James Cerretani Explained

James Cerretani
Residence:Reading, Massachusetts, United States
Birth Date:2 October 1981
Birth Place:Reading, Massachusetts, United States
Turnedpro:2005
Retired:2022 (last match played)
Plays:Left-handed
Careerprizemoney:US$947,843
Singlesrecord:0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 620 (23 October 2006)
Doublesrecord:95–163 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:4
Highestdoublesranking:No. 45 (21 July 2008)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (2019)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (2018)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (2011, 2012)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2011)
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (2009, 2018)
Usopenmixedresult:1R (2018, 2019)
Updated:1 April 2024

Jamie Cerretani, (born October 2, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he won four ATP World Tour titles in his career. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 45 on July 21, 2008.

Amateur career

Cerretani attended Brown University, where he earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors in 2001 and graduated from Brown in 2004 with a degree in International Relations and Business Economics.[1]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (4–3)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Grand Prix Hassan II, MoroccoInternationalClay Todd Perry Albert Montañés
Santiago Ventura
1–6, 2–6
Win1–1Austrian Open, AustriaIntl. GoldClay Victor Hănescu Lucas Arnold Ker
Olivier Rochus
6–3, 7–5
Win2–1SA Tennis Open, South Africa250 SeriesHard Dick Norman Rik de Voest
Ashley Fisher
6–7(7–9), 6–2, [14–12]
Win3–1SA Tennis Open, South Africa (2)250 SeriesHard Adil Shamasdin Scott Lipsky
Rajeev Ram
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win4–1Ecuador Open, Ecuador250 SeriesClay Philipp Oswald Julio Peralta
Horacio Zeballos
6−3, 2−1 ret.
Loss4–2Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE500 SeriesHard Leander Paes Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău
2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss4–3Winston-Salem Open, United States250 SeriesHard Leander Paes Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău
4–6, 2–6

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Doubles: 62 (28–34)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (21–26)
ITF Futures Tour (7–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (17–17)
Clay (9–15)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (2–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1South Africa F2, PretoriaFuturesHard Jason Pieters Andrew Anderson
Stephen Mitchell
3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2El Salvador F1, Nueva San SalvadorFuturesClay Victor Kolik Eduardo Schwank
Martín Vilarrubí
2–6, 7–5, 0–6
Win1–2China F5, GuangzhouFuturesHard Jesse Huta Galung Li Zhe
Xue Feng
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss1–3Finland F1, VierumäkiFuturesClay Abdullah Maqdes Mait Künnap
Jordi Marsé-Vidri
4–6, 2–6
Win2–3Italy F31, Porto TorresFuturesHard Brian Wilson Viktor Bruthans
Marco Pedrini
6–2, 6–3
Loss2–4Australia F10, TraralgonFuturesHard Philip Stolt Matthew Ebden
Brydan Klein
3–6, 3–6
Win3–4Australia F11, MelbourneFuturesHard Philip Stolt Yuri Bezeruk
David Jeflea
6–2, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss3–5Australia F12, MilduraFuturesGrass Sadik Kadir Carsten Ball
Adam Feeney
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [9–11]
Loss3–6USA F1, TampaFuturesHard Antonio Ruiz-Rosales Somdev Devvarman
Treat Huey
0–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss3–7USA F2, North Miami BeachFuturesHard Antonio Ruiz-Rosales Tim Smyczek
Ryan Sweeting
3–6, 2–6
Loss3–8Australia F2, SydneyFuturesHard Daniel King-Turner Luke Bourgeois
Adam Feeney
6–7(3–7), 2–6
Win4–8New Zealand F2, HamiltonFuturesHard Daniel King-Turner Carsten Ball
Dane Fernandez
6–7(11–13), 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win5–8Great Britain F9, BournemouthFuturesClay Olivier Charroin Ian Flanagan
Tom Rushby
6–2, 6–4
Win6–8Greece F1, KosFuturesHard Ralph Grambow Rafael Arévalo
Komlavi Loglo
6–3, 6–4
Win7–8Greece F3, KalamataFuturesCarpet Antal van der Duim Patrick Briaud
Márcio Torres
6–3, 6–2
Loss7–9San Marino, San MarinoChallengerClay Tomasz Bednarek Pablo Cuevas
Juan Pablo Guzmán
1–6, 0–6
Loss7–10Geneva, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Olivier Charroin Sebastián Decoud
Yuri Schukin
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [4–10]
Win8–10Orléans, FranceChallengerHard (i) Frank Moser Tomasz Bednarek
Michał Przysiężny
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Win9–10Wrocław, PolandChallengerHard (i) Lukáš Rosol Werner Eschauer
Jürgen Melzer
6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–7]
Loss9–11Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Igor Zelenay Simone Bolelli
Andreas Seppi
3–6, 0–6
Loss9–12Córdoba, SpainChallengerHard Dick Norman Johan Brunström
Jean-Julien Rojer
4–6, 3–6
Win10–12Cordenons, ItalyChallengerClay Travis Rettenmaier Peter Luczak
Alessandro Motti
4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss10–13Marrakech, MoroccoChallengerClay Adil Shamasdin Ilija Bozoljac
Horia Tecău
1–6, 1–6
Loss10–14Tunis, TunisiaChallengerClay Adil Shamasdin Jeff Coetzee
Kristof Vliegen
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win11–14Biella, ItalyChallengerClay Adil Shamasdin Dustin Brown
Alessandro Motti
6–3, 2–6, [11–9]
Loss11–15Milan, ItalyChallengerClay Jeff Coetzee Daniele Bracciali
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
4–6, 5–7
Loss11–16Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Adil Shamasdin Rui Machado
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
2–6, 3–6
Loss11–17Cordenons, ItalyChallengerClay Adil Shamasdin Robin Haase
Rogier Wassen
6–7(14–16), 5–7
Loss11–18San Marino, San MarinoChallengerClay Yves Allegro Daniele Bracciali
Lovro Zovko
6–2, 2–6, [5–10]
Win12–18Banja Luka, Bosnia/HerzegovinaChallengerClay David Škoch Adil Shamasdin
Lovro Zovko
6–1, 6–4
Win13–18Quimper, FranceChallengerHard (i) Adil Shamasdin Jamie Delgado
Jonathan Marray
6–3, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss13–19Marrakech, MoroccoChallengerClay Adil Shamasdin Peter Luczak
Alessandro Motti
6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win14–19San Marino, San MarinoChallengerClay Philipp Marx Daniele Bracciali
Julian Knowle
6–3, 6–4
Loss14–20Eckental, GermanyChallengerCarpet (i) Adil Shamasdin Andre Begemann
Alexander Kudryavtsev
2–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Loss14–21Geneva, SwitzerlandChallengerHard Adil Shamasdin Igor Andreev
Evgeny Donskoy
6–7(1–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss14–22Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard (i) Michal Mertiňák Martin Emmrich
Andreas Siljeström
4–6, 4–6
Win15–22Guadalajara, MexicoChallengerHard Adil Shamasdin Tomasz Bednarek
Olivier Charroin
7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win16–22Eckental, GermanyChallengerCarpet (i) Adil Shamasdin Tomasz Bednarek
Andreas Siljeström
6–3, 2–6, [10–4]
Win17–22Loughborough, Great BritainChallengerHard (i) Adil Shamasdin Purav Raja
Divij Sharan
6–4, 7–5
Win18–22São Paulo, BrazilChallengerHard Adil Shamasdin Federico Delbonis
Renzo Olivo
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [11–9]
Loss18–23São Paulo, BrazilChallengerClay Pierre-Hugues Herbert Marcelo Demoliner
João Souza
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss18–24Vancouver, CanadaChallengerHard Adil Shamasdin Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
1–6, 4–6
Loss18–25Milan, ItalyChallengerClay Frank Moser Guillermo Durán
Máximo González
3–6, 3–6
Loss18–26Orléans, FranceChallengerHard (i) Andreas Siljeström Thomaz Bellucci
André Sá
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
Win19–26Le Gosier, GuadeloupeChallengerHard Antal van der Duim Wesley Koolhof
Matwé Middelkoop
6–1, 6–3
Loss19–27Perugia, ItalyChallengerClay Costin Pavăl Andrea Collarini
Andrés Molteni
3–6, 5–7
Win20–27Drummondville, CanadaChallengerHard (i) Max Schnur Daniel Evans
Lloyd Glasspool
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss20–28Saint Brieuc, FranceChallengerHard (i) Antal van der Duim Rameez Junaid
Andreas Siljeström
7–5, 6–7(4–7), [8–10]
Win21–28Le Gosier, GuadeloupeChallengerHard Antal van der Duim Austin Krajicek
Mitchell Krueger
6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Win22–28Marburg, GermanyChallengerClay Philipp Oswald Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Max Schnur
6–3, 6–2
Win23–28Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay Philipp Oswald Mateusz Kowalczyk
Antonio Šančić
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–2]
Win24–28Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyChallengerClay Philipp Oswald Roberto Carballés Baena
Christian Garín
6–3, 6–2
Loss24–29Budapest, HungaryChallengerHard (i) Philipp Oswald Aliaksandr Bury
Andreas Siljeström
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win25–29Caltanissetta, ItalyChallengerClay Max Schnur Denys Molchanov
Franko Škugor
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Win26–29Vancouver, CanadaChallengerHard Neal Skupski Treat Huey
Robert Lindstedt
7–6(8–6), 6–2
Loss26–30Knoxville, USAChallengerHard (i) John-Patrick Smith Leander Paes
Purav Raja
6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win27–30Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Joe Salisbury Enrique López Pérez
Pedro Martínez
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [10–8]
Win28–30Newport Beach, USAChallengerHard Leander Paes Treat Huey
Denis Kudla
6–4, 7–5
Loss28–31Houston, USAChallengerHard Marcelo Arévalo Austin Krajicek
Nicholas Monroe
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [5–10]
Loss28–32Quimper, FranceChallengerHard (i) Marc-Andrea Hüsler Grégoire Barrère
Albano Olivetti
7–5, 6–7(7–9), [8–10]
Loss28–33Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Luca Margaroli Alexander Erler
Lucas Miedler
3–6, 1–6
Loss28–34Rio de Janeiro, BrazilChallengerHard Fernando Romboli Orlando Luz
Rafael Matos
3–6, 6–7(2–7)

Doubles performance timeline

This table is current through 2019 US Open.

Tournament200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA1R1RA1R1RAAA1R1R2R1–7
French OpenA2R1R1R2R1RAAA1R3RA4–7
Wimbledon2R2R1RQFQFAAQ1Q11R1RA8–7
US Open1R1RA2R1RAAAA1R1RA1–6
style=text-align:leftWin–loss1–22–40–34–34–40–20–00–00–00–42–41–114–27

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players | ATP Tour | Tennis.