Matteo Arnaldi

Matteo Arnaldi is a professional tennis player from Italy who has rapidly risen up the ATP rankings, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 30 in August 2024. Arnaldi has established himself as one of Italy’s top players and was part of the Italian squad that won the 2023 Davis Cup.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Matteo Arnaldi was born on February 22, 2001, in Sanremo, Italy. He stands 185 cm tall and weighs 71 kg. Arnaldi plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand and is coached by Alessandro Petrone.

He turned professional in 2019 and quickly progressed through the ITF and Challenger circuits.

Career

Arnaldi began his career on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger Tours, collecting multiple singles titles and breaking into the ATP Top 150 in 2022.

That year, he won his maiden Challenger title at the Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo and made his ATP and Masters 1000 debuts at the Rome Masters after winning pre-qualification tournaments. He also won gold in men’s singles at the 2022 Mediterranean Games and participated in the Next Gen ATP Finals as an alternate.

2023 was a breakthrough year for Arnaldi. He won his third Challenger title at the Murcia Open and broke into the Top 100 in May. He made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the French Open, reaching the second round, and later reached the fourth round at the US Open with wins over Jason Kubler, Arthur Fils, and 16th seed Cameron Norrie.

Notably, Arnaldi recorded his first Top 10 win by defeating World No. 4 Casper Ruud at the Madrid Masters. He also made his Wimbledon debut and reached his first ATP semifinal in Umag.

In 2024, Arnaldi continued his ascent, reaching the fourth round at the French Open after upsetting sixth seed Andrey Rublev and making the semifinals at the National Bank Open in Canada, his first at the Masters 1000 level.

He also reached the quarterfinals at the Barcelona Open and the third round at the Miami Open, notching wins over several seeded players. Arnaldi finished the year as Italy’s No. 4 player.

Career Record

Singles

• Career Titles: 0
• Highest Singles Ranking: No. 30 (August 12, 2024)
• Current Singles Ranking: No. 44 (April 21, 2025)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open – 2nd Round (2024)
• French Open – 4th Round (2024)
• Wimbledon – 1st Round (2023, 2024)
• US Open – 4th Round (2023)

Other Tournaments

• Olympic Games – 2nd Round (2024)
• Davis Cup – Winner (2023)

Doubles

• Career Titles: 0
• Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 286 (August 8, 2022)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open – 1st Round (2024)
• US Open – 2nd Round (2023)