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Italian tennis player (born 1983)
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 [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]
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)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ]
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
Máximo González
5–7, 6–1, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Jan 2006
Spain F3, Llucmajor
Futures
Clay
Francesco Piccari
6–7(3–7) , 6–7(4–7)
Loss
0–3
Jun 2007
Bytom , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Peter Luczak
3–6, 3–6
Win
1–3
Sep 2007
Italy F33, Sardegna
Futures
Clay
Matteo Marrai
3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Win
2–3
Oct 2007
Italy F34, Sassari
Futures
Clay
Ádám Kellner
1–6, 6–1, 6–1
Loss
2–4
Apr 2008
Italy F10, Padova
Futures
Clay
Antonio Veić
2–6, 7–6(7–4) , 3–6
Loss
2–5
Jun 2008
Alessandria , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Paolo Lorenzi
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(4–7)
Win
3–5
Oct 2008
Croatia F10, Dubrovnik
Futures
Clay
Grega Žemlja
6–3, 6–4
Win
4–5
Feb 2009
Egypt F2, Cairo
Futures
Clay
Daniele Giorgini
7–6(7–3) , 5–7, 6–4
Loss
4–6
May 2009
Italy F10, Pozzuoli
Futures
Clay
Yannick Mertens
2–6, 2–6
Loss
4–7
Jun 2009
Serbia F1, Belgrade
Futures
Clay
Nikola Ćirić
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 5–7
Loss
4–8
Jul 2009
Italy F19, Palazzolo
Futures
Clay
Guillermo Hormazábal
5–7, 0–6
Loss
4–9
May 2010
Cairo , Egypt
Challenger
Clay
Ivo Minář
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss
4–10
May 2010
Italy F8, Pozzuoli
Futures
Clay
Alessio di Mauro
5–7, 4–6
Win
5–10
Jun 2010
Marburg , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Ivo Minář
2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss
5–11
Mar 2011
Spain F7, Sabadell
Futures
Clay
Evgeny Donskoy
5–7, 5–7
Win
6–11
Aug 2012
Italy F22, Appiano
Futures
Clay
Jorge Aguilar
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
6–12
Mar 2013
Turkey F10, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Lorenzo Giustino
0–6, 3–6
Loss
6–13
May 2013
Sweden F2, Båstad
Futures
Clay
Roberto Marcora
3–6, 5–7
Loss
6–14
Jun 2013
Slovenia F3, Litija
Futures
Clay
Axel Michon
0–6, 4–6
Win
7–14
Jun 2013
Italy F13, Busto Arsizio
Futures
Clay
Dušan Lojda
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss
7–15
Oct 2013
Italy F30, Palermo
Futures
Clay
Alessio di Mauro
3–6, 3–6
Win
8–15
Mar 2014
Italy F4, Palermo
Futures
Clay
Maxime Chazal
6–3, 6–2
Loss
8–16
Mar 2014
Croatia F5, Umag
Futures
Clay
Lamine Ouahab
0–6, 7–6(8–6) , 3–6
Doubles: 53 (28–25)[ edit ]
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
Daniele Giorgini
Todd Perry Thomas Shimada
3–6, 4–6
Win
1–1
Oct 2003
France F20, Saint-Dizier
Futures
Hard
Flavio Cipolla
Tobias Steinel-Hansson Aleksey Malajko
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win
2–1
May 2004
Italy F9, Teramo
Futures
Clay
Alessandro Motti
Rodrigo Monte Márcio Torres
3–0 ret.
Loss
2–2
Jun 2004
Reggio Emilia , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Andreas Seppi
Tomas Behrend Tomas Tenconi
4–6, 2–6
Loss
2–3
Aug 2004
St. Petersburg , Russia
Challenger
Clay
Daniele Giorgini
Mikhail Elgin Andrei Mishin
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss
2–4
Mar 2005
Italy F3, Siracuse
Futures
Clay
Cristian Brandi
Alessandro Motti Flavio Cipolla
5–7, 4–6
Loss
2–5
Jun 2005
Sassuolo , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Paul Capdeville
Juan Pablo Brzezicki Cristian Villagrán
6–7(5–7) , 2–6
Win
3–5
Jun 2005
Italy F18, Castelfranco
Futures
Clay
Flavio Cipolla
Benjamin-David Rufer Stefan Kilchhofer
7–6(7–1) , 6–3
Loss
3–6
Jan 2006
Spain F3, Llucmajor
Futures
Clay
Federico Torresi
Gabriel Trujillo Soler M P Puigdomenech
3–6, 3–6
Win
4–6
Feb 2006
Italy F2, Trento
Futures
Hard
Thomas Holzer
Alberto Brizzi Leonardo Azzaro
6–4, 6–3
Win
5–6
Mar 2006
Italy F3, Rome
Futures
Clay
Alberto Brizzi
Giancarlo Petrazzuolo Daniele Giorgini
6–7(1–7) , 6–1, 6–2
Win
6–6
Jan 2007
La Serena , Chile
Challenger
Clay
Marc López
Carlos Berlocq Brian Dabul
3–6, 6–3, [10–1]
Loss
6–7
Mar 2007
Barletta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Alessandro Motti
David Marrero Albert Portas
4–6, 4–6
Win
7–7
Sep 2007
Como , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Máximo González
Flavio Cipolla Marco Pedrini
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Win
8–7
Sep 2007
Genoa , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Daniele Giorgini
Flavio Cipolla Simone Bolelli
6–3, 6–1
Win
9–7
Jan 2008
New Caledonia Challenger
Challenger
Hard
Flavio Cipolla
Jan Mertl Martin Slanar
6–4, 6–4
Win
10–7
Apr 2008
Italy F10, Padova
Futures
Clay
Caio Zampieri
Alexandr Dolgopolov Denis Matsukevich
7–5, 7–6(7–2)
Win
11–7
May 2008
Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Flavio Cipolla
Paolo Lorenzi Giancarlo Petrazzuolo
6–3, 6–3
Win
12–7
Jun 2008
Alessandria , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Flavio Cipolla
Melle van Gemerden Matwé Middelkoop
3–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Loss
12–8
Jun 2008
Constanța , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Júlio Silva
Florin Mergea Horia Tecău
4–6, 2–6
Win
13–8
Feb 2009
Egypt F1, Giza
Futures
Clay
Daniele Giorgini
Rabie Chaki Talal Ouahabi
2–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Loss
13–9
Feb 2009
Egypt F2, Cairo
Futures
Clay
Daniele Giorgini
Sherif Sabry Karim Maamoun
1–6, 4–6
Loss
13–10
Feb 2009
Tanger , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Giancarlo Petrazzuolo
Augustin Gensse Éric Prodon
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss
13–11
Mar 2009
Caltanissetta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Daniele Bracciali
Juan Pablo Brzezicki David Marrero
6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Loss
13–12
Jul 2009
Italy F19, Palazzolo
Futures
Clay
Mattia Livraghi
Claudio Grassi Guillermo Hormazábal
5–7, 3–6
Loss
13–13
Aug 2009
Tampere , Finland
Challenger
Clay
Uros Vico
Peter Luczak Yuri Schukin
1–6, 7–6(8–6) , [4–10]
Win
14–13
Aug 2009
Manerbio , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Alessio di Mauro
Yves Allegro Jesse Huta Galung
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss
14–14
Sep 2009
Brașov , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Uros Vico
Pere Riba Pablo Santos González
3–6, 2–6
Loss
14–15
Sep 2009
Seville , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Alberto Brizzi
Treat Huey Harsh Mankad
1–6, 5–7
Loss
14–16
Sep 2009
Banja Luka , Bosnia & Herzegovina
Challenger
Clay
Ismar Gorčić
Dustin Brown Rainer Eitzinger
4–6, 3–6
Loss
14–17
Sep 2009
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Challenger
Clay
Stéphane Robert
Jamie Delgado Jamie Murray
3–6, 3–6
Loss
14–18
Jan 2010
New Caledonia Challenger
Challenger
Hard
Flavio Cipolla
Édouard Roger-Vasselin Nicolas Devilder
7–5, 2–6, [6–10]
Win
15–18
Jan 2010
Morocco F1, Casablanca
Futures
Clay
Alberto Brizzi
Ádám Kellner Martin Kližan
6–3, 6–2
Win
16–18
Apr 2010
Italy F3, Foggia
Futures
Clay
Alessio di Mauro
Diego Álvarez Agustin Picco
6–4, 6–0
Loss
16–19
Apr 2010
Blumenau , Brazil
Challenger
Clay
André Ghem
André Sá Franco Ferreiro
4–6, 3–6
Win
17–19
May 2010
Cairo , Egypt
Challenger
Clay
Martin Slanar
Andre Begemann Dustin Brown
6–3, 6–4
Win
18–19
Jul 2010
Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Leonardo Tavares
Yuri Schukin Igor Kunitsyn
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win
19–19
Oct 2010
Napoli , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
Bastian Knittel Andreas Haider-Maurer
1–6, 7–6(7–5) , [10–6]
Loss
19–20
Oct 2010
Palermo , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Alessandro Motti
Philipp Oswald Martin Fischer
6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss
19–21
Jan 2011
New Caledonia Challenger
Challenger
Hard
Flavio Cipolla
Dominik Meffert Frederik Nielsen
6–7(4–7) , 7–5, [5–10]
Win
20–21
Feb 2011
Meknes , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Treat Huey
Alessandro Motti Alessio di Mauro
6–1, 6–2
Loss
20–22
Feb 2011
Casablanca , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Leonardo Tavares
Guillermo Alcaide Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
2–6, 1–6
Win
21–22
Mar 2011
Spain F7, Sabadell
Futures
Clay
Daniele Giorgini
M A López Jaén Gabriel Trujillo Soler
6–3, 6–2
Win
22–22
Mar 2011
Rabat , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Alessio di Mauro
Evgeny Korolev Yuri Schukin
6–4, 6–4
Win
23–22
Mar 2011
Caltanissetta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Daniele Bracciali
Daniele Giorgini Adrian Ungur
3–6, 7–6(7–2) , [10–7]
Win
24–22
Jun 2011
Milan , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Leonardo Tavares Andrea Arnaboldi
0–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win
25–22
Aug 2011
San Sebastián , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Stefano Ianni
Israel Sevilla Daniel Gimeno Traver
6–3, 6–4
Loss
25–23
Oct 2011
Orleans , France
Challenger
Hard
David Škoch
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Renavand
5–7, 3–6
Loss
25–24
Apr 2012
Mersin , Turkey
Challenger
Clay
Alessandro Motti
Radu Albot Denys Molchanov
0–6, 2–6
Loss
25–25
Jul 2012
Orbetello , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Alessio di Mauro
Stefano Ianni Dane Propoggia
3–6, 2–6
Win
26–25
Feb 2013
Spain F1, Mallorca
Futures
Clay
Alessio di Mauro
M A López Jaén J Marse-Vidri
6–0, 6–3
Win
27–25
Jul 2013
Orbetello , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Marco Crugnola
Renzo Olivo Guillermo Durán
7–6(7–3) , 6–7(5–7) , [10–6]
Win
28–25
Jul 2014
Denmark F1, Aarhus
Futures
Clay
Matteo Donati
Christian Lindell Robin Olin
6–1, 6–0
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.