# Lorenzo Sonego

Lorenzo Sonego (Italian pronunciation:; born 11 May 1995) is an Italian professional tennis player. Sonego has won four singles titles on the ATP Tour, and two doubles titles. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 21 achieved on 4 October 2021, and a career high doubles ranking of No. 60 achieved on 12 September 2022. Sonego was part of the Italian team that won the Davis Cup in 2023, and he reached a major quarterfinal at the 2025 Australian Open.

## Early life

Sonego was born in Turin, Italy. He began playing tennis when he was 11 years old, encouraged by his father Giorgio and his coach Gipo Arbino. A fan of Italian football club Torino, he played for the Torino youth academy between the age of six and 13 before focusing on tennis.

## Music

Sonego has released three singles, all alongside AlterEdo: "Un solo secondo" (2021), which has amassed 1.5 million streams on Spotify; "SWING" (2022), and "Cielo Aperto" (2023).

## Career
### 2016–2017: ATP Tour debut and first Challenger title

He made his ATP Tour debut in May 2016 at the Italian Open, where he received a wild card and lost against João Sousa in the first round.
On 17 October 2017 he won his first Challenger title, defeating Tim Pütz at the 2017 Sparkassen ATP Challenger.

### 2018: Grand Slam debut

Sonego started his Grand Slam career with a win over Robin Haase at the 2018 Australian Open. He was then defeated in the second round by Richard Gasquet.
Sonego entered 2018 Wimbledon as a lucky loser after being defeated by Ernests Gulbis in the third round of qualifying. He was defeated by Taylor Fritz in the first round in straight sets.

### 2019: First ATP title, Masters 1000 quarterfinal

Sonego, as a qualifier, reached the quarterfinals of Monte-Carlo, upsetting 8th seed Karen Khachanov on the way. He lost to eventual runner-up Dušan Lajović in straight sets.
Sonego won his first ATP title in Antalya, Turkey in June 2019, defeating Serbian Miomir Kecmanović in three sets in the final.

### 2020: French Open fourth round, ATP 500 final, win over World no. 1

Sonego made a career-best 4th round appearance at the 2020 French Open, defeating Emilio Gómez, Alexander Bublik, and 27th seed Taylor Fritz before losing to 12th seed Diego Schwartzman in straight sets. His match against Fritz had the longest tiebreak in French Open history in the third set, finishing eventually with a 19–17 score in favor of Sonego.
At the 2020 Erste Bank Open, Sonego, as a lucky loser, shocked world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-2 6–1. It was only Djokovic's third loss of the year. Sonego went on to make the final of the event, but lost to fifth seed Andrey Rublev 4–6, 4–6.

### 2021: Wimbledon fourth round, Masters semifinal, top 25

At the 2021 Sardegna Open in April, Sonego won both the singles and doubles titles. As a result, he achieved career-high singles ranking of world No. 28 and doubles ranking of No. 132 on 12 April 2021.
In Rome, Sonego scored his second top-10 win over Dominic Thiem, beating him in 3 sets in a match lasting over 3 hours. As a result, he made his second Masters quarterfinal, where he beat 7th seed Andrey Rublev, his third top-10 win. In the semifinal, he once again faced World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic but lost in 3 sets. At the French Open, Sonego lost in the first round to Lloyd Harris in straight sets.
In June, he reached his fourth final in his career and second for 2021 at the 2021 Eastbourne International where he lost to Alex de Minaur.
His next tournament was Queen's Club Championships, where he lost in the first round in straight sets to Viktor Troicki.
Following his fourth-round showing at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships for the first time in his career, he reached a career-high of World No. 25 on 9 August 2021. He ended up being the final player to ever be beaten by Roger Federer on the ATP Tour.

### 2022: Drop in rankings, three Major third rounds, third ATP title

Sonego started his 2022 season at the Sydney Classic. Seeded fifth, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to top seed and eventual champion, Aslan Karatsev. Seeded 25th at the Australian Open, he made it to the third round where he was defeated by Miomir Kecmanović.
Seeded fourth at the Córdoba Open, Sonego lost in the quarterfinals to sixth seed, last year finalist, and eventual champion, Albert Ramos Viñolas. Seeded third at the Argentina Open, he reached the semifinals where he was eliminated by second seed and defending champion, Diego Schwartzman. Seeded sixth at the Rio Open, he fell in the second round to qualifier Miomir Kecmanović. At the Mexican Open, he lost in the first round to qualifier J. J. Wolf. Representing Italy in the Davis Cup tie against Slovakia, Sonego played one match and lost to Filip Horanský. In the end, Italy won the tie over Slovakia 3–2. Seeded 21st at the Indian Wells Masters, he was ousted from the tournament in the second round by Benjamin Bonzi. Seeded 19th at the Miami Open, he lost in the second round to American qualifier Denis Kudla.
Sonego started his clay-court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters. Seeded 16th, he lost in the second round to Laslo Đere. Seeded 11th at the Barcelona Open, he was defeated in the third round by eighth seed and eventual finalist, Pablo Carreño Busta. In Madrid, he lost in the first round to British wildcard Jack Draper. Last year semifinalist at the Italian Open, he lost in a controversial first-round match to 13th seed Denis Shapovalov. Due to not defending his semifinalist points from last year, Sonego's ranking fell from 28 to 35. Seeded 32nd at the French Open, he reached the third round where he lost to eighth seed and eventual finalist, Casper Ruud, in five sets.
Sonego began his grass-court season at the BOSS Open in Stuttgart, Germany. Seeded sixth, he made it to the quarterfinals where he lost to second seed, compatriot, and eventual champion, Matteo Berrettini. At the Queen's Club Championships, he was defeated in the first round by lucky loser Denis Kudla. Last year finalist at the Eastbourne International, he fell in the second round to sixth seed and defending champion, Alex de Minaur, in a rematch of previous year's final. Seeded 27th at Wimbledon, he reached the third round where he was beaten by second seed, two-time champion, and former world no. 1, Rafael Nadal.
After Wimbledon, Sonego competed at the Swedish Open. He lost in the first round to Aslan Karatsev. In Gstaad, Switzerland, he was defeated in the first round by qualifier Juan Pablo Varillas.
At the 2022 Moselle Open he defeated Alexander Bublik in the final to win his third ATP title. As a result, he climbed 20 positions up in the top 50 in the rankings to world No. 45 on 26 September 2022.

### 2023: 100th career wins, Miami & French Opens fourth rounds

Sonego started his 2023 season at the Adelaide International 1. He retired during the second set of his first-round match against third seed and world No. 7, Daniil Medvedev, due to a right arm injury. At the Adelaide International 2, he lost in the first round to Jack Draper. At the Australian Open, he lost in the second round to 10th seed and world No. 11, Hubert Hurkacz, in five sets.
In February, Sonego competed at the Open Sud de France. He reached the quarterfinals where he lost to second seed, world No. 17, compatriot, and eventual champion, Jannik Sinner. In Rotterdam, he was defeated in the first round by third seed, world No. 8, and defending champion, Félix Auger-Aliassime. At the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, he put up a fight, but he lost in the first round to two-time champion, former world No. 1, and eventual finalist, Andy Murray, in three sets, despite having three match points in the third set. At the Dubai Championships, he upset fourth seed and world No. 9, Félix Auger-Aliassime, in the second round for his first top 10 win of the season. He was eliminated in the quarterfinals by seventh seed and world No. 16, Alexander Zverev.
At the 2023 BNP Paribas Open he lost to Jason Kubler. In Miami he defeated Dominic Thiem and upset 23rd seed Dan Evans to reach the third round, recording his 100th career win. Next he defeated 12th seed Frances Tiafoe in straight sets to move to the fourth round, where he lost to Francisco Cerúndolo.
At the 2023 French Open he reached the fourth round for a second time in his career defeating world No. 7 Andrey Rublev in a five set thriller rallying from two sets to love down for the first time in his career, his first top-10 win at a Major.
At the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters he defeated qualifier Philip Sekulic and again tenth seed Frances Tiafoe to reach the third round for a third time in the season at a Masters 1000 level.

### 2024: Fourth ATP title

Ranked No. 57 at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, he entered as a lucky loser directly into the second round as a replacement for third seed Carlos Alcaraz after his late withdrawal due to injury, and defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime being 2-5 down in the second set to reach the round of 16.
Seeded tenth at the 2024 Winston-Salem Open, he reached his first ATP semifinal since July 2023 with a win over 15th seed Pavel Kotov. Next he defeated David Goffin to reach his first final since 2022 and sixth overall. He won his fourth title over 11th seed Alex Michelsen in a little over an hour in straight sets. He became the 11th active player to have won on all surfaces grass, clay and hard. As a result, he returned to the top 50 in the singles rankings on 26 August 2024.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

Current through the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | QF | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 2R | | 0 / 6 | 9–6 | 60% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 4R | 3R | 1R | 2R | | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 0 / 26 | 28–26 | 52% |
| ATP Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | NH | 4R | 2R | 4R | 1R | | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | QF | NH | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Italian Open | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | 3R | 1R | | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | NH | NH | 3R | 1R | | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 20% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 10–7 | 1–6 | 9–8 | 4–8 | | 0 / 39 | 31–39 | 44% |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||||
| | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Career | Career | Career |
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 161 | 161 | 161 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–6 | 20–23 | 12–14 | 30–24 | 26–29 | 29–29 | 20–29 | 7–6 | 149–161 | 149–161 | 149–161 |
| Win (%) | – | – | 0% | – | 45% | 47% | 46% | 56% | 47% | 50% | 41% | 54% | 48.06% | 48.06% | 48.06% |
| Year-end ranking | 812 | 370 | 300 | 212 | 107 | 52 | 33 | 27 | 45 | 46 | 53 | | $7,375,691 | $7,375,691 | $7,375,691 |

## ATP Tour finals
### Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP 500 (0–1)
* ATP 250 (4–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (1–1)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (3–1)
* Indoor (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2019 | Antalya Open, Turkey | ATP 250 | Grass | Miomir Kecmanović | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2020 | Vienna Open, Austria | ATP 500 | Hard (i) | Andrey Rublev | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2021 | Sardegna Open, Italy | ATP 250 | Clay | Laslo Đere | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2021 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | ATP 250 | Grass | Alex de Minaur | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2022 | Moselle Open, France | ATP 250 | Hard (i) | Alexander Bublik | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Aug 2024 | Winston-Salem Open, United States | ATP 250 | Hard | Alex Michelsen | 6–0, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP 500 (0–0)
* ATP 250 (2–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (2–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (2–1)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2021 | Sardegna Open, Italy | ATP 250 | Clay | Andrea Vavassori | Simone Bolelli Andrés Molteni | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2022 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | ATP 250 | Clay | Pedro Martínez | Tim Pütz Michael Venus | 5–7, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2–1 | Feb 2024 | ATP Qatar Open, Qatar | ATP 250 | Hard | Lorenzo Musetti | Jamie Murray Michael Venus | 6–7$^{(0–7)}$, 6–2, [8–10] |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
* ITF Futures (3–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (5–4)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2015 | Italy F11, Lecco | Futures | Clay | Tommy Paul | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2015 | Italy F26, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Daniel Altmaier | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2015 | Italy F32, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | George von Massow | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2015 | Italy F33, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Gianluca Mager | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2017 | Italy F31, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Javier Martí | 6–3, 3–1, ret. |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2017 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Carpet | Tim Pütz | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Oct 2017 | Ismaning, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Yannick Hanfmann | 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Oct 2017 | Italy F35, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Federico Gaio | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–2, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Nov 2017 | Italy F36, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Sep 2018 | Genova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Dustin Brown | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–5 | Sep 2019 | Genova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |

## Wins over top 10 players

* Sonego has a 6–29 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
* As of 9 September 2024
| Season | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | LSR |
| 2020 ||||||||
| 1. | Novak Djokovic | 1 | Vienna Open, Austria | Hard (i) | QF | 6–2, 6–1 | 42 |
| 2021 ||||||||
| 2. | Dominic Thiem | 4 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | 3R | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ | 33 |
| 3. | Andrey Rublev | 7 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | QF | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | 33 |
| 2022 ||||||||
| 4. | Hubert Hurkacz | 10 | Moselle Open, France | Hard (i) | SF | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 | 65 |
| 2023 ||||||||
| 5. | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 9 | Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE | Hard | 2R | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 | 67 |
| 6. | Andrey Rublev | 7 | French Open, France | Clay | 3R | 5–7, 0–6, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 | 48 |