Juan Manuel Cerúndolo
Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (born 15 November 2001) is an Argentine tennis player.
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Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 15 November 2001
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Andres Dellatorre |
Prize money | $436,770 |
Singles | |
Career record | 9–11 (45.0%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 79 (31 January 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 113 (25 April 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
French Open | Q3 (2021) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 376 (3 February 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 710 (25 April 2022) |
Last updated on: 25 April 2022. |
Cerúndolo has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 79, achieved on 31 January 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 376 achieved on 3 February 2020.
Professional career
2021: First ATP title, three Challengers titles, top 100 and NextGen finals debut
Cerúndolo made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Córdoba Open where, as a qualifier, he won the title. The world No. 335 was the fifth lowest ranked player to win an ATP Tour title since 1990[1] and the youngest Argentine tennis player to reach an ATP final since Jose Acasuso in 2001 and win an ATP tournament since Guillermo Coria in 2001,[2][3] and the first player to win a title in his debut ATP event since Santiago Ventura in 2004.[4][5]
In May 2021, Juan Manuel won his first challenger title on clay in an all-teenage final at the 2021 Garden Open II Challenger in Rome. He was the youngest Argentine champion on the ATP Challenger Tour in 12 years since Federico Delbonis and the first player to win on both tours in the same season since 2019.[6] As a result he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 152 in singles on 3 May 2021 and 2 weeks later entered the top 150 at No. 146.
In August and September, he won his second and third Challengers in Como, Italy and Benja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his debut in the top 100 after a semifinal showing at the Challenger in Buenos Aires at World No. 94 on 25 October 2021 becoming only the fourth teenager to crack the top 100 rankings in 2021. He is the first from the South American nation to be in the Top 100 while under the age of 20 since Juan Martin del Potro in 2006. In addition, Cerundolo is only the seventh Argentine teen to reach the Top 100 since 1990, along with 18-year-olds Del Potro, Jose Acasuso and Guillermo Coria and 19-year-olds David Nalbandian, Mariano Puerta and Mariano Zabaleta.[7]
After Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew from the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals, the ATP announced Cerúndolo as the next qualifier on 1 November 2021. He was the first player from South America to qualify in the tournament's history.[8][9]
In his Next Gen ATP finals debut, Cerúndolo lost to fourth seed Brandon Nakashima in his first match. He then was defeated by seventh seed Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune. His third and final match ended in defeat to the tournament's top seed Carlos Alcaraz.[10][11][12]
2022: Grand Slam and top 80 debut, first wins at the Masters 1000 level
Cerúndolo made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 Australian Open as a direct entry into the main draw where he lost to qualifier Tomáš Macháč. He reached the top 80 on 17 January 2022. After suffering a leg injury that made him unable to defend his title at the Cordoba Open, he lost in the first round of both the 2022 Chile Open and the Indian Wells Open to Carlos Taberner and Jack Sock respectively.
At the 2022 Miami Open, Cerundolo reached the third round, getting past Dusan Lajovic and former top-10 player Kevin Anderson, after top-10 player Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the tournament. He was defeated by Frances Tiafoe.[13]
Personal life
His older brother Francisco Cerúndolo is also a tennis player.[14][15] The Cerundolos in 2021 became the first brothers to reach back-to-back finals on the ATP Tour since 2017, when Alexander Zverev won the title in Rome and Mischa Zverev reached the final in Geneva.[16]
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2021 | Córdoba Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 2–6, 6–2 |
Futures and Challenger Career Finals
Singles: 12 (6–6)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2019 | M15 Tabarka, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | M15 Baja Hungary | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2019 | M15 Helsinki, Finland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2019 | M15 Santiago, Chile | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2019 | M15 Junín Argentina | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2020 | M25 Hurlingham Argentina | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 5–7 |
Loss | 3–4 | Jan 2021 | M15 Antalya Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
Walkover |
Win | 4–4 | May 2021 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–5 | Aug 2021 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Aug 2021 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(9–7) |
Win | 6–5 | Sep 2021 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 6–6 | Oct 2021 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2019 | M15 Baja Hungary | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5-7), 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2020 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 2021 | M15 Antalya Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2022 Miami Open.
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wimbledon | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
US Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | – |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Miami Open | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Madrid Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Italian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Canadian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Shanghai Masters | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Paris Masters | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Career statistics | |||||
Tournaments | 5 | 5 | Career total: 10 | ||
Titles | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Finals | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Overall win–loss | 6–6 | 3–5 | 9–11 | ||
Win Percentage | 50% | 38% | 45% | ||
Year-end ranking | 89 | $280,977 |
Record against top 10 players
JM Cerúndolo's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–3) at 2022 Miami Masters |
Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2022 Adelaide 1 |
Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2022 Indian Wells Masters |
Total | 1–2 | 33.33% | 1–2 (33%) |
0–0 ( – ) |
0–0 ( – ) |
* Statistics correct as of 25 March 2022 |
References
- Cerundolo 2021 Cordoba Final
- Cerundolo wins Cordoba title in first ATP main draw outing
- "Juan Manuel Cerúndolo makes history in the semifinals and climbs a lot in the ATP ranking". La Pelotita. 26 February 2021.
- "Cerundolo, 19, Reaches Cordoba Final In ATP Tour Debut". ATP Tour. 28 February 2021.
- Slice of history: 19 year old Juan Manuel Cerundolo reaches Cordoba final on ATP debut
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/cerundolo-2021-rome-challenger-title
- https://www.nextgenatpfinals.com/en/news/cerundolo-taberner-2021-buenos-aires-challenger
- "Cerundolo First South American To Qualify For Milan". Association of Tennis Professionals. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/cerundolo-rune-milan-2021-wednesday
- "Alcaraz Cerundolo Milan 2021 Thursday | Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals | Tennis". Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/francisco-cerundolo-miami-2022-feature
- "Córdoba Open: dos hermanos argentinos hacen historia después de 40 años". www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 24 February 2021.
- March 2021 Remember The Name: Inside The Cerundolo Clan's ATP Tour Breakthrough
- https://medium.com/@burek/the-untold-tale-of-brothers-and-sisters-who-wrote-the-history-of-tennis-f01dcc505cc9