Giulio Zeppieri (born 7 December 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player.
![]() Zeppieri at the 2022 French Open | |
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Residence | Latina, Italy |
Born | (2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 20) Rome, Italy |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2019 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Giuseppe Fischetti |
Prize money | US$243,411 |
Singles | |
Career record | 3–6 (33.3% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 136 (1 August 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 164 (24 October 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 1R (2022) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2022) |
US Open | Q1 (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–1 (50.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 242 (4 April 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 388 (1 August 2022) |
Last updated on: 1 August 2022. |
Zeppieri has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 136 achieved on 1 August 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 242 achieved on 4 April 2022.
Zeppieri was one of the alternates for the 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals.[1]
Zeppieri made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Forte Village Sardegna Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw.[2]
In August 2021, he won his first Challenger in Barletta, Italy defeating compatriot Flavio Cobolli. As a result he reached a new career-high inside the top 300 at No. 251 on 30 August 2021 and later inside the top 250 at No. 245 on 20 September 2021.
He qualified into the main draw for his first Masters 1000 at the 2022 Italian Open (tennis) on his second attempt defeating 14th seeded Maxime Cressy in the qualifying competition.
He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 French Open after qualifying for the main draw with a win over wildcard Frenchman Sean Cuenin.[3]
He recorded his first ATP win as a qualifier at the 2022 Croatia Open Umag over Pedro Cachin.[4] Next he defeated Daniel Elahi Galan to reach the quarterfinals. As a result he moved into the top 150 in the rankings.[5] Next he defeated Bernabe Zapata Miralles in straight sets to reach his first semifinal of his career.[6]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2019 | M25 Pontedera, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6-7(4-7), 5-7 |
Win | 1-1 | Oct 2019 | M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6-3, 6-2 |
Win | 2-1 | Aug 2021 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6-1, 3-6, 6-3 |
Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 17 July 2021 | Challenger | Todi, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
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