Francesco Passaro (born 7 January 2001) is an Italian tennis player.
He reached a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 106 on 9 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 256 on 20 February 2023.[1]
Career
2021: ATP debut
Passaro made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open after receiving a wildcard for the doubles main draw.
2022-23: Masters, NextGen Finals and top 150 debuts
He played his first ATP Challenger Tour final at the 2022 Sanremo Challenger and was defeated in three sets by the world No. 91 Holger Rune.
He made his Masters debut at the 2022 Italian Open in Rome as a wildcard.
He won his first Challenger in July 2022 in Trieste, Italy becoming the 20th #NextGenATP winner in 2022. As a result he reached a new career-high in the top 150 of world No. 144 on 25 July 2022.[2][1]
He reached a career high ranking of No. 108 on 13 February 2023.
2024: First Masters wins & third round, Challenger title, back to top 110
He received a wildcard for the 2024 Chile Open in Santiago. He also entered the main draw at the ATP Challenger 125, the 2024 Tennis Napoli Cup this time as an alternate, and reached the semifinals. As a result he returned to the top 200 in the rankings on 1 April 2024.[1]
After reaching the main draw of his home Masters, the Italian Open, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition, he defeated Arthur Rinderknech for his first Masters main draw win. Next, he reached the third round for the first time at a Masters level, defeating 23rd seed Tallon Griekspoor.[4]
Following lifting his second title at the 2024 Turin Challenger as a wildcard, with a win over top seed Lorenzo Musetti in the final, he returned to the top 150 in the rankings climbing more than 100 positions back in the rankings on 20 May 2024. He became the first player since Robin Soderling in 2009 (Sunrise) to defeat five Top 100 players en route to a Challenger trophy.[5][6] A month later, he returned to the top 130 on 17 June 2024. After winning the Genoa Challenger, he returned to the top 110 at a new career-high of No. 106 on 9 September 2024.
Grand Slam performance timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.
Italy
Holger Rune
Federico Coria
Zhang Zhizhen
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
Hugo Gaston
Jaume Munar
Damir Džumhur
Christian Harrison
Shintaro Mochizuki
Luke Johnson
Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
Stefan Micov
