Matteo Donati (; born 28 February 1995) is an

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professional

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. On 13 April 2015, he reached the final of the ATP Challenger Tour Napoli Cup to claim a career-high of no. 247 on the

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Singles rankings.

Professional career

2015

Donati's first big professional result came in

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at the 2015 Tennis Napoli Cup. As a wildcard, the Italian defeated

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in straight sets in the first round, World number 111 (former n. 33) and number 1 seed

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6–7⁽³⁾, 6–4, 6–2 in the following round, and fellow Italian

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in a thriller three-setter in the quarterfinals. Donati then reached his first

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final (beating

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7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–2 in the semifinals) where he lost to

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in straight sets. In May Donati obtained a wildcard into the main draw of the

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, in Rome. Playing for the first time in a Master 1000 tournament (also his first ATP match), Donati fought back – from a set down – to beat World number 49

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2–6, 6–1, 6–4.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 10 (5–5)

Doubles: 10 (7–3)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Performance timeline

Singles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Donati, Matteo 1995 births Living people People from Alessandria Italian male tennis players Sportspeople from the Province of Alessandria