Italian professional tennis player
Simone Bolelli Country (sports) Italy Residence Monte Carlo , Monaco Born (1985-10-08 ) 8 October 1985 (age 35) Bologna , ItalyHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 2003 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 5,292,621Singles Career record 123–165 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 36 (23 February 2009) Current ranking No. 406 (13 January 2020) Grand Slam Singles results Australian Open 2R (2008 , 2009 , 2015 , 2016 ) French Open 3R (2008 , 2015 ) Wimbledon 3R (2008 , 2011 , 2014 ) US Open 2R (2007 , 2014 ) Other tournaments Olympic Games 1R (2008 ) Doubles Career record 152–135 Career titles 5 Highest ranking No. 8 (17 August 2015) Current ranking No. 71 (16 March 2020) Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open W (2015 )French Open SF (2015 ) Wimbledon 2R (2014) US Open SF (2011 ) Other doubles tournaments Tour Finals RR (2015 ) Olympic Games 1R (2008 ) Team competitions Davis Cup SF (2014 ) Last updated on: 22 March 2020.
Simone Bolelli (Italian pronunciation: [siˈmoːne boˈlɛlli] ; born 8 October 1985) is an Italian professional tennis player. Bolelli is a Grand Slam champion since he won the 2015 Australian Open doubles event with Fabio Fognini , becoming the first all Italian men's pair to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era.
In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1 , losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil . He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi .
2004-2005 [ edit ]
2004 saw Simone reached his second Futures final, losing to Dominique Coene. He made another final and won two Futures titles, making two wins out of three finals for Futures finals in the 2004 season. He won the Italy F15 and F8 titles, and lost in the final of a Challenger event in Braşov . In 2005, Bolelli reached the final of a Challenger in Trani .
Simone Bolelli played in a few tournaments higher than a Challenger, receiving a wildcard into the Rome Masters . He also won the Como Futures tournament and made the final of Recanati , before losing to Davide Sanguinetti . He won his first Challenger singles title over Ivo Minář , and then made the final of a Challenger in Bergamo where he lost to Alex Bogdanović .
Bolelli beat former world no. 1 Marat Safin in Barcelona and competed in the Miami, Rome and Hamburg Masters . He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2007 French Open .
Bolelli was banned by The Italian Tennis Federation from national team events for skipping the Davis Cup tie with Latvia in Europe-Africa zone relegation playoff. The ban prevented Bolelli from playing in Davis Cup competition and the Olympics. It also prevented him from getting wild cards. Bolelli said that he had told Italy captain Corrado Barazzutti well in advance of the tie that he preferred to work on his fast-court game in Asia.
Significant finals [ edit ]
Grand Slam finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (1 title) [ edit ]
Masters 1000 finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups) [ edit ]
ATP career finals [ edit ]
Singles: 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)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups) [ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–3)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (5–5)
Indoor (0–3)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
May 2011
Bavarian Championships , Germany
250 Series
Clay
Horacio Zeballos
Andreas Beck Christopher Kas
7–6(7–3) , 6–4
Win
2–0
Jul 2011
Croatia Open , Croatia
250 Series
Clay
Fabio Fognini
Marin Čilić Lovro Zovko
6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss
2–1
Oct 2012
Kremlin Cup , Russia
250 Series
Hard (i)
Daniele Bracciali
František Čermák Michal Mertiňák
5–7, 3–6
Win
3–1
Feb 2013
Argentina Open , Argentina
250 Series
Clay
Fabio Fognini
Nicholas Monroe Simon Stadler
6–3, 6–2
Loss
3–2
Feb 2013
Mexican Open, Mexico
500 Series
Clay
Fabio Fognini
Łukasz Kubot David Marrero
5–7, 2–6
Win
4–2
Jan 2015
Australian Open , Australia
Grand Slam
Hard
Fabio Fognini
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 6–4
Loss
4–3
Mar 2015
Indian Wells Masters , US
Masters 1000
Hard
Fabio Fognini
Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock
4–6, 7–6(7–3) , [7–10]
Loss
4–4
Apr 2015
Monte-Carlo Masters , Monaco
Masters 1000
Clay
Fabio Fognini
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–7(3–7) , 1–6
Loss
4–5
Oct 2015
Shanghai Masters , China
Masters 1000
Hard
Fabio Fognini
Raven Klaasen Marcelo Melo
3–6, 3–6
Win
5–5
Feb 2016
Dubai Tennis Championships , UAE
500 Series
Hard
Andreas Seppi
Feliciano López Marc López
6–2, 3–6, [14–12]
Loss
5–6
Jul 2018
Swedish Open , Sweden
250 Series
Clay
Fabio Fognini
Julio Peralta Horacio Zeballos
3–6, 4–6
Loss
5–7
Sep 2019
St. Petersburg Open , Russia
250 Series
Hard (i)
Matteo Berrettini
Divij Sharan Igor Zelenay
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss
5–8
Oct 2019
Kremlin Cup, Russia (2)
250 Series
Hard (i)
Andrés Molteni
Marcelo Demoliner Matwé Middelkoop
1–6, 2–6
Challenger and Futures finals [ edit ]
Singles: 24 (14–10) [ edit ]
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (12–9)
ITF Futures Tour (2–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (10–8)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
May 2004
Italy F8, Verona
Futures
Clay
Alex Vittur
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Win
2–0
Jul 2004
Italy F15, Bologna
Futures
Clay
Mattia Livraghi
6–2, 6–3
Loss
2–1
Sep 2004
Brașov , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Victor Ioniță
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss
2–2
Oct 2004
Belgium F1, Waterloo
Futures
Carpet (i)
Dominique Coene
2–6, 3–6
Loss
2–3
Aug 2005
Trani , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Lukáš Dlouhý
4–6, 4–6
Loss
2–4
Feb 2006
Bergamo , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Alex Bogdanovic
1–6, 0–3 ret.
Win
3–4
Jul 2006
Biella , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Ivo Minář
7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–0)
Loss
3–5
Jul 2006
Recanati , Italy
Challenger
Hard
Davide Sanguinetti
4–6, 0–3 ret.
Win
4–5
Sep 2006
Como , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Federico Luzzi
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss
4–6
Feb 2007
Bergamo , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Fabrice Santoro
2–6, 1–6
Loss
4–7
Apr 2007
Casablanca , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Marin Čilić
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win
5–7
May 2007
Tunis , Tunisia
Challenger
Clay
Andrei Pavel
4–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–2
Win
6–7
Nov 2007
Bratislava , Slovakia
Challenger
Hard (i)
Alejandro Falla
4–6, 7–6(9–7) , 6–1
Loss
6–8
May 2010
Biella , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Björn Phau
4–6, 2–6
Win
7–8
Jul 2010
Turin , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Potito Starace
7–6(9–7) , 6–2
Win
8–8
May 2011
Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Eduardo Schwank
2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win
9–8
Mar 2012
Florianópolis , Brazil
Challenger
Clay
Blaž Kavčič
6–3, 6–4
Win
10–8
Jul 2012
Recanati , Italy
Challenger
Hard
Fabrice Martin
6–3, 6–2
Loss
10–9
Aug 2012
San Marino , San Marino
Challenger
Clay
Martin Kližan
3–6, 1–6
Win
11–9
Feb 2014
Bergamo , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jan-Lennard Struff
7–6(8–6) , 6–4
Win
12–9
Apr 2014
Vercelli , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Mate Delić
6–2, 6–2
Win
13–9
May 2014
Tunis , Tunisia
Challenger
Clay
Julian Reister
6–4, 6–2
Win
14–9
Jul 2014
Oberstaufen , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Michael Berrer
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss
14–10
Mar 2018
Punta del Este , Uruguay
Challenger
Clay
Guido Andreozzi
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss
14–11
Apr 2018
Barletta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Marco Trungelliti
6–2, 6–7(4–7) , 4–6
Doubles: 13 (7–6) [ edit ]
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–6)
ITF Futures Tour (3–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Sep 2002
Italy F5, Selargius
Futures
Hard
Filippo Figliomeni
Florian Allgauer Stefano Mocci
w/o
Win
2–0
May 2004
Italy F8, Verona
Futures
Clay
Alberto Brizzi
Diego Álvarez Juan Felipe Yáñez
6–3, 6–2
Win
3–0
Jul 2004
Italy F15, Bologna
Futures
Clay
Alberto Brizzi
Ivan Dodig Michael Staniak
7–6(7–4) , 6–0
Loss
3–1
Apr 2006
Napoli , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Fabio Fognini
Tomáš Cibulec Łukasz Kubot
5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Win
4–1
Jul 2006
Recanati , Italy
Challenger
Hard
Davide Sanguinetti
Sebastian Rieschick Viktor Troicki
6–1, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss
4–2
Sep 2007
Genoa , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Flavio Cipolla
Daniele Giorgini Simone Vagnozzi
3–6, 1–6
Win
5–2
Feb 2008
Bergamo , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Andreas Seppi
James Cerretani Igor Zelenay
6–3, 6–0
Loss
5–3
Mar 2018
Punta del Este , Uruguay
Challenger
Clay
Alessandro Giannessi
Facundo Bagnis Ariel Behar
2–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss
5–4
Aug 2018
Pullach , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Daniele Bracciali
Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen
2–6, 2–6
Loss
5–5
Jun 2019
Lyon , France
Challenger
Clay
Andrea Pellegrino
Philipp Oswald Filip Polášek
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win
6–5
Jul 2019
Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Guillermo Durán
Antonio Šančić Nathaniel Lammons
6–3, 6–2
Win
7–5
Oct 2019
Barcelona , Spain
Challenger
Clay
David Vega Hernández
Sergio Martos Gornés Ramkumar Ramanathan
6–4, 7–5
Loss
7-6
Mar 2020
Pau , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Florin Mergea
Benjamin Bonzi Antoine Hoang
3–6, 2–6
Performance timelines [ edit ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
A
P
Z#
PO
G
F-S
SF-B
NMS
NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Current through the 2019 Croatia Open Umag .
Singles [ edit ]
Notes a 2009 Wimbledon Championships counts as 1 win, 0 losses. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga received a walkover in the second round, after Bolelli withdrew.
Doubles [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]