Matteo Berrettini

Matteo Berrettini is an Italian professional tennis player with a career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 in January 2022. He has won ten ATP singles titles and two doubles titles.

Berrettini made history as the first Italian man to reach the quarterfinals or better at all four Grand Slam tournaments and was the first Italian to contest a Wimbledon singles final in the Open Era, reaching the final in 2021.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Berrettini was born on April 12, 1996, in Rome, Italy. He currently resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Standing 196 cm tall and weighing 95 kg, he plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand. Berrettini began playing tennis at age four and speaks Italian, English, and Spanish.

His father, Luca, and mother, Claudia, supported his career from a young age. His younger brother, Jacopo Berrettini, is also a professional tennis player.

He has appeared in the Netflix docuseries Break Point and the documentary Federer: Twelve Final Days. In 2023, he was featured in a Hugo Boss campaign alongside other celebrities.

Career

Berrettini turned professional in 2015 and quickly made his mark by winning two ITF World Tennis Tour singles titles and three ATP Challenger titles. He broke into the ATP Top 100 in May 2018 and won his first ATP Tour title that same year at the Swiss Open Gstaad.

In 2019, Berrettini won two more ATP titles at the Hungarian Open and Stuttgart Open. He reached his maiden Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open, finishing the year ranked in the top 10.

The 2021 season was a breakthrough year. Berrettini reached his first Masters 1000 final at the Madrid Open and won his first ATP 500 title at the Queen’s Club Championships, becoming the first Italian to do so. At Wimbledon, he became the first Italian man in the Open Era to reach the semifinals and advanced to his first Grand Slam final, where he lost to Novak Djokovic.

In 2022, Berrettini reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, becoming the first Italian man to reach the quarterfinals of all four majors. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 6 but faced injury setbacks that forced him to miss several tournaments, including Wimbledon.

He bounced back by winning titles at Stuttgart and Queen’s Club but withdrew from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships after testing positive for COVID-19.

Berrettini struggled with form and injuries in 2023, missing the US Open and other key events. He started 2024 by withdrawing from the Australian Open due to a foot injury but made a strong comeback, winning back-to-back titles at the Swiss Open Gstaad and Generali Open Kitzbühel. He returned to the top 40 and continues to compete at a high level.

Career Record

Singles

• Career Titles: 10
• Highest Singles Ranking: No. 6 (January 31, 2022)
• Current Singles Ranking: No. 30 (May 5, 2025)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open - Semifinals (2022)
• French Open - Quarterfinals (2021)
• Wimbledon - Finalist (2021)
• US Open - Semifinals (2019)

Doubles

• Career Titles: 2
• Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 105 (July 22, 2019)
• Current Doubles Ranking: No. 339 (May 5, 2025)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open - 1st Round (2019)
• French Open - 2nd Round (2019)
• Wimbledon - 1st Round (2018)
• US Open - 2nd Round (2018)