP main-draw debut at the 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, where he received a main-draw wildcard.
Sonego was born in Turin, Italy. He began playing tennis when he was 11 years old, encouraged by his father Giorgio and his coach Gipo Arbino. A fan of Italian football club Torino, he played for the Torino youth academy between the age of six and 13 before focusing on tennis.[5]
Career[]
2016–2017: ATP Tour debut and first Challenger title[]
Sonego entered 2018 Wimbledon as a lucky loser after being defeated by Ernest Gulbis in the third round of qualifying. He was defeated by Taylor Fritz in the first round in straight sets.
2019: First ATP title, Masters 1000 quarterfinal[]
Sonego, as a qualifier, reached the quarterfinals of Monte-Carlo, upsetting 8th seed Karen Khachanov on the way. He lost to eventual runner-up Dušan Lajović in straight sets.
Sonego won his first ATP title in Antalya, Turkey in June 2019, defeating Serbian Miomir Kecmanović in three sets in the final.
2020: French Open fourth round, ATP 500 final[]
Sonego made a career-best 4th round appearance at the 2020 French Open, defeating Emilio Gómez, Alexander Bublik, and 27th seed Taylor Fritz before losing to 12th seed Diego Schwartzman in straight sets. His match against Fritz had the longest tiebreak in French Open history in the third set, finishing eventually with a 19-17 score in favor of Sonego.
At the 2020 Erste Bank Open, Sonego, as a Lucky Loser, shocked world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-2 6-1. It was only Djokovic's third loss of the year. Sonego went on to make the final of the event, but lost to fifth seed Andrey Rublev 4-6, 4-6.
2021: Wimbledon fourth round, Masters 1000 semifinal, top 25 debut[]
At the 2021 Sardegna Open in April, Sonego won both the singles and doubles titles. As a result he achieved career-high singles ranking of world No. 28 and doubles ranking of No. 132 on 12 April 2021.
In Rome, Sonego scored his second top-10 win over Dominic Thiem, beating him in 3 sets in a match lasting over 3 hours. As a result, he made his second Masters quarterfinal, where he beat 7th seed Andrey Rublev, his third top-10 win. In the semifinal, he once again faced World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic but lost in 3 sets.[6]
At the French Open, Sonego lost in the first round to Lloyd Harris in straight sets.
Following his fourth round showing at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships for the first time in his career, he reached a career-high of World No. 25 on 9 August 2021.
Performance timelines[]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
F-S
SF-B
NMS
P
NH
(W) Won; (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, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Sonego's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered.
Italy
Miomir Kecmanović
Andrey Rublev
Alex de Minaur
Andrés Molteni
Tommy Paul
Daniel Altmaier
Javier Marti
Tomislav Brkić
Dominic Thiem
Gilles Simon 1–0
Pablo Carreño Busta 1–1
Novak Djokovic 1–1
Andrey Rublev 1–1
Dominic Thiem 1–1
David Goffin 0–1
John Isner 0–1
Diego Schwartzman 0–1
Alexander Zverev 0–1
Roger Federer 0–2
Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–2
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