Giovanni Fonio

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Giovanni Fonio
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceNovara, Italy
Born (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998
Novara, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$67,445
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 269 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 269 (29 January 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles2 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 406 (15 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 406 (15 January 2024)
Last updated on: 22 January 2024.

Giovanni Fonio (born 7 May 1998) is an Italian tennis player.

Fonio has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 269 achieved on 29 January 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 406 achieved on 15 January 2024.[1]

Career

Fonio has won 2 ATP Challenger doubles title: at the 2021 Antalya Challenger III with Riccardo Bonadio and at the 2023 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia with Francesco Forti.

In May 2022, at the qualifiers at the Internazionali d’Italia he lost to Emil Ruusuvuori.[2]

On 30 November 2023, at the Yokkaichi Challenger in Japan, he defeated the then top 100 player Yosuke Watanuki in 3 sets.[3]

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles:7 (4-3)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4-3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4-3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 Italy F29, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Switzerland Sandro Ehrat 5-7, 4-6
Loss 0–2 May 2019 M15, Bucharest, Romania World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Albert Alcaraz Ivorra 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win 1-2 Feb 2020 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Czech Republic Michael Vrbenský 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 2-2 Feb 2021 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Juan Manuel Cerundolo W/0
Win 3-2 Mar 2021 M15, Opatija, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Giacomo Dambrosi 6-2, 6-3
Loss 3-3 Jun 2021 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay United States Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 5-7, 4-6
Win 4-3 Jan 2022 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Romania Cezar Crețu 6-1, 6-4

Doubles: 2 (2-0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (0-0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2-0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1-0 Dec 2021 Antalya, Turkey Challenger Clay Italy Riccardo Bonadio South Korea Hsu Yu-hsiou
South Korea Tseng Chun-hsin		 3–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Win 2-0 Aug 2023 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Francesco Forti India Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
Australia Adam Taylor		 5–7, 6–1, [10–7]

References

  1. "Giovanni Fonio | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. Mastronuzzi, Andrea (2022-05-07). "ATP Roma, 1° turno qualificazioni: Dellien batte Rune, fuori Kokkinakis e l'azzurro Fonio". Ubitennis (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  3. "Yokkaichi: Fonio batte Watanuki e vola ai quarti". Supertennis (in Italian). 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2024-01-23.