Alessandro Bega
{{Short description|Italian tennis coach and former tennis player (born 1991)}}
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|name = Alessandro Bega
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|country = {{ITA}}
|residence = Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|1|11}}
|birth_place = Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy
|height = {{convert|abbr=on|1.73|m}}
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|turnedpro =
|retired = December 2021
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $222,784
|singlesrecord = 0–1
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|highestsinglesranking = No. 259 (25 July 2016)
|doublesrecord =
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|highestdoublesranking = No. 369 (8 August 2016)
|updated = 1 July 2024
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Alessandro Bega (born 11 January 1991) is an Italian former tennis player. He predominantly played on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger Tour.
Bega has a career-high singles ranking by the ATP of 259, achieved on 25 July 2016. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 369, achieved on 8 August 2016.
Bega has reached 34 career singles finals, consisting of 17 wins and 17 losses, all coming at the ITF Futures level. Additionally, he has a reached 23 career doubles finals, consisting of 9 wins and 14 losses, all coming at the ITF Futures level.
Bega made his ATP Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Citi Open after the qualifying rounds by defeating Danny Thomas 7–6(3), 6–3 and João Pedro Sorgi 6–4, 6–4. He was defeated in the first round by Tunisia's Malek Jaziri in straight sets 7–5, 7–5. To date, this is the only main-draw appearance he has made in either singles or doubles matches.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
=Singles: 34 (17–17)=
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Hard (15–15) |
Clay (1–2) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Sep 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Kuwait F1, Meshref |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Sean Berman |7–5, 6–4 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–1 |{{dts|Nov 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Burundi F1, Bujumbura |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|AUT}} Gerald Melzer |2–6, 3–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–2 |{{dts|Jun 2013}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Turkey F22, Konya |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ARG}} Maximiliano Estévez |6–7(2-7), 2–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–2 |{{dts|Sep 2013}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Greece F10, Filippiada |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|GRE}} Alexandros Jakupovic |4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–3 |{{dts|Oct 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F28, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|BIH}} Aldin Šetkić |1–6, 4–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–3 |{{dts|Nov 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Tunisia F6, Sousse |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|BEL}} Germain Gigounon |6–1, 6–2 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|3–4 |{{dts|Dec 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Tunisia F10, Sousse |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Omar Giacalone |5–7, 4–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|3–5 |{{dts|May 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Greece F6, Heraklion |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Erik Crepaldi |2–6, 2–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|4–5 |{{dts|Jun 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Turkey F22, Bursa |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|UKR}} Denys Mylokostov |6–3, 6–9 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|5–5 |{{dts|Aug 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F24, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Bonadio |6–2, 7–5 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|5–7 |{{dts|Sep 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|CZE}} Libor Salaba |2–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|6–7 |{{dts|Nov 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Kuwait F2, Meshref |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|GER}} Peter Heller |6–3, 6–4 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|6–8 |{{dts|Dec 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F43, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|SRB}} Marko Tepavac |3–6, 4–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|7–8 |{{dts|Apr 2016}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F4, San Carlo Canavese |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Rémi Boutillier |6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|7–9 |{{dts|Jul 2016}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F13, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|BIH}} Aldin Šetkić |5–7, 4–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|7–10 |{{dts|Nov 2016}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|South Africa F1, Stellenbosch |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA}} Lloyd Harris |4–6, 4–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|8–10 |{{dts|Mar 2017}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F3, Basiglio |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|CRO}} Viktor Galović |3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|9–10 |{{dts|Aug 2017}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Turkey F30, Istanbul |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Tsung-hua |7–6(7-3), 3–6, 7–5 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|9–11 |{{dts|Nov 2017}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Kuwait F1, Meshref |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|AUT}} Maximilian Neuchrist |6–7(4-7), 3–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|10–11 |{{dts|Jan 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F3, Veigy-Foncenex |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Carpet |{{flagicon|NED}} Antal van der Duim |4–6, 6–4, 7–6(9-7) |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|10–12 |{{dts|Mar 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel F1, Ramat Gan |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|CZE}} David Poljak |5–7, 4–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|11–12 |{{dts|Apr 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F14, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|CZE}} David Poljak |6–4, 6–3 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|12–12 |{{dts|Apr 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|UKR}} Marat Deviatiarov |6–3, 6–1 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|12–13 |{{dts|Jun 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel F9, Netanya |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ISR}} Edan Leshem |2–6, 1–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|12–14 |{{dts|Oct 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F21, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} David Pérez Sanz |3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|12–15 |{{dts|Oct 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Tunisia F36, Monastir |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Gray |6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|13–15 |{{dts|Aug 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel M15, Kiryat Shmona |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|UKR}} Marat Deviatiarov |6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|13–16 |{{dts|Oct 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|CZE}} Marek Gengel |2–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|14–16 |{{dts|Jan 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Mexico M15, Cancún |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|BRA}} Mateus Alves |6–4, 6–2 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|15–16 |{{dts|Feb 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|CZE}} Marek Gengel |6–4, 6–2 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|16–16 |{{dts|Feb 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|CZE}} Marek Gengel |6–4, 7–5 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|16–17 |{{dts|Sep 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Switzerland M15, Caslano |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|SUI}} Sandro Ehrat |4–6, 2–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|17–17 |{{dts|Nov 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|CYP}} Petros Chrysochos |6–4, 6–2 |
=Doubles: 23 (9–14)=
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!Finals by surface |
Hard (5–11) |
Clay (3–3) |
Carpet (1–0) |
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!Result !class=unsortable|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class=unsortable|Score |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Oct 2010}} |style=background:#cffcff|Italy F29, Napoli |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Sinicropi |{{flagicon|ITA}} Erik Crepaldi |4–6, 4–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–1 |{{dts|Oct 2011}} |style=background:#cffcff|Italy F30, Napoli |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Carpet |{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Sinicropi |{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Volante |7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–1 |{{dts|Nov 2011}} |style=background:#cffcff|Burundi F1, Bujumbura |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Sinicropi |{{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuele Molina |6–1, 6–2 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–1 |{{dts|Aug 2012}} |style=background:#cffcff|Turkey F31, İzmir |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Sinicropi |{{flagicon|UKR}} Vladyslav Manafov |6–4, 7–5 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|3–2 |{{dts|Aug 2012}} |style=background:#cffcff|Turkey F32, İzmir |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Sinicropi |{{flagicon|UKR}} Vladyslav Manafov |4–6, 6–7(4–7), [10–12] |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|3–3 |{{dts|Sep 2012}} |style=background:#cffcff|Kuwait F1, Meshref |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Blecha |{{flagicon|KUW}} Mohammad Ghareeb |6–3, 6–7(5–7), [7–10] |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|3–4 |{{dts|Oct 2012}} |style=background:#cffcff|Nigeria F1, Lagos |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} Enrique Lopez-Perez |{{flagicon|SVK}} Kamil Čapkovič |4–6, 2–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|3–5 |{{dts|Oct 2012}} |style=background:#cffcff|Nigeria F2, Lagos |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} Enrique Lopez-Perez |{{flagicon|SVK}} Kamil Čapkovič |1–6, 2–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|3–6 |{{dts|Nov 2012}} |style=background:#cffcff|Burundi F1, Bujumbura |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Sinicropi |{{flagicon|AUT}} Lukas Jastraunig |4–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|3–7 |{{dts|Aug 2013}} |style=background:#cffcff|Italy F19, La Spezia |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Sinicropi |{{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Giorgini |5–7, 2–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|3–8 |{{dts|Aug 2014}} |style=background:#cffcff|Italy F29, Piombino |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} D. Della Tommasina |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Borgo |6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|4–8 |{{dts|Dec 2014}} |style=background:#cffcff|Tunisia F10, Sousse |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Vilardo |{{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Bettles |7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|5–8 |{{dts|Jun 2015}} |style=background:#cffcff|Turkey F22, Bursa |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Melchiorre |{{flagicon|TUR}} Altuğ Çelikbilek |4–6, 7–5, [10–3] |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|6–8 |{{dts|Jul 2015}} |style=background:#cffcff|Turkey F28, Ankara |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Vilardo |{{flagicon|TUR}} Altuğ Çelikbilek |6–4, 6–3 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|6–9 |{{dts|Aug 2015}} |style=background:#cffcff|Egypt F25, Sharm El Sheikh |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Vilardo |{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Bonadio |6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|6–10 |{{dts|Nov 2015}} |style=background:#cffcff|Kuwait F1, Meshref |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Vilardo |{{flagicon|ESP}} S. Martos-Gornes |3–6, 0–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|6–11 |{{dts|May 2016}} |style=background:#cffcff|Turkey F17, Antalya |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Frigerio |{{flagicon|GER}} Marc Sieber |4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–12] |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|6–12 |{{dts|Jul 2016}} |style=background:#cffcff|Egypt F13, Sharm El Sheikh |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Vilardo |{{flagicon|USA}} Jarmere Jenkins |3–6, 3–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|7–12 |{{dts|Nov 2016}} |style=background:#cffcff|South Africa F1, Stellenbosch |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|SUI}} Luca Margaroli |{{flagicon|RSA}} Nicolaas Scholtz |7–5, 6–2 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|7–13 |{{dts|May 2017}} |style=background:#cffcff|Nigeria F1, Abuja |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|NOR}} Viktor Durasovic |{{flagicon|BRA}} Fabiano de Paula |4–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10] |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|8–13 |{{dts|May 2017}} |style=background:#cffcff|Nigeria F2, Abuja |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|NOR}} Viktor Durasovic |{{flagicon|BRA}} Sylvester Emmanuel |6–4, 6–0 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|9–13 |{{dts|Oct 2019}} |style=background:#cffcff|Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh |style=background:#cffcff|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Jacopo Berrettini |{{flagicon|RUS}} Boris Pokotilov |7–6(7-5), 6–2 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|9–14 |{{dts|Nov 2020}} |style=background:#cffcff|Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh |style=background:#cffcff|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|CYP}} Petros Chrysochos |{{flagicon|SRB}} Miljan Zekić |4–6, 3–2 |
Coaching career
He is currently the coach of fellow countryman Matteo Berrettini.{{citeweb|url=https://www.supertennis.tv/News/Atp/Bega-altro-coach-di-Berrettini|title=Chi è Alessandro Bega, il giramondo: l'altro coach di Berrettini|date=21 March 2024}}{{citeweb|url=https://www.ubitennis.com/blog/2025/01/14/australian-open-berrettini-il-mio-tennis-e-di-alto-livello-e-lo-si-e-visto-con-sinner-il-team-e-consolidato/|title=Australian Open, Berrettini: “Il team è consolidato”|date=15 January 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF|id=alessandro-bega/800278094/ita|old_id=100057885}}
- {{ESPN Tennis}}
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