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 to reach the quarterfinals or better at all four Grand Slam tournaments, with his best major result being a runner-up finish at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. A key member of the Italian Davis Cup team, Berrettini contributed significantly to their 2024 victory, remaining undefeated throughout the competition.

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1960: First Italian man in Open Era

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

1976: First Italian since Panatta at French Open 1976

Berrettini became the first Italian man to reach a major final since Adriano Panatta at the 1976 French Open, after reaching Wimbledon final.

1977: First Italian Man to reach US Open Semifinals

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

May 2011: First Junior Match

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

2015: Turned Professional

In 2015, Matteo Berrettini turned professional and won two singles titles on the ITF World Tennis Tour and three on the ATP Challenger Tour.

May 2018: Broke into Top 100 ATP Rankings

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

2018: Won Tournament Without Dropping Serve

Matteo Berrettini won a tournament in 2018 Gstaad Open without dropping serve, and he accomplished the same feat at Stuttgart Open. Only the fifth man since 1999 to win two tournaments without dropping serve.

July 2019: Achieved Career-High Doubles Ranking

In July 2019, Matteo Berrettini reached world No. 105 in doubles, which was his career-high ranking.

2019: Ranking Points Protected due to COVID-19 changes

Due to the post COVID-19 ranking changes, Berrettini finished in the top-10 for the second consecutive year, because his 2019 ranking points being protected.

2019: ATP Finals Debut

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

2019: Entered Top 10 ATP Rankings

In 2019, after claiming titles at the Hungarian Open and Stuttgart Open, Matteo Berrettini entered the top 25, and reached his maiden major semifinal at the US Open, ending the year ranked in the top 10.

2021: Reached First Masters 1000 Final and Wimbledon 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: Reached Wimbledon Championships Final

In 2021, Matteo Berrettini reached the singles final of the Wimbledon Championships, marking his best major performance.

2021: Won Serbia Open

In April 2021, Matteo Berrettini won his first singles title in over a year at the Serbia Open. In May, at the Madrid Open, he reached his first Masters 1000 final.

January 2022: Achieved Career-High Ranking

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

July 2022: Entered Swiss Open Gstaad Final

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

2023: Lost to Andy Murray at Australian Open

In 2023, Matteo Berrettini lost to Andy Murray at the Australian Open in the first round.

2023: Withdrawals and Skipped Tournaments

In 2023, Matteo Berrettini withdrew from his third round match at the Monte-Carlo Masters and skipped multiple tournaments due to injury, including the Mutua Madrid Open, the Italian Open, the French Open, and the Queen's Club Championships.

April 2024: Won Grand Prix Hassan II and Returned to Top 100

In April 2024, Matteo Berrettini won the Grand Prix Hassan II, his first title since 2022, and returned to the top 100 in rankings, reaching No. 84 on April 8, 2024.

2024: Won Generali Open Kitzbühel

In 2024, Berrettini won back-to-back titles at the Generali Open Kitzbühel defeating Hugo Gaston in the final.

2024: Italy Davis Cup team won the 2024 crown

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

2024: Return to Competition

In February 2024, Matteo Berrettini announced his return to competition in March after a six-month hiatus, starting with the Arizona Tennis Classic and the Miami Open.