Mattia Bellucci Explained

Mattia Bellucci
Birth Date:1 June 2001
Birth Place:Busto Arsizio, Italy
Height:NaN1.75
Plays:Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Fabio Chiappini, Bellucci Fabrizio
Careerprizemoney:US $813,020
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 100 (18 November 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 100 (18 November 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2023)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2024)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2024)
Usopenresult:2R (2024)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 321 (17 June 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 519 (4 November 2024)
Updated:18 November 2024

Mattia Bellucci (born 1 June 2001) is an Italian tennis professional player.He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 100 achieved on 18 November 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 321 achieved on 17 June 2024.[1]

Career

2022: Maiden Challenger title

Bellucci won two ATP Challenger singles titles at the 2022 Saint-Tropez Open and at the 2022 Vilnius Open both in October 2022.

2023–2024: Major, Masters debuts, first ATP quarterfinal, top 100

In January 2023, Bellucci qualified for the 2023 Australian Open to make his Grand Slam debut.[2] [3] As a result he made his debut in the top 150 at world No. 142 on 30 January 2023.

He won the ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2024 Tennis Challenger Hamburg with Remy Bertola.Ranked No. 173, he made his debut at the 2024 French Open after qualifying for the main draw. Ranked No. 150, he made his debut at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships after also qualifying for the main draw.

He qualified for the main draw and reached his first ATP quarterfinal at the 2024 Atlanta Open defeating second seed Adrian Mannarino.[4] Ranked No. 125, he also qualified for the Citi DC Open in Washington, defeating Tristan Boyer and Leandro Riedi. He recorded a first-round win in the main draw at the ATP 500 level over Mackenzie McDonald.[5] In August, he reached the Challenger final after qualifying at the 2024 Cary Tennis Classic but lost to Roman Safiullin, missing two match points and the opportunity for a Top 100 debut.[6] Ranked No. 102 he also qualified on his debut for the main draw of the US Open and recorded his first Grand Slam win over wildcard Stan Wawrinka.[7] He qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Japan Open Tennis Championships but lost in the first round to Jack Draper.[8]

He made his debut at the 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters after qualifying for the main draw and defeated lucky loser Billy Harris, his first win at this level, before losing to second seed Alexander Zverev.[9]

He finished the season ranked world No. 100 on 18 November 2024.[10]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)
ITF WTT (6–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–5)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Petros Chrysochos0–6, 2–6
Win1–1M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Luca Potenza6–3, 6–3
Win2–1M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Francesco Passaro6–4, 7–5
Win3–1M15 Poitiers, FranceWTTHard Pierre Delage6–3, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5)
Win4–1M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Maximilian Neuchrist7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss4–2M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Bu Yunchaokete4–6, 2–6
Win5–2M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Omni Kumar6–1, 6–4
Loss5–3M25 Grasse, FranceWTTClay Pol Martín Tiffon6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 5–7
Win6–3M25 Klosters, SwitzerlandWTTClay Lukas Neumayer6–3, 6–2
Win1–0Saint Tropez, FranceChallengerHard Matteo Arnaldi6–3, 6–3
Win2–0Vilnius, LithuaniaChallengerHard (i) Cem İlkel1–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win3–0Cassis, FranceChallengerHard Tomáš Macháč6–3, 6–4
Loss3–1Málaga, SpainChallengerHard Ugo Blanchet4–6, 4–6
Loss3–2Cary, USAChallengerHard Roman Safiullin6–1, 5–7, 5–7
Loss3–3Olbia, ItalyChallengerHard Martín Landaluce4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF WTT (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Ajeet Rai Gabriel Décamps
Robert Strombachs
7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), [10–4]
Win2–0M15 Selva, ItalyWTTHard Luca Potenza Marco Brugnerotto
Luigi Sorrentino
6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Win3–0M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Federico Iannaccone Marco Miceli
Matteo Gigante
6–2, 6–2
Win4–0M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Federico Iannaccone Karl Kiur Saar
Daniil Glinka
6–2, 6–4
Loss4–1M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and HerzegovinaWTTClay Rémy Bertola Matthew Romios
Brandon Walkin
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win1–0Hamburg, GermanyChallenger Hard (i) Rémy Bertola Karol Drzewiecki
Patrik Niklas-Salminen
6–4, 7–5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mattia Bellucci | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
  2. Web site: Shang Juncheng: 17-Year-Old Charges into Australian Open Main Draw | ATP Tour | Tennis .
  3. Web site: Five Challenger Tour Players to Watch at the Australian Open | ATP Tour | Tennis .
  4. Web site: ATP roundup: Mattia Bellucci heads to quarterfinals at Atlanta Open. 24 July 2024.
  5. Web site: No sleep & breaking new ground: An unforgettable weekend for Mattia Bellucci. 29 July 2024. 28 September 2024. ATPTour.
  6. Web site: Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Mattia Bellucci Missing Match Points for a Top 100 Debut.
  7. Web site: Qualifier Bellucci knocks out former champ Wawrinka at 2024 US Open . 27 August 2024.
  8. Web site:
    1. NextGenATP Michelsen downs Tsitsipas in Tokyo
    . 26 September 2024. ATPTour.
  9. Web site: Zverev notches first win in Shanghai since 2019. 5 October 2024. ATPTour.
  10. Web site: Fritz ends 2024 at career high, Mover of Week. 18 November 2024. ATPTour .