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Lorenzo Musetti
Musetti at the2023 Monte-Carlo Masters
Full nameLorenzo Musetti
Country (sports)Italy
ResidenceMonte Carlo,Monaco
Born(2002-03-03)3 March 2002(age 22)
Carrara,Tuscany,Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachSimone Tartarini
Prize moneyUS $6,023,724
Singles
Career record112–100 (52.8%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 15 (26 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 30 (27 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open4R (2021,2023)
Wimbledon3R (2023,2024)
US Open3R (2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2020)
Doubles
Career record11–20 (35.5%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 142 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 148 (22 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French Open1R (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2020)
Team competitions
Davis CupW(2023)
Record: 3–6 (33.3%)
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Lorenzo Musetti(born 3 March 2002) is an Italian professionaltennisplayer.[1]He has a career-high singlesATP rankingof World No. 15 achieved on 26 June 2023 and a doubles ranking of World No. 142 achieved on 1 April 2024. Musetti has won twoATP Toursingles titles.[1]He has also won two titles on theITF World Tennis Tourand twoATP Challengertitles.

Personal life[edit]

Lorenzo Musetti was born on March 3, 2002, inCarrara,Tuscany,Italy. His father Francesco is a marble producer, and his mother Sabrina is a secretary. He began playing tennis at age 4, and has been coached by Simone Tartarini since childhood. His tennis idol growing up wasRoger Federer.[2]Musetti trains at La Spezia TC and Tirrenia.[3]

In March 2024, Musetti announced via Instagram that he and his partner Veronica Confalonieri had welcomed a son, who they named Ludovico.[4]

Professional career[edit]

Juniors[edit]

He has achieved a career-highITFjuniors ranking of No. 1 in the world on 10 June 2019.[5][6]He reached the final of the2018 US Openboys' singles. On 26 January 2019 Musetti defeatedEmilio Navato win the2019 Australian Open boys' singlestitle.[7]

2020: ATP debut[edit]

After receiving awildcardand passing the qualifying, he made hisATP Tourmain draw debut in February 2020 at theDubai Tennis Championships,at the age of 17, where he lost in the first round againstAndrey Rublev.

His second main draw tour-level match and first on a Masters 1000 level in his career came after qualifying at theItalian Open,where he defeated three-timeGrand SlamchampionStan Wawrinkain straight sets in the first round, becoming the first player born in 2002 to win an ATP match, and former World No. 4Kei Nishikoriin the second round.[8]In October he received a wildcard for theForte Village Sardegna Open,where he reached his first ATP semifinal, retiring due to an injury against eventual championLaslo Đereafter trailing 1–4 in the third set.

2021: Top 100, ATP 500 semifinal, Grand Slam debut and fourth round[edit]

Musetti was the youngest player to break into the top 100 for the first time in his career by reaching the semifinals of theATP Tour 500Mexican Opentournament in March after going through qualifying. There he had his first top 10 win against world no. 9Diego Schwartzmanin three sets. He also beatFrances Tiafoeand 5th-seedGrigor Dimitrovto break into the top 100 and reach his second ATP semifinal, and first at a 500 level, where he was defeated in straight sets byStefanos Tsitsipas.[9][10]The 19-year-old was the third-youngest semifinalist in the tournament's history. OnlyXavier Malisse(1998) andRafael Nadal(2005) reached the final four in Acapulco at a younger age.[11]

Musetti reached his third ATP semifinal at theLyon Openin May, where he was again defeated by Tsitsipas.

He capped off the clay season by reaching the fourth round at theFrench Open,on his Grand Slam championship debut (only the sixth player since 2000 to do so), beating 13th seedDavid Goffin,Yoshihito NishiokaandMarco Cecchinatoin his first five-set match.[12]He had a 2–0 lead in sets against top seedNovak Djokovicin the fourth round, but retired in the 5th set trailing 0–4.[13]As a result of this successful run, he climbed to his best ranking of World No. 57 on 13 September 2021.

At the end of the season, he took part in theNext Generation ATP Finals,where he was eliminated in theround robinstage as third of his group, having lost toSebastián Báez[14]and finalistSebastian Korda,and won toHugo Gaston.

2022: First two ATP titles, top 25, Masters quarterfinal[edit]

Musetti at the2022 Monte-Carlo Masters

At the beginning of the season, Musetti reached the quarterfinals at the ATP 500Rotterdam Open,losing toJiří Lehečkaafter having defeated No. 11Hubert Hurkaczin the second round. InMonte Carlo,he recorded the second top 10 win of his career by defeating world number 9Félix Auger-Aliassimein the second round.[15]

After reaching his fourth career tour-level semifinal at the2022 Hamburg European Openwith a win overAlejandro Davidovich Fokina,he made his top 50 debut in the rankings.[16]He defeatedFrancisco Cerúndoloin the semifinals to reach the first ATP final of his career. He triumphed over World No. 6 and top seedCarlos Alcarazin the final, winning his first ATP title and firstATP 500tournament. As a result, he climbed up the rankings to world No. 31 on 25 July 2022.[17]Following the title, Musetti made his top 30 debut at world No. 30 on 1 August, after winning his opening round at theCroatia Open.[18]

At theUS Open,where Musetti was seeded for the first time at a grand slam, he reached the third round, his deepest run in a grand slam since the 2021 French Open. In the first round, he defeated former world number 7David Goffinin a five set match, decided by a fifth-set tiebreak.[19]He then defeatedGijs Brouwer,but lost toIlya Ivashkain four sets.[20]

In the fall, Musetti reached his fifth and sixth ATP semifinals at the consecutiveSofia OpenandFirenze Opentournaments, where he was defeated in both cases by eventual championsMarc-Andrea Huesler[21]andFélix Auger-Aliassime.[22]He then won his second career title at theTennis Napoli Cupover fellow countrymanMatteo Berrettini,without dropping a set.[23]Following the title, he reached a career-high ranking of No. 23 on 24 October 2022.

At the2022 Paris Masters,Musetti reached the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career. He defeated former world No. 3Marin Čilić,Nikoloz Basilashvili,and world No. 4Casper Ruudfor his biggest and first top-5 win, but lost toNovak Djokovic.[24][25] Musetti's final ATP tournament of the year was theNext Generation ATP Finals,where he was eliminated in the round-robin stage after beatingTseng Chun-hsin,but losing toDominic StrickerandJack Draper.[26]

2023: Top 15 debut, win over world No. 1, Davis Cup champion[edit]

At theUnited Cup,Musetti helped Italy reach the final after going 4–1 in his singles matches; he retired after the first set in his match againstFrances Tiafoedue to a shoulder injury.[27]After this, he reached the top 20 at world No. 19 on 9 January 2023.[28]Musetti was upset in the first round of theAustralian OpenbyLloyd Harrisin five sets,[29][30]however, he jumped one spot to a career-high of No. 18 in the rankings following the tournament.

From the beginning of theGolden SwinginBuenos Aires,to theGrand Prix Hassan IIinMarrakech,Musetti was in poor form, going 2–6 in his singles matches.

At the2023 Monte-Carlo Mastershe defeatedMiomir Kecmanović,compatriotLuca Nardiby a doublebagelin just 50 minutes,[31][32]and world No. 1 and top seedNovak Djokovicto reach his second Masters quarterfinal.[33][34]He then lost to compatriotJannik Sinnerin straight sets.[35]At theFrench Open,Musetti played strongly defeatingMikael Ymer,Alexander Shevchenko,andCameron Norrieall in straight sets, but lost to world No. 1Carlos Alcarazin the round of 16.[36][37]

Prior to Wimbledon, Musetti made two grass court quarterfinals atStuttgartandQueen's Club;he lost toFrances TiafoeandHolger Runerespectively.[38][39]As a result, he reached the top 15 on 26 June 2023. At the2023 Wimbledon ChampionshipsMusetti reached the third round, his furthest run at Wimbledon yet, defeating bothJuan Pablo VarillasandJaume Munarin straight sets. He was eventually eliminated byHubert Hurkacz.[40]

He lost in the first round at theUS Opento qualifier and Major debutantTitouan Droguet.He then lost at the second round ofShanghai,having received a bye for the first, to qualifier and Masters debutantHsu Yu-hsiou.He also recorded two consecutive first round losses toGrigor Dimitrovat the European indoors tournaments, the2023 Erste Bank Openand the2023 Rolex Paris Mastersand left the top 25 in the rankings.

Musetti partook in the2023 Davis Cup,whereItalywould be the champions for the first time since1976.[41]He played two singles matches throughout the tournament, including in the semifinal against Serbia, losing both. He played two doubles matches, both partnering withSimone Bolelli,where he would win one in the round robin stage of theFinalsagainst Chile in September.

He did not participate in the2023 Next Generation ATP Finalsdespite qualifying for a third year in a row.

2024: First Australian Open and 100th career win[edit]

At the2024 Australian Openhe recorded his first win at this Major defeatingBenjamin Bonzi.

InMiamihe reached the fourth round defeating 16th seedBen Sheltonbefore losing to top seed and Indian Wells championCarlos Alcaraz. At the2024 Monte-Carlo Mastershe defeated 13th seedTaylor Fritzrecording his 100th career win.[42]

Performance timeline[edit]

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record;.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles[edit]

Current through2024 Queen’s Club Championships

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q3 Q1 1R 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open A A 4R 1R 4R 3R 0 / 4 8–4 67%
Wimbledon A NH 1R 1R 3R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
US Open A A 2R 3R 1R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 4–3 2–4 5–4 3–2 0 / 13 14–13 52%
National representation
Summer Olympics not held 1R not held 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Davis Cup A QF SF W 1 / 2 2–4 33%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A NH 1R 2R 2R 3R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Miami Open A NH 3R 1R 2R 4R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Monte-Carlo Masters A NH 1R 3R QF 3R 0 / 4 7–4 64%
Madrid Open A NH Q2 3R 2R 2R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Italian Open Q1 3R 2R A 4R 2R 0 / 4 5–4 56%
Canadian Open A NH A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Cincinnati Masters A A Q1 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Shanghai Masters A NH 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris Masters A A 2R QF 1R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Win–loss 0–0 2–1 4–5 8–6 8–9 5–5 0 / 26 27–26 51%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 3 20 28 27 14 92
Titles 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Finals 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Overall win–loss 0–0 5–3 21–22 34–29 32–29 9–14 101–97
Win Percentage – 63% 49% 54% 52% 39% 51.01%
Year-end ranking 361 128 59 23 27 $5,567,795

Doubles[edit]

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon NH A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–3 – 0 / 4 0–4 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A 2R A 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Cincinnati Masters A A A QF 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Paris Masters A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–4 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 7 9 5 22
Titles 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0
Overall win–loss 0–1 4–6 3–7 4–6 11–20
Win Percentage 0% 40% 30% 40% 35.48%
Year-end ranking 675 367 576 $4,681,289

ATP Tour career finals[edit]

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (1–1)
ATP 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2022 Hamburg European Open,Germany ATP 500 Clay SpainCarlos Alcaraz 6–4, 6–7(6–8),6–4
Win 2–0 Oct 2022 Tennis Napoli Cup,Italy ATP 250 Hard ItalyMatteo Berrettini 7–6(7–5),6–2
Loss 2–1 Jun 2024 Queen's Club Championships,United Kingdom ATP 500 Grass United StatesTommy Paul 1–6, 6–7(8–10)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2024 ATP Qatar Open,
Qatar 		ATP 250 Hard ItalyLorenzo Sonego United KingdomJamie Murray
New ZealandMichael Venus 		6–7(0–7),6–2, [8–10]

Wins over top 10 players[edit]

  • He has a 5–18 (21.7%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[43]
Season 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total
Wins 0 0 1 3 1 1 6
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score LMR
2021
1. ArgentinaDiego Schwartzman 9 Acapulco,Mexico Hard 1R 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 120
2022
2. CanadaFélix Auger-Aliassime 9 Monte Carlo,Monaco Clay 2R 6–2, 7–6(7–2) 83
3. SpainCarlos Alcaraz 6 Hamburg,Germany Clay F 6–4, 6–7(6–8),6–4 62
4. NorwayCasper Ruud 4 Paris Masters,France Hard (i) 3R 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 23
2023
5. SerbiaNovak Djokovic 1 Monte Carlo,Monaco Clay 3R 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 21
2024
6. AustraliaAlex de Minaur 7 Queen's Club,London, United Kingdom Grass 1R 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 30

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals[edit]

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–4)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (2–0)
Finals by surface
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Hard (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2019 M15Antalya,Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay HungaryFábián Marozsán 7–5, 6–2
Win 2–0 Oct 2019 M15Antalya,Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay RussiaRonald Slobodchikov 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–0 Sep 2020 Forlì,Italy Challenger Clay BrazilThiago Monteiro 7–6(7–2),7–6(7–5)
Loss 3–1 Jan 2021 Antalya,Turkey Challenger Clay SpainJaume Munar 7–6(9–7),2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–2 Feb 2021 Biella,Italy Challenger Hard (i) South KoreaSoon-woo Kwon 2–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Jun 2022 Forlì,Italy Challenger Clay ItalyFrancesco Passaro 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 4–3 May 2024 Cagliari,Italy Challenger Clay ArgentinaMariano Navone 5–7, 1–6
Loss 4–4 May 2024 Turin,Italy Challenger Clay ItalyFrancesco Passaro 3–6, 5–7

Junior Grand Slam finals[edit]

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2018 US Open Hard BrazilThiago Seyboth Wild 1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 2019 Australian Open Hard United StatesEmilio Nava 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(14–12)

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