Matteo Gigante

Matteo Gigante (born 4 January 2002) is an Italian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 132, achieved on 10 June 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 334 achieved on 6 February 2023.^[1]

Matteo Gigante

Gigante at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)	Italy
Born	(2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22) Rome, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Marco Gulisano
Prize money	US$324,953
Singles
Career record	1–2
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 132 (10 June 2024)
Current ranking	No. 141 (16 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2024)
French Open	Q3 (2024)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2023)
US Open	Q1 (2023, 2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 334 (6 February 2023)
Last updated on: 17 December 2024.

Professional career

2019-21: ITF & Challenger debut

In 2019, Gigante made his debut at the ITF tour. In 2020, he made his debut on Challenger level in Bergamo after receiving a wildcard.

2022: First ITF title, rise in the rankings

In 2022, Gigante won his first ITF title in Sharm El Sheikh. Later during the year, he made two semifinals on the Challenger tour. He started the season ranked outside the top 800 and finished the year inside the top 250.

2023: First & second Challenger titles, top 200 debut

In 2023, he won his first Challenger title in Tenerife as a lucky loser making him only the 16th player to accomplish this feat.^[2] In July, he made his top 200 debut following his second career Challenger final in Milan. In August, he won his second Challenger title in Cordenons.^[3]

2024: Two more Challenger titles, Top 150

He reached the top 150 at world No. 148 on 4 March 2024, following a Challenger title in Nonthaburi, Thailand and then another title and a final both in Tenerife, Spain.^[4]

Ranked No. 145, at the 2024 Grand Prix Hassan II he entered the main draw after qualifying but retired in the second set of the match against the defending champion and eventual runner-up Roberto Carballés Baena.^[5]

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.

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon qualifying

Singles

Tournament	2023			SR	W–L	Win %
Australian Open	A	Q1	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	Q2	Q3		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	Q3	Q2		0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	Q1	Q1		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0			0 / 0	0–0	–

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (4–3) ITF WTT (1–1)

Finals by Surface Hard (4–3) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2022	M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	WTT	Hard	Nicholas David Ionel	3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win	1–1	Mar 2022	M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	WTT	Hard	Samuel Vincent Ruggeri	6–2, 6–2
Win	2–1	Feb 2023	Tenerife, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Stefano Travaglia	6–3, 6–2
Loss	2–2	July 2023	Milan, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Facundo Diaz Acosta	6–3, 6–3
Win	3–2	Aug 2023	Cordenons, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Lukas Neumayer	6–0, 6–2
Win	4–2	Jan 2024	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Seong Chan Hong	6–4, 6–1
Win	5–2	Feb 2024	Tenerife, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Stefano Travaglia	6–2, 6–4
Loss	5–3	Feb 2024	Tenerife, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Mikhail Kukushkin	2–6, 0–2 ret.
Loss	5–4	Aug 2024	Manacor, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Duje Ajduković	6–4, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (0–3) ITF WTT (0–2)

Finals by Surface Hard (0–2) Clay (0–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2022	M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	WTT	Hard	Marco Miceli	Mattia Bellucci Federico Iannaccone	2–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Apr 2022	Sanremo, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Flavio Cobolli	Geoffrey Blancaneaux Alexandre Müller	6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Loss	0–3	Apr 2022	M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy	WTT	Clay	Francesco Maestrelli	Omar Giacalone Alexander Weis	1–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss	0–4	May 2022	Vicenza, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Francesco Passaro	Francisco Comesaña Luciano Darderi	3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	0–5	Feb 2023	Tenerife, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Francesco Passaro	Christian Harrison Shintaro Mochizuki	4–6, 3–6

References

1. "Matteo Gigante | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
2. "#NextGenATP Gigante: From Lucky Loser to Challenger Champion | ATP Tour | Tennis". 13 February 2023.
3. "Gigante Wins 20th Anniversary Challenger In Cordenons". 13 August 2023.
4. "Matteo's 'Gigante' leap forward on Challenger Tour; The lefty is competing this week at the Naples Challenger". 27 March 2024.
5. "ATP Marrakech: Matteo Gigante si ritira nei primi game del secondo set contro Carballes Baena" (in Italian).

External links

• Matteo Gigante at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Matteo Gigante at the International Tennis Federation