Flavio Cobolli

Flavio Cobolli (born 6 May 2002) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 6 achieved on 24 August 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 185, achieved on 28 July 2025. Cobolli has won three ATP Tour singles titles and was the runner-up at the 2026 French Open. He also finished runner-up at the 2026 US Open mixed doubles tournament, partnering Belinda Bencic. He led Italy to the 2025 Davis Cup crown. He is currently the No. 2 Italian singles player.

Early life Cobolli was born in Florence, Italy to parents Stefano Cobolli, a former tennis player, and Francesca Neri. He grew up in Subiaco in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. He started taking tennis lessons in his early childhood. He has a brother, Guglielmo.

Cobolli had good results on the ITF junior circuit, maintaining a 90–50 singles win-loss record.and reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 8 on 27 January 2020.

Professional career

2021: ATP debut and first win, two Challenger finals Cobolli reached his maiden Challenger final at the 2021 Garden Open II in Rome, Italy where he lost to Juan Manuel Cerúndolo.

He won his first ATP match on his debut at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma as a wildcard defeating Marcos Giron. As a result, he reached a new career-high of World No. 386 on 31 May 2021.

In August, he reached his second Challenger final in Barletta, Italy where he lost to compatriot Giulio Zeppieri. He was named as alternate at the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals.

2022: First Challenger title, Masters debut In March, he won his first Challenger title at the 2022 Zadar Open in Croatia. As a result, he reached the top 150 on 4 April 2022 at World No. 147. Cobolli qualified for the main draw at the Rome Masters after receiving a wildcard into the singles qualifying draw but lost to Arthur Rinderknech in the first round.

The Italian made his Major debut at the 2023 French Open after winning the qualifying rounds. In the first round, he lost to Carlos Alcaraz.

Cobolli won his second Challenger title at the 2023 Lisboa Belém Open defeating Benjamin Hassan in the final. He reached the top 100 after his fifth Challenger final in Olbia at world No. 95 on 23 October 2023.

2024: First ATP finals, top 30 Cobolli qualified for the main draw to make his debut at the Australian Open. and reached the third round. rising to No. 76 after the tournament. He qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at Acapulco, defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime in the opening round.

At the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open, Cobolli reached the third round of a Masters for the first time and moved into the top 60 of the rankings for the first time on 6 May 2024. Seeded at a Grand Slam for the first time (No. 31) at the US Open, he reached the third round, where he lost to fifth seed Daniil Medvedev. Following the US Open, Cobolli was chosen for Italy's Davis Cup team in Bologna. He also represented Team Europe at the Laver Cup as first alternate.

Cobolli reached the quarterfinals at Beijing, losing to Medvedev. Seeded 28th at the Shanghai Masters, he defeated Stan Wawrinka and then lost to Novak Djokovic. His season ended after he suffered a shoulder injury in the second round of Vienna against Alex de Minaur. He finished the year ranked No. 32. marking his first Grand Slam loss to a player ranked outside the top 20. Cobolli did not win another match until he entered the Phoenix Challenger in March.

Cobolli played at the Țiriac Open in Bucharest as the third seed with a win-loss record of 3–8 for the season. He reached his second ATP Final and first on clay, defeating Sebastián Báez to win the first ATP title of his career. Cobolli reached the third round of Madrid for the second year in a row. He reached his third ATP final and second at ATP 500 level at the Hamburg Open where he defeated Andrey Rublev in straight sets. As a result, he reached a ranking of No. 26 on 26 May 2026. Nonetheless, this result guaranteed him a new career high ranking of world No. 19 on 14 July 2025; two weeks later, he had risen to No. 17. Seeded 24th at the US Open, he retired trailing against Lorenzo Musetti in the third round. In November, he competed at the 2025 Davis Cup Finals. After the withdrawal of Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti, and he and Matteo Berrettini achieved the third Davis Cup win in a row and winning it against Spain, without losing a match in the entire competition. He ended the year ranked No. 22. He made it to the final at Acapulco the following week, defeating Frances Tiafoe to win his first hardcourt title, second ATP 500 title, and third ATP title overall. He rose to No. 15 as a result of the win.

Cobolli endured early losses at Miami and Monte-Carlo. At the 2026 BMW Open in Munich he upset world No. 3 and top seed Alexander Zverev in the semifinals, but lost in the final to Ben Shelton. As a result, he reached a ranking of No. 12 on 4 May 2026.

Seeded 10th at the French Open, Cobolli defeated qualifier Andrea Pellegrino, Wu Yibing, and 18th seed Learner Tien to reach the fourth round of a major for the second time. He defeated Zachary Svajda to reach his second major quarterfinal and first at Roland Garros. He defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime in four sets to reach his first major semifinal where he received walkover after his opponent Matteo Arnaldi withdrew because of a virus. In the final, he lost out to Alexander Zverev in 5 sets. As a result of his performance Cobolli made his debut in the top 10 on 8 June 2026.

Endorsements In May 2024, Cobolli signed a deal with sneaker brand On. He had been sponsored by Lotto Sport Italia before On.

Personal life Cobolli has stated that his tennis idol is Novak Djokovic.

He is an avid fan of the Italian football club AS Roma.

Performance timelines

Singles Current through the 2026 Cincinnati Open.

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Mixed Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ATP Masters 1000 finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam (0–1)ATP 1000 (–)ATP 500 (2–2)ATP 250 (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (1–1)Clay (2–2)Grass (–)Finals by settingOutdoor (3–3)Indoor (–)

National and international representation

National team finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Finals by tournamentsDavis Cup (1–0)United Cup (–)Hopman Cup (0–1)

Finals by surfaceHard (1–1)Clay (–)

Laver Cup: 1 (runner-up)

ATP Challenger Tour Finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (2–2)

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ITF World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Wins over top 10 players Cobolli has a record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Exhibition matches

Team competitions ResultDateTournamentSurfaceTeamPartner(s)Opp. teamOpponent playersScoreLossWorld Tennis Continental Cup, Shenzhen, ChinaHard (i)Europe TeamValentin VacherotIga ŚwiątekBelinda BencicWorld TeamAndrey RublevZhang ZhizhenElena RybakinaWang Xinyu7–15