Career Timeline of Luca Nardi: Major Achievements and Milestones

Discover the career path of Luca Nardi, from the first major opportunity to industry-changing achievements.

Luca Nardi is an Italian professional tennis player who achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 67 on March 3, 2025. He also reached a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 299 on April 10, 2023. Nardi is an active competitor in professional tennis.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

2020: ATP main draw debut at the European Open

In 2020, Luca Nardi made his ATP main draw debut at the European Open in singles, where he lost to Marcos Giron, and in doubles partnering Zane Khan.

December 2021: Reached career-high rankings after Città di Forlì III Challenger

In December 2021, Luca Nardi reached career-high rankings of World No. 356 in singles and No. 544 in doubles after reaching the semifinals in singles and quarterfinals in doubles respectively as a wildcard at the 2021 Città di Forlì III Challenger.

January 2022: Won first Challenger title at the Città di Forlì Challenger

In January 2022, Luca Nardi won his first Challenger title at the 2022 Città di Forlì Challenger, defeating Mukund Sasikumar in the final. As a result, he reached the top 300 on 17 January 2022.

September 2022: Won third Challenger title and debuted in the top 150

In September 2022, Luca Nardi won his third Challenger title at the 2022 Rafa Nadal Open in Mallorca, defeating Zizou Bergs in the final. He also made his debut in the top 150 at world No. 142 on 12 September 2022.

2022: Won second Challenger title and Masters debut

In 2022, Luca Nardi won his second Challenger title at the 2022 Challenger Città di Lugano, defeating Leandro Riedi in the final. He also made his Masters debut at the 2022 Rome Masters as a wildcard.

2022: ATP 500 Astana Open

In 2022, at the ATP 500 Astana Open, Luca Nardi qualified into the main draw defeating David Goffin. He won his first ATP match defeating Alexander Shevchenko to reach the second round, before losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas.

April 2023: ATP doubles ranking

In April 2023, Luca Nardi achieved a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 299.

April 2023: Debut at Monte-Carlo Masters

In April 2023, ranked No. 159, Luca Nardi made his debut at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters, winning his first round match against Valentin Vacherot. He then lost to Lorenzo Musetti. He moved to world No. 143 on 17 April 2023.

August 2023: Won fourth Challenger title in Porto

In August 2023, Luca Nardi won his fourth Challenger title in Porto on his 20th birthday, defeating João Sousa in the final. As a result, he equaled his career high ranking of No. 126 on 7 August 2023.

October 2023: Received a wildcard for the European Open

In October 2023, Luca Nardi received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 European Open but lost to Dominic Thiem in the first round. He qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals.

November 2024: Reached final at ATP Challenger HPP Open in Helsinki

In November 2024, Luca Nardi reached the final at the ATP Challenger HPP Open in Helsinki, Finland, losing to Kei Nishikori in the final.

2024: Defeated Novak Djokovic in Indian Wells

In 2024, Luca Nardi achieved his biggest breakthrough by defeating World No.1 Novak Djokovic in the third round at Indian Wells, becoming the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat Djokovic at a Masters or a Grand Slam.

2024: Defeated Novak Djokovic at BNP Paribas Open

In 2024, ranked No. 123 at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open, Luca Nardi replaced Tomás Martín Etcheverry as a lucky loser. He defeated Zhizhen Zhang and then Novak Djokovic, becoming the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat Djokovic at a Masters or a Grand Slam and made his top 100 debut in the rankings.

March 2025: ATP singles ranking

In March 2025, Luca Nardi reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 67.

2025: Runner-up at the Koblenz Challenger and Quarterfinals at Dubai Tennis Championships

In 2025, Luca Nardi was runner-up at the 2025 Koblenz Challenger, losing to Ugo Blanchet. Again as a lucky loser, Nardi reached the quarterfinals at the ATP 500 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships defeating Zizou Bergs.