# Simone Vagnozzi

Simone Vagnozzi (Italian pronunciation:; born 30 May 1983) is an Italian former professional tennis player.
Vagnozzi had a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 161 achieved on 7 November 2011. He also had a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 74 achieved on 4 April 2011.
Vagnozzi made his ATP Tour singles debut at the 2004 Grand Prix Hassan II on clay courts in Casablanca, Morocco when he successfully advanced through three qualifying rounds to reach his first career main draw. In qualifying he defeated Talal Ouahabi, followed by leading Thomas Shimada 6–0, 2–0 when he had to retire from the match, and finally Björn Rehnquist to gain a main draw birth. In the first round he would go on extend his winning streak to four matches by defeating Jean-René Lisnard in straight sets but would ultimately fall in the second round to Swiss player Ivo Heuberger. He made his ATP Tour doubles debut at the 2005 Croatia Open where he received a direct entry alongside Slovenian player Ladislav Švarc. They were defeated in the first round by an 18-year-old Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarević.
Vagnozzi reached 24 singles finals in his career, posting a record of 8 wins and 16 losses which includes a 1–3 record in ATP Challenger finals. Additionally, he reached 54 doubles finals across his career with a record of 28 wins and 26 losses which includes a 16–21 record in ATP Challenger finals. He reached 1 career doubles final on the ATP Tour at the 2010 Swedish Open alongside compatriot Andreas Seppi. They were defeated by Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău in straight sets.
Vagnozzi, alongside Darren Cahill, is currently the coach of fellow Italian ATP player Jannik Sinner. Both received the Coach of the Year award at the 2023 ATP Awards.

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

* 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 (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2010 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | Andreas Seppi | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 4–6, 5–7 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 24 (8–16)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (1–3)
* ITF Futures (7–13)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (8–16)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2005 | Chile F4, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Máximo González | 5–7, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2006 | Spain F3, Llucmajor | Futures | Clay | Francesco Piccari | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2007 | Bytom, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Peter Luczak | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Sep 2007 | Italy F33, Sardegna | Futures | Clay | Matteo Marrai | 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2007 | Italy F34, Sassari | Futures | Clay | Ádám Kellner | 1–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2008 | Italy F10, Padova | Futures | Clay | Antonio Veić | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2008 | Alessandria, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Paolo Lorenzi | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 2008 | Croatia F10, Dubrovnik | Futures | Clay | Grega Žemlja | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–5 | Feb 2009 | Egypt F2, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–6 | May 2009 | Italy F10, Pozzuoli | Futures | Clay | Yannick Mertens | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jun 2009 | Serbia F1, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Nikola Ćirić | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Jul 2009 | Italy F19, Palazzolo | Futures | Clay | Guillermo Hormazábal | 5–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | May 2010 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | Ivo Minář | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–10 | May 2010 | Italy F8, Pozzuoli | Futures | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–10 | Jun 2010 | Marburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Ivo Minář | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–11 | Mar 2011 | Spain F7, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | Evgeny Donskoy | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–11 | Aug 2012 | Italy F22, Appiano | Futures | Clay | Jorge Aguilar | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 6–12 | Mar 2013 | Turkey F10, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Lorenzo Giustino | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–13 | May 2013 | Sweden F2, Båstad | Futures | Clay | Roberto Marcora | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–14 | Jun 2013 | Slovenia F3, Litija | Futures | Clay | Axel Michon | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–14 | Jun 2013 | Italy F13, Busto Arsizio | Futures | Clay | Dušan Lojda | 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 7–15 | Oct 2013 | Italy F30, Palermo | Futures | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–15 | Mar 2014 | Italy F4, Palermo | Futures | Clay | Maxime Chazal | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–16 | Mar 2014 | Croatia F5, Umag | Futures | Clay | Lamine Ouahab | 0–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 53 (28–25)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (16–21)
* ITF Futures (12–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–3)
* Clay (25–22)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2003 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | Todd Perry Thomas Shimada | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2003 | France F20, Saint-Dizier | Futures | Hard | Flavio Cipolla | Tobias Steinel-Hansson Aleksey Malajko | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2004 | Italy F9, Teramo | Futures | Clay | Alessandro Motti | Rodrigo Monte Márcio Torres | 3–0 ret. |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2004 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andreas Seppi | Tomas Behrend Tomas Tenconi | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Aug 2004 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | Mikhail Elgin Andrei Mishin | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2005 | Italy F3, Siracuse | Futures | Clay | Cristian Brandi | Alessandro Motti Flavio Cipolla | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2005 | Sassuolo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Paul Capdeville | Juan Pablo Brzezicki Cristian Villagrán | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Jun 2005 | Italy F18, Castelfranco | Futures | Clay | Flavio Cipolla | Benjamin-David Rufer Stefan Kilchhofer | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jan 2006 | Spain F3, Llucmajor | Futures | Clay | Federico Torresi | Gabriel Trujillo Soler M P Puigdomenech | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Feb 2006 | Italy F2, Trento | Futures | Hard | Thomas Holzer | Alberto Brizzi Leonardo Azzaro | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–6 | Mar 2006 | Italy F3, Rome | Futures | Clay | Alberto Brizzi | Giancarlo Petrazzuolo Daniele Giorgini | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–6 | Jan 2007 | La Serena, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Marc López | Carlos Berlocq Brian Dabul | 3–6, 6–3, [10–1] |
| Loss | 6–7 | Mar 2007 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessandro Motti | David Marrero Albert Portas | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–7 | Sep 2007 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Máximo González | Flavio Cipolla Marco Pedrini | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–7 | Sep 2007 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | Flavio Cipolla Simone Bolelli | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–7 | Jan 2008 | New Caledonia Challenger | Challenger | Hard | Flavio Cipolla | Jan Mertl Martin Slanar | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–7 | Apr 2008 | Italy F10, Padova | Futures | Clay | Caio Zampieri | Alexandr Dolgopolov Denis Matsukevich | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Win | 11–7 | May 2008 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Flavio Cipolla | Paolo Lorenzi Giancarlo Petrazzuolo | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–7 | Jun 2008 | Alessandria, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Flavio Cipolla | Melle van Gemerden Matwé Middelkoop | 3–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
| Loss | 12–8 | Jun 2008 | Constanța, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Júlio Silva | Florin Mergea Horia Tecău | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 13–8 | Feb 2009 | Egypt F1, Giza | Futures | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | Rabie Chaki Talal Ouahabi | 2–6, 6–1, [10–3] |
| Loss | 13–9 | Feb 2009 | Egypt F2, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | Sherif Sabry Karim Maamoun | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–10 | Feb 2009 | Tanger, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Giancarlo Petrazzuolo | Augustin Gensse Éric Prodon | 1–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 13–11 | Mar 2009 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Juan Pablo Brzezicki David Marrero | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13–12 | Jul 2009 | Italy F19, Palazzolo | Futures | Clay | Mattia Livraghi | Claudio Grassi Guillermo Hormazábal | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13–13 | Aug 2009 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Uros Vico | Peter Luczak Yuri Schukin | 1–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, [4–10] |
| Win | 14–13 | Aug 2009 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | Yves Allegro Jesse Huta Galung | 6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 14–14 | Sep 2009 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Uros Vico | Pere Riba Pablo Santos González | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14–15 | Sep 2009 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Alberto Brizzi | Treat Huey Harsh Mankad | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 14–16 | Sep 2009 | Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | Ismar Gorčić | Dustin Brown Rainer Eitzinger | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 14–17 | Sep 2009 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Stéphane Robert | Jamie Delgado Jamie Murray | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 14–18 | Jan 2010 | New Caledonia Challenger | Challenger | Hard | Flavio Cipolla | Édouard Roger-Vasselin Nicolas Devilder | 7–5, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 15–18 | Jan 2010 | Morocco F1, Casablanca | Futures | Clay | Alberto Brizzi | Ádám Kellner Martin Kližan | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–18 | Apr 2010 | Italy F3, Foggia | Futures | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | Diego Álvarez Agustin Picco | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 16–19 | Apr 2010 | Blumenau, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | André Ghem | André Sá Franco Ferreiro | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 17–19 | May 2010 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | Martin Slanar | Andre Begemann Dustin Brown | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–19 | Jul 2010 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Tavares | Yuri Schukin Igor Kunitsyn | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 19–19 | Oct 2010 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | Bastian Knittel Andreas Haider-Maurer | 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, [10–6] |
| Loss | 19–20 | Oct 2010 | Palermo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessandro Motti | Philipp Oswald Martin Fischer | 6–4, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 19–21 | Jan 2011 | New Caledonia Challenger | Challenger | Hard | Flavio Cipolla | Dominik Meffert Frederik Nielsen | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–5, [5–10] |
| Win | 20–21 | Feb 2011 | Meknes, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Treat Huey | Alessandro Motti Alessio di Mauro | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 20–22 | Feb 2011 | Casablanca, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Tavares | Guillermo Alcaide Adrián Menéndez Maceiras | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 21–22 | Mar 2011 | Spain F7, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | M A López Jaén Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 22–22 | Mar 2011 | Rabat, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | Evgeny Korolev Yuri Schukin | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 23–22 | Mar 2011 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Daniele Giorgini Adrian Ungur | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, [10–7] |
| Win | 24–22 | Jun 2011 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Adrián Menéndez Maceiras | Leonardo Tavares Andrea Arnaboldi | 0–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Win | 25–22 | Aug 2011 | San Sebastián, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Stefano Ianni | Israel Sevilla Daniel Gimeno Traver | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 25–23 | Oct 2011 | Orleans, France | Challenger | Hard | David Škoch | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Renavand | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 25–24 | Apr 2012 | Mersin, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | Alessandro Motti | Radu Albot Denys Molchanov | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 25–25 | Jul 2012 | Orbetello, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | Stefano Ianni Dane Propoggia | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 26–25 | Feb 2013 | Spain F1, Mallorca | Futures | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | M A López Jaén J Marse-Vidri | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 27–25 | Jul 2013 | Orbetello, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Marco Crugnola | Renzo Olivo Guillermo Durán | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [10–6] |
| Win | 28–25 | Jul 2014 | Denmark F1, Aarhus | Futures | Clay | Matteo Donati | Christian Lindell Robin Olin | 6–1, 6–0 |

## Performance timelines

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q1 | A | A | A | Q3 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Italian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Hamburg | A | A | Q1 | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |