Luca Nardi

{{Short description|Italian tennis player (born 2003)}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Luca Nardi

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|caption = Nardi at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|8|6}}

|birth_place = Pesaro, Italy

|height = {{convert|1.85|m|abbr=on}}

|turnedpro =

|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

|coach = Francesco Sani
Gabriele Costantini
Stefano Pescosolido

|careerprizemoney = US $1,545,213

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|singlestitles = 0

|highestsinglesranking = No. 67 (3 March 2025)

|currentsinglesranking = No. 95 (26 May 2025)

|AustralianOpenresult = 1R (2025)

|FrenchOpenresult = 1R (2024, 2025)

|Wimbledonresult = 1R (2024)

|USOpenresult = 1R (2024)

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

He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 67 achieved on 3 March 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/luca-nardi/n0bg/overview|title=Player overview – Luca Nardi|work=atptour.com}} He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 299, attained on 10 April 2023.

Nardi's biggest breakthrough came in 2024, when he defeated World No.1 Novak Djokovic in the third round in Indian Wells, becoming the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat Djokovic at a Masters or a Grand Slam.

Biography

Son of Raffaella and Neapolitan notary Dario, he began playing tennis at seven at the Tennis Club Baratoff in Pesaro, encouraged by his parents and especially his older brother, Niccolò, who later left sports for design studies. He attended a scientific high school in Pesaro for two years before moving in September 2019 to the Federal Technical Center in Tirrenia, where he was coached by Claudio Galoppini, balancing sports with studies. He enjoys soccer and padel, supports Napoli thanks to his father, and idolizes tennis players Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alkhaleejtoday.co/sport/5124390/Ruben-Bemelmans-tests-positive-for-corona-and-fits-for-ATP-Antwerp-.html|title=Ruben Bemelmans tests positive for corona and fits for ATP-Antwerp |...|date=October 18, 2020|website=AlKhaleej Today}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.sky.it/tennis/2022/01/09/nardi-vittoria-challenger-forli|title=Luca Nardi vince il torneo ATP Challenger di Forlì a 18 anni|date=January 9, 2022|website=Sky Sports}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/sasikumar-loses-to-luca-nardi-in-final-in-italy/sports/news/2616727.html|title=Sasikumar loses to Luca Nardi in final in Italy|date=January 10, 2022|website=United News of India}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.sky.it/tennis/2022/04/03/nardi-challenge-lugano|title=Luca Nardi vince il Challenger di Lugano: secondo successo e best ranking|date=April 3, 2022|website=Sky Sports}}

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.{{Cite web|url= https://www.atptour.com/en/news/atp-challenger-tour-nardi-wins-mallorca-challenger |title= #NextGenATP Stars Nardi, Passaro Shine Bright, Boosting Milan Chances |date=September 5, 2022|website=Association of Tennis Professionals}}

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nardi-astana-2022-feature | title=Luca Nardi Seeks Stefanos Tsitsipas Upset in Astana | ATP Tour | Tennis }} He lost to third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in very close match with two tiebreaks having had two breakpoints, and conceding none.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/tsitsipas-nardi-astana-2022-wednesday | title=Stefanos Tsitsipas Passes Luca Nardi Test in Astana | ATP Tour | Tennis }}

=2023–2025: Masters fourth round, Win over world No. 1, top 70=

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/hurkacz-djere-monte-carlo-2023-sunday | title=Hubert Hurkacz Saves M.P., Survives 3:19 Thriller in Monte-Carlo | ATP Tour | Tennis|publisher=ATPTour}} 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. Despite the result, he moved more than 15 positions up in the rankings at world No. 143 on 17 April 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/sinner-schwartzman-monte-carlo-2023-wednesday | title=Sinner Advances, Musetti Sets Djokovic Clash in Monte-Carlo | ATP Tour | Tennis|publisher=ATPTour}}{{cite web | url=https://tennisuptodate.com/atp/musetti-becomes-first-player-since-1997-to-seal-double-bagel-win-at-monte-carlo-masters | title=Musetti becomes first player since 1997 to seal double bagel win at Monte-Carlo Masters | date=12 April 2023|publisher=tennisuptodate.com}}

He received a wildcard for the main draw at the Italian Open,{{cite web | url=https://www.internazionalibnlditalia.com/en/news/highlights/fognini-errani-complete-list-wild-cards/ | title=Fognini and Errani lead the Rome wild cards | date=28 April 2023|publisher=internazionalibnlditalia.com}} where he lost in the first round to David Goffin in three sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/rome-masters-goffin-moves-into-second-round-678916.html|title=Rome Masters: Goffin to take on Zverev in second round|date=11 May 2023 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=10 November 2024}}

In August 2023, he won his fourth Challenger title in Porto on his 20th birthday, defeating Portuguese João Sousa in the final. {{cite web|url=https://www.tennistourtalk.com/101236/birthday-boy-nardi-notches-porto-open-title|title= Birthday Boy Nardi Notches Porto Open Title |date=6 August 2023}} {{cite web|url=https://www.nextgenatpfinals.com/en/news/nardi-sousa-porto-challenger-2023-final |title= Nardi Wins 4th Challenger Title On 20th Birthday |date=7 August 2023}} As a result, he equaled his career high ranking of No. 126 on 7 August 2023{{cite web|url= https://sport.quotidiano.net/en/locale/altri-sport/tennis-nardi-spegne-le-candeline-e-trionfa-nel-challenger-di-porto-6933c4b0|title= Tennis. Nardi blows out the candles and triumphs in the Porto Challenger|date= 7 August 2023}} and reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 116 three weeks later. {{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nardi-sousa-porto-challenger-2023-final |title= Nardi Wins 4th Challenger Title On 20th Birthday |date=7 August 2023}} In October 2023, he received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 European Open but lost to Dominic Thiem in the first round.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/european-open-thiem-advances-to-second-round-2-721683.html|title=European Open: Thiem fights back to overcome Nardi and reach second round|date=17 October 2023 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=10 November 2024}} He qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals.{{Cite web |date=20 November 2023|title=Michelsen, Medjedovic & Nardi Qualify For Next Gen ATP Finals|url=https://www.nextgenatpfinals.com/en/news/next-gen-atp-finals-2023-qualifications-part-2|access-date=20 November 2023|website=Next Generation ATP Finals}}

Ranked No. 123 at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open he replaced as a lucky loser, 30th seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry directly into the second round.{{cite web|url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/sports/tennis/bnp/2024/03/07/argentine-tomas-etcheverry-withdraws-from-bnp-paribas-open-with-injury/72885462007/|title=Tomas Etcheverry, the No. 30 seed in Indian Wells, has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open}} He defeated Zhizhen Zhang for his first win at this Masters and reached his first third round at this level.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/indian-wells-lucky-loser-nardi-makes-most-of-second-chance-advances-to-third-round-748846.html|title=Indian Wells lucky loser Nardi makes most of second chance, advances to third round|date=9 March 2024 }} In his next match, he took the first set off world No. 1 Novak Djokovic the first lucky loser to do so at an ATP Masters 1000 event, and the first at an ATP event overall since fellow Italian Lorenzo Sonego in Vienna 2020.{{Cite web | title=Archived copy | url=https://twitter.com/OptaAce/status/1767370344531365995 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312020939/https://twitter.com/OptaAce/status/1767370344531365995 | archive-date=2024-03-12}} He ended up winning that third round match in three sets against the top seed to reach the fourth round for the first time in his career and became the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat Djokovic at a Masters or a Grand Slam.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/novak-djokovic-falls-to-20-year-old-italian-luca-nardi-in-third-round-stunner-at-indian-wells |title= Novak Djokovic falls to 20-year-old Italian Luca Nardi in third-round stunner at Indian Wells|date=12 March 2024 }} As a result he made his top 100 debut in the rankings.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-nardi-indian-wells-2024-monday |title= Nardi, 20, stuns Djokovic in Indian Wells | date=12 March 2024|publisher=ATPTour}}{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nardi-pif-atp-rankings-18-march-2024|title=Nardi breaks the Top 100 following Djokovic win, Mover of Week|date=18 March 2024}}

He won his sixth Challenger title at home soil at the 2024 Tennis Napoli Cup after defeating Pierre-Hugues Herbert in three sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennistourtalk.com/108686/nardi-notches-napoli-tennis-cup-title|title=Nardi Notches Napoli Tennis Cup Title|date=31 March 2024 |publisher=tennistourtalk.com|accessdate=22 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/vallejo-couacaud-sao-leopoldo-challenger-2024-final|title=Vallejo, 19, makes Challenger history; Nardi wins in Napoli|publisher=ATPTour|accessdate=22 January 2025}} Nardi passed first round at home Masters 1000 event in Rome, where he beat Daniel Altmaier,{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/rome-masters-nardi-advances-to-second-round-759721.html|title=Rome Masters: Italy's Nardi advances to second round, plays Rune next|date=9 May 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=10 November 2024}} before losing to 10th seed Holger Rune.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/rome-masters-rune-makes-third-round-760076.html|title=Rome Masters: Rune makes third round with win over Nardi|date=11 May 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=10 November 2024}}

Nardi made his Grand Slam tournament debut at the 2024 French Open, but lost in the first round to Alexandre Müller.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/roland-garros-news/roland-garros-muller-makes-second-round-763385.html|title=Roland-Garros: Wildcard Muller eases past Nardi to make second round|date=26 May 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=10 November 2024}}

In November 2024, Nardi reached the final at the ATP Challenger HPP Open in Helsinki, Finland, losing to Kei Nishikori in the final in three sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nishikori-helsinki-2024-title|title='Happy' Nishikori wins Helsinki Challenger title|publisher=ATPTour|accessdate=10 November 2024}}

He was runner-up at the 2025 Koblenz Challenger, losing to Ugo Blanchet in the final which went to a deciding set tiebreak.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennistourtalk.com/118571/ugo-blanchet-claims-2025-koblenz-open-title|title=Ugo Blanchet Claims 2025 Koblenz Open Title|date=2 February 2025 |publisher=tennistourtalk.com|accessdate=3 February 2025}}

Again as a lucky loser, Nardi reached the quarterfinals at the ATP 500 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships defeating Zizou Bergs.{{cite news|url= https://www.dubaieye1038.com/news/sports/defending-champ-humbert-crashes-out-as-cilic-nardi-advance-in-dubai/ |title= DEFENDING CHAMP HUMBERT CRASHES OUT AS CILIC, NARDI ADVANCE IN DUBAI |date=26 February 2025}}

Performance timelines

{{performance key|short=yes}}

= Singles =

Current through the 2025 French Open.

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!Tournament!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024!!2025!!SR!!W–L!!Win %

colspan=10 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments
align=left|Australian Open

|A

|A

|A

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|0 / 1

|0–1

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

align=left|French Open

|A

|A

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q3

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

| style=background:#afeeee|1R

|0 / 2

|0–2

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}

align=left|Wimbledon

|style=color:#767676|NH

|A

|A

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|

|0 / 1

|0–1

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

align=left|US Open

|A

|A

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|

|0 / 1

|0–1

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef

|style=text-align:left|Win–loss

|0–0

|0–0

|0–0

|0–0

|0–3

|0–2

|0 / 5

|0–5

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=5|integer=yes}}

colspan=10 align=left|ATP Tour Masters 1000
align=left|Indian Wells Open

|style=color:#767676|NH

|A

|A

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|4R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|0 / 2

|2–2

|{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=2|integer=yes}}

align=left|Miami Open

|style=color:#767676|NH

|A

|A

|A

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align=left|Monte-Carlo Masters

|style=color:#767676|NH

|A

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

|0 / 2

|1–2

|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}}

align=left|Madrid Open

|style=color:#767676|NH

|A

|A

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align=left|Italian Open

|A

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|0 / 4

|2–4

|{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}}

align=left|Canadian Open

|style=color:#767676|NH

|A

|A

|A

|A

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align=left|Cincinnati Open

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align=left|Shanghai Masters

|colspan=3 style=color:#767676|NH

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|

|0 / 1

|0–1

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

align=left|Paris Masters

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef

|style=text-align:left|Win–loss

|0–0

|0–0

|0–1

|1–2

|3–4

|1–2

|0 / 9

|5–9

|{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=9|integer=yes}}

colspan=10 style=text-align:left|Career statistics
style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef

!

!2020

!2021

!2022

!2023

!2024

!2025

!SR

!W–L

!Win %

bgcolor=efefef

|style=text-align:left|Tournaments

|1

|0

|4

|6

|12

|9

|colspan=3|Career total: 32

style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef

|style=text-align:left|Titles

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|colspan=3|Career total: 0

style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef

|style=text-align:left|Finals

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|colspan=3|Career total: 0

style=background:#efefef

|style=text-align:left|Hard win–loss

|0–1

|0–0

|1–2

|1–4

|2–5

|4–6

|0 / 17

|8–18

|{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=18|integer=yes}}

style=background:#efefef

|style=text-align:left|Clay win–loss

|0–0

|0–0

|0–2

|1–3

|1–4

|1–3

|0 / 12

|3–12

|{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=12|integer=yes}}

style=background:#efefef

|style=text-align:left|Grass win–loss

|0–0

|0–0

|0–0

|0–0

|1–3

|0–0

|0 / 3

|1–3

|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}}

style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef

|style=text-align:left|Overall win–loss

|0–1

|0–0

|1–4

|2–7

|4–12

|5–9

|0 / 32

|12–33

|{{tennis win percentage|won=12|lost=33|integer=yes}}

style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef

|style=text-align:left|Win %

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=4|integer=yes}}

|{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=7|integer=yes}}

|{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=12|integer=yes}}

|{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=9|integer=yes}}

|colspan=3|{{tennis win percentage|won=12|lost=33|integer=no}}

bgcolor=efefef

|style=text-align:left|Year-end ranking

|787

|364

|135

|118

|92

|

|colspan=3|{{Tooltip| $1,567,373 |Career Prize Money – Singles & Doubles combined}}

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

=Singles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runners-up)=

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|ATP Challenger Tour (7–4)

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|ITF WTT (3–1)

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!Finals by surface

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Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
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!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|1–0

|{{dts|Mar 2020}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Jaroslav Pospíšil

|5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|2–0

|{{dts|Jun 2021}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Genova, Italy

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Clay

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Johan Nikles

|6–4, 6–2

bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss

|2–1

|{{dts|Jul 2021}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Perugia, Italy

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Basso

|3–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|3–1

|{{dts|Sep 2021}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Madrid, Spain

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GER}} Louis Wessels

|7–5, 6–2

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|1–0

|2022 Città di Forlì – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Forlì, Italy

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|IND}} Mukund Sasikumar

|6–3, 6–1

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|2–0

|2022 Challenger Città di Lugano – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Lugano, Switzerland

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Leandro Riedi

|4–6, 6–2, 6–3

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|3–0

|2022 Rafa Nadal Open – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Manacor, Spain

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Zizou Bergs

|7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–5

bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss

|3–1

|2023 Pune Challenger – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Pune, India

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Max Purcell

|2–6, 3–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|4–1

|2023 Porto Open – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Porto, Portugal

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|POR}} João Sousa

|5–7, 6–4, 6–1

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|5–1

|2023 Matsuyama Challenger – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Matsuyama, Japan

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Taro Daniel

|3–6, 6–4, 6–2

bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss

|5–2

|2024 Chennai Open Challenger – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Chennai, India

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|IND}} Sumit Nagal

|1–6, 4–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|6–2

|2024 Tennis Napoli Cup – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Naples, Italy

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Hugues Herbert

|5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–2

bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss

|6–3

|2024 HPP Open – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Helsinki, Finland

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kei Nishikori

|6–3, 4–6, 1–6

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|7–3

|2024 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Rovereto – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Rovereto, Italy

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Maestrelli

|6–1, 6–3

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|7–4

|2025 Koblenz Open – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Koblenz, Germany

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Ugo Blanchet

|3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)

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|1–0

|{{dts|Mar 2021}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Jacopo Berrettini

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shintaro Imai
{{flagicon|TPE}} Hsu Yu-hsiou

|6–3, 2–6, [10–7]

Wins over top 10 players

  • Nardi has a {{tennis record|won=1|lost=2}} record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.{{cite web|url= https://www.atptour.com/en/players/luca-nardi/n0bg/atp-win-loss?tourType=Tour|title=LN Win/Loss}}

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Season

!2024

!2025

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|1

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|1

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!{{Abbr|LNR|Luca Nardi Ranking}}

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1.

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

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|bgcolor=e9e9e9|Indian Wells Open, United States

|bgcolor=ccccff|Hard

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|6–4, 3–6, 6–3

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:*{{as of|2025|2|19}}

References

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