Raúl Brancaccio (born 4 May 1997) is an Italian tennis player.
.jpg) Brancaccio at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Italy |
|---|---|
| Residence | Torre del Greco, Italy |
| Born | 4 May 1997 Torre del Greco, Italy |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Ciro Figaro |
| Prize money | $409,102 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 121 (13 February 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 259 (15 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2023) |
| French Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2023) |
| US Open | Q3 (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 252 (26 September 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 928 (15 January 2024) |
| Last updated on: 20 January 2024. | |
Brancaccio has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 121 achieved on 13 February 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 252 achieved on 26 September 2022.[1]
Career
edit2021: ATP debut
editBrancaccio made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open after qualifying for the singles main draw.
2023: Top 125 debut
editHe won his second Challenger title at the 2023 Open Nouvelle-Calédonie in Nouméa, New Caledonia defeating Laurent Lokoli.[2] He reached his second Challenger final at the 2023 Tenerife Challenger II for the season where he lost to Matteo Arnaldi. As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 121 on 13 February 2023.
Controversy
editOn March 25, 2024, Raul Brancaccio played against Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the first round of the Napoli Challenger. After failing to convert 7 match points, he went on to lose the match. Despite being born 20 minutes away from Napoli in Torre del Greco, the crowd was actively hostile towards him. After the match, he took to Instagram to voice his displeasure in a strongly worded statement, blaming sports bettors for the chaos during the match.[3]
Personal life
editBrancaccio has a Spanish mother and an Italian father. His sister Nuria Brancaccio is also a tennis player.[4]
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 12 (8–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2016 | Tunisia F36, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Attila Balázs | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 2017 | Tunisia F37, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Gonçalo Oliveira | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | May 2018 | Italy F11, Napoli | Futures | Clay | Pietro Rondoni | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2018 | Spain F25, San Sebastián | Futures | Clay | Javier Barranco Cosano | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Sep 2018 | Spain F28, Madrid | Futures | Clay | Gonzalo Lama | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 2018 | Italy F32, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Stefano Baldoni | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Oct 2018 | Italy F33, Santa Margherita Di Pula | Futures | Clay | Dimitar Kuzmanov | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–3 | May 2019 | M25 Vic, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Facundo Diaz Acosta | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Feb 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Oleksii Krutykh | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–3 | Jul 2022 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andrea Vavassori | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–3 | Jan 2023 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Laurent Lokoli | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Feb 2023 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Matteo Arnaldi | 1–6, 2–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Raul Brancaccio | Overview". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "Cerundolo Captures First Challenger Crown of 2023 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Pierre-Hugues Herbert saves 7 match points with out of this world shots". Tennis Clubhouse. 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "I promossi delle pre-quali: sei ritratti azzurri". sport.tiscali.it. 6 May 2021.
External links
edit- Raúl Brancaccio at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Raúl Brancaccio at the International Tennis Federation
