Matteo Gigante Explained

Matteo Gigante
Birth Date:4 January 2002
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Height:NaN1.78
Plays:Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$324,953
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 137 (20 May 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 137 (20 May 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (2024)
Frenchopenresult:Q3 (2024)
Wimbledonresult:Q3 (2023)
Usopenresult:Q1 (2023, 2024)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 334 (6 February 2023)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 928 (15 April 2024)
Updated:17 May 2024

Matteo Gigante (born 4 January 2002) is an Italian tennis player.He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 137, achieved on 20 May 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 334 achieved on 6 February 2023.[1]

Professional career

2019-21: ITF & Challenger debut

In 2019, Gigante made his debut at the ITF tour. In 2020, he made his debut on Challenger level in Bergamo after receiving a wildcard.

2022: First ITF title, rise in the rankings

In 2022, Gigante won his first ITF title in Sharm El Sheikh. Later during the year, he made two semifinals on the Challenger tour. He started the season ranked outside the top 800 and finished the year inside the top 250.

2023: First & second Challenger titles, top 200 debut

In 2023, he won his first Challenger title in Tenerife as a lucky loser making him only the 16th player to accomplish this feat.[2] In July, he made his top 200 debut following his second career Challenger final in Milan.In August, he won his second Challenger title in Cordenons.

2024: Two more Challenger titles, Top 150

He reached the top 150 at world No. 148 on 4 March 2024, following a Challenger title in Nonthaburi, Thailand and then another title and a final both in Tenerife, Spain.

Ranked No. 145, at the 2024 Grand Prix Hassan II he entered the main draw after qualifying but retired in the second set of the match against the defending champion and eventual runner-up Roberto Carballes Baena.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon qualifying

Singles

Tournament2023Win %
Australian OpenA0 / 00–0
French OpenQ20 / 00–0
WimbledonQ30 / 00–0
US OpenQ10 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00 / 00–0

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 8 (5–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–2)
ITF Futures Tour / World Tennis Tour (1–1)
Finals by Surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Nicholas David Ionel3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win1–1M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Samuel Vincent Ruggeri6–2, 6–2
Win2–1style=background:moccasinTenerife, Spainstyle=background:moccasinChallengerHard Stefano Travaglia6–3, 6–2
Loss2–2style=background:moccasinMilan, Italystyle=background:moccasinChallengerClay Facundo Diaz Acosta6–3, 6–3
Win3–2style=background:moccasinCordenons, Italystyle=background:moccasinChallengerClay Lukas Neumayer6–0, 6–2
Win4–2style=background:moccasinNonthaburi, Thailandstyle=background:moccasinChallengerHard Seong Chan Hong6–4, 6–1
Win5–2style=background:moccasinTenerife, Spainstyle=background:moccasinChallengerHard Stefano Travaglia6–2, 6–4
Loss5–3style=background:moccasinTenerife, Spainstyle=background:moccasinChallengerHard Mikhail Kukushkin2–6, 0–2 ret.

Doubles: 0 (0–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
ITF Futures Tour / World Tennis Tour (0–2)
Finals by Surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Marco Miceli Mattia Bellucci
Federico Iannaccone
2–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Sanremo, ItalyChallengerClay Flavio Cobolli Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Alexandre Müller
6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Loss0–3M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Francesco Maestrelli Omar Giacalone
Alexander Weis
1–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss0–4Vicenza, ItalyChallengerClay Francesco Passaro Francisco Comesaña
Luciano Darderi
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss0–5Tenerife, SpainChallengerHard Francesco Passaro Christian Harrison
Shintaro Mochizuki
4–6, 3–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matteo Gigante | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
  2. Web site: #NextGenATP Gigante: From Lucky Loser to Challenger Champion | ATP Tour | Tennis .