Giovanni Fonio (born 7 May 1998) is an Italian tennis player. He took his first steps in tennis at the age of 5, at the Piazzano tennis club in Novara.
Giovanni Fonio| Country (sports) |  Italy |
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| Residence | Novara, Italy |
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| Born | (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 26)
Novara, Italy |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | $67,445 |
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| Career record | 0–0 |
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| Career titles | 0 Challenger, 4 Futures |
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| Highest ranking | No. 274 (4 December 2023) |
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| Current ranking | No. 279 (15 January 2024) |
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| Career record | 0–0 |
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| Career titles | 2 Challenger, 4 Futures |
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| Highest ranking | No. 406 (15 January 2024) |
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| Current ranking | No. 406 (15 January 2024) |
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| Last updated on: 22 January 2024. |
Fonio has a career high ATP singles ranking of 274 achieved on 4 December 2023. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 406 achieved on 15 January 2024.[1]
Fonio has won 2 ATP Challenger doubles title: at the 2023 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia with Francesco Forti and at the 2021 Antalya Challenger III with Riccardo Bonadio.
The greatest victory achieved by Giovanni was certainly during the Yokkaichi Challenger in Japan, on 30 November 2023, when he beat the then top 100 player Yosuke Watanuki in 3 sets (3-6 / 6-2 / 7-5).[2]
An important presence in high-level tournaments was certainly in May 2022 at the qualifiers at the Internazionali d’Italia, unfortunately he lost against Emil Ruusuvuori 2-1 (4-6 / 7-6 / 3-6).[3]
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
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| Legend (singles)
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
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| ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4-3)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (0–0)
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| Clay (4-3)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Sep 2018
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Italy F29, Santa Margherita di Pula
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Futures
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Clay
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 Sandro Ehrat
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5-7, 4-6
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| Loss
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0–2
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May 2019
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M15, Bucharest, Romania
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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 Albert Alcaraz Ivorra
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6–3, 4–6, 1–6
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| Win
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1-2
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Feb 2020
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M15, Antalya, Turkey
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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 Michael Vrbenský
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4–6, 6–4, 6–3
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| Win
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2-2
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Feb 2021
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M15, Antalya, Turkey
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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 Juan Manuel Cerundolo
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W/0
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| Win
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3-2
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Mar 2021
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M15, Opatija, Croatia
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Giacomo Dambrosi
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6-2, 6-3
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| Loss
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3-3
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Jun 2021
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M15, Antalya, Turkey
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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 Nicolas Moreno de Alboran
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5-7, 4-6
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| Win
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4-3
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Jan 2022
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M15, Antalya, Turkey
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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 Cezar Crețu
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6-1, 6-4
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| Legend
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| ATP Challenger (2–0)
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| ITF Futures (0-0)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (0–0)
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| Clay (2-0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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Italy