Luciano Darderi (born 14 February 2002) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 32 reached on 5 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 104 reached on 8 August 2022. Darderi has won one ATP title at the 2024 Córdoba Open.

Luciano Darderi
Country (sports) Italy
Born (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22)
Villa Gesell, Argentina
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachLuciano Enrique Darderi
Prize money$1,240,110
Singles
Career record25–28
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 32 (5 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 37 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2023)
French Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open1R (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record2–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 104 (8 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 273 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2024)
US Open1R (2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Last updated on: 26 August 2024.

He has also won three singles ATP Challenger and four doubles titles.

Career

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2023: ATP debut, Maiden Challenger title, top 125 debut

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Darderi made his ATP debut at the 2023 Córdoba Open as a qualifier where he recorded his first ATP win against Hugo Gaston. He entered the main draw of the 2023 Mexican Open as a lucky loser following the withdrawal of top seed Carlos Alcaraz. In August, he won his first Challenger title in Todi. He won his second Challenger title in Lima.[1] As a result he made his top 125 debut on 13 November 2023.

2024: First ATP title, Masters debut and third round, top 35

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Ranked No. 136, he qualified for the main draw and recorded his next five ATP wins at the 2024 Córdoba Open. He defeated Tomás Barrios Vera and stunned fourth seed Sebastian Ofner[2] and seventh seed Yannick Hanfmann to reach his first ATP semifinal.[3] Next he defeated defending champion and second seed Sebastián Báez, his first top 30 win, to reach his first ATP career final where he faced fellow qualifier Facundo Bagnis and won the title in straight sets. It was the third time since the inception of the ATP Tour in 1990 that two qualifiers met in an ATP 250 tournament final, after 2015 Sydney and 2018 Kitzbuhel.[4][5] As a result he moved up 60 positions and reached the top 80 in the rankings on 12 February 2024.[6][7][8] He entered the next Golden swing tournament, the 2024 Argentina Open with a special exempt (SE) status.[9] For the next tournament, the 2024 Chile Open, he received a wildcard where he also reached the quarterfinals defeating again two Argentines, Facundo Bagnis[10] and this time qualifier Juan Manuel Cerúndolo.

He made his Masters debut at the 2024 Miami Open where he lost to Denis Shapovalov. Following a second career semifinal showing at the 2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships he reached the top 65 in the singles rankings on 8 April 2024, where he defeated en route local wildcard Denis Kudla and two seeds, second seed Francisco Cerúndolo and seventh seed Marcos Giron.[11]

Following his home tournament in Rome where he reached the third round of a Masters for the first time with wins over Denis Shapovalov and 31st seed Mariano Navone, before losing to fifth seed and eventual champion Alexander Zverev, he also reached the semifinals of the next home tournament in Turin as a wildcard, losing to top seed Lorenzo Musetti. As a result he reached the top 50 at world No. 47 on 20 May 2024. By reaching his second ATP semifinal of the season at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open after a walkover from Arthur Rinderknech, he entered the top 40 in the rankings the following week.[12]

ATP career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
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 Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2024 Córdoba Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay   Facundo Bagnis 6–1, 6–4

Grand Slam performance timeline

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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.

Singles

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Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q3 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open Q1 A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–3 0 / 3 2–3 40%

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 9 (5–4)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (2–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Santiago Rodríguez Taverna 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Jun 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Omni Kumar 6–7(6–8), 3–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 2021 M15 Novi Sad, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay   Filip Misolic 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Aug 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Duarte Vale 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Nov 2021 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay   Juan Pablo Ficovich 3–6, 5–7
Loss 2–4 Apr 2023 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay   Thiago Seyboth Wild 3–6, 3–6
Win 3–4 Aug 2023 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay   Clément Tabur 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Win 4–4 Nov 2023 Lima II, Peru Challenger Clay   Mariano Navone 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 5–4 Jun 2024 Perugia, Italy Challenger Clay   Sumit Nagal 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–4)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 23 October 2021 Challenger Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Juan Bautista Torres   Hernán Casanova
  Santiago Rodríguez Taverna
7–6(7–5), 7–6(12–10)
Loss 5 March 2022 Challenger Las Palmas, Spain Clay   Matteo Arnaldi   Sadio Doumbia
  Fabien Reboul
7-5, 4-6, [7-10]
Loss 30 April 2022 Challenger Tigre, Argentina Clay   Juan Bautista Torres   Guillermo Durán
  Felipe Meligeni Alves
6-3, 4-6, [3-10]
Winner 28 May 2022 Challenger Vicenza, Italy Clay   Francisco Comesaña   Matteo Gigante
  Francesco Passaro
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 18 June 2022 Challenger Parma, Italy Clay   Fernando Romboli   Denys Molchanov
  Igor Zelenay
6–2, 6–3
Winner 25 June 2022 Challenger Milan, Italy Clay   Fernando Romboli   Diego Hidalgo
  Cristian Rodríguez
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss 28 January 2023 Challenger Concepción, Chile Clay   Oleg Prihodko   Guido Andreozzi
  Guillermo Durán
6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–3), [7–10]
Loss 18 March 2023 Challenger Viña del Mar, Chile Clay   Andrea Vavassori   Diego Hidalgo
  Cristian Rodríguez
4–6, 6–7(5–7)

References

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  1. ^ "#NextGenATP Trio Michelsen, Darderi, & Nardi Claim Challenger Titles". 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Darderi & rain the only winners Thursday in Cordoba".
  3. ^ "Baez completes double duty to reach Cordoba SFs". 9 February 2024. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.atptour.com/-/media/1ee7ff94635149999105c2bd7f88228c.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/RelevantTennis/status/1756499943974457776 [bare URL]
  6. ^ "Darderi, Bagnis set all-qualifier final in Cordoba". Archived from the original on 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  7. ^ "Italy's Darderi, 21, captures first ATP Tour title in Cordoba". 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  8. ^ "First-time Winner Spotlight: Luciano Darderi". Archived from the original on 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  9. ^ "Darderi's surprise congratulatory message from Alcaraz". Archived from the original on 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  10. ^ "Tirante follows Top 100 debut with Fonseca win in Santiago".
  11. ^ "Berrettini bursts back into Top 100, Mover of Week". 8 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Etcheverry continues chase for first title in Lyon; Darderi advances after Rinderknech withdraws". 23 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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