Luca Vanni (born 4 June 1985) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He competed mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 100 on 11 May 2015, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 204, on 9 July 2012.[1]

Luca Vanni
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceFoiano della Chiana, Italy
Born (1985-06-04) 4 June 1985 (age 39)
Castel del Piano, Italy
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2006
Retired2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachFabio Gorietti
Prize moneyUS$791,440
Singles
Career record5–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 100 (11 May 2015)
Current rankingNo. 433 (14 June 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2017, 2019)
French Open1R (2015)
Wimbledon1R (2015)
US OpenQ2 (2015)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 204 (9 July 2012)
Current rankingNo. 1320 (14 June 2021)
Last updated on: 14 June 2021.

Career

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In 2014, he won seven ITF Futures tournaments, his best season to date.

In 2015, he reached his first ATP final in the Brasil Open, but lost to Pablo Cuevas. Later he qualified to the Madrid Masters and reached second round after defeating the world number 26 player Bernard Tomic. In 2015, at the age of 30, he became the oldest Challenger winner in Portoroz, Slovenia.

ATP career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2015 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay (i)   Pablo Cuevas 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 31 (21–10)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (5–2)
ITF Futures (16–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (13–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2006 Italy F26, Avezzano Futures Clay   Marco Di Vuolo 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–1 Aug 2007 Italy F26, Avezzano Futures Clay   Valery Rudnev 3–6, 6–2, 6–7(5–7)
Win 2–1 Jun 2008 Ukraine F1, Cherkassy Futures Clay   Dmytro Petrov 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win 3–1 Jun 2008 Ukraine F2, Cherkassy Futures Clay   Denys Molchanov 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Jul 2008 Italy F20, Bologna Futures Clay   Tomas Tenconi 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Mar 2010 Switzerland F1, Taverne Futures Carpet   Marc Meigel 6–3, 6–3
Win 5–2 Sep 2010 Italy F24, Trieste Futures Clay   Andrea Falgheri 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Win 6–2 Sep 2010 Italy F25, Siena Futures Clay   Filippo Leonardi 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 6–3 Sep 2010 Italy F26, Porto Torres Futures Hard   Claudio Grassi 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–4 Oct 2010 Italy F30, Reggio Calabria Futures Clay   Alessio di Mauro 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 7–4 Aug 2011 Italy F24, Piombino Futures Hard   Josselin Ouanna 6–3, 6–2
Loss 7–5 Sep 2011 Italy F28, Brusaporto Futures Carpet   Philipp Oswald 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win 8–5 May 2012 Italy F8, Bergamo Futures Clay   Claudio Grassi 6–4, 6–3
Loss 8–6 May 2012 Italy F9, Pozzuoli Futures Clay   Andrea Arnaboldi 1–6, 4–6
Win 9–6 Jun 2012 Italy F13, Padova Futures Clay   Jonathan Gonzalia 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–4
Loss 9–7 Jan 2014 Israel F1, Eilat Futures Hard   Martin Vaïsse 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 10–7 Feb 2014 Italy F1, Sondrio Futures Hard   Moritz Baumann 6–2, 7–5
Win 11–7 Feb 2014 Italy F2, Rovereto Futures Carpet   Stefano Napolitano 6–3, 6–3
Win 12–7 May 2014 Italy F12, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay   Alessio di Mauro 6–1, 3–1 ret.
Win 13–7 May 2014 Italy F13, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay   Florian Fallert 7–5, 6–3
Win 14–7 Jun 2014 Italy F16, Cesena Futures Clay   Mitchell Krueger 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win 15–7 Jun 2014 Italy F18, Napoli Futures Clay   Mitchell Krueger 6–3, 6–3
Win 16–7 Jul 2014 Italy F21, Mantua Futures Clay   Ivo Klec 6–4, 6–4
Loss 16–8 Jul 2014 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Challenger Hard   Lu Yen-hsun 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 4–6
Win 17–8 Aug 2015 Portorož, Slovenia Challenger Hard   Grega Žemlja 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win 18–8 Jul 2016 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Illya Marchenko 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 19–8 Nov 2016 Brescia, Italy Challenger Hard   Laurynas Grigelis 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7-6(10–8)
Win 20–8 Nov 2016 Andria, Italy Challenger Hard   Matteo Berrettini 5–7, 6–0, 6–3
Loss 20–9 Apr 2018 Italy F13, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay   Juan Pablo Ficovich 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 20–10 May 2018 Glasgow, United Kingdom Challenger Hard   Lukáš Lacko 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 21–10 May 2018 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay   Mario Vilella Martínez 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 35 (15–20)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (14–17)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–7)
Clay (12–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2006 Italy F22, Capri Futures Clay   Sergei Demekhine   Matteo Volante
  Mattia Livraghi
6–1, 6–7(8–10), 4–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2006 Italy F23, Palazzolo Futures Clay   Sergei Demekhine   Guillermo Hormazábal
  Hermes Gamonal
6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–2 May 2007 Italy F14, Napoli Futures Clay   Sergei Demekhine   Alejandro Fabbri
  Antonio Pastorino
1–6, 5–7
Win 2–2 Aug 2007 Italy F26, Avezzano Futures Clay   Massimo Capone   Mehdi Ziadi
  Reda El Amrani
6–3, 6–0
Loss 2–3 Jan 2008 Austria F1, Bergheim Futures Carpet   Massimo Dell'Acqua   Marcin Gawron
  Błażej Koniusz
3–6, 6–7(0–7)
Win 3–3 May 2008 Bulgaria F1, Sofia Futures Clay   Bogdan-Victor Leonte   Germain Gigounon
  Frederic de Fays
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss 3–4 Jun 2008 Norway F3, Oslo Futures Clay   Fabio Colangelo   Fabrice Martin
  Lance Vodicka
walkover
Loss 3–5 Aug 2008 Italy F27, Padova Futures Clay   Alessandro da Col   Marin Bradarić
  Luka Belic
7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [7–10]
Win 4–5 Mar 2009 Italia F3, Rome Futures Clay   Daniele Giorgini   Damiano Di Ienno
  Ismar Gorčić
2–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 4–6 May 2009 Italy F12, Cesena Futures Clay   Federico Torresi   Guillermo Alcaide
  Nikolai Nesterov
6–7(9–11), 6–3, [8–10]
Win 5–6 Jun 2009 Italia F16, Castelfranco Futures Clay   Federico Torresi   Richard Ruckelshausen
  Bertram Steinberger
7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
Win 6–6 Aug 2009 Italia F24, Padova Futures Clay   Federico Torresi   Daniel Danilović
  Goran Tošić
6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–7 Oct 2009 Italy F31, Napoli Futures Hard   Claudio Grassi   Stefano Ianni
  Matteo Volante
4–6, 6–1, [6–10]
Loss 6–8 Jun 2010 Italy F14, Aosta Futures Clay   Federico Torresi   Morgan Phillips
  Bertram Steinberger
5–7, 7–6(7–4), [11–13]
Loss 6–9 Sep 2010 Italy F25, Siena Futures Clay   Federico Torresi   Massimo Capone
  Matteo Viola
6–7(2–7), 6–2, [2–10]
Loss 6–10 Mar 2011 Italy F2, Cividino Futures Hard   Enrico Iannuzzi   Enrico Fioravante
  Cristian Rodríguez
4–6, 6–7(16–18)
Loss 6–11 Jun 2011 Italy F15, Viterbo Futures Clay   Federico Torresi   Patrik Brydolf
  Adam Chadaj
2–6, 6–1, [8–18]
Win 7–11 Jul 2011 Italy F19, Fano Futures Clay   Stefano Ianni   César Ramírez
  Nima Roshan
6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–6]
Win 8–11 Aug 2011 Italy F24, Piombino Futures Hard   Enrico Iannuzzi   Matteo Volante
  Simon Cauvard
6–4, 2–6, [10–4]
Win 9–11 Sep 2011 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay   Stefano Ianni   Martin Fischer
  Alessandro Motti
6–4, 1–6, [11–9]
Win 10–11 Sep 2011 Italy F28, Brusaporto Futures Carpet   Enrico Iannuzzi   Matteo Volante
  Mate Pavić
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
Win 11–11 Oct 2011 Morocco F8, Tanger Futures Clay   Matteo Viola   Roman Jebavý
  Jan Šátral
6–3, 7–5
Loss 11–12 Jan 2012 Israel F3, Eilat Futures Hard   Enrico Iannuzzi   Dominic Thiem
  Maxim Dubarenco
6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss 11–13 Mar 2012 Switzerland F1, Taverne Futures Carpet   Enrico Iannuzzi   Gero Kretschmer
  Jakob Sude
4–6, 5–7
Loss 11–14 Jun 2012 Italy F13, Padova Futures Clay   Marco Stancati   Claudio Grassi
  Matteo Volante
2–6, 0–6
Loss 11–15 Jul 2012 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Claudio Grassi   Facundo Argüello
  Agustín Velotti
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 11–16 Sep 2013 Italy F23, Piombino Futures Hard   Antoine Benneteau   Claudio Grassi
  Riccardo Ghedin
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10]
Win 12–16 Oct 2013 Italy F29, Palermo Futures Clay   Walter Trusendi   Riccardo Bonadio
  Federico Maccari
6–2, 6–3
Win 13–16 Feb 2014 Italy F2, Rovereto Futures Carpet   Marco Crugnola   Fabrice Martin
  Hugo Nys
6–4, 6–4
Loss 13–17 Apr 2014 Qatar F1, Doha Futures Hard   Lorenzo Frigerio   Liam Broady
  Joshua Ward-Hibbert
3–6, 5–7
Loss 13–18 Apr 2014 Italy F11, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay   Lorenzo Frigerio   Albert Alcaraz Ivorra
  Gonçalo Oliveira
6–1, 5–7, [9–11]
Win 14–18 May 2014 Italy F12, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay   Riccardo Sinicropi   Daniele Giorgini
  Matteo Volante
7–6(7–3), 7–5
Win 15–18 Jun 2014 Italy F16, Cesena Futures Clay   Walter Trusendi   Daniele Giorgini
  Matteo Volante
6–4, 1–6, [12–10]
Loss 15–19 Sep 2015 Shanghai, China Challenger Hard   Thomas Fabbiano   Wu Di
  Yi Chu-huan
3–6, 5–7
Loss 15–20 Oct 2016 Brest, France Challenger Hard   Marco Chiudinelli   Sander Arends
  Mateusz Kowalczyk
6–7(2–7), 6–3, [5–10]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q1 1R Q1 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open A 1R Q1 Q2 A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A 1R Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 NH A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 4 0–4 33%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A Q1 NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Masters A Q1 Q1 A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte Carlo A Q1 A A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid A 2R A A A A NH A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Rome Masters A 1R Q1 Q1 A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 1–2 33%

References

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  1. ^ "Internazionali di tennis, Filippo Volandri in finale contro Carlos Berlocq". umbria24.it. 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
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