Filippo Volandri

Filippo Volandri (Italian pronunciation: [fiˈlippo voˈlandri]; born 5 September 1981) is a former Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri is a right-handed player who reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 25 in July 2007. He turned professional in 1997 and earned almost $4 million in prize money.

Filippo Volandri
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceLivorno, Italy
Born (1981-09-05) 5 September 1981
Livorno, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2016
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,949,631
Official websitefilippovolandri.it
Singles
Career record178–224
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 25 (23 July 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2004)
French Open4R (2007)
Wimbledon2R (2004)
US Open2R (2004)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2004)
Doubles
Career record32–76
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 120 (14 May 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2005)
French Open2R (2005, 2007, 2011, 2012)
Wimbledon1R (2004, 2005)
US Open2R (2003, 2005)
Last updated on: 31 July 2017.

Earlier career

2006: Second title

Volandri won the second title of his career in September 2006, beating Nicolás Lapentti in the final of the Sicily International in Palermo.[1]

2007: Rome Masters & French open success

At the Rome Masters in 2007 Volandri, having entered as a wild card, recorded the biggest win of his career by beating the then world no. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets 6–2, 6–4.[2] Volandri celebrated by doing a lap of honour around centre court, high-fiving spectators in the front rows.[3] Afterwards, Volandri hailed the victory as not only for himself, but for Italy, speaking of both the regard in which Federer, who holds the record for the longest streak as the world's top-ranked male player, is held, and the relative under-achievement of Italy in men's tennis at the time. For his part Federer offered few excuses for his out-of-character display.[2] Hopes that this might be the start of Italy's re-emergence among the top nations of professional men's tennis were heightened when Volandri went on to beat world no. 12 Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinal. The win meant that Volandri became the first Italian to reach the event's semifinals since 1978. His run stopped in the semifinals, however, as he lost to Fernando González.

At the 2007 French Open he was the 29th seed and made it to the fourth round, rising to No. 27 in the world in the rankings, before losing in straight sets to Tommy Robredo.

Later career

Volandri struggled greatly after the dropped match-fixing allegations, his only major success since 2007 was making it to the final of the 2012 Brasil Open after he beat then world No. 38 Thomaz Bellucci in the semifinal. He lost to then world No. 11 and top seed Nicolás Almagro in 3 sets. However, since then he mainly competed on the ATP Challenger Tour, whilst since he reached the fourth round in the 2007 French Open he did not progress past the first round of a Grand Slam.

On 23 June 2015, Volandri completed 300 wins at the ATP Challenger Tour tournaments by defeating Oriol Roca Batalla at the Aspria Tennis Cup in Milan. He became only the fourth player ever who obtained this achievement.[4]

Controversy

Volandri had earlier come under suspicion for betting and match fixing, and his name featured prominently in a list compiled by the ATP of matches under suspicion for corruption.[5]

In January 2009, Volandri received a three-month ban from the ATP for a doping offence after testing positive for salbutamol during the Indian Wells tournament.[6] Volandri had a medical exemption from the International Tennis Federation to use salbutamol, an asthma medication, but the ITF deemed that his use of the drug was beyond therapeutic needs. His suspension was to last until 14 April 2009 and required him to forfeit all prize money and ranking points earned from the date of the failed test until the beginning of his suspension.[7]

In March 2009, the Court of Arbitration for Sport overruled the ATP decision and ruled that Volandri should be reinstated and his forfeited ranking points and earnings returned to him. Volandri stated that he intended to sue the ATP over the incident.[8]

ATP career finals

Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 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 (2–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–7)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (2–7)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2003 Croatia Open, Croatia International Clay Spain Carlos Moyá 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 1–1 May 2004 St. Pölten International, Austria International Clay Belgium Xavier Malisse 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jul 2004 Croatia Open, Croatia International Clay Argentina Guillermo Cañas 5–7, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2004 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Italy International Clay Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2005 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Italy International Clay Russia Igor Andreev 6–0, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 1–5 Feb 2006 Argentina Open, Argentina International Clay Spain Carlos Moyà 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss 1–6 Sep 2006 Romanian Open, Romania International Clay Austria Jürgen Melzer 1–6, 5–7
Win 2–6 Oct 2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Italy International Clay Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–7 Feb 2012 Brasil Open, Brazil ATP World Tour 250 Clay Spain Nicolás Almagro 3–6, 6–4, 4–6

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)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2006 Mexican Open, Mexico International Clay Italy Potito Starace Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl		 5–7, 2–6

ATP Challengers
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP Challenger Tour (11–14)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 7 August 2000 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Spain Albert Montañés 1–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 18 September 2000 Biella, Italy Clay Argentina Hernán Gumy 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 29 April 2002 Rome, Italy Clay Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. 12 August 2002 Graz, Austria Hard France Olivier Mutis 3–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 17 March 2003 Cagliari, Italy Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Winner 3. 9 June 2003 Biella, Italy Clay Argentina José Acasuso 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Winner 4. 2 August 2004 Trani, Italy Clay Italy Francesco Aldi 6–1, 6–3
Winner 5. 21 July 2008 San Marino Clay Italy Potito Starace 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 6. 28 July 2008 Cordenons, Italy Clay Spain Óscar Hernández 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 4. 17 August 2009 Trani, Italy Clay Austria Daniel Köllerer 3–6, 5–7
Winner 7. 12 April 2010 Rome, Italy Clay Algeria Lamine Ouahab 6–4, 7–5
Winner 8. 31 May 2010 Rome, Italy Clay Morocco Reda El Amrani 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 2 August 2010 San Marino Clay Netherlands Robin Haase 2–6, 6–7(8–10)
Runner-up 6. 9 August 2010 Trani, Italy Clay Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Runner-up 7. 28 March 2011 Barletta, Italy Clay Slovenia Aljaž Bedene 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 18 April 2011 Napoli, Italy Clay Netherlands Thomas Schoorel 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 9. 18 July 2011 Orbetello, Italy Clay Italy Matteo Viola 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 9. 18 September 2011 Todi, Italy Clay Argentina Carlos Berlocq 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 10. 17 March 2012 Rabat, Morocco Clay Slovakia Martin Kližan 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 11. 12 May 2013 Rome, Italy Clay Slovenia Aljaž Bedene 4–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 23 June 2013 Milan, Italy Clay Slovakia Andrej Martin 6–3, 6–2
Winner 11. 28 July 2013 Orbetello, Italy Clay Spain Pere Riba 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Runner-up 12. 11 August 2013 City of San Marino, San Marino Clay Italy Marco Cecchinato 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 13. 8 September 2013 Genoa, Italy Clay Germany Dustin Brown 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Winner 12. 17 November 2013 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Colombia Alejandro González 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 14 September 2014 Biella, Italy Clay Italy Matteo Viola 5–7, 1–6

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles
Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q3 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 0 / 9 1–9 10.00
French Open A A 1R 1R 3R 2R 4R 1R Q2 Q1 1R 1R Q2 1R Q2 Q1 0 / 9 6–9 40.00
Wimbledon A A 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 1R 1R A 1R A A 0 / 9 1–9 10.00
US Open A A 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R A A A 1R 1R 1R A A A 0 / 8 1–8 11.11
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–3 3–4 2–4 1–4 3–4 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0 / 35 9–35 20.45
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R A A A A A A A A 0 / 5 0–5 00.00
Miami Masters A A A A 1R 3R 2R 1R A A A A A 1R A A 0 / 4 2–5 28.57
Monte Carlo Masters A A QF 1R QF 1R 1R 2R A A 1R 2R Q2 Q2 Q1 Q1 0 / 8 8–8 50.00
Madrid Masters1 A A A A 1R A 1R A A A A A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 00.00
Rome Masters 1R 1R QF 3R 2R 2R SF 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 0 / 15 14–15 48.28
Canada Masters A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 –
Cincinnati Masters A A A A 1R A 1R A A A A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 00.00
Shanghai Masters2 A A 1R 1R QF 2R 2R 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 5 4–5 44.44
Paris Masters A A A 1R A A 2R A A A A A A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33.33
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 6–3 2–5 7–7 3–5 7–8 1–5 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 0 / 45 30–45 40.00
Career Statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2 / 9 2–7 22.22
Year End Ranking 213 153 47 43 38 38 40 102 215 91 69 88 71 212 192 $3,915,403

1 Was played on hardcourt from 2002 to 2008.
2 Held as Hamburg Masters until 2008 and Shanghai Masters from 2009.

Doubles

Current as far as the 2012 US Open (tennis).

Tournament20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 2R A 1R 1R A A A A A 1–4
French Open A 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R A A 2R 2R A 4–7
Wimbledon A 1R 1R A A A A A A A A 0–2
US Open 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R A A A A A A 2–5
Win–loss 1–1 0–4 3–4 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 7–18

Top 10 wins
  • Volandri has an 8–23 (.258) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016Total
Wins000000110330000000008
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2003
1. France Sébastien Grosjean 10 Stuttgart, Germany Clay 2R 6–2, 6–1
2004
2. Spain Carlos Moyà 4 Umag, Croatia Clay SF 6–3, 6–2
2006
3. Russia Nikolay Davydenko 5 Doha, Qatar Hard QF 6–3, 6–4
4. Argentina David Nalbandian 3 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 6–4, 7–5
5. Spain Tommy Robredo 7 Davis Cup, Torre del Greco, Italy Clay RR 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
2007
6. Switzerland Roger Federer 1 Rome, Italy Clay 3R 6–2, 6–4
7. United Kingdom Andy Murray 10 Hamburg, Germany Clay 1R 1–5, r.
8. Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 7 Roland Garros, Paris, France Clay 3R 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

References
  1. BBC article
  2. "Federer beaten by wild card", Reuters, 10 May 2007.
  3. Federer vs Volandri MSRoma 2007 (Tommasi-Clerici), YouTube, 6 March 2011.
  4. Meiseles, Josh (24 June 2015). "Volandri Joins 300 Wins Club". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  5. Tennis Match Fixing is Still an Issue
  6. Tennis Player Volandri Banned for 3 Months Reuters, 15 January 2009.
  7. Filippo Volandri Banned Three Months for Asthma Drug Use ESPN, 16 January 2009.
  8. Volandri's Drug Ban Lifted ESPN, 31 March 2009.
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