Bjorn Fratangelo (/biˈɔːrn frəˈtændʒəloʊ/ bee-ORN frə-TAN-jə-loh;[1][2] born July 19, 1993) is an American inactive professional tennis player and coach.
_01_(cropped).jpg) Fratangelo at the 2023 Cary Challenger | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Born | July 19, 1993 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Retired | 2023 (last match played) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,614,944 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 22–40 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 99 (June 6, 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 794 (April 8, 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2016, 2017, 2019) |
| French Open | 2R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
| US Open | 2R (2017) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–5 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 304 (April 27, 2015) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 2R (2021) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | 2R (2022) |
| Last updated on: 8 April 2024. | |
He won the boys' singles title at the 2011 French Open defeating Dominic Thiem. Fratangelo was only the second American win the event, following John McEnroe in 1977.[3]
Early life
editFratangelo began playing tennis at age three.[4] and is named after tennis champion Björn Borg.[5] His father, Mario, is his coach. Fratangelo attended St. John the Baptist School in Plum, Pennsylvania until the 8th grade when he moved to Naples, Florida for training reasons, and was an online student of Barron Collier High School.[4][6][7]
Junior career
editFratangelo won the boys' singles title at the 2011 French Open, beating Dominic Thiem in the final.[8] The win propelled him to a career high of No. 2 in the junior rankings. He also played in the junior championship at the 2011 US Open, losing in the third round to eventual champion Oliver Golding in three sets.[9]
Professional
editEarly years
editFratangelo has mainly played on the ITF Pro Circuit since 2009. He played sparsely in both 2009 and 2010, before playing on a much more regular basis in 2011. He made his first final in July 2011 in the USA F17 event in Pittsburgh, losing to Brian Baker in straight sets.
The following month, Fratangelo was given a wildcard for the 2011 US Open qualifiers, losing to Fritz Wolmarans in the first round of qualification.
He reached another final on the ITF Men's Circuit in May 2012, but lost in straight sets to Tennys Sandgren in Tampa, Florida.
In 2013, Fratangelo reached the semifinal in the USA F2 event in Sunrise, Florida, losing to eventual champion Robby Ginepri, and then won his first professional title the following week, beating Arthur De Greef in the final in Weston, Florida. He made his second final in as many weeks when he faced De Greef once again, but lost this time in Palm Coast, Florida.
2016-2017: First Grand Slam win and Top 100 debut
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In April 2016, he won the 2016 French Open Wild Card Challenge by reaching the semifinals in Sarasota and winning the Savannah Challenger the following week. He put the wildcard to good use by defeating compatriot Sam Querrey in the 1st round of the French Open to crack the top 100 for the first time.[10] His ranking of No. 99 came out on June 6, 2016, which was the 60th birthday of the man he was named after, Björn Borg.[11] This was also his first career-match win in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.
Fratangelo reached the semifinals at the 2017 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
2021-2022: Mixed doubles debut and first doubles win at the US Open
editHe qualified at the 2021 French Open, before losing to Cameron Norrie.
At the 2021 US Open, Fratangelo made his debut in mixed doubles with Madison Keys, whom he began dating four years ago.[12] He also paired in men’s doubles with Christopher Eubanks as wildcards where he reached the second round recording his first win in doubles in his career at a Grand Slam over Frances Tiafoe and Nicholas Monroe.
He secured his main draw spot at the 2022 French Open for a second consecutive year at this Major with a straight sets win over Nino Serdarušić.[13]
Personal life
editAs of 2023, he is engaged to fellow American tennis player Madison Keys,[14] whom he has been dating since 2017.[15] He began coaching Keys in June 2023 following her second-round loss at Roland Garros.[16]
ATP Challenger & ITF Futures Finals
editSingles: 25 (12–13)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2011 | USA F17, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | Brian Baker | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2012 | USA F13, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Tennys Sandgren | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jan 2013 | USA F3, Weston | Futures | Clay | Arthur De Greef | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2013 | USA F4, Palm Coast | Futures | Clay | Arthur De Greef | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Feb 2013 | USA F6, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Jiří Veselý | 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | May 2013 | USA F12, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Gerald Melzer | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jun 2013 | Netherlands F1, Amstelveen | Futures | Clay | Thiago Monteiro | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2014 | USA F14, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Cristian Garín | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jul 2014 | Italy F22, Sassuolo | Futures | Clay | Alberto Brizzi | 6–4, 2–0 ret. |
| Win | 6–4 | Jul 2014 | USA F22, Decatur | Futures | Hard | Liam Broady | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Aug 2014 | Canada F7, Calgary | Futures | Clay | Daniel Nguyen | 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | Sep 2014 | Canada F9, Toronto | Futures | Hard (i) | Mitchell Krueger | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–5 | Sep 2014 | Canada F10, Toronto | Futures | Hard | Eric Quigley | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–5 | Feb 2015 | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Hyeon Chung | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Jun 2015 | Caltanisetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Elias Ymer | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Jul 2015 | Binghamton, USA | Challenger | Hard | Kyle Edmund | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–7 | Apr 2016 | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay | Jared Donaldson | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–8 | May 2016 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | Rogério Dutra Silva | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–9 | Nov 2017 | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Tim Smyczek | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–9 | Oct 2018 | Fairfield, USA | Challenger | Hard | Alex Bolt | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–10 | Nov 2018 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Reilly Opelka | 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 12–10 | Mar 2021 | Cleveland, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jenson Brooksby | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–11 | Apr 2021 | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | Jenson Brooksby | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12–12 | Sep 2021 | Cary, USA | Challenger | Hard | Mitchell Krueger | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12–13 | Jan 2022 | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Tomáš Macháč | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
Doubles: 12 (2–10)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2011 | USA F18 Rochester | Futures | Clay | Erik Crepaldi | Maciek Shykut Denis Zivkovic |
3–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2012 | Canada F7 Toronto | Futures | Clay | Sekou Bangoura | Carsten Ball Peter Polansky |
7–6(7–2), 4–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2012 | USA F29 Birmingham | Futures | Clay | Mitchell Krueger | Chase Buchanan Vahid Mirzadeh |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2013 | Netherlands F3 Breda | Futures | Clay | Mitchell Krueger | Henri Kontinen Christopher Rungkat |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2014 | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | Mitchell Krueger | Ryan Agar Sebastian Bader |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 1–5 | May 2014 | USA F13, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Mitchell Krueger | Dennis Novikov Connor Smith |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | May 2014 | USA F14, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Mitchell Krueger | Nicolás Jarry Tiago Lopes |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Jun 2014 | Italy F17, Parma | Futures | Clay | Mitchell Krueger | Lorenzo Frigerio Matteo Trevisan |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–7 | Jul 2014 | Italy F22 Sassuolo | Futures | Clay | Daniel Dutra da Silva | Luca Pancaldi Filippo Leonardi |
7–5, 6–5 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Aug 2014 | USA F23, Edwardsville | Futures | Hard | Mitchell Krueger | Patrick Davidson Saketh Myneni |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Sep 2014 | Canada F9, Toronto | Futures | Hard | Mitchell Krueger | Sekou Bangoura Evan King |
4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
| Loss | 2–10 | Oct 2016 | Las Vegas, USA | Challenger | Hard | Denis Kudla | Brian Baker Matt Reid |
1–6, 5–7 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editBoys' singles: 1 (1 title)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 2011 | French Open | Clay | Dominic Thiem | 3–6, 6–3, 8–6 |
Singles performance timeline
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2023 Mubadala Citi DC Open.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | Q3 | NH | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 1R | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 12 | 2–12 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 2R | Q1 | 2R | NH | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | NH | 2R | Q2 | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 6–9 | 8–11 | 2–6 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 40 | 22–40 |
| Year-end ranking | 785 | 614 | 308 | 266 | 128 | 114 | 110 | 136 | 207 | 274 | 166 | 316 | 698 | ||
References
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- ^ "Keys and ATP pro Fratangelo announce engagement".
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