# Federico Gaio

Federico Gaio (Italian pronunciation:; born 5 March 1992) is an Italian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF circuit. He has won four Challenger titles and nine ITF futures singles titles. He reached his career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 124 in February 2020. He has won three Challenger and four ITF futures doubles titles in doubles. He reached a career high in doubles of World No. 163 on 2 November 2020 after his maiden ATP doubles final at the 2020 Rio Open partnering Salvatore Caruso.

## Professional career
### 2015: ATP debut

He played his first ATP main draw match in the 2015 Rome Open after gaining entry as a wildcard.

### 2018: Grand Slam singles debut

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2018 US Open as a qualifier where he lost to tenth seed David Goffin.

### 2020: Maiden doubles ATP final

He reached his first doubles final at the ATP 500 2020 Rio Open partnering Salvatore Caruso where they lost to Horacio Zeballos/Marcel Granollers

### 2023: First Challenger final since 2021

At the 2023 Piemonte Open Challenger 175 he reached his first final since July 2021 as a qualifier with a win over top seed and world No. 40 Sebastian Baez. As a result, he moved more than 100 positions up into the top 250 on 22 May 2023.

## ATP Tour career finals
### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP 500 (0–1)
* ATP 250 (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (0–1)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2020 | Rio Open, Brazil | ATP 500 | Clay | Salvatore Caruso | Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos | 4–6, 7–5, [7–10] |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
### Singles: 28 (13 titles, 15 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (4–5)
* ITF Futures/WTT (9–10)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–4)
* Clay (8–11)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2011 | Kazakhstan F2, Taraz | Futures | Hard | Takuto Niki | 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2011 | Kazakhstan F3, Almaty | Futures | Hard | Ilia Starkov | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2011 | Israel F6, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard | Amir Weintraub | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2012 | Argentina F18, Bell Ville | Futures | Clay | Renzo Olivo | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2013 | Austria F2, Seefeld | Futures | Clay | Patrick Ofner | 5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2013 | Turkey F36, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Richard Gabb | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2013 | Greece F17, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Dennis Novak | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | May 2014 | France F9, Grasse | Futures | Clay | Jonathan Eysseric | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2014 | Italy F23, Modena | Futures | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Aug 2014 | Cortina, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Filip Krajinović | 6–2, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–6 | Oct 2014 | Turkey F36, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Hiroyasu Ehara | 1–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Apr 2015 | Croatia F7, Vrsar | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Bellotti | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Apr 2015 | Italy F5, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Stefano Napolitano | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–8 | May 2015 | Italy F10, Bergamo | Futures | Clay | Matteo Trevisan | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–8 | Aug 2015 | Italy F22, Appiano | Futures | Clay | Francisco Bahamonde | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–8 | Jul 2016 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Constant Lestienne | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–8 | Jul 2016 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Thomaz Bellucci | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–8 | Sep 2017 | Italy F29, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Jay Clarke | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 11–8 | Oct 2017 | Italy F35, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Lorenzo Sonego | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 2–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 11–9 | Jul 2018 | Padova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol | 2–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 11–10 | Jun 2019 | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tommy Robredo | 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 7–5, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 12–10 | Aug 2019 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Paolo Lorenzi | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 13–10 | Jan 2020 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Robin Haase | 6–1, 4–6, 4–2 ret. |
| Loss | 13–11 | Jul 2021 | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Mario Vilella Martínez | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13–12 | Jan 2023 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Francesco Forti | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–13 | Feb 2023 | M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Henrique Rocha | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 13–14 | May 2023 | Turin, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Dominik Köpfer | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 13–15 | Jun 2024 | M25 Grasse, France | WTT | Clay | Maxime Chazal | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (3–6)
* ITF Futures/WTT (4–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–6)
* Clay (4–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2008 | Italy F34, Quartu Sant'Elena | Futures | Hard | Alessandro Giannessi | Fabio Colangelo Matteo Volante | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2009 | Italy F29, Alghero | Futures | Hard | Alessandro Giannessi | Vasek Pospisil Marcus Willis | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2010 | Italy F1, Trento | Futures | Hard (i) | Alessandro Giannessi | Nikolai Fidirko Nikolaus Moser | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2011 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Purav Raja | Frederik Nielsen Ken Skupski | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2012 | Italy F12, Parma | Futures | Clay | Matteo Volante | Edoardo Eremin Claudio Grassi | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Sep 2013 | Turkey F36, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Laurynas Grigelis | Dekel Bar Richard Gabb | 1–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2013 | Turkey F37, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Laurynas Grigelis | Alexander Krasnorutskiy Anton Manegin | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 3–5 | Mar 2015 | Croatia F6, Rovinj | Futures | Clay | Matteo Trevisan | Dino Marcan Antonio Šančić | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–6 | May 2015 | Vicenza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Salvatore Caruso | Facundo Bagnis Guido Pella | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Jul 2015 | Padova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessandro Giannessi | Mikhail Elgin Andrey Rublev | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 3–8 | Sep 2015 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Alessandro Giannessi | Tristan Lamasine Fabrice Martin | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 4–8 | Jul 2016 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Stefano Napolitano | Facundo Argüello Sergio Galdós | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–8 | Oct 2016 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Stefano Napolitano | Marin Draganja Tomislav Draganja | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2, [10–3] |
| Win | 6–8 | Sep 2017 | Italy F30, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Andrea Pellegrino | Matthias Haim Jakob Sude | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–8 | Jun 2018 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andrea Pellegrino | Blaž Rola Jiří Veselý | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 7–9 | Oct 2018 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Enrique López Pérez | Sanjar Fayziev Jurabek Karimov | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, [9–11] |
| Loss | 7–10 | Oct 2021 | Brest Challenger, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Salvatore Caruso | Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul | 6-4, 3–6, [3-10] |
| Loss | 7–11 | Feb 2023 | M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Jacopo Berrettini | Simon Beaupain Juan Bautista Otegui | 2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |