Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Matteo Berrettini

How Matteo Berrettini built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.

Matteo Berrettini is a highly ranked Italian professional tennis player, achieving a career-high of world No. 6 in singles. He has secured ten ATP Tour singles titles and two doubles titles. Berrettini made history as the first man born in the 1990s and first Italian man to reach the quarterfinals or better at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His best major performance was reaching the singles final at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

1960: Reached Wimbledon Semifinal

In 2021, Matteo Berrettini became the first Italian man in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon semifinals, and the first since Nicola Pietrangeli in 1960.

1976: Maiden Major Final

In 2021, Matteo Berrettini advanced to his maiden major final after beating Hubert Hurkacz, becoming the first Italian to reach a Wimbledon singles final and the first Italian man to reach a major final since Adriano Panatta at the 1976 French Open.

1977: US Open Semifinals

In 1977, Matteo Berrettini became the first Italian man to reach the US Open semifinals since 1977.

1999: Fifth Man Since 1999

In 2018, by winning two tournaments without dropping serve, Matteo Berrettini became only the fifth man since 1999 to achieve this feat.

May 2011: First Junior Match

In May 2011, Matteo Berrettini played his first junior match at a grade 1 tournament in Italy at the age of 15.

2015: Turning professional

In 2015, Matteo Berrettini turned professional.

May 2018: Top 100 ATP Ranking

In May 2018, Matteo Berrettini broke into the top 100 of the ATP rankings.

2018: BNP Paribas Open

In 2018, Matteo Berrettini entered the BNP Paribas Open as a lucky loser, replacing Nick Kyrgios directly in the second round.

2018: First Tour Level Win

In 2018, after qualifying for the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Matteo Berrettini notched his first tour-level win over Viktor Troicki.

2018: Won third single title in Stuttgart

Matteo Berrettini won his third singles title in Stuttgart in 2018.

2019: ATP Finals in London

In 2019, Matteo Berrettini claimed the final spot in the ATP Finals in London. He became the first Italian man to win a match at the event by defeating Dominic Thiem.

2019: Entered Top 10

In 2019, Matteo Berrettini entered into the top 25 and ended the year ranked in the top 10.

2019: Top-10 Finish

Matteo Berrettini finished in the top-10 for the second consecutive year in 2019 due to his ranking points being protected by the post COVID-19 ranking changes.

2021: Masters 1000 final

In 2021, Matteo Berrettini reached his first Masters 1000 final at the Madrid Open, won his first ATP 500 title at the Queen's Club Championships, and became the first Italian player to contest a Wimbledon singles final.

2021: ATP Cup & Serbia Open win

In 2021, Matteo Berrettini's strong performance advanced Italy to the final of the ATP Cup. He also won his first singles title in over a year at the Serbia Open.

January 2022: Reached World No. 6 in Singles

In January 2022, Matteo Berrettini achieved his highest singles ranking of world No. 6 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

July 2022: Swiss Open Gstaad Final

In July 2022, Matteo Berrettini entered the Swiss Open Gstaad final and lost against Casper Ruud.

2022: Named Alternate for Laver Cup

At the 2022 Laver Cup, Berrettini was named an alternate for Team Europe, and replaced Roger Federer mid-tournament, after Federer played the final match of his career in doubles.

2022: Singles Matches Undefeated

In 2022, Matteo Berrettini extended his streak to being undefeated in his past 11 singles matches.

2023: Second Round Loss BNP Paribas Open

In 2023, Matteo Berrettini lost in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open to Taro Daniel.

2023: Australian Open First Round Loss

In 2023, Matteo Berrettini played the Australian Open, losing to Andy Murray in the first round in five tight sets.

April 2024: Grand Prix Hassan II Title

In April 2024, Matteo Berrettini lifted his fourth clay title at the Grand Prix Hassan II, defeating Roberto Carballes Baena. As a result, he returned to the top 100 at No. 84.

October 2024: Split from Coach Francisco Roig

In October 2024, Matteo Berrettini announced he had split from coach Francisco Roig while Alessandro Bega continued to serve as his assistant coach.

2024: Davis Cup win

In 2024, Matteo Berrettini was part of the Italian team that won the Davis Cup, remaining undefeated in all his rubbers.

2024: Won second title at the Swiss Open in Gstaad

In 2024, Matteo Berrettini won his second title at the Swiss Open in Gstaad, defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals, Stefanos Tsitsipas in the last four and Quentin Halys in the final. He won back-to-back titles at the Generali Open Kitzbühel defeating Hugo Gaston in the final.

2024: Returns to competition after injury

In February 2024, Matteo Berrettini held an online press conference to announce that he will be back to competition in March after six months of hiatus, starting from the Arizona Tennis Classic and the Miami Open and then into the clay season.