# Paolo Lorenzi

Paolo Lorenzi (Italian pronunciation:; born 15 December 1981) is an Italian former professional tennis player and former Italian number 1. He was coached by Claudio Galoppini. At the age of 34 years and seven months, Lorenzi became the oldest first-time champion in ATP history when he won the title at the 2016 Generali Open Kitzbühel.

## Tennis career

Lorenzi reached his first ATP World Tour final at the age of 32, in São Paulo. Here, at the 2014 Brasil Open, the Italian reached the semifinals of an ATP Tour tournament for the first time, upsetting Juan Mónaco in three sets; then progressing to the final after the retirement of Tommy Haas in the second set of their semifinal match. He went on to lose the final to Argentine Federico Delbonis in three sets.
On 22 May 2015, after defeating Matthew Ebden in the quarterfinals of the Eskişehir Cup, Lorenzi became the third player ever to win 300 matches in the ATP Challenger Tour tournaments.
At age 34, on 24 July 2016, Lorenzi won his maiden ATP title, defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final at the Generali Open Kitzbühel and becoming the oldest first-time champion in ATP history. On August 1, 2016 he overtook Fabio Fognini becoming the new Italian No. 1 in the Association of Tennis Professionals ATP ranking at the age of 34 years old and 8 months at No. 40.
He was the 32nd seed in the 2017 Miami Open but lost in the 2nd round. He also entered 2017 Wimbledon Championships as the 32nd seed where he recorded his first win by beating Horacio Zeballos in four sets, he then advanced to the 2nd round where he lost to Jared Donaldson in 4 sets.
Lorenzi recorded the best grand slam singles performance of his career, reaching the round of 16 at the 2017 US Open. He lost to eventual runner-up Kevin Anderson in four sets.
Lorenzi lost in the third round of qualifying of the 2019 US Open, but received an invitation to compete in the main draw as a lucky loser upon the withdrawal of Kevin Anderson due to injury. In the first round, he came from two sets down to win in five against Zachary Svajda. In the second round he defeated Miomir Kecmanović in five sets to advance to the third round of the US Open for the second time in his career. He was defeated by Stan Wawrinka in the third round.
At age 39, on 26 August 2021, Lorenzi retired from professional tennis. His final match was a loss to Maxime Janvier in the second round of the 2021 US Open Qualifying Tournament.

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–3)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (1–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (1–2)
* Indoor (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2014 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay (i) | Federico Delbonis | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2016 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2017 | Ecuador Open, Ecuador | 250 Series | Clay | Víctor Estrella Burgos | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 5–7, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2017 | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | Andrey Rublev | 4–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (1–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (1–1)
* Indoor (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2013 | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | Potito Starace | Juan Mónaco Rafael Nadal | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2015 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay (i) | Diego Schwartzman | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2016 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Íñigo Cervantes Huegun | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 3–6, 0–6 |

## Challenger and Futures finals
### Singles: 44 (25–19)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (21–18)
* ITF Futures Tour (4–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (4–3)
* Clay (21–16)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2002 | Italy F5, Selargius | Futures | Hard | Rodolphe Cadart | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2003 | Croatia F3, Našice | Futures | Clay | Sebő Kiss | 4–6, 6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2005 | Australia F4, Frankston | Futures | Clay | Vasilis Mazarakis | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2006 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Rainer Eitzinger | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2006 | Tarragona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Younes El Aynaoui | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 4–2 | Feb 2008 | Italy F2, Trento | Futures | Hard (i) | Philipp Oswald | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| Win | 5–2 | Jun 2008 | Alessandria, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Simone Vagnozzi | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 6–2 | Feb 2009 | Ivory Coast F1, Abidjan | Futures | Hard | Valentin Sanon | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Apr 2009 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Giraldo | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | May 2009 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Marco Chiudinelli | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Jun 2009 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Jean-René Lisnard | 7–5, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jul 2009 | Rijeka, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Blaž Kavčič | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Win | 9–4 | Sep 2009 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Grega Žemlja | 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–5 | May 2009 | Tarragona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Apr 2010 | Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Giraldo | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–6 | Jul 2010 | Rimini, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Federico Delbonis | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 11–6 | Apr 2011 | Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Rogério Dutra Silva | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–6 | Sep 2011 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Grega Žemlja | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–7 | Mar 2012 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Guido Pella | 6–1, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12–8 | Mar 2012 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Thiago Alves | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 12–9 | Apr 2012 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12–10 | Apr 2012 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay | Sam Querrey | 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 13–10 | Aug 2012 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13–11 | Aug 2012 | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andrey Kuznetsov | 3–6, 0–2 ret. |
| Win | 14–11 | Nov 2012 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Mayer | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 14–12 | Nov 2012 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Mayer | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 14–13 | Jan 2014 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Alejandro Falla | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 15–13 | Apr 2014 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Adrián Menéndez Maceiras | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 16–13 | Oct 2014 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Víctor Estrella Burgos | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16–14 | Nov 2014 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Cuevas | w/o |
| Win | 17–14 | May 2015 | Eskişehir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Íñigo Cervantes Huegun | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 18–14 | Aug 2015 | Cortina, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Máximo González | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 19–14 | Oct 2015 | Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Alejandro González | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 20–14 | Oct 2015 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Gonzalo Lama | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 2–0 ret. |
| Loss | 20–15 | Nov 2015 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 21–15 | Jan 2016 | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Ivan Dodig | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 21–16 | Jan 2016 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Gerald Melzer | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 22–16 | Jun 2016 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Matteo Donati | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| Win | 23–16 | Jun 2017 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessandro Giannessi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 23–17 | Jun 2018 | L'Aquila, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Bagnis | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 24–17 | Aug 2018 | Sopot, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 25–17 | Aug 2018 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Máté Valkusz | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 25–18 | May 2019 | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay | Federico Coria | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 25–19 | Aug 2019 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Federico Gaio | 3–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 12 (9–5)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (7–4)
* ITF Futures Tour (2–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (2–2)
* Clay (7–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2008 | China F1, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Giancarlo Petrazzuolo | Yu Xinyuan Zeng Shaoxuan | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2008 | China F2, Dongguan | Futures | Hard | Giancarlo Petrazzuolo | Frederik Nielsen Rasmus Nørby | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2008 | Italy F2, Trento | Futures | Hard (i) | Giancarlo Petrazzuolo | Xavier Audouy Ludovic Walter | 6–3, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2–2 | May 2008 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Giancarlo Petrazzuolo | Flavio Cipolla Simone Vagnozzi | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 2008 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Júlio Silva | Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd Max Raditschnigg | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–2 | Aug 2009 | Orbetello, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Giancarlo Petrazzuolo | Alessio di Mauro Manuel Jorquera | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 2010 | Asunción, Paraguay | Challenger | Clay | Fabio Fognini | Carlos Berlocq Brian Dabul | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–2 | Apr 2011 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Flavio Cipolla | Alejandro Falla Eduardo Struvay | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2011 | Rijeka, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Júlio Silva | Lovro Zovko Dino Marcan | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Jan 2012 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | Ariel Behar Horacio Zeballos | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 8–3 | Aug 2015 | Cortina, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Matteo Viola | Lee Hsin-han Alessandro Motti | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Loss | 8–4 | Oct 2015 | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Fernando Romboli | Thiemo de Bakker Mark Vervoort | w/o |
| Win | 9–4 | Apr 2019 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay | Martín Cuevas | Luke Bambridge Jonny O'Mara | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 9–5 | Apr 2021 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Juan Pablo Varillas | Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul | 6-7$^{(5-7)}$, 5-7 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | 2–7 |
| French Open | Q3 | Q2 | Q3 | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1–7 |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | Q1 | 2–9 |
| US Open | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 1R | Q2 | 9–9 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 14–33 |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Year-end ranking | 294 | 207 | 84 | 143 | 108 | 64 | 109 | 64 | 68 | 40 | 43 | 109 | 115 | 146 | 260 | |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1–6 |
| French Open | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 4–6 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–7 |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1–3 |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 6–22 |