Lorenzo Sonego

Lorenzo Sonego (Italian pronunciation: [loˈrɛntso ˈsɔːneɡo];[1][2] born 11 May 1995) is an Italian professional tennis player. Sonego has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 21 achieved on 4 October 2021.[3] He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 124 achieved on 21 February 2022.[4] Sonego made his ATP main-draw debut at the 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, where he received a main-draw wildcard.

Lorenzo Sonego
Sonego playing in the 2022 Monte Carlo Masters
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995
Turin, Italy
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGipo Arbino
Prize moneyUS$2,978,056
Singles
Career record77–80 (49.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 21 (4 October 2021)
Current rankingNo. 27 (25 April 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2022)
French Open4R (2020)
Wimbledon4R (2021)
US Open2R (2018, 2019)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record10–21 (32.3% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 124 (21 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 124 (21 February 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2021)
French Open2R (2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Last updated on: 1 November 2021.

Early life

Sonego was born in Turin, Italy. He began playing tennis when he was 11 years old, encouraged by his father Giorgio and his coach Gipo Arbino. A fan of Italian football club Torino, he played for the Torino youth academy between the age of six and 13 before focusing on tennis.[5]

Career

2016–2017: ATP Tour debut and first Challenger title

He made his ATP Tour debut in May 2016 at the Italian Open, where he received a wild card and lost against João Sousa in the first round.

On 17 October 2017 he won his first Challenger title, defeating Tim Pütz at the 2017 Sparkassen ATP Challenger.

2018: Grand Slam debut

Sonego started his Grand Slam career with a win over Robin Haase at the 2018 Australian Open. He was then defeated in the second round by Richard Gasquet.

Sonego entered 2018 Wimbledon as a lucky loser after being defeated by Ernest Gulbis in the third round of qualifying. He was defeated by Taylor Fritz in the first round in straight sets.

2019: First ATP title, Masters 1000 quarterfinal

Sonego, as a qualifier, reached the quarterfinals of Monte-Carlo, upsetting 8th seed Karen Khachanov on the way. He lost to eventual runner-up Dušan Lajović in straight sets.

Sonego won his first ATP title in Antalya, Turkey in June 2019, defeating Serbian Miomir Kecmanović in three sets in the final.

2020: French Open fourth round, ATP 500 final, win over World no. 1

Sonego made a career-best 4th round appearance at the 2020 French Open, defeating Emilio Gómez, Alexander Bublik, and 27th seed Taylor Fritz before losing to 12th seed Diego Schwartzman in straight sets. His match against Fritz had the longest tiebreak in French Open history in the third set, finishing eventually with a 19–17 score in favor of Sonego.

At the 2020 Erste Bank Open, Sonego, as a lucky loser, shocked world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-2 6–1. It was only Djokovic's third loss of the year. Sonego went on to make the final of the event, but lost to fifth seed Andrey Rublev 4–6, 4–6.

2021: Wimbledon fourth round, Masters 1000 semifinal, top 25 debut
Sonego at the 2021 French Open

At the 2021 Sardegna Open in April, Sonego won both the singles and doubles titles. As a result, he achieved career-high singles ranking of world No. 28 and doubles ranking of No. 132 on 12 April 2021.

In Rome, Sonego scored his second top-10 win over Dominic Thiem, beating him in 3 sets in a match lasting over 3 hours. As a result, he made his second Masters quarterfinal, where he beat 7th seed Andrey Rublev, his third top-10 win. In the semifinal, he once again faced World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic but lost in 3 sets.[6] At the French Open, Sonego lost in the first round to Lloyd Harris in straight sets.

In June, he reached his fourth final in his career and second for 2021 at the 2021 Eastbourne International[7] where he lost to Alex De Minaur.[8]

Following his fourth-round showing at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships for the first time in his career, he reached a career-high of World No. 25 on 9 August 2021.

2022: Argentina Open semifinals

At the beginning of the season, seeded third he reached the semifinals at the Argentina Open losing to second seed and defending champion Diego Schwartzman.

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS 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; (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.

Singles

Current through the 2022 Madrid.

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021 2022SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 2R Q3 1R 2R 3R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
French Open A A A A Q2 1R 4R 1R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Wimbledon A A A A 1R 1R NH 4R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
US Open A A A A 2R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 1–3 3–3 3–4 2–1 0 / 14 11–14 44%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A NH 2R 2R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Miami Open A A A A A 2R NH 4R 2R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A Q1 QF NH 2R 2R 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Madrid Open A A A A A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A 1R Q1 2R 1R 2R SF 0 / 5 6–5 55%
Canadian Open A A A A A A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A 1R 1R 3R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Shanghai Masters A A A A A 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris Masters A A A A A Q1 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–5 2–3 10–7 0–2 0 / 19 17–19 47%
Career statistics
20142015201620172018201920202021 2022Career
Tournaments 0 0 1 0 6 24 14 22 11 78
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 5–6 20–23 12–14 30–24 10–12 77–80
Win (%) – – 0% – 45% 47% 46% 56% 48% 49%
Year-end ranking 812 370 300 212 107 52 33 27

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP Tour 250 Series (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–1)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2019 Antalya Open, Turkey 250 Series Grass Miomir Kecmanović 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Loss 1–1 Oct 2020 Vienna Open, Austria 500 Series Hard (i) Andrey Rublev 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Apr 2021 Sardegna Open, Italy 250 Series Clay Laslo Đere 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 2–2 Jun 2021 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Alex de Minaur 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2021 Sardegna Open, Italy 250 Series Clay Andrea Vavassori Simone Bolelli
Andrés Molteni		 6–3, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (6–5)
Legend
ATP Challengers (3–1)
ITF Futures (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (5–4)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2015 Italy F11, Lecco Futures Clay Tommy Paul 1–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2015 Italy F26, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Daniel Altmaier 7–5, 6–4
Win 2–1 Oct 2015 Italy F32, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay George von Massow 6–4, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Nov 2015 Italy F33, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Gianluca Mager 3–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Oct 2017 Italy F31, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Javier Marti 6–3, 3–1, ret.
Win 4–2 Oct 2017 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Carpet Tim Pütz 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Oct 2017 Ismaning, Germany Challenger Carpet Yannick Hanfmann 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 4–4 Oct 2017 Italy F35, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Federico Gaio 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 0–6
Loss 4–5 Nov 2017 Italy F36, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Tomislav Brkić 5–7, 4–6
Win 5–5 Sep 2018 Genova, Italy Challenger Clay Dustin Brown 6–2, 6–1
Win 6–5 Sep 2019 Genova, Italy Challenger Clay Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)

Record against other players

Wins over top 10 players
  • Sonego has a 3–8 (27.3%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2020 2021 Total
Wins123
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score LSR
2020
1. Novak Djokovic 1 Vienna Open, Austria Hard (i) QF 6–2, 6–1 42
2021
2. Dominic Thiem 4 Italian Open, Italy Clay 3R 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5) 33
3. Andrey Rublev 7 Italian Open, Italy Clay QF 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 33

Record against top 10 players

Sonego'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
Number 1 ranked players
Novak Djokovic 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6) at 2021 Rome
Roger Federer 0–2 0% – 0–1 0–1 Lost (5–7, 4–6, 2–6) at 2021 Wimbledon
Number 3 ranked players
Dominic Thiem 1–1 50% – 1–1 – Won (6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)) at 2021 Rome
Alexander Zverev 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2021 Monte Carlo
Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (7–5, 3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Cincinnati
Number 5 ranked players
Andrey Rublev 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 – Won (3–6, 6–4, 6–3) at 2021 Rome
Kevin Anderson 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(7–9), 6–7(3–7)) at 2021 Indian Wells
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Antwerp
Number 6 ranked players
Gilles Simon 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2021 Cagliari
Gael Monfils 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 – Won (6–4, 5–7, 6–4) at 2021 Rome
Number 7 ranked players
Fernando Verdasco 2–1 67% – 2–1 – Won (6–4, 7–6(7–4)) at 2022 Buenos Aires
Richard Gasquet 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 – Won (6–4, 7–6(7–4)) at 2021 Budapest
David Goffin 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Montpellier
Number 8 ranked players
Karen Khachanov 1–2 33% 0–1 1–1 – Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–1), 3–6) at 2019 Rome
John Isner 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(2–7), 6–7(7–9)) at 2019 Miami
Diego Schwartzman 0–2 0% – 0–2 – Lost (5–7, 6–3, 2–6) at 2022 Buenos Aires
Number 9 ranked players
Hubert Hurkacz 2–1 67% 1–1 1–0 – Won (7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–2)) at 2020 Vienna
Casper Ruud 0–3 0% 0–3 0–1 – Lost (5–7, 6–4, 4–6) at 2021 Vienna
Number 10 ranked players
Cameron Norrie 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (6–2, 7–5) at 2019 Monte Carlo
Pablo Carreño Busta 1–1 50% 0–1 – 1–0 Lost (6–7(7–9), 0–6) at 2019 Winston-Salem
Felix Auger-Aliassime 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2020 Hamburg
Lucas Pouille 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–4, 6–3) at 2019 Metz
Total 13–27 33% 2–15
(12%)		 10–11
(48%)		 1–1
(50%)		 * Statistics correct as of 19 February 2022.

Notes

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    2. Luciano Canepari. "Sonego". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
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