Simone Vagnozzi

Simone Vagnozzi
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceCastorano, Italy
Born (1983-05-30) 30 May 1983 (age 41)
Ascoli Piceno, Italy[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMassimo Sartori
Prize money$490,569
Singles
Career record4–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 161 (7 November 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2008, 2009, 2011)
French OpenQ2 (2007, 2012)
WimbledonQ2 (2012)
US OpenQ3 (2010)
Doubles
Career record6–16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 74 (4 April 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2012)
French Open1R (2011)
Wimbledon1R (2011)
US Open1R (2010)
Last updated on: 16 May 2021.

Simone Vagnozzi (Italian pronunciation: [siˈmoːne vaɲˈɲɔttsi]; born 30 May 1983)[1] is an Italian former professional tennis player.

Vagnozzi had a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 161 achieved on 7 November 2011. He also had a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 74 achieved on 4 April 2011.

Vagnozzi made his ATP Tour singles debut at the 2004 Grand Prix Hassan II on clay courts in Casablanca, Morocco when he successfully advanced through three qualifying rounds to reach his first career main draw. In qualifying he defeated Talal Ouahabi, followed by leading Thomas Shimada 6–0, 2–0 when he had to retire from the match, and finally Björn Rehnquist to gain a main draw birth. In the first round he would go on extend his winning streak to four matches by defeating Jean-René Lisnard in straight sets but would ultimately fall in the second round to Swiss player Ivo Heuberger. He made his ATP Tour doubles debut at the 2005 Croatia Open where he received a direct entry alongside Slovenian player Ladislav Švarc. They were defeated in the first round by an 18-year-old Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarević.

Vagnozzi reached 24 singles finals in his career, posting a record of 8 wins and 16 losses which includes a 1–3 record in ATP Challenger finals. Additionally, he reached 54 doubles finals across his career with a record of 28 wins and 26 losses which includes a 16–21 record in ATP Challenger finals. He reached 1 career doubles final on the ATP Tour at the 2010 Swedish Open alongside compatriot Andreas Seppi. They were defeated by Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău in straight sets.

Vagnozzi, alongside Darren Cahill, is currently the coach of fellow Italian ATP player Jannik Sinner. Both received the Coach of the Year award at the 2023 ATP Awards.[2]

ATP Tour career finals

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)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2010 Swedish Open, Sweden 250 Series Clay Italy Andreas Seppi Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
4–6, 5–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 24 (8–16)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (7–13)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (8–16)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2005 Chile F4, Santiago Futures Clay Argentina Máximo González 5–7, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2006 Spain F3, Llucmajor Futures Clay Italy Francesco Piccari 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–3 Jun 2007 Bytom, Poland Challenger Clay Australia Peter Luczak 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–3 Sep 2007 Italy F33, Sardegna Futures Clay Italy Matteo Marrai 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Win 2–3 Oct 2007 Italy F34, Sassari Futures Clay Hungary Ádám Kellner 1–6, 6–1, 6–1
Loss 2–4 Apr 2008 Italy F10, Padova Futures Clay Croatia Antonio Veić 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6
Loss 2–5 Jun 2008 Alessandria, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Paolo Lorenzi 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win 3–5 Oct 2008 Croatia F10, Dubrovnik Futures Clay Slovenia Grega Žemlja 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–5 Feb 2009 Egypt F2, Cairo Futures Clay Italy Daniele Giorgini 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–4
Loss 4–6 May 2009 Italy F10, Pozzuoli Futures Clay Belgium Yannick Mertens 2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–7 Jun 2009 Serbia F1, Belgrade Futures Clay Serbia Nikola Ćirić 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Loss 4–8 Jul 2009 Italy F19, Palazzolo Futures Clay Chile Guillermo Hormazábal 5–7, 0–6
Loss 4–9 May 2010 Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay Czech Republic Ivo Minář 6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 4–10 May 2010 Italy F8, Pozzuoli Futures Clay Italy Alessio di Mauro 5–7, 4–6
Win 5–10 Jun 2010 Marburg, Germany Challenger Clay Czech Republic Ivo Minář 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 5–11 Mar 2011 Spain F7, Sabadell Futures Clay Russia Evgeny Donskoy 5–7, 5–7
Win 6–11 Aug 2012 Italy F22, Appiano Futures Clay Chile Jorge Aguilar 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 6–12 Mar 2013 Turkey F10, Antalya Futures Clay Italy Lorenzo Giustino 0–6, 3–6
Loss 6–13 May 2013 Sweden F2, Båstad Futures Clay Italy Roberto Marcora 3–6, 5–7
Loss 6–14 Jun 2013 Slovenia F3, Litija Futures Clay France Axel Michon 0–6, 4–6
Win 7–14 Jun 2013 Italy F13, Busto Arsizio Futures Clay Czech Republic Dušan Lojda 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss 7–15 Oct 2013 Italy F30, Palermo Futures Clay Italy Alessio di Mauro 3–6, 3–6
Win 8–15 Mar 2014 Italy F4, Palermo Futures Clay France Maxime Chazal 6–3, 6–2
Loss 8–16 Mar 2014 Croatia F5, Umag Futures Clay Morocco Lamine Ouahab 0–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6

Doubles: 53 (28–25)

Legend
ATP Challenger (16–21)
ITF Futures (12–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (25–22)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2003 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Daniele Giorgini Australia Todd Perry
Japan Thomas Shimada
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2003 France F20, Saint-Dizier Futures Hard Italy Flavio Cipolla Sweden Tobias Steinel-Hansson
Germany Aleksey Malajko
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–1 May 2004 Italy F9, Teramo Futures Clay Italy Alessandro Motti Brazil Rodrigo Monte
Brazil Márcio Torres
3–0 ret.
Loss 2–2 Jun 2004 Reggio Emilia, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Andreas Seppi Germany Tomas Behrend
Italy Tomas Tenconi
4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Aug 2004 St. Petersburg, Russia Challenger Clay Italy Daniele Giorgini Russia Mikhail Elgin
Russia Andrei Mishin
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Mar 2005 Italy F3, Siracuse Futures Clay Italy Cristian Brandi Italy Alessandro Motti
Italy Flavio Cipolla
5–7, 4–6
Loss 2–5 Jun 2005 Sassuolo, Italy Challenger Clay Chile Paul Capdeville Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Argentina Cristian Villagrán
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win 3–5 Jun 2005 Italy F18, Castelfranco Futures Clay Italy Flavio Cipolla Switzerland Benjamin-David Rufer
Switzerland Stefan Kilchhofer
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Loss 3–6 Jan 2006 Spain F3, Llucmajor Futures Clay Italy Federico Torresi Spain Gabriel Trujillo Soler
Spain M P Puigdomenech
3–6, 3–6
Win 4–6 Feb 2006 Italy F2, Trento Futures Hard Italy Thomas Holzer Italy Alberto Brizzi
Italy Leonardo Azzaro
6–4, 6–3
Win 5–6 Mar 2006 Italy F3, Rome Futures Clay Italy Alberto Brizzi Italy Giancarlo Petrazzuolo
Italy Daniele Giorgini
6–7(1–7), 6–1, 6–2
Win 6–6 Jan 2007 La Serena, Chile Challenger Clay Spain Marc López Argentina Carlos Berlocq
Argentina Brian Dabul
3–6, 6–3, [10–1]
Loss 6–7 Mar 2007 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Alessandro Motti Spain David Marrero
Spain Albert Portas
4–6, 4–6
Win 7–7 Sep 2007 Como, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Máximo González Italy Flavio Cipolla
Italy Marco Pedrini
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 8–7 Sep 2007 Genoa, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Daniele Giorgini Italy Flavio Cipolla
Italy Simone Bolelli
6–3, 6–1
Win 9–7 Jan 2008 New Caledonia Challenger Challenger Hard Italy Flavio Cipolla Czech Republic Jan Mertl
Austria Martin Slanar
6–4, 6–4
Win 10–7 Apr 2008 Italy F10, Padova Futures Clay Brazil Caio Zampieri Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
Russia Denis Matsukevich
7–5, 7–6(7–2)
Win 11–7 May 2008 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Flavio Cipolla Italy Paolo Lorenzi
Italy Giancarlo Petrazzuolo
6–3, 6–3
Win 12–7 Jun 2008 Alessandria, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Flavio Cipolla Netherlands Melle van Gemerden
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
3–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Loss 12–8 Jun 2008 Constanța, Romania Challenger Clay Brazil Júlio Silva Romania Florin Mergea
Romania Horia Tecău
4–6, 2–6
Win 13–8 Feb 2009 Egypt F1, Giza Futures Clay Italy Daniele Giorgini Morocco Rabie Chaki
Morocco Talal Ouahabi
2–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Loss 13–9 Feb 2009 Egypt F2, Cairo Futures Clay Italy Daniele Giorgini Egypt Sherif Sabry
Egypt Karim Maamoun
1–6, 4–6
Loss 13–10 Feb 2009 Tanger, Morocco Challenger Clay Italy Giancarlo Petrazzuolo France Augustin Gensse
France Éric Prodon
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 13–11 Mar 2009 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Daniele Bracciali Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Spain David Marrero
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 13–12 Jul 2009 Italy F19, Palazzolo Futures Clay Italy Mattia Livraghi Italy Claudio Grassi
Chile Guillermo Hormazábal
5–7, 3–6
Loss 13–13 Aug 2009 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Italy Uros Vico Australia Peter Luczak
Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin
1–6, 7–6(8–6), [4–10]
Win 14–13 Aug 2009 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Alessio di Mauro Switzerland Yves Allegro
Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss 14–14 Sep 2009 Brașov, Romania Challenger Clay Italy Uros Vico Spain Pere Riba
Spain Pablo Santos González
3–6, 2–6
Loss 14–15 Sep 2009 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Italy Alberto Brizzi Philippines Treat Huey
India Harsh Mankad
1–6, 5–7
Loss 14–16 Sep 2009 Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Ismar Gorčić Jamaica Dustin Brown
Austria Rainer Eitzinger
4–6, 3–6
Loss 14–17 Sep 2009 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay France Stéphane Robert United Kingdom Jamie Delgado
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
3–6, 3–6
Loss 14–18 Jan 2010 New Caledonia Challenger Challenger Hard Italy Flavio Cipolla France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
France Nicolas Devilder
7–5, 2–6, [6–10]
Win 15–18 Jan 2010 Morocco F1, Casablanca Futures Clay Italy Alberto Brizzi Hungary Ádám Kellner
Slovakia Martin Kližan
6–3, 6–2
Win 16–18 Apr 2010 Italy F3, Foggia Futures Clay Italy Alessio di Mauro Argentina Diego Álvarez
Argentina Agustin Picco
6–4, 6–0
Loss 16–19 Apr 2010 Blumenau, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil André Ghem Brazil André Sá
Brazil Franco Ferreiro
4–6, 3–6
Win 17–19 May 2010 Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay Austria Martin Slanar Germany Andre Begemann
Jamaica Dustin Brown
6–3, 6–4
Win 18–19 Jul 2010 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay Portugal Leonardo Tavares Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin
Russia Igor Kunitsyn
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 19–19 Oct 2010 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Daniel Muñoz de la Nava Germany Bastian Knittel
Austria Andreas Haider-Maurer
1–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Loss 19–20 Oct 2010 Palermo, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Alessandro Motti Austria Philipp Oswald
Austria Martin Fischer
6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss 19–21 Jan 2011 New Caledonia Challenger Challenger Hard Italy Flavio Cipolla Germany Dominik Meffert
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [5–10]
Win 20–21 Feb 2011 Meknes, Morocco Challenger Clay Philippines Treat Huey Italy Alessandro Motti
Italy Alessio di Mauro
6–1, 6–2
Loss 20–22 Feb 2011 Casablanca, Morocco Challenger Clay Portugal Leonardo Tavares Spain Guillermo Alcaide
Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
2–6, 1–6
Win 21–22 Mar 2011 Spain F7, Sabadell Futures Clay Italy Daniele Giorgini Spain M A López Jaén
Spain Gabriel Trujillo Soler
6–3, 6–2
Win 22–22 Mar 2011 Rabat, Morocco Challenger Clay Italy Alessio di Mauro Kazakhstan Evgeny Korolev
Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin
6–4, 6–4
Win 23–22 Mar 2011 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Daniele Bracciali Italy Daniele Giorgini
Romania Adrian Ungur
3–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7]
Win 24–22 Jun 2011 Milan, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Portugal Leonardo Tavares
Italy Andrea Arnaboldi
0–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 25–22 Aug 2011 San Sebastián, Spain Challenger Clay Italy Stefano Ianni Spain Israel Sevilla
Spain Daniel Gimeno Traver
6–3, 6–4
Loss 25–23 Oct 2011 Orleans, France Challenger Hard Czech Republic David Škoch France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Renavand
5–7, 3–6
Loss 25–24 Apr 2012 Mersin, Turkey Challenger Clay Italy Alessandro Motti Moldova Radu Albot
Ukraine Denys Molchanov
0–6, 2–6
Loss 25–25 Jul 2012 Orbetello, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Alessio di Mauro Italy Stefano Ianni
Australia Dane Propoggia
3–6, 2–6
Win 26–25 Feb 2013 Spain F1, Mallorca Futures Clay Italy Alessio di Mauro Spain M A López Jaén
Spain J Marse-Vidri
6–0, 6–3
Win 27–25 Jul 2013 Orbetello, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Marco Crugnola Argentina Renzo Olivo
Argentina Guillermo Durán
7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
Win 28–25 Jul 2014 Denmark F1, Aarhus Futures Clay Italy Matteo Donati Sweden Christian Lindell
Sweden Robin Olin
6–1, 6–0

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

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A Q2 A A A Q1 Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 A A Q1 A Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q1 A A A Q3 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami Open A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open A A Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Hamburg A A Q1 Not Masters Series 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0

Doubles

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon Q1 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–2 0–1 0 / 4 0–4 0%

References

  1. ^ a b ATPWorldTour.com - Player profile
  2. ^ "2023 ATP Awards: Djokovic Joined By Sinner, Alcaraz, Auger-Aliassime, Fils Among Winners | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-07-02.