Introduction
Matteo Donati (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛːo doˈnaːti]; born 28 February 1995) is an Italian former professional tennis player and current tennis coach.
Career
On 13 April 2015, he reached the final of the ATP Challenger, the Napoli Cup, and reached a career-high of No. 247 in the ATP World Tour singles rankings.
Professional career
2015
Donati's first big professional result came in Naples at the 2015 Tennis Napoli Cup. As a wildcard, the Italian defeated Axel Michon in straight sets in the first round, World number 111 (former n. 33) and number 1 seed Andrey Golubev 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 in the following round, and fellow Italian Andrea Arnaboldi in a thriller three-setter in the quarterfinals. Donati then reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final (beating Marco Cecchinato 7–6, 6–2 in the semifinals) where he lost to Daniel Muñoz de la Nava in straight sets.
In May Donati obtained a wildcard into the main draw of the 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, in Rome. Playing for the first time in a Master 1000 tournament (also his first ATP match), Donati fought back – from a set down – to beat World number 49 Santiago Giraldo 2–6, 6–1, 6–4.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 10 (5–5)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (0–4) |
| ITF Futures (5–1) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (5–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (0–4) |
| ITF Futures (5–1) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (5–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Aug 2013 | Finland F2, Kotka | Futures | Clay | Micke Kontinen | 7–5, 2–6, 6–1 | |
| Win | Aug 2013 | Finland F3, Nastola | Futures | Clay | Vladimir Ivanov | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | Sep 2013 | Italy F24, Trieste | Futures | Clay | Pietro Rondoni | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | Oct 2013 | Italy F28, Biella | Futures | Clay | Grégoire Burquier | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | Apr 2014 | Italy F10, Pula | Futures | Clay | Johan Sebastien Tatlot | 6–4, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Jul 2014 | Denmark F1, Aarhus | Futures | Clay | Christian Lindell | 2–6, ret. | |
| Loss | Apr 2015 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | Jun 2016 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Paolo Lorenzi | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7 | |
| Loss | Jun 2018 | Vicenza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Hugo Dellien | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Jun 2018 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Jaume Munar | 2–6, 6–7 |
Doubles: 10 (7–3)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (5–1) |
| ITF Futures (2–2) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (6–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (5–1) |
| ITF Futures (2–2) |
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (6–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | May 2012 | Italy F7, Sanremo | Futures | Clay | Viktor Galović | Claudio Grassi Andis Juška | 5–7, 7–6, [12–14] | |
| Loss | Sep 2012 | Turkey F37, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Francesco Picco | Brydan Klein Dane Propoggia | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | Apr 2013 | Italy F4, Padova | Futures | Clay | Andrey Golubev | Mate Delić Joško Topić | 7–6, 3–6, [10–6] | |
| Win | Apr 2014 | Vercelli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Stefano Napolitano | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Albano Olivetti | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | Jul 2014 | Denmark F1, Aarhus | Futures | Clay | Simone Vagnozzi | Christian Lindell Robin Olin | 6–1, 6–0 | |
| Win | Jan 2016 | Happy Valley, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Andrey Golubev | Denys Molchanov Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 3–6, 7–6, [10–1] | |
| Loss | Apr 2016 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Stefano Napolitano | Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko | 1–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Apr 2017 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Marco Cecchinato | Marin Draganja Tomislav Draganja | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | Sep 2017 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Marco Cecchinato | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | Jul 2018 | Perugia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Tomislav Brkić Ante Pavić | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2012 | Wimbledon | Grass | Pietro Licciardi | Nick Kyrgios Andrew Harris | 2–6, 4–6 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | Q3 | Q3 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rome | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||||||
| Shanghai | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||||||