Federico Gaio

Federico Gaio
Full nameFederico Gaio
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceFaenza, Italy
Born (1992-03-05) 5 March 1992 (age 32)[1]
Faenza, Italy[2]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachFabio Filippo Colangelo
Prize money$1,054,832[1]
Singles
Career record3–15
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 124 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 198 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2018, 2024)
French OpenQ2 (2016)
WimbledonQ3 (2021)
US Open1R (2018, 2020)
Doubles
Career record5–5[1]
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 163 (2 November 2020)
Current rankingNo. 404 (15 January 2024)
Last updated on: 19 January 2024.

Federico Gaio (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːko ˈɡaːjo];[3][4] born 5 March 1992) is an Italian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and on the ITF circuit. He has won four Challenger titles and nine ITF futures singles titles. He reached his career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 124 in February 2020. In doubles, he has won three Challenger and four ITF futures doubles titles.[2] He reached a career high in doubles of World No. 163 on 2 November 2020 after his maiden ATP doubles final at the 2020 Rio Open partnering Salvatore Caruso.

Professional career

2015: ATP debut

He played his first ATP main draw match in the 2015 Rome Open after gaining entry as a wildcard.

2018: Grand Slam singles debut

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2018 US Open as a qualifier where he lost to tenth seed David Goffin.

2020: Maiden doubles ATP final

He reached his first doubles final at the ATP 500 2020 Rio Open partnering Salvatore Caruso where they lost to Horacio Zeballos/Marcel Granollers

2023: First Challenger final since 2021

At the 2023 Piemonte Open Challenger 175 he reached his first final since July 2021 as a qualifier with a win over top seed and world No. 40 Sebastian Baez.[5] As a result, he moved more than 100 positions up into the top 250 on 22 May 2023.

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–1)
ATP 250 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2020 Rio Open, Brazil ATP 500 Clay Italy Salvatore Caruso Spain Marcel Granollers
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
4–6, 7–5, [7–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 28 (13 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–5)
ITF Futures/WTT (9–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (8–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2011 Kazakhstan F2, Taraz Futures Hard Japan Takuto Niki 0–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–0 May 2011 Kazakhstan F3, Almaty Futures Hard Russia Ilia Starkov 6–0, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Jun 2011 Israel F6, Ashkelon Futures Hard Israel Amir Weintraub 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–1 Jul 2012 Argentina F18, Bell Ville Futures Clay Argentina Renzo Olivo 7–5, 7–5
Loss 3–2 Jul 2013 Austria F2, Seefeld Futures Clay Austria Patrick Ofner 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win 4–2 Sep 2013 Turkey F36, Antalya Futures Hard United Kingdom Richard Gabb 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–1
Loss 4–3 Nov 2013 Greece F17, Heraklion Futures Hard Austria Dennis Novak 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4–4 May 2014 France F9, Grasse Futures Clay France Jonathan Eysseric 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–5 Jul 2014 Italy F23, Modena Futures Clay Italy Daniele Giorgini 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Aug 2014 Cortina, Italy Challenger Clay Serbia Filip Krajinović 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win 5–6 Oct 2014 Turkey F36, Antalya Futures Hard Japan Hiroyasu Ehara 1–6, 6–0, 6–4
Loss 5–7 Apr 2015 Croatia F7, Vrsar Futures Clay Italy Riccardo Bellotti 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 6–7 Apr 2015 Italy F5, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Stefano Napolitano 6–2, 6–4
Loss 6–8 May 2015 Italy F10, Bergamo Futures Clay Italy Matteo Trevisan 4–6, 4–6
Win 7–8 Aug 2015 Italy F22, Appiano Futures Clay Italy Francisco Bahamonde 6–4, 6–3
Win 8–8 Jul 2016 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay France Constant Lestienne 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Win 9–8 Jul 2016 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Brazil Thomaz Bellucci 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 10–8 Sep 2017 Italy F29, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay United Kingdom Jay Clarke 6–2, 7–5
Win 11–8 Oct 2017 Italy F35, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Lorenzo Sonego 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–0
Loss 11–9 Jul 2018 Padova, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol 2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 11–10 Jun 2019 Parma, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Tommy Robredo 6–7(10–12), 7–5, 6–7(6–8)
Win 12–10 Aug 2019 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Paolo Lorenzi 6–3, 6–1
Win 13–10 Jan 2020 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard Netherlands Robin Haase 6–1, 4–6, 4–2 ret.
Loss 13–11 Jul 2021 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Mario Vilella Martínez 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 3–6
Loss 13–12 Jan 2023 M25 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Italy Francesco Forti 3–6, 4–6
Loss 13–13 Feb 2023 M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal WTT Hard Portugal Henrique Rocha 3–6, 1–6
Loss 13–14 May 2023 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay[a] Germany Dominik Köpfer 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 0–6
Loss 13–15 Jun 2024 M25 Grasse, France WTT Clay France Maxime Chazal 6–4, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–6)
ITF Futures/WTT (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–6)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2008 Italy F34, Quartu Sant'Elena Futures Hard Italy Alessandro Giannessi Italy Fabio Colangelo
Italy Matteo Volante
6–7(7–9), 1–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2009 Italy F29, Alghero Futures Hard Italy Alessandro Giannessi Canada Vasek Pospisil
United Kingdom Marcus Willis
6–2, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Mar 2010 Italy F1, Trento Futures Hard (i) Italy Alessandro Giannessi Belarus Nikolai Fidirko
Austria Nikolaus Moser
4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jul 2011 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard India Purav Raja Denmark Frederik Nielsen
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
4–6, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Jun 2012 Italy F12, Parma Futures Clay Italy Matteo Volante Italy Edoardo Eremin
Italy Claudio Grassi
5–7, 2–6
Win 2–4 Sep 2013 Turkey F36, Antalya Futures Hard Lithuania Laurynas Grigelis Israel Dekel Bar
United Kingdom Richard Gabb
1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 3–4 Sep 2013 Turkey F37, Antalya Futures Hard Lithuania Laurynas Grigelis Russia Alexander Krasnorutskiy
Russia Anton Manegin
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 3–5 Mar 2015 Croatia F6, Rovinj Futures Clay Italy Matteo Trevisan Croatia Dino Marcan
Croatia Antonio Šančić
3–6, 5–7
Loss 3–6 May 2015 Vicenza, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Salvatore Caruso Argentina Facundo Bagnis
Argentina Guido Pella
2–6, 4–6
Loss 3–7 Jul 2015 Padova, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Alessandro Giannessi Russia Mikhail Elgin
Russia Andrey Rublev
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 3–8 Sep 2015 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Italy Alessandro Giannessi France Tristan Lamasine
France Fabrice Martin
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 4–8 Jul 2016 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Stefano Napolitano Argentina Facundo Argüello
Peru Sergio Galdós
6–3, 6–4
Win 5–8 Oct 2016 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Stefano Napolitano Croatia Marin Draganja
Croatia Tomislav Draganja
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–3]
Win 6–8 Sep 2017 Italy F30, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Andrea Pellegrino Austria Matthias Haim
Germany Jakob Sude
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Win 7–8 Jun 2018 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Andrea Pellegrino Slovenia Blaž Rola
Czech Republic Jiří Veselý
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 7–9 Oct 2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Spain Enrique López Pérez Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev
Uzbekistan Jurabek Karimov
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [9–11]
Loss 7–10 Oct 2021 Brest Challenger, France Challenger Hard (i) Italy Salvatore Caruso France Sadio Doumbia
France Fabien Reboul
6-4, 3–6, [3-10]
Loss 7–11 Feb 2023 M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal WTT Hard Italy Jacopo Berrettini Belgium Simon Beaupain
Argentina Juan Bautista Otegui
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]

Notes

  1. ^ The final itself was played on indoor hard due to rain.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Federico Gaio – Tennis Players – Tennis – ATP World Tour". ATP. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – GAIO, Federico (ITA)". ITF. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Federico". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Gaio". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Ugo Humbert Wins Second Challenger 175 Crown; Dominik Koepfer Rallies to Turin Challenger Title | ATP Tour | Tennis".