Lorenzo Musetti

Lorenzo Musetti (born 3 March 2002) is an Italian professional tennis player.[1] He has a career-high singles ATP ranking of World No. 15 achieved on 26 June 2023 and a doubles ranking of World No. 283 achieved on 2 May 2022. Musetti has won two ATP Tour singles titles.[1]

Lorenzo Musetti
Musetti at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters
Full nameLorenzo Musetti
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002
Carrara, Tuscany, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachSimone Tartarini
Prize moneyUS $4,534,909
Singles
Career record92–80 (53.5%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 15 (26 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 22 (23 October 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2022, 2023)
French Open4R (2021, 2023)
Wimbledon3R (2023)
US Open3R (2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2020)
Doubles
Career record8–17 (32.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 283 (2 May 2022)
Current rankingNo. 867 (24 July 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French Open1R (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2020)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (2022)
Record: 2–3 (40.0%)
Last updated on: 24 July 2023.

As a junior, Musetti was ranked as high as world No. 1, reaching the final of the 2018 US Open boys' singles and winning the 2019 Australian Open boys' title. Since turning professional in 2019, he has won two titles on the ITF World Tennis Tour and two ATP Challenger titles.

Personal life

Lorenzo Musetti was born on March 3, 2002, in Carrara, Tuscany, Italy. His father Francesco is a marble producer, and his mother Sabrina is a secretary. He began playing tennis at age 4, and has been coached by Simone Tartarini since childhood. His tennis idol growing up was Roger Federer.[2] Musetti trains at La Spezia TC and Tirrenia.[3]

In September 2023, it was announced that Musetti is expecting a child with his partner, Veronica Confalonieri.[4]

Professional career

Juniors

He has achieved a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 1 in the world on 10 June 2019.[5][6] On 26 January 2019 Musetti defeated Emilio Nava to win the 2019 Australian Open boys' singles title.[7]

2020: ATP debut

After receiving a wildcard and passing the qualifying, he made his ATP Tour main draw debut in February 2020 at the Dubai Tennis Championships, at the age of 17, where he lost in the first round against Andrey Rublev.

His second main draw tour-level match and first on a Masters 1000 level in his career came after qualifying at the Italian Open, where he defeated three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka in straight sets in the first round, becoming the first player born in 2002 to win an ATP match, and former World No. 4 Kei Nishikori in the second round.[8] In October he received a wildcard for the Forte Village Sardegna Open, where he reached his first ATP semifinal, retiring due to an injury against eventual champion Laslo Đere after trailing 1–4 in the third set.

2021: Top 100, ATP 500 semifinal, Grand Slam debut and fourth round

Musetti was the youngest player to break into the top 100 for the first time in his career by reaching the semifinals of the ATP Tour 500 Mexican Open tournament in March after going through qualifying. There he had his first top 10 win against world no. 9 Diego Schwartzman in three sets. He also beat Frances Tiafoe and 5th-seed Grigor Dimitrov to break into the top 100 and reach his second ATP semifinal, and first at a 500 level, where he was defeated in straight sets by Stefanos Tsitsipas.[9][10] The 19-year-old was the third-youngest semifinalist in the tournament's history. Only Xavier Malisse (1998) and Rafael Nadal (2005) reached the final four in Acapulco at a younger age.[11]

Musetti reached his third ATP semifinal at the Lyon Open in May, where he was again defeated by Tsitsipas.

He capped off the clay season by reaching the fourth round at the French Open, on his Grand Slam championship debut (only the sixth player since 2000 to do so), beating 13th seed David Goffin, Yoshihito Nishioka and Marco Cecchinato in his first five-set match.[12] He had a 2–0 lead in sets against top seed Novak Djokovic in the fourth round, but retired in the 5th set trailing 0–4.[13] As a result of this successful run, he climbed to his best ranking of World No. 57 on 13 September 2021.

At the end of the season, he took part in the Next Generation ATP Finals, where he was eliminated in the round robin stage as third of his group, having lost to Sebastián Báez[14] and finalist Sebastian Korda, and won to Hugo Gaston.

2022: First two ATP titles, top 25, Masters quarterfinal
Musetti at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters

At the beginning of the season, Musetti reached the quarterfinals at the ATP 500 Rotterdam Open, losing to Jiří Lehečka after having defeated No. 11 Hubert Hurkacz in the second round. In Monte Carlo, he recorded the second top 10 win of his career by defeating world number 9 Félix Auger-Aliassime in the second round.[15]

After reaching his fourth career tour-level semifinal at the 2022 Hamburg European Open with a win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, he made his top 50 debut in the rankings.[16] He defeated Francisco Cerúndolo in the semifinals to reach the first ATP final of his career. He triumphed over World No. 6 and top seed Carlos Alcaraz in the final, winning his first ATP title and first ATP 500 tournament. As a result, he climbed up the rankings to world No. 31 on 25 July 2022.[17] Following the title, Musetti made his top 30 debut at world No. 30 on 1 August, after winning his opening round at the Croatia Open.[18]

At the US Open, where Musetti was seeded for the first time at a grand slam, he reached the third round, his deepest run in a grand slam since the 2021 French Open. In the first round, he defeated former world number 7 David Goffin in a five set match, decided by a fifth-set tiebreak.[19] He then defeated Gijs Brouwer, but lost to Ilya Ivashka in four sets.[20]

In the fall, Musetti reached his fifth and sixth ATP semifinals at the consecutive Sofia Open and Firenze Open tournaments, where he was defeated in both cases by eventual champions Marc-Andrea Huesler[21] and Félix Auger-Aliassime.[22] He then won his second career title at the Tennis Napoli Cup over fellow countryman Matteo Berrettini, without dropping a set.[23] Following the title, he reached a career-high ranking of No. 23 on 24 October 2022.

At the 2022 Paris Masters, Musetti reached the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career. He defeated former world No. 3 Marin Čilić, Nikoloz Basilashvili, and world No. 4 Casper Ruud for his biggest and first top-5 win, but lost to Novak Djokovic.[24][25] Musetti's final ATP tournament of the year was the Next Generation ATP Finals, where he was eliminated in the round-robin stage after beating Tseng Chun-hsin, but losing to Dominic Stricker and Jack Draper.[26]

2023: Top 15 debut, win over world No. 1

At the United Cup, Musetti helped Italy reach the final after going 4–1 in his singles matches; he retired after the first set in his match against Frances Tiafoe due to a shoulder injury.[27] After this, he reached the top 20 at world No. 19 on 9 January 2023.[28] Musetti was upset in the first round of the Australian Open by Lloyd Harris in five sets,[29][30] however, he jumped one spot to a career-high of No. 18 in the rankings following the tournament.

At the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters he defeated Miomir Kecmanović, compatriot Luca Nardi by a double bagel in just 50 minutes,[31][32] and world No. 1 and top seed Novak Djokovic to reach his second Masters quarterfinal.[33][34] Next, he lost to compatriot Jannik Sinner in straight sets.[35] At the French Open, Musetti played strongly defeating Mikael Ymer, Alexander Shevchenko, and Cameron Norrie all in straight sets, but lost to world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the round of 16.[36][37]

Prior to Wimbledon, Musetti made two grass court quarterfinals at Stuttgart and Queen's Club; he lost to Frances Tiafoe and Holger Rune respectively.[38][39] As a result, he reached the top 15 on 26 June 2023. At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships Musetti reached the third round, his furthest run at Wimbledon yet, defeating both Juan Pablo Varillas and Jaume Munar in straight sets. He was eventually eliminated by Hubert Hurkacz.[40]

Performance timeline
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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through 2023 Cincinnati Open.

Tournament201920202021 20222023SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q3 Q1 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open A A 4R 1R 4R 0 / 3 6–3 67%
Wimbledon A NH 1R 1R 3R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
US Open A A 2R 3R 1R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 4–3 2–4 5–4 0 / 11 11–11 50%
National representation
Summer Olympics not held 1R not held 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Davis Cup A QF SF 0 / 2 2–2 50%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A NH 1R 2R 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Miami Open A NH 3R 1R 2R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Monte-Carlo Masters A NH 1R 3R QF 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Madrid Open A NH Q2 3R 2R 0 / 2 2–2 67%
Italian Open Q1 3R 2R A 4R 0 / 3 5–3 60%
Canadian Open A NH A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Cincinnati Masters A A Q1 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Shanghai Masters A NH 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris Masters A A 2R QF 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Win–loss 0–0 2–1 4–5 8–6 8–8 0 / 20 22–20 52%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 3 20 28 21 72
Titles 0 0 0 2 0 2
Finals 0 0 0 2 0 2
Overall win–loss 0–0 5–3 21–22 34–29 27–20 87–74
Win Percentage  –  63% 49% 54% 57% 54.04%
Year-end ranking 361 128 59 23 $4,534,909

Doubles
Tournament20202021 20222023SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon NH A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–3 – 0 / 4 0–4 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A 2R A 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 7 9 3 20
Titles 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0
Overall win–loss 0–1 4–6 3–7 1–3 8–17
Win Percentage 0% 40% 30% 25% 32%
Year-end ranking 675 367 576 $4,534,909

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2022 Hamburg European Open, Germany 500 Series Clay Spain Carlos Alcaraz 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Win 2–0 Oct 2022 Tennis Napoli Cup, Italy 250 Series Hard Italy Matteo Berrettini 7–6(7–5), 6–2

Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

Musetti's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Spain Carlos Alcaraz 1–2 33% 0–1 1–1 – Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Beijing
Serbia Novak Djokovic 1–3 25% 0–2 1–1 – Won (4–6, 7–5, 6–4) at 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters
Russia Daniil Medvedev 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Cincinnati
Number 2 ranked players
Norway Casper Ruud 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 5–7) at 2023 Båstad
Germany Alexander Zverev 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 0–1 ret.) at 2022 Madrid
Number 3 ranked players
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (6–0, 7–6(7–2)) at 2020 Rome
Croatia Marin Čilić 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2022 Paris Masters
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2023 Vienna
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–5 0% 0–1 0–4 – Lost (5–7, 5–7) at 2023 Rome
Number 4 ranked players
Japan Kei Nishikori 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2020 Rome
Denmark Holger Rune 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2023 Queen's Club
Italy Jannik Sinner 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters
Number 5 ranked players
Russia Andrey Rublev 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2020 Dubai
United States Taylor Fritz 0–2 0% 0–1 – 0–1 Lost (6–7(8–10), 3–6) at 2022 Davis Cup
Number 6 ranked players
Italy Matteo Berrettini 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(7–5), 6–2) at 2022 Napoli
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 2–3 40% 0–2 2–1 – Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Davis Cup
France Gaël Monfils 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(2–7), 4–6) at 2021 Vienna
Number 7 ranked players
Belgium David Goffin 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 – Won (3–6, 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9)) at 2022 US Open
France Richard Gasquet 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(5–7), 6–4, 1–6) at 2022 Winston-Salem
Number 8 ranked players
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 2–0 100% – 2–0 – Won (6–1, 6–2, 6–4) at 2023 French Open
Russia Karen Khachanov 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–3, 1–6, 6–2) at 2023 Beijing
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 1–2 33% 1–0 0–2 – Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2022 Barcelona
Number 9 ranked players
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 2–2 50% 1–0 1–0 0–2 Lost (6–7(4–7), 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Wimbledon
Number 10 ranked players
United States Frances Tiafoe 2–2 50% 1–1 1–0 0–1 Lost (7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 2–6) at 2023 Stuttgart
Total 20–33 37.74% 9–16
(36%)		 11–12
(47.83%)		 0–5
(0%)		 * Statistics correct as of 24 October 2023.

Record against players ranked No. 11–20

Active players are in boldface.

*As of 19 June 2023

Wins over top 10 players
  • He has a 5–18 (21.7%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[41]
Season 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total
Wins001315
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score LMR
2021
1. Argentina Diego Schwartzman 9 Acapulco, Mexico Hard 1R 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 120
2022
2. Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 9 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 2R 6–2, 7–6(7–2) 83
3. Spain Carlos Alcaraz 6 Hamburg, Germany Clay F 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 62
4. Norway Casper Ruud 4 Paris Masters, France Hard (i) 3R 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 23
2023
5. Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 Monte-Carlo, Monaco Clay 3R 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 21

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
ITF World Tennis Tour (2–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Hungary Fábián Marozsán 7–5, 6–2
Win 2–0 Oct 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Russia Ronald Slobodchikov 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–0 Sep 2020 Forlì, Italy Challenger Clay Brazil Thiago Monteiro 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 3–1 Jan 2021 Antalya, Turkey Challenger Clay Spain Jaume Munar 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–2 Feb 2021 Biella, Italy Challenger Hard (i) South Korea Soon-woo Kwon 2–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Jun 2022 Forlì, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Francesco Passaro 2–6, 6–3, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (1 title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2018 US Open Hard Brazil Thiago Seyboth Wild 1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 2019 Australian Open Hard United States Emilio Nava 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(14–12)

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