Giovanni Fonio

Giovanni Fonio (born 7 May 1998) is an Italian tennis player. He took his first steps in tennis at the age of 5, at the Piazzano tennis club in Novara.

Giovanni Fonio
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceNovara, Italy
Born (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 26)
Novara, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$67,445
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 274 (4 December 2023)
Current rankingNo. 279 (15 January 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles2 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 406 (15 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 406 (15 January 2024)
Last updated on: 22 January 2024.

Fonio has a career high ATP singles ranking of 274 achieved on 4 Dicember 2023. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 406 achieved on 15 January 2024.[1]

Fonio has won 2 ATP Challenger doubles title: at the 2023 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia with Francesco Forti and at the 2021 Antalya Challenger III with Riccardo Bonadio.

The greatest victory achieved by Giovanni was certainly during the Yokkaichi Challenger in Japan, on 30 November 2023, when he beat the then top 100 player Yosuke Watanuki in 3 sets (3-6 / 6-2 / 7-5).[2]

An important presence in high-level tournaments was certainly in May 2022 at the qualifiers at the Internazionali d’Italia, unfortunately he lost against Emil Ruusuvuori 2-1 (4-6 / 7-6 / 3-6).[3]

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

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Singles:7 (4-3)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4-3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4-3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2018Italy F29, Santa Margherita di PulaFuturesClay Sandro Ehrat5-7, 4-6
Loss0–2May 2019M15, Bucharest, RomaniaWorld Tennis TourClay Albert Alcaraz Ivorra6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win1-2Feb 2020M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Michael Vrbenský4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win2-2Feb 2021M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Juan Manuel CerundoloW/0
Win3-2Mar 2021M15, Opatija, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Giacomo Dambrosi6-2, 6-3
Loss3-3Jun 2021M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Nicolas Moreno de Alboran5-7, 4-6
Win4-3Jan 2022M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Cezar Crețu6-1, 6-4

Doubles: 2 (2-0)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (0-0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2-0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2-0Aug 20232023 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia, TurkeyChallengerClay Francesco Forti Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
Adam Taylor
5–7, 6–1, [10–7]
Win1-0Dec 20212021 Antalya Challenger III, TurkeyChallengerClay Riccardo Bonadio Hsu Yu-hsiou
Tseng Chun-hsin
3–6, 6–2, [12–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Giovanni Fonio | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. ^ "Yokkaichi: Fonio batte Watanuki e vola ai quarti". Supertennis. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  3. ^ Mastronuzzi, Andrea (2022-05-07). "ATP Roma, 1° turno qualificazioni: Dellien batte Rune, fuori Kokkinakis e l'azzurro Fonio". Ubitennis (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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