Paolo Lorenzi (; born 15 December 1981) is an Italian former professional

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player. Lorenzi was coached by Claudio Galoppini.

Tennis career

Lorenzi reached his first

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final at the age of 32, in São Paulo. Here, at the 2014 Brasil Open, the Italian reached the semifinals of an ATP Tour tournament for the first time, upsetting

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in three sets; then progressing to the final after the retirement of

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in the second set of their semifinal match. He went on to lose the final to Argentine Federico Delbonis in three sets. On 22 May 2015, after defeating

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in the quarterfinals of the Eskişehir Cup, Lorenzi became the third player ever to win 300 matches in the

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tournaments. At age 34, on 24 July 2016, Lorenzi earned his first ATP Tour title after beating

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at the

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. On August 1, 2016 he overtook

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becoming the new Italian #1 in the Association of Tennis Professionals

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at the age of 34 years old and 8 months at No. 40. He was the 32nd seed in the

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but lost in the 2nd round. He also entered

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as the 32nd seed where he recorded his first win by beating

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in four sets, he then advanced to the 2nd round where he lost to

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in 4 sets. Lorenzi recorded the best grand slam singles performance of his career, reaching the round of 16 at the 2017 US Open. He lost to eventual runner-up Kevin Anderson in four sets. Lorenzi lost in the third round of qualifying of the 2019 US Open, but received an invitation to compete in the main draw as a lucky loser upon the withdrawal of Kevin Anderson due to injury. In the first round, he came from two sets down to win in five against

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. In the second round he defeated

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in five sets to advance to the third round of the US Open for the second time in his career. He was defeated by

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in the third round. At age 39, on 26 August 2021, Lorenzi retired from professional tennis. His final match was a loss to

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in the second round of the 2021 US Open Qualifying Tournament.

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 44 (25–19)

Doubles: 12 (9–5)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

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