Flavio Cobolli
Italian tennis player (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Flavio Cobolli (born 6 May 2002) is an Italian professional tennis player.[2] He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 30, achieved on 30 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 224, achieved on 24 February 2025. He is currently the No. 4 player from Italy.[3] Cobolli has won one ATP Tour singles title at the 2025 Romanian Open.
.jpg) Cobolli at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | Italy |
|---|---|
| Residence | Rome, Italy |
| Born | 6 May 2002 Florence, Italy |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2020 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Stefano Cobolli |
| Prize money | US $2,856,968 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 50–49 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 30 (30 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 36 (7 April 2025)[1] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 3R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–11 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 224 (24 February 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 226 (31 March 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2025) |
| French Open | 1R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 6 April 2025. | |
Career
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Juniors
Cobolli won the 2020 French Open boys' doubles title with Dominic Stricker.[4]
2021: ATP debut and first win, Two Challenger finals, Top 250 debut
He reached his maiden Challenger final at the 2021 Garden Open II in Rome, Italy where he lost to Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
Cobolli won his first ATP match on his debut at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma as a wildcard defeating World No. 92 Marcos Giron.[5][6] As a result, he reached a new career-high of World No. 386 on 31 May 2021. In August he reached his second Challenger final in Barletta, Italy where he lost to compatriot Giulio Zeppieri. As a result, he entered the top 300 at No. 281 on 30 August 2021.
He reached the top 250 at No. 243 on 4 October 2021. He was named as alternate at the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals.[7]
2022: Maiden Challenger title, top 150 and Masters debuts
He reached a new career high in the top 200 on 10 January 2022 at No. 199. In March, he won his maiden Challenger title at the 2022 Zadar Open in Croatia. As a result, he reached the top 150 on 4 April 2022 at World No. 147.
Cobolli made his Masters main draw debut at the 2022 Rome Masters after receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws.
2023: Major debut and Maiden ATP quarterfinal, top 100
Cobolli qualified for the 2023 BMW Open and defeated Jordan Thompson in the first round and Oscar Otte in the second to reach his first ATP quarterfinal.[8] Cobolli qualified for the main draw at the Rome Masters after receiving a wildcard into the singles qualifying draw but was defeated by Arthur Rinderknech in the first round.[citation needed]
He made his Major debut at the 2023 French Open, defeating Mathys Erhard, Lukas Klein and Laurent Lokoli in qualifying. In the first round he faced World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz on Court Suzanne Lenglen and was defeated in straight sets.[citation needed]
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He won his second Challenger title at the 2023 Lisboa Belém Open defeating Benjamin Hassan in the final.[9] He reached the top 100 after his fifth Challenger final in Olbia, Italy at world No. 95 on 23 October 2023. In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals.[10][11] There, he defeated Dominic Stricker but lost to Arthur Fils and Luca Nardi and failed to progress to the semifinals.[citation needed]
2024: First Major & two Masters third rounds, First ATP final, top 30
As the top qualifying seed at the 2024 Australian Open, he reached the main draw making his debut at this Major[12] and recorded his first win with an upset over 18th seed Nicolás Jarry, his first top 20 and top 50 win,[13][14] and Pavel Kotov to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.[15]
In February, he reached his second ATP quarterfinal at the 2024 Open Sud de France with wins over two Frenchmen, eighth seed Gaël Monfils and Constant Lestienne.[citation needed] He won his first round main draw match as a lucky loser at the 2024 Delray Beach Open defeating Taro Daniel, in the next round he defeated qualifier Zachary Svajda to reach back-to back-quarterfinals and the break into the top 70 in the rankings on 19 February 2024. In the quarterfinals he lost to second seed Frances Tiafoe.[16] He qualified for the next tournament, the 2024 Los Cabos Open but lost to Yoshihito Nishioka in the first round.[citation needed] The following week he qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament, the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel and defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime in the opening round, before falling to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the round of 16.[17][18][19]
At the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open he reached the third round of a Masters for the first time defeating two Chileans, Alejandro Tabilo and again 22nd seed Nicolás Jarry.[citation needed] As a result he moved into the top 60 of the rankings for the first time on 6 May 2024. At his home tournament, the Italian Open, he reached the second round with a win over Maximilian Marterer before losing to Sebastian Korda despite leading with a break in the third set.[citation needed] At the 2024 Geneva Open he reached his third ATP quarterfinal for the season with wins over Aslan Karatsev and fourth seed Ben Shelton in three sets.[20] He defeated Alexander Shevchenko in straight sets in the quarterfinals to reach his first ATP semifinal, where he lost to second seed and eventual champion Casper Ruud despite having match point.[citation needed] Following the 2024 French Open where he lost in the second round to Holger Rune in a fifth set tiebreak, he reached the top 50 on 10 June 2024.[citation needed]
At the beginning of the American hardcourt season in Washington, he reached his first ATP final defeating David Goffin, eight seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, saving 5 match points,[citation needed] 15th seed Alex Michelsen and second seed Ben Shelton,[citation needed] before losing to Korda again in the final. As a result he reached a new career high ranking of No. 33 on 5 August 2024.[21] The week after, he reached the second round at the 2024 National Bank Open in Montreal on his debut, with a win over 14th seed Félix Auger-Aliassime and moved to a new career-high ranking of world No. 31 on 12 August 2024.[citation needed] At his next tournament in Cincinnati Cobolli recorded the biggest win of his career thus far over 10th seed Tommy Paul, saving three match points.[22][23] He reached a second Masters third round defeating compatriot Luciano Darderi by retirement. There, he was defeated by fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz in three sets.[citation needed] At the US Open he reached the third round defeating James Duckworth and Zizou Bergs,[15] before losing to fifth seed Daniil Medvedev in straight sets.[24]
Following the US Open, Cobolli was chosen for Italy's Davis Cup team in Bologna. In his first match representing Italy, he lost to Bergs in a rematch of their US Open match. In his second match, he scored his first Davis Cup win, defeating Tallon Griekspoor in three tight sets.[25] He represented Team Europe at the Laver Cup as first alternate. Following his participation in the exhibition tournament, Cobolli reached the top 30 on 30 September 2024.[26]
He began the Asian swing in Beijing where he played eight seed Alexander Bublik in the first round and won in a third set tiebreak, saving match point en route to victory.[citation needed] In the second round he faced Kotov for the third time this season and defeated him in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals. He lost to third seed Medvedev again, only managing to convert one of eleven break point opportunities.[27] At the Shanghai Masters he was seeded 28th and thus received a bye to the second round. There, he faced Stan Wawrinka, winning in three sets to set up a match against his idol Novak Djokovic,[28] where Cobolli was defeated in straight sets. His following tournament was in Vienna where he defeated Davidovich Fokina for the second time in the season,[29] before suffering an injury in the second round against Alex de Minaur.[30] This shoulder injury ended his season, as he did not play another match for the rest of the year.
2025: First ATP title
In the first round of the Australian Open, he lost to Tomás Etcheverry.[31]
At the 2025 Țiriac Open in Bucharest, he reached his second ATP final with wins over Richard Gasquet, Filip Misolic and Damir Džumhur. He then defeated first seed Sebastián Báez to win his first ATP title in his career.[citation needed]
Personal life
He is the son of former tennis player Stefano Cobolli.
In 2024, he stated that his tennis idol is Novak Djokovic.[28]
In May 2024, Cobolli signed a deal with sneaker brand On. He had been sponsored by Lotto Sport Italia before On.[32]
Performance timelines
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
Singles
Current through the 2025 BMW Open.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Wimbledon | NH | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| US Open | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% |
| National Bank Open | |||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | W | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||
| ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Miami Open | NH | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | NH | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Madrid Open | NH | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
| Italian Open | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
| Canadian Open | NH | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
| Shanghai Masters | NH | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 8–7 | 1–3 | 0 / 12 | 9–12 | 43% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
| Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 10 | Career total: 45 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 22–15 | 2–8 | 0 / 24 | 26–28 | 48% |
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 10–8 | 5–2 | 1 / 17 | 19–16 | 54% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 5–7 | 35–27 | 7–10 | 1 / 45 | 48–48 | 50% |
| Win % | – | 50% | 0% | 42% | 56% | 41% | 50% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 874 | 205 | 171 | 101 | 32 | $2,905,442 | |||
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | Washington Open, United States | ATP 500 | Hard |  Sebastian Korda |
6–4, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2025 | Romanian Open, Romania | ATP 250 | Clay |  Sebastián Báez |
6–4, 6–4 |
ATP Challenger Tour Finals
Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2021 | Rome II, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Juan Manuel Cerúndolo |
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2021 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Giulio Zeppieri |
1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2022 | Zadar, Croatia | Challenger | Clay |  Daniel Michalski |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2023 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay |  Benjamin Hassan |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2023 | Olbia, Italy | Challenger | Hard |  Kyrian Jacquet |
3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2023 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Jacopo Berrettini |
 Zdeněk Kolář Denys Molchanov |
1–6, 7–5, [10–6] |
ITF World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2019 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | WTT | Clay |  Nerman Fatić |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay |  Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș |
0–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2019 | French Open | Clay |  Dominic Stricker |
 Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida Thiago Agustín Tirante |
6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 2020 | French Open | Clay | Dominic Stricker |
Bruno Oliveira Natan Rodrigues |
6–2, 6–4 |
Wins over top 10 players
- Cobolli has a 1–9 (10%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[33]
| # | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
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| 2025 | ||||||||
| 1. |  Holger Rune |
9 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 2R | 6–2, ret. | 36 | |
- Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage
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