Alessandro Giannessi

Alessandro Giannessi (born 30 May 1990) is an Italian former professional tennis player. On 24 July 2017 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 84 while his best doubles ranking was No. 171 on 14 October 2013.

Career Giannessi made his Grand Slam debut at the 2016 US Open as a qualifier where he recorded his first Major win defeating Denis Kudla in five sets.

Giannessi was a singles semifinalist at the 2017 Croatia Open Umag.

At the 2021 French Open, he made his debut at this Major after qualifying for the main draw with a win over Francisco Cerundolo.

At the 2022 French Open, although he lost in the third round of qualifying to Sebastian Ofner — he entered the main draw as a lucky loser.

He won his fourth Challenger title and first since 2019 at the 2023 Zadar Open this time with a win over Sebastian Ofner.

Giannessi announced his retirement from professional tennis in August 2024.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 23 (10–13) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (4–8)ITF Futures Tour (6–5)Titles by surfaceHard (0–2)Clay (10–11)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Doubles: 26 (7–19) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (1–9)ITF Futures Tour (6–10)Titles by surfaceHard (2–4)Clay (5–15)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Singles performance timeline