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Trungelliti makes historic Top 100 breakthrough: 'It has been a big goal'

Marco Trungelliti wrote one of the most remarkable stories of the season at the 2026 Grand Prix Hassan II.

After reaching the championship match in Marrakech, the Argentine on Monday climbed 41 spots to No. 76 in the PIF ATP Rankings, becoming the oldest man that debuted in the Open Era (since 1969) to break into the Top 100.

Trungelliti enjoyed a career-best week at the ATP 250 event, earning six wins, including qualifying, against Hynek Barton, Rei Sakamoto, Henrique Rocha, Kamil Majchrzak, Corentin Moutet and 2025 champion Luciano Darderi to reach the final, where he fell to #NextGenATP star Rafael Jodar.

"Making the Top 100 was a big goal for basically my whole career," Trungelliti said. "I feel over the past two years I was getting closer and closer in terms of level and mentally. Physically, I have been doing a lot better than my whole life, which helps a lot. It is amazing."

Now 36, Trungelliti first competed in qualifying at an ATP Tour event in 2009 in Buenos Aires and made his main-draw debut in Umag in 2012, the same year he first cracked the Top 200. Having reached his previous career-high No. 112 in 2019, he has now hit a long-awaited milestone by breaking into the Top 100 for the first time.

The previous record before Trungelliti since 1975 was held by Daniel Munoz de la Nava, who broke into the Top 100 for the first time in August 2015, aged 33 years and 214 days. Victor Estrella Burgos reached the milestone for the first time in March 2014, at 33 years and 213 days.

By reaching the semi-finals in Marrakech — 402 weeks after his first at tour level in Umag — Trungelliti also tied Andreas Vinciguerra for the longest gap between semi-final appearances.

Trungelliti has enjoyed success at ATP Challenger level, where he has competed in 492 matches and lifted seven titles, underlining the perseverance behind his breakthrough into the Top 100.

"The resilience I had and belief we have had, which includes my whole team [is important]," Trungelliti said. "Thanks to my physio, my coach, fitness coach, wife, son and psychologist. We all thought it was possible. When I looked back and checked the tournaments played, I thought that I was crazy, but now it has paid off. Being Top 100 is a great thing and it has paid off, but I think I have much more to go."

In his first tour-level final, Trungelliti ultimately fell to 19-year-old Rafael Jodar on Sunday in Marrakech. He is now the fifth-oldest player in the Top 100, while Jodar is the second youngest. #NextGenATP star Jodar broke the Top 100 for the first time last Monday.

Editor’s Note: This story was first published on 3 April 2026, and has been updated to reflect Marco Trungelliti’s run to the final in Marrakech.