Wikipedia - Andrea Vavassori
Andrea Vavassori (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa vavasˈsoːri]; born 5 May 1995) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 128, achieved on 19 June 2023. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 23, achieved on 19 February 2024. Vavassori has won four ATP Tour and 16 ATP Challenger doubles titles.
History
2021: Maiden doubles title
He won his maiden doubles title at the 2021 Sardegna Open partnering Lorenzo Sonego.
2022: Grand Slam debut in singles
He qualified at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships making his Grand Slam singles debut. He then got eliminated in the first round by the 23rd seed Frances Tiafoe in straight sets losing 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.
2023: ATP and Masters debuts, first wins and quarterfinal , top 150
He qualified in singles for the 2023 Córdoba Open. He won his second doubles title with Andrea Pellegrino at the 2023 Chile Open. As a result, he reached the top 50 in the doubles rankings on 20 March 2023.
At the 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II he reached his first ATP singles quarterfinal as a qualifier defeating eight seed Nicolás Jarry and Jaume Munar. At the same tournament in doubles he won his third doubles title with Marcelo Demoliner.
Ranked No. 164 he qualified for his first Masters 1000 at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open and defeated Andy Murray in the first round.
Following the 2023 Sardegna Open where he received a wildcard, he reached the top 150 at No. 145 on 8 May 2023. He made his debut for the second time at a Major, at the 2023 French Open after qualifying into the main draw. After saving five match points, he overcame world No. 37 and 31st seed Miomir Kecmanović in 5 hours and 10 minutes, the second longest match of the season after Kokkinakis against Murray at the Australian Open, for his first Grand Slam win. He lost to fellow first time Major qualifier Genaro Alberto Olivieri in the second round.
He made his ATP grass court debut at the 2023 Halle Open as a lucky loser after competing in qualifying as an alternate.
2024: Australian Open doubles final, second singles quarterfinal
Partnering with new partner, compatriot Simone Bolelli he reached his first Major final at the 2024 Australian Open. They overcame unseeded pair of Yannick Hanfmann and Dominik Koepfer in three sets.
He qualified for the 2024 Argentina Open defeating Thiago Seyboth Wild and seventh seed Laslo Djere to reach his second ATP singles quarterfinal. The win over Djere, the world No. 35, was his best career win ranking wise and biggest in his career thus far. He lost to world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets, in just his second match against a top-10 player.
At the 2024 Miami Open he also reached the singles main draw after qualifying, making his debut at this Masters and recorded his first round win over Pedro Cachin.
Ranked No. 156, he entered the main draw at the 2024 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell as a lucky loser directly into the second round replacing seventh seed Karen Khachanov after his late withdrawal.