Luca Nardi

Luca Nardi (born 6 August 2003) is an Italian professional tennis player.

Luca Nardi
Nardi at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Italy
Born (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003
Pesaro, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachFrancesco Sani
Gabriele Costantini
Stefano Pescosolido
Prize money$467,856
Singles
Career record2–10 (16.7% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 126 (7 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 133 (2 October 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2023)
French OpenQ3 (2022)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2022, 2023)
Doubles
Career record1–2 (33.3% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 299 (10 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 320 (17 April 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior2R (2021)
Last updated on: 15 October 2023.

Nardi has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 126, which he first achieved on 7 November 2022. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 299, attained on 10 April 2023.

Career

2020–2021: ATP debut

Nardi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 European Open in singles, where he lost to Marcos Giron in three sets, and in doubles partnering Zane Khan.[1]

He reached career-high rankings of World No. 356 in singles and No. 544 in doubles on 13 December 2021 after reaching the semifinals in singles and quarterfinals in doubles respectively as a wildcard at the 2021 Città di Forlì III Challenger.

2022: Four Challenger titles, Masters & Top 150 debuts & first ATP win

In the first week of the 2022 ATP Challenger Tour, Nardi won his first Challenger title at the 2022 Città di Forlì Challenger, defeating Mukund Sasikumar in the final.[2][3] As a result, he reached the top 300 on 17 January 2022 at world No. 296.

He won his second Challenger title at the 2022 Challenger Città di Lugano, defeating Leandro Riedi in the final.[4] He made his Masters debut at the 2022 Rome Masters as a wildcard.

He won his third Challenger title at the 2022 Rafa Nadal Open in Mallorca, beating Zizou Bergs in the final. This was his first Challenger win on an outdoor hard court. He made his debut in the top 150 at world no. 142 on 12 September 2022.[5]

At the ATP 500 2022 Astana Open he qualified into the main draw defeating top seed David Goffin. He won his first ATP match and first at the ATP 500 tour-level defeating fellow qualifier Alexander Shevchenko to reach the second round.[6] He lost to third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.[7]

2023: First Masters win

Ranked No. 159, he made his debut at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters after defeating fourth seed Constant Lestienne and eleventh seed Oscar Otte in the qualifying competition.[8] He won his first round match, recording his first Masters win and only his second on ATP tour-level, over wildcard Valentin Vacherot. He lost by a double bagel to compatriot and 16th seed Lorenzo Musetti in just 50 minutes.[9][10] As a result, he moved more than 15 positions up in the rankings.

He received a wildcard for the main draw at the Italian Open,[11] where he lost in the first round to David Goffin. In the following weeks, Nardi reached the quarterfinals at Vicenza and Milano Challengers. In August, he won his fourth Challenger title in Porto, defeating Portuguese Joao Sousa in the final.

He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 European Open.

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 8 (6–2)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2020 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–0 Jun 2021 M15 Genova, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Johan Nikles 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Jul 2021 M15 Perugia, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Andrea Basso 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)
Win 3–1 Sep 2021 M25 Madrid, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Germany Louis Wessels 7–5, 6–2
Win 4–1 Jan 2022 Forlì, Italy Challenger Hard (i) India Mukund Sasikumar 6–3, 6–1
Win 5–1 Mar 2022 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Hard (i) Switzerland Leandro Riedi 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 6–1 Aug 2022 Mallorca, Spain Challenger Hard Belgium Zizou Bergs 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–5
Loss 6–2 Feb 2023 Pune, India Challenger Hard Australia Max Purcell 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Italy Jacopo Berrettini Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou
Japan Shintaro Imai		 6–3, 2–6, [10–7]

References
  1. "Ruben Bemelmans tests positive for corona and fits for ATP-Antwerp |..." AlKhaleej Today. October 18, 2020.
  2. "Luca Nardi vince il torneo ATP Challenger di Forlì a 18 anni". Sky Sports. January 9, 2022.
  3. "Sasikumar loses to Luca Nardi in final in Italy". United News of India. January 10, 2022.
  4. "Luca Nardi vince il Challenger di Lugano: secondo successo e best ranking". Sky Sports. April 3, 2022.
  5. "#NextGenATP Stars Nardi, Passaro Shine Bright, Boosting Milan Chances". Association of Tennis Professionals. September 5, 2022.
  6. "Luca Nardi Seeks Stefanos Tsitsipas Upset in Astana | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  7. "Stefanos Tsitsipas Passes Luca Nardi Test in Astana | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  8. "Hubert Hurkacz Saves M.P., Survives 3:19 Thriller in Monte-Carlo | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  9. "Sinner Advances, Musetti Sets Djokovic Clash in Monte-Carlo | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  10. "Musetti becomes first player since 1997 to seal double bagel win at Monte-Carlo Masters". 12 April 2023.
  11. "Fognini and Errani lead the Rome wild cards". 28 April 2023.
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