# Alessandro Giannessi

Alessandro Giannessi (born 30 May 1990) is a professional Italian tennis player. On 24 July 2017 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 84 while his best doubles ranking was No. 171 on 14 October 2013.

## Career

Giannessi made his Grand Slam debut at the 2016 US Open as a qualifier where he recorded his first Major win defeating Denis Kudla in five sets.
Giannessi was a singles semifinalist at the 2017 Croatia Open Umag.
At the 2021 French Open, he made his debut at this Major after qualifying for the main draw with a win over Francisco Cerundolo.
At the 2022 French Open, although he lost in the third round of qualifying to Sebastian Ofner — he entered the main draw as a lucky loser.
He won his fourth Challenger title and first since 2019 at the 2023 Zadar Open this time with a win over Sebastian Ofner.

## Challenger and Futures finals
### Singles: 23 (10–13)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (4–8)
* ITF Futures Tour (6–5)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (10–11)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2010 | Spain F40, Madrid | Futures | Clay | Javier Martí | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2011 | Turkey F8, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Andrei Mlendea | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2011 | Italy F4, Rome | Futures | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2011 | Italy F10, Aosta | Futures | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | 6–4, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2011 | Italy F15, Viterbo | Futures | Clay | Janez Semrajc | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2011 | Italy F20, La Spezia | Futures | Clay | Philipp Oswald | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2011 | Italy F22, Appiano | Futures | Clay | Andrés Molteni | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2011 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Mayer | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | May 2013 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Potito Starace | 2–6, 0–2 ret. |
| Win | 4–6 | Aug 2013 | Italy F19, La Spezia | Futures | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–6 | Jun 2015 | Italy F12, Lodi | Futures | Clay | Yann Marti | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Jun 2015 | Italy F13, Bergamo | Futures | Clay | Gianluca Naso | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 6–7 | Jul 2015 | Italy F17, Sassuolo | Futures | Clay | Gianluca Naso | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–8 | Jul 2015 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–8 | Sep 2016 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Dustin Brown | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Nov 2016 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Stefano Napolitano | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–10 | Apr 2017 | Francavilla, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Pedro Sousa | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3-7)}$ |
| Loss | 7–11 | Jun 2017 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Paolo Lorenzi | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–11 | Sep 2018 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Berlocq | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–11 | Jun 2019 | Vicenza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Filippo Baldi | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–12 | Jul 2019 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Renzo Olivo | 7–5, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–13 | Apr 2022 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Gastão Elias | 6-7$^{(4-7)}$, 1-6 |
| Win | 10–13 | Mar 2023 | Zadar, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Sebastian Ofner | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |

### Doubles: 26 (7–19)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (1–9)
* ITF Futures Tour (6–10)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (2–4)
* Clay (5–15)
* 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 | Federico Gaio | Fabio Colangelo Matteo Volante | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2009 | Italy F2, Trento | Futures | Hard (i) | Davide Della Tommasina | Leonardo Azzaro Filip Prpic | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2009 | Italy F20, Modena | Futures | Clay | Filippo Leonardi | Niels Desein Yannick Mertens | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Aug 2009 | Italy F22, Avezzano | Futures | Clay | Giorgio Portaluri | Daniel Danilović Goran Tošić | 6–0, 1–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 1–4 | Aug 2009 | Italy F25, Piombino | Futures | Hard | Claudio Grassi | Philippe de Bonnevie Colin O'Brien | 6–1, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2009 | Italy F28, Porto Torres | Futures | Hard | Francesco Piccari | Vasek Pospisil Marcus Willis | 6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–5 | Sep 2009 | Italy F29, Alghero | Futures | Hard | Federico Gaio | Vasek Pospisil Marcus Willis | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Mar 2010 | Italy F1, Trento | Futures | Hard (i) | Federico Gaio | Nikolai Fidirko Nikolaus Moser | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Jun 2010 | Italy F11, Bergamo | Futures | Clay | Frederik Nielsen | Stefano Ianni Matteo Volante | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 4–6 | Jun 2010 | Italy F13, Padova | Futures | Clay | Federico Torresi | Paolo Beninca Matteo Viola | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 5–6 | Jul 2010 | Italy F19, La Spezia | Futures | Clay | Flavio Cipolla | Thomas Fabbiano Walter Trusendi | 6–2, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| Loss | 5–7 | Sep 2010 | Italy F24, Trieste | Futures | Clay | Marco Bortolotti | Luis Díaz Barriga Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Oct 2010 | Croatia F7, Dubrovnik | Futures | Clay | Bertram Steinberger | Andrea Arnaboldi Morgan Phillips | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Jul 2011 | Italy F20, La Spezia | Futures | Clay | Walter Trusendi | Davide Della Tommasina Riccardo Sinicropi | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–9 | Aug 2011 | Italy F22, Appiano | Futures | Clay | Stefano Ianni | Andrés Molteni Marco Trungelliti | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 6–10 | May 2013 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andrey Golubev | Stefano Ianni Potito Starace | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–11 | Jun 2013 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Potito Starace | Dominik Meffert Philipp Oswald | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–12 | Jun 2013 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | João Sousa | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Maxime Teixeira | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–12 | Sep 2013 | Meknes, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Gianluca Naso | Gerard Granollers Pujol Jordi Samper Montaña | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 7–13 | Sep 2013 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Andrea Arnaboldi | Ken Skupski Neal Skupski | 4–6, 6–1, [7–10] |
| Loss | 7–14 | Jul 2015 | Padova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Federico Gaio | Mikhail Elgin Andrey Rublev | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 7–15 | Jul 2015 | Italy F17, Sassuolo | Futures | Clay | Matteo Volante | Mohamed Safwat Tristan-Samuel Weissborn | 6–4, 5–7, [8–10] |
| Loss | 7–16 | Sep 2015 | Genova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andrea Arnaboldi | Guillermo Durán Horacio Zeballos | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–17 | Sep 2015 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Federico Gaio | Tristan Lamasine Fabrice Martin | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 7–18 | Jul 2016 | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Salvatore Caruso | Marcelo Demoliner Fabrício Neis | 2–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
| Loss | 7–19 | Mar 2018 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Simone Bolelli | Facundo Bagnis Ariel Behar | 2–6, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |

## Singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 0–2 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | NH | Q1 | Q1 | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 1–2 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 |