Luciano Darderi | Bio | ATP Tour

Nickname is Luli.
Parents are Andrea Germino and Luciano Enrique Darderi. Brother, Vito Antonio Darderi.
Speaks English, Spanish and Italian.
Began playing tennis in Villa Gesell, Argentina — where he was born — because his father was a tennis player.
Juan Martin del Potro was a big inspiration for Luciano when he was young.
Travelled to many different cities and countries to improve his training, but his father has always been and remains his coach.
Tennis idol is Roger Federer and favourite athlete is Lionel Messi.
Favourite shot is forehand, surface is clay, tournament is Roland Garros and city on Tour is Rome.
Says that his dream job was to become a professional tennis player.
Guilty pleasure is chocolate, favourite food is barbecue. His favourite school subject was physical education.
Says his best quality is confidence and worst quality is impatience.
Enjoys going to the beach. Favourite musicians are Bob Marley and Andres Calamaro.

(UPDATED 23 AUGUST 2025)

Former Top 10 junior started 2024 season as No. 128, then broke into Top 100 in February, Top 50 in May and achieved career-high No. 32 in August.
Captured his 1st ATP Tour title in Cordoba, defeating Bagnis in 3rd final between two qualifiers since the ATP Tour was established in 1990.
In 2025, won Bastad and Umag titles in back-to-back weeks in July after Marrakech title in April.
Owns 90-61 Challenger record (3-3 in finals), winning titles at 2023 Todi, 2023 Lima-2 and 2024 Perugia.
Peaked at No. 8 in junior rankings in February 2020 after earning 3 singles and 3 doubles titles to start the season.
Born in Argentina, started playing tennis at age 4 with his father Luciano Enrique, a former tennis player and current coach.