Stefano Napolitano

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Stefano Napolitano
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Napolitano at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Italy
ResidencePollone, Italy
Born (1995-04-11) 11 April 1995 (age 26)
Biella, Italy
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$504,297
Singles
Career record1-2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 152 (12 June 2016)
Current rankingNo. 364 (30 August 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2017, 2018, 2019)
French Open2R (2017)
WimbledonQ3 (2018)
US OpenQ2 (2019)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 182 (3 April 2017)
Current rankingNo. 1617 (30 August 2021)
Last updated on: 3 September 2021.

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. 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.

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]

Challenger and Futures finals[]

Singles: 13 (2–11)[]

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–5)
ITF Futures Tour (1–6)
Finals by Surface
Hard (2–6)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2014 Italy F2, Rovereto Futures Carpet (i) Italy Luca Vanni 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2014 Israel F4, Ashkelon Futures Hard Germany Robin Kern 4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 May 2014 Tunisia F2, Sousse Futures Hard Spain David Pérez Sanz 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Aug 2014 Romania F12, Mediaș Futures Clay Slovakia Filip Horanský 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 1–4 Mar 2015 Israel F2, Herzlia Futures Hard Czech Republic Michal Konečný 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–5 Apr 2015 Italy F5, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Federico Gaio 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–6 Sep 2015 Israel F12, Meitar Futures Hard Belgium Michael Geerts 6–7(10–12), 2–6
Loss 1–7 Jul 2016 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay Serbia Miljan Zekić 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–7 Nov 2016 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Italy Alessandro Giannessi 6–4, 6–1
Loss 2–8 Feb 2018 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Italy Matteo Berrettini 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 2–9 Aug 2018 Lexington, USA Challenger Hard South Africa Lloyd Harris 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–10 Sep 2018 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Federico Delbonis 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–11 Mar 2019 Shenzhen, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 2–6, 6–3, 4–6

Doubles: 10 (4–6)[]

Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
ITF Futures Tour (1–4)
Finals by Surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2012 Italy F9, Pozzuoli Futures Clay Italy Alessio di Mauro Italy Claudio Grassi
Italy Walter Trusendi 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2012 Italy F19, Fano Futures Clay Italy Marco Viola Italy Matteo Volante
Serbia Miljan Zekić 		3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 1–2 Apr 2014 Italy F10, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Marco Bortolotti Italy Emanuele Molina
Italy Riccardo Sinicropi 		6–4, 6–4
Win 2–2 Apr 2014 Vercelli, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Matteo Donati France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Albano Olivetti 		7–6(7–2), 6–3
Loss 2–3 Sep 2015 Israel F12, Meitar Futures Hard Belgium Michael Geerts Australia Jarryd Chaplin
New Zealand Ben McLachlan 		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 2–4 Apr 2016 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Matteo Donati Germany Gero Kretschmer
Germany Alexander Satschko 		1–6, 3–6
Win 3–4 Jul 2016 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Federico Gaio Argentina Facundo Argüello
Peru Sergio Galdós 		6–3, 6–4
Win 4–4 Oct 2016 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Federico Gaio Croatia Marin Draganja
Croatia Tomislav Draganja 		6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–3]
Loss 4–5 Jan 2017 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras France Quentin Halys
France Tristan Lamasine 		6–7(9–11), 1–6
Loss 4–6 Jan 2021 M15+H Bressuire, France World Tennis Tour Hard France Kenny De Schepper United States Roy Smith
United States Alafia Ayeni 		6–7(4-7), 6-4, [5–10]

Singles performance timeline[]

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.
Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q2 Q2 Q2 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A 2R Q2 Q2 Q1 0 / 1 1–1
Wimbledon A A Q1 Q3 Q2 NH 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 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
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Italian Open Q2 A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1

Junior Grand Slam finals[]

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2013 Wimbledon Grass France Enzo Couacaud Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis
Australia Nick Kyrgios 		2–6, 2–6


References[]

  1. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Stefano". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  2. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Napolitano". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  3. ^ "Il golden set di Stefano Napolitano" (in Italian). 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  4. ^ Josh Meiseles (2015-07-09). "Thirty-Three Points Won In A Row? It Happened". Retrieved 2015-07-10.

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