Andrés Molteni (, ; born 15 March 1988) is an Argentine professional

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player who specializes in doubles. He reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of No. 7 on 21 August 2023 and his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 181 in May 2011. He has won 16 doubles ATP titles. He participated in the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup and the 2022 edition as part of team Argentina.

Career

2011: Maiden singles Challenger

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7–5, 7–6⁽⁴⁾.

2021–2022: New partnership with S. González, five more titles, Top 35

In 2021, Molteni won his seventh and eighth ATP 250 doubles titles at the 2021 Astana Open and the 2021 Stockholm Open partnering Santiago González. In 2022, he won two more clay titles with Santiago González at the 2022 Córdoba Open and 2022 Argentina Open. He reached a career-high of No. 31 on 21 March 2022 following the Indian Wells Masters where he lost with

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in the second round to second seeded pair of

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2023-2024: Masters 1000 & ATP 500 & tenth clay titles, four Major quarterfinals with M. González, World No. 7

Molteni won another clay title at the 2023 Córdoba Open with compatriot

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. It was his third at this tournament. He won two more ATP 500 titles with Máximo González at the 2023 Rio Open, his first at this level, and at the 2023 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. As a result, the pair climbed four spots to fourth in the ATP Live doubles team rankings. Molteni also reached a new career-high ranking in the Top 30 of No. 28 on 24 April 2023. After winning the biggest title of his career, the Masters 1000 2023 Western & Southern Open with Gonzalez, he reached World No. 7 in the rankings on 21 August 2023. Next he reached his second Major quarterfinal of the season and in his career at the 2023 US Open with Gonzalez. At the 2024 US Open the duo reached the quarterfinals for a second consecutive season with a win over second seeds

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Significant finals

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 28 (18 titles, 10 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures titles (71)

Singles (16)

Doubles (55)

References

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