Thomas Fabbiano
ResidenceSan Giorgio Ionico, Italy
Birth date26 May 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeGrottaglie, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turnedpro2005
Retired2023[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two handed backhand)
CareerprizemoneyUS$2,258,656
Singlestitles0
HighestsinglesrankingNo. 70 (18 September 2017)[2]
Australianopenresult3R (2019)
Frenchopenresult2R (2018)
Wimbledonresult3R (2018, 2019)
Usopenresult3R (2017)
Doublestitles0
HighestdoublesrankingNo. 208 (20 July 2009)
Australianopendoublesresult1R (2018)
Usopendoublesresult1R (2017)
Updated17 March 2023

Thomas Fabbiano (born 26 May 1989) is an Italian former tennis player who played mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 11 September 2017, he reached his then-highest ATP singles ranking of 70. His highest doubles ranking was 208 on 20 July 2009.[3]

He reached his first third round at a Grand Slam tournament at the US Open 2017 where he was defeated by fellow Italian Paolo Lorenzi. Since then he reached the second round or better at each of the Grand Slams including the 2019 Wimbledon Championships where he stunned seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round.[4]

Junior grand slam finals

Doubles finals: 1 (1–0)

OutcomeYearTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponents in the finalScore
Winner2007French OpenClayAndrei KaratcheniaKellen Damico
Jonathan Eysseric
6–4, 6–0

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 25 (17–8)

Legend
ATP Challengers (6–1)
ITF Futures (11–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (11–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (6-6)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0-1Jul 2007Italy F24, ModenaFuturesClayCristian Villagran0–6, 1–6
Win1-1Sep 2007Italy F32, OlbiaFuturesClayMassimo Dell'Acqua4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win2-1Apr 2008Italy F9, FrancavillaFuturesClayVictor Ioniță6–2, 6–2
Win3-1Aug 2008Italy F24, La SpeziaFuturesClayMarco Viola6–4, 6–2
Win4-1Oct 2008Italy F34, Quartu Sant'ElenaFuturesClayLeonardo Azzaro6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss4-2Feb 2010Israel F3, EilatFuturesHardMiloslav Mečíř4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss4-3Mar 2010Turkey F2, AntalyaFuturesClayPavol Červenák6–3, 6–4
Win5-3Aug 2010Italy F19, La SpeziaFuturesClayFrancesco Aldi6–0, 5–7, 6–3
Loss5-4Jun 2011Romania F2, BacăuFuturesClayVictor Ioniță6–7(4–7), 0–4r
Loss5-5Jul 2011Italy F17, SassuoloFuturesClayJames Duckworth1–6, 2–6
Win6-5Jul 2011Italy F18, ModenaFuturesClayLaurent Rochette6–4, 6–4
Win7-5Dec 2011Turkey F35, AntalyaFuturesHardStefan Seifert6–2, 6–1
Win8-5Mar 2012Usa F6, HarlingenFuturesHardPeter Polansky6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Loss8-6May 2013Italy F9, BergamoFuturesClayMatteo Trevisan4–6, 4–6
Loss8-7Jun 2013Italy F11, ParmaFuturesClayRiccardo Bellotti2–6, 2–6
Win9-7Jul 2013Recanati, ItalyChallengerHardDavid Guez6–0, 6–3
Win10-7Mar 2015Tunisia F9, El KantaouiFuturesHardHenrique Cunha6–3, 6–4
Win11-7Mar 2015Tunisia F10, El KantaouiFuturesHardAlexandar Lazov7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–1
Win12-7Mar 2015Tunisia F11, El KantaouiFuturesHardAlexandar Lazov6–3, 6–1
Win13-7Mar 2016Zhuhai, ChinaChallengerHardZe Zhang5-7, 6–1, 6-3
Loss13-8Mar 2017Zhuhai, ChinaChallengerHardEvgeny Donskoy3–6, 4–6
Win14-8Mar 2017Quanzhou, ChinaChallengerHardMatteo Berrettini7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7)
Win15-8May 2017Gimcheon, South KoreaChallengerHardTeymuraz Gabashvili7–5, 6-1
Win16-8May 2017Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHardKwon Soon-woo1-6, 6–4, 6-3
Win17-8Oct 2018Ningbo, ChinaChallengerHardPrajnesh Gunneswaran7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3

Doubles

Legend
ATP Challengers (3–4)
ITF Futures (5–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.24 August 2008Manerbio, ItalyClayBoris PašanskiMassimo Dell'Acqua
Alessio di Mauro
7–6, 7–5
Winners2.11 July 2010San Benedetto, ItalyClayGabriel Trujillo-SolerFrancesco Aldi
Daniele Giorgini
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Winners3.15 August 2010Trani, ItalyClayMatteo TrevisanDaniele Bracciali
Filippo Volandri
6–2, 7–5
Runners-up4.16 April 2011Rome, ItalyClayWalter TrusendiMartin Kližan
Alessandro Motti
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Runners-up5.24 September 2011İzmir, TurkeyHardFlavio CipollaTravis Rettenmaier
Simon Stadler
0–6, 2–6
Runners-up6.15 July 2012Bogotá, ColombiaClayRiccardo GhedinMarcelo Demoliner
Víctor Estrella
4–6, 2–6
Runners-up7.12 April 2014Mersin, ColombiaClayMatteo ViolaRadu Albot
Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–7(7–9), 1–6

Performance timelines

Singles

Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

Tournament2013201420152016201720182019202020212022W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ2Q1Q1Q21R1R3RQ1Q1Q32–3
French OpenAQ1Q21RQ12R1RAQ2Q11–3
WimbledonAQ1Q1Q31R3R3RNHQ1Q14–3
US Open1RQ1Q31R3RQ22RAQ13–4
Win–loss0–10–00–00–22–33–35–40–00–00–010–13

Wins over top 10 players

PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreTF Rank
2019
1.Stefanos Tsitsipas6Wimbledon, United KingdomGrass1R6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–389
2.Dominic Thiem4US Open, United StatesHard1R6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–287

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Fabbiano retires from tennis". Tennis World USA. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "ATP Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Thomas Fabbiano biography". ATP World Tour. 2010-12-20.
  4. ^ "Season In Review: The Biggest Grand Slam Upsets Of 2019 | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.