Stefano Napolitano
{{short description|Italian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Stefano Napolitano
|image = Napolitano WMQ18 (17) (28664393577).jpg
|caption = Napolitano at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
|country = {{ITA}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|11|df=y}}
|birth_place = Biella, Italy
|height = {{convert|1.96|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|turnedpro = 2012
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $ 802,129
|singlesrecord = 3–7
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 121 (17 June 2024)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 603 (19 May 2025)
|AustralianOpenresult = Q3 (2024)
|FrenchOpenresult = 2R (2017)
|Wimbledonresult = Q3 (2018)
|USOpenresult = Q2 (2019, 2024)
|doublesrecord = 1–3
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 182 (3 April 2017)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 640 (19 May 2025)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
|WimbledonDoublesresult =
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|updated = 15 May 2025
}}
Stefano Napolitano ({{IPA|it|ˈsteːfano napoliˈtaːno, ˈstɛː-}};{{cite web|url=http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ricerca?lemma=Stefano|title=Stefano|work=DiPI Online|author=Luciano Canepari|access-date=2018-10-27|language=it|archive-date=2021-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209031531/http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ricerca?lemma=Stefano|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ricerca?lemma=Napolitano|title=Napolitano|work=DiPI Online|author=Luciano Canepari|access-date=2018-10-27|language=it|archive-date=2018-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028033742/http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ricerca?lemma=Napolitano|url-status=live}} born 11 April 1995) is an Italian professional tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 121 on 17 June 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 182, achieved on 3 April 2017.
Career
=2015–2017: Major debut and first win, Masters debut=
Napolitano defeated Augusto Virgili in the qualifying of the 2015 Distal & ITR Group Tennis Cup 6–0, 6–3, winning the first set without dropping a single point, which is referred to as a golden set.{{cite web | url = http://www.livetennis.it/post/214763/il-golden-set-di-stefano-napolitano/ | title = Il golden set di Stefano Napolitano | date = 2015-07-06 | access-date = 2015-07-07 | language = it | archive-date = 2019-09-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190901113116/http://www.livetennis.it/post/214763/il-golden-set-di-stefano-napolitano/ | url-status = live }}{{cite web | url =http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/todi-challenger-2015-napolitano-33-points | title =Thirty-Three Points Won In A Row? It Happened. | author =Josh Meiseles | date =2015-07-09 | access-date =2015-07-10 | archive-date =2015-07-10 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150710133520/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/todi-challenger-2015-napolitano-33-points | url-status =live }}
He made his Masters debut at the 2017 Italian Open as a wildcard.
He also made his Grand Slam debut at the 2017 French Open after qualifying and recorded his first win over 31st seed Mischa Zverev.
=2023=
Ranked No. 555, he entered the main draw of the 2023 Italian Open after qualifying, six years since his Masters debut at the same tournament in 2017, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.
He also qualified for the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters after Marc Polmans was disqualified in the last round of qualifications for hitting a ball at the umpire in frustration.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/05/sport/marc-polmans-apology-tennis-spt-intl/index.html|title=Tennis player Marc Polmans apologizes for hitting ball at umpire|access-date=2024-01-24|archive-date=2024-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124233632/https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/05/sport/marc-polmans-apology-tennis-spt-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}
=2024–2025: Top 125, first Masters wins, hiatus=
Following his third Challenger title at the Open Comunidad de Madrid, he reached the top 125 on 15 April 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/kokkinakis-bergs-sarasota-challenger-2024-final|title=Kokkinakis wins Sarasota Challenger, secures Roland Garros entry|publisher=ATPTour|accessdate=19 January 2025}}
He received a wildcard for the 2024 Italian Open and reached the third round defeating two lucky losers JJ Wolf and Juncheng Shang, recording his first Masters wins.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com//en/news/medvedev-draper-rome-2024-saturday|title=Defending champ Medvedev earns 100th Masters 1000 win in Rome|date=11 May 2024}}
Challenger and Futures finals
=Singles: 18 (6–12)=
| valign=top
| {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend (singles) |
| bgcolor=moccasin
|ATP Challenger Tour (3–5) |
| bgcolor=cffcff
|ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (3–7) |
|
| class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Finals by surface |
| Hard (4–6) |
| Clay (2–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
|}
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Feb 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F2, Rovereto |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Carpet (i) |{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Vanni |3–6, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–2 |{{dts|May 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel F4, Ashkelon |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|GER}} Robin Kern |4–6, 1–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–3 |{{dts|May 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Tunisia F2, Sousse |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} David Pérez Sanz |7–6(7–2), 3–6, 4–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–4 |{{dts|Aug 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Romania F12, Mediaș |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|SVK}} Filip Horanský |6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|1–4 |{{dts|Mar 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel F2, Herzlia |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|CZE}} Michal Konečný |4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–5 |{{dts|Apr 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F5, Santa Margherita di Pula |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Gaio |2–6, 4–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–6 |{{dts|Sep 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel F12, Meitar |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|BEL}} Michael Geerts |6–7(10–12), 2–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–7 |2016 Internazionali di Tennis dell'Umbria – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Todi, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|SRB}} Miljan Zekić |7–6(8–6), 4–6, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|2–7 |2016 Sparkassen ATP Challenger – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Ortisei, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Giannessi |6–4, 6–1 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–8 |2018 Trofeo Faip–Perrel – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Bergamo, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Berrettini |2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–9 |2018 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships – Men's singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Lexington, USA |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA}} Lloyd Harris |4–6, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–10 |2018 Thindown Challenger Biella – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Biella, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Delbonis |4–6, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–11 |2019 Pingshan Open – Men's singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Shenzhen, China, P.R. |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|CYP}} Marcos Baghdatis |2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–12 |{{dts|Jun 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Frascati, Italy |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Julian Ocleppo |4–6, 5–7 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|3–12 |{{dts|Jul 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Biella, Italy |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Carboni |6–4, 6–0 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|4–12 |{{dts|Oct 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Selva Gardena, Italy |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|GER}} Adrian Oetzbach |7–5, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|5–12 |2024 Bengaluru Open - Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Bangalore, India |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|KOR}} Hong Seong-chan |4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|6–12 |2024 Open Comunidad de Madrid - Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Madrid, Spain |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|SUI}} Leandro Riedi |6–3, 6–3 |
=Doubles: 10 (4–6)=
| valign=top
| {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend (doubles) |
| bgcolor=moccasin
|ATP Challenger Tour (3–2) |
| bgcolor=cffcff
|ITF Futures Tour (1–4) |
|
| class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–3) |
| Clay (4–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|}
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|May 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F9, Pozzuoli |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio di Mauro |{{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Grassi |3–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–2 |{{dts|Jul 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F19, Fano |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Viola |{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Volante |3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|1–2 |{{dts|Apr 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F10, Santa Margherita di Pula |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Bortolotti |{{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuele Molina |6–4, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|2–2 |2014 Città di Vercelli – Trofeo Multimed – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Vercelli, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Donati |{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Hugues Herbert |7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–3 |{{dts|Sep 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel F12, Meitar |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|BEL}} Michael Geerts |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jarryd Chaplin |6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–4 |2016 Capri Watch Cup – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Napoli, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Donati |{{flagicon|GER}} Gero Kretschmer |1–6, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|3–4 |2016 San Benedetto Tennis Cup – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|San Benedetto, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Gaio |{{flagicon|ARG}} Facundo Argüello |6–3, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|4–4 |2016 BFD Energy Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Rome, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Gaio |{{flagicon|CRO}} Marin Draganja |6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–3] |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|4–5 |2017 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Nouméa, New Caledonia |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Menéndez Maceiras |{{flagicon|FRA}} Quentin Halys |6–7(9–11), 1–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|4–6 |{{dts|Jan 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15+H Bressuire, France |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Kenny De Schepper |{{flagicon|USA}} Roy Smith |6–7(4-7), 6-4, [5–10] |
Singles performance timeline
{{Performance key}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Tournament !!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023 !2024 !2025!!SR!!W–L |
| colspan="15" style="text-align:left" |Grand Slam tournaments |
| style=text-align:left|Australian Open
|A |A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A |A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q3 |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |
| style=text-align:left|French Open
|A |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A |A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |0 / 1 |1–1 |
| style=text-align:left|Wimbledon
|A |A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q3 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |style=color:#767676|NH |A |A |A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |0 / 0 |0–0 |
| style=text-align:left|US Open
|A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |A |A |A |A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 | |0 / 0 |0–0 |
| style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef
|style=text-align:left|Win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |1–1 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 | |0 / 1 |1–1 |
| colspan="15" style="text-align:left" |ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| style=text-align:left|Madrid Open
|A |A |A |A |A |style=color:#767676|NH |A |A |A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 | |0 / 0 |0–0 |
| style=text-align:left|Italian Open
|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|3R | style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |0 / 3 |2–3 |
| style=text-align:left|Shanghai Masters
|A |A |A |A |A |colspan=3 style=color:#767676|NH |bgcolor=afeeee|1R | | |0 / 1 |0–1 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
=Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)=
| class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% |
| Result
!Year !width=150|Tournament !Surface !width=150|Partner !width=150|Opponents !width=150|Score |
|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |2013 |Grass |{{flagicon|FRA}} Enzo Couacaud |{{flagicon|AUS}} Thanasi Kokkinakis |2–6, 2–6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF profile}}
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Category:Italian male tennis players