Matteo Arnaldi

Arnaldi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Rome Masters after receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/rome-2022-day-1-preview-sunday|title=Day 1 Preview: Marin Cilic & Frances Tiafoe Begin Rome Campaigns | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}} He received these wildcards by winning the pre-qualification wildcard tournaments in both singles and doubles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spaziotennis.com/challenger/arnaldi-matteo-ibi22-prequali-internazionali-italia/70410|title=Matteo Arnaldi: il talento, la crescita e lo status di 'giocatore di challenger'|date=May 3, 2022}} He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2022 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo as a wildcard defeating Francesco Maestrelli.

Following Holger Rune's withdrawal to be first alternate at the 2022 ATP Finals, Arnaldi gained entry to participate in the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/rune-next-gen-atp-finals-2022-withdrawal|title=Italian Arnaldi Replaces Rune In Milan Field|date=Nov 6, 2022|website=ATP Tour}}

Following his third Challenger win at the 2023 Murcia Open,{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/mochizuki-rodriguez-taverna-barletta-challenger-2023-sunday|title=Mochizuki Becomes Fourth Teenage Challenger Champion Of 2023|publisher=ATPTour|accessdate=14 January 2025}} he reached a career-high ranking of No. 102 on 10 April 2023.

Ranked No. 105, he qualified for the ATP 500 2023 Barcelona Open and won his first round match against Jaume Munar.

Next he qualified for the 2023 Madrid Open for his first Masters of the season and only the second overall and won his first Masters 1000 match over fellow qualifier Benoit Paire. Next, he upset world No. 4 and third seed Casper Ruud in straight sets for his first career top-10 win, to reach the third round of a Masters for the first time.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/arnaldi-ruud-rublev-wawrinka-madrid-2023-friday | title=Matteo Arnaldi Defeats Casper Ruud in Madrid | ATP Tour | Tennis }} As a result he made his debut into the top 100 at No. 99 in the rankings on 8 May 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/arnaldi-madrid-2023-feature | title=Matteo Arnaldi Thriving on the Big Stage in Madrid | ATP Tour | Tennis }}

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 }} where he defeated Diego Schwartzman in the first round.{{cite web| title=Top 100 Arnaldi Beats Schwartzman In Front Of Home Fans In Rome | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/arnaldi-schwartzman-rome-2023-thursday | website = atpworldtour.com | publisher = ATP | date = 11 May 2023 | access-date = 13 May 2023}}

On his Grand Slam debut he qualified for the 2023 French Open and recorded his first win against Daniel Elahi Galán. As a result, he reached a new career high ranking of No. 72 on 12 June 2023.

He also made his debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/arnaldi-albot-wimbledon-qualifying-2023-thursday | title=Matteo Arnaldi Qualifies for Wimbledon Debut | ATP Tour | Tennis }}

In Umag, Arnaldi beat qualifier Jesper de Jong, qualifier Flavio Cobolli and top seed Jiří Lehečka to reach his first ATP semifinal, only losing to the eventual champion Alexei Popyrin in more than 3 hours of play.{{cite web | url=https://www.archysport.com/2023/07/tennis-musetti-out-in-hamburg-arnaldi-in-the-semifinals-in-umag-news/ | title=Tennis: Musetti out in Hamburg, Arnaldi in the semifinals in Umag – News | date=29 July 2023 }}

In Toronto, Arnaldi qualified and recorded his first ever Masters 1000 win on hard courts beating local wildcard Vasek Pospisil in the first round, then fell to World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev in the second.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/medvedev-toronto-2023-wednesday/ | title=Daniil Medvedev Makes Fast Start in Toronto | ATP Tour | Tennis }} As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 61 on 14 August 2023. He reached the top 50 at No. 47 on 11 September 2023, following a fourth round showing at the US Open with wins over Jason Kubler, Arthur Fils in five sets and an upset over 16th seed Cameron Norrie in the third round.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-us-open-2023-live-rankings | title=Ben Shelton Set for Top 20 Breakthrough Behind US Open Run | ATP Tour | Tennis }}

At the start of his first Asian swing he qualified for the ATP 500 China Open and reached the second round defeating fellow qualifier JJ Wolf. At the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters he defeated Alexei Popyrin and upset 21st seed Jan-Lennard Struff to reach the third round.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/medvedev-garin-tsitsipas-hijikata-shanghai-2023-saturday|title=Medvedev Hits 60 Wins, Tsitsipas Makes Fast Start In Shanghai|work=atptour.com}}

He won the 2023 Davis Cup with team Italy.{{Cite web|url= https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/arnaldi-gives-italy-1-0-lead-over-australia-davis-cup-final-2023-11-26/|title= Arnaldi gives Italy 1-0 lead over Australia in Davis Cup final|website=Reuters}}

He recorded his first win at the 2024 Australian Open defeating wildcard Adam Walton. He reached the top 40 at No. 38 on 29 January 2024.

Ranked No. 43 at the 2024 Delray Beach Open he defeated Yoshihito Nishioka firing 21 aces and recording 50 winners.{{cite web| url= https://www.atptour.com/en/news/arnaldi-nishioka-delray-beach-2024-monday |title= Arnaldi uses 21 aces to navigate Delray Beach wind & Nishioka|date= 13 February 2024|accessdate=12 August 2024|website=ATPtour}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/atp-roundup-matteo-arnaldi-escapes-first-round-delray-beach-2024-02-13/|title= ATP roundup: Patrick Kypson earns first tour win |website= Reuters }} At the 2024 BNP Paribas Open he reached the second round defeating Luca Van Assche. At the 2024 Miami Open he reached the third round for the first time at this Masters and only for the third time at this level, defeating Arthur Fils and 17th seed Alexander Bublik. He defeated Denis Shapovalov to reach the fourth round of a Masters for the first time in his career. As a result he reached the top 35 in the rankings on 1 April 2024.

At the beginning of the clay season, at the 2024 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, he reached the quarterfinals with a defeat of Arthur Cazaux by retirement, and of two Argentines, eight seed Sebastian Baez and qualifier Marco Trungelliti.

In May, at the 2024 French Open he upset sixth seed Andrey Rublev to reach the fourth round for the first time at this Major.{{cite web|title= Matteo Arnaldi upsets No. 6 Andrey Rublev at French Open |url= https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/40250126/matteo-arnaldi-upsets-no-6-andrey-rublev-french-open |date=31 May 2024|accessdate= 31 May 2024|website =ESPN}}

At the 2024 National Bank Open he reached the semifinals for the first time at a Masters level, having never get past the fourth round, defeating qualifier Mackenzie McDonald and upsetting 16th seed Karen Khachanov, previous year semifinalist Alejandro Davidovich Fokina by retirement and Kei Nishikori. As a result he reached to the top 30 in the singles rankings on 12 August 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/sinner-rublev-nishikori-arnaldi-montreal-2024-qf|title=Rublev beats ailing Sinner in Montreal QFs; Arnaldi beats Nishikori to reach first ATP Masters 1000 SF|accessdate=11 August 2024|date=11 August 2024|website=ATPTour}}{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/popyrin-pif-atp-rankings-13-august-2024|title=Popyrin soars to career-high after Montreal title, Mover of Week|date=13 August 2024}} He lost to Andrey Rublev in straight sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/rublev-arnaldi-montreal-2024-sunday|title=Rublev beats rain, Arnaldi to reach Montreal final|date=12 August 2024|accessdate=12 August 2024|website=ATPTour}}

{{Performance key}}

Current through 2025 BOSS Open.

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| 6–7^(5–7), 4–6

|- bgcolor=moccasin

| style="background:#FFA07A" | Loss

|3–4

| 2022 Saint-Tropez Open – Singles

| Challenger

| Saint-Tropez, France

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mattia Bellucci

| 3–6, 3–6

|- bgcolor=moccasin

| style="background:#98FB98" | Win

|4–4

| 2023 Tenerife Challenger II – Singles

| Challenger

| Tenerife, Spain

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Raúl Brancaccio

| 6–1, 6–2

|- bgcolor=moccasin

| style="background:#98FB98" | Win

|5–4

|2023 Murcia Open – Singles

|Challenger

|Murcia, Spain

|Clay

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Borna Gojo

| 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)

|- bgcolor=moccasin

| style="background:#98FB98" | Win

|6–4

|2023 Heilbronner Neckarcup – Singles

|Challenger

|Heilbronn, Germany

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Facundo Diaz Acosta

| 7–6^(7–4), 6–1

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• He has a {{tennis record|won=5|lost=12}} record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

|style=text-align:center bgcolor=eee8aa|8

|style=background:#e9e9e9|Indian Wells Open, United States

|style=background:#ccccff|Hard

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|6–4, 7–5

|style=text-align:center|35

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|5.

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

|style=text-align:center bgcolor=eee8aa|5

|style=background:#e9e9e9|Madrid Open, Spain

|style=background:#ebc2af|Clay

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|6–3, 6–4

|style=text-align:center|44

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