# Alessandro Bega

Alessandro Bega (born 11 January 1991) is an Italian former tennis player. He predominantly played on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger Tour.
Bega has a career-high singles ranking by the ATP of 259, achieved on 25 July 2016. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 369, achieved on 8 August 2016.
Bega has reached 34 career singles finals, consisting of 17 wins and 17 losses, all coming at the ITF Futures level. Additionally, he has a reached 23 career doubles finals, consisting of 9 wins and 14 losses, all coming at the ITF Futures level.
Bega made his ATP Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Citi Open after the qualifying rounds by defeating Danny Thomas 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–3 and João Pedro Sorgi 6–4, 6–4. He was defeated in the first round by Tunisia's Malek Jaziri in straight sets 7–5, 7–5. To date, this is the only main-draw appearance he has made in either singles or doubles matches.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 34 (17–17)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–0)
* ITF Futures (17–17)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (15–15)
* Clay (1–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2012 | Kuwait F1, Meshref | Futures | Hard | Sean Berman | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2012 | Burundi F1, Bujumbura | Futures | Clay | Gerald Melzer | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2013 | Turkey F22, Konya | Futures | Hard | Maximiliano Estévez | 6–7$^{(2-7)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2013 | Greece F10, Filippiada | Futures | Hard | Alexandros Jakupovic | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2014 | Egypt F28, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Aldin Šetkić | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 2014 | Tunisia F6, Sousse | Futures | Hard | Germain Gigounon | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Dec 2014 | Tunisia F10, Sousse | Futures | Hard | Omar Giacalone | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | May 2015 | Greece F6, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Erik Crepaldi | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jun 2015 | Turkey F22, Bursa | Futures | Hard | Denys Mylokostov | 6–3, 6–9 |
| Win | 5–5 | Aug 2015 | Egypt F24, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Riccardo Bonadio | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Sep 2015 | Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Libor Salaba | 2–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Nov 2015 | Kuwait F2, Meshref | Futures | Hard | Peter Heller | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–8 | Dec 2015 | Egypt F43, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Marko Tepavac | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–8 | Apr 2016 | Italy F4, San Carlo Canavese | Futures | Hard | Rémi Boutillier | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Jul 2016 | Egypt F13, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Aldin Šetkić | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–10 | Nov 2016 | South Africa F1, Stellenbosch | Futures | Hard | Lloyd Harris | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–10 | Mar 2017 | Italy F3, Basiglio | Futures | Hard | Viktor Galović | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–10 | Aug 2017 | Turkey F30, Istanbul | Futures | Clay | Yang Tsung-hua | 7–6$^{(7-3)}$, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 9–11 | Nov 2017 | Kuwait F1, Meshref | Futures | Hard | Maximilian Neuchrist | 6–7$^{(4-7)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–11 | Jan 2018 | France F3, Veigy-Foncenex | Futures | Carpet | Antal van der Duim | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(9-7)}$ |
| Loss | 10–12 | Mar 2018 | Israel F1, Ramat Gan | Futures | Hard | David Poljak | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–12 | Apr 2018 | Egypt F14, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | David Poljak | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–12 | Apr 2018 | Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | Marat Deviatiarov | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12–13 | Jun 2018 | Israel F9, Netanya | Futures | Hard | Edan Leshem | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12–14 | Oct 2018 | Egypt F21, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | David Pérez Sanz | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Loss | 12–15 | Oct 2018 | Tunisia F36, Monastir | Futures | Hard | Jonathan Gray | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–15 | Aug 2019 | Israel M15, Kiryat Shmona | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Marat Deviatiarov | 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–16 | Oct 2019 | Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Marek Gengel | 2–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Win | 14–16 | Jan 2020 | Mexico M15, Cancún | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Mateus Alves | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 15–16 | Feb 2020 | Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Marek Gengel | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–16 | Feb 2020 | Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Marek Gengel | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 16–17 | Sep 2020 | Switzerland M15, Caslano | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Sandro Ehrat | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 17–17 | Nov 2020 | Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Petros Chrysochos | 6–4, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 23 (9–14)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–0)
* ITF Futures (9–14)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–11)
* Clay (3–3)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | Italy F29, Napoli | Futures | Hard | Riccardo Sinicropi | Erik Crepaldi Claudio Grassi | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2011 | Italy F30, Napoli | Futures | Carpet | Riccardo Sinicropi | Matteo Volante Marco Crugnola | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2011 | Burundi F1, Bujumbura | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Sinicropi | Emanuele Molina D. Della Tommasina | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2012 | Turkey F31, İzmir | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Sinicropi | Vladyslav Manafov Vitali Reshetnikov | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2012 | Turkey F32, İzmir | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Sinicropi | Vladyslav Manafov A. Jakupovic | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, [10–12] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2012 | Kuwait F1, Meshref | Futures | Hard | Jan Blecha | Mohammad Ghareeb Mikhail Vasiliev | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [7–10] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Oct 2012 | Nigeria F1, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Enrique Lopez-Perez | Kamil Čapkovič Ruan Roelofse | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2012 | Nigeria F2, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Enrique Lopez-Perez | Kamil Čapkovič Ruan Roelofse | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Nov 2012 | Burundi F1, Bujumbura | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Sinicropi | Lukas Jastraunig Mark Vervoort | 4–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Loss | 3–7 | Aug 2013 | Italy F19, La Spezia | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Sinicropi | Daniele Giorgini Walter Trusendi | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Aug 2014 | Italy F29, Piombino | Futures | Hard | D. Della Tommasina | Francesco Borgo Claudio Grassi | 6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 4–8 | Dec 2014 | Tunisia F10, Sousse | Futures | Hard | Francesco Vilardo | Andrew Bettles Evan Hoyt | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–8 | Jun 2015 | Turkey F22, Bursa | Futures | Hard | Davide Melchiorre | Altuğ Çelikbilek Sefa Suluogl | 4–6, 7–5, [10–3] |
| Win | 6–8 | Jul 2015 | Turkey F28, Ankara | Futures | Clay | Francesco Vilardo | Altuğ Çelikbilek Tuna Altuna | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Aug 2015 | Egypt F25, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Francesco Vilardo | Riccardo Bonadio Tommaso Lago | 6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 6–10 | Nov 2015 | Kuwait F1, Meshref | Futures | Hard | Francesco Vilardo | S. Martos-Gornes Pol Toledo Bagué | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 6–11 | May 2016 | Turkey F17, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Lorenzo Frigerio | Marc Sieber Christoph Negritu | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, [10–12] |
| Loss | 6–12 | Jul 2016 | Egypt F13, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Francesco Vilardo | Jarmere Jenkins Anderson Reed | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–12 | Nov 2016 | South Africa F1, Stellenbosch | Futures | Hard | Luca Margaroli | Nicolaas Scholtz Chris Haggard | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–13 | May 2017 | Nigeria F1, Abuja | Futures | Hard | Viktor Durasovic | Fabiano de Paula Fernando Romboli | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, [7–10] |
| Win | 8–13 | May 2017 | Nigeria F2, Abuja | Futures | Hard | Viktor Durasovic | Sylvester Emmanuel Calvin Hemery | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–13 | Oct 2019 | Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jacopo Berrettini | Boris Pokotilov Arthur Bernabe | 7–6$^{(7-5)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–14 | Nov 2020 | Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Petros Chrysochos | Miljan Zekić Marko Miladinović | 4–6, 3–2 |

## Coaching career

He is currently the coach of fellow countryman Matteo Berrettini.