Matteo Berrettini | Bio | ATP Tour

Nickname is Mat.
Began playing tennis at age 4.
Speaks Italian, English, and Spanish.
Father, Luca; mother, Claudia; brother, Jacopo, also plays tennis.
Also competed in swimming, football and judo as a child.
At age 8, younger brother asked him to play more tennis and that's what inspired him to pursue a tennis career.
Favourite surface is hard, shot is forehand and tournament is ATP Masters 1000 Rome.
Tennis idols were Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Dream opponent is John McEnroe.
Named 2019 ATP Most Improved Player of the Year.
Fan of the NBA, LeBron James and AC Fiorentina.
Considers himself a good football and basketball player.
Favourite movie is Interstellar, TV show is Breaking Bad, actor is Jason Statham and musician is Eminem.
Dream job is to be a biologist, working with animals.
Enjoys Italian food, but considers fast food his guilty pleasure.
Favourite school subject was history.
Supports ActionAid, a charity that fights against poverty and injustice.
Struggled with hernia/groin injury at start of 2020 and underwent right hand surgery in March 2022.

(UPDATED 22 AUGUST 2024)

Achieved career-high No. 6 after reaching 2022 Australian Open SF, becoming 3rd-highest-ranked Italian since start of PIF ATP Rankings in 1973 (No. 1 Sinner in 2024, No. 4 Panatta in 1976).
At 2021 Wimbledon, became 1st Italian men’s singles finalist in tournament history and 1st Italian Grand Slam men’s singles finalist since Panatta at 1976 Roland Garros.
First Italian man to reach QFs of all 4 Grand Slam events and 1st to earn a win at Nitto ATP Finals (d. Thiem in 2019 RR).
Owns 42-11 record on grass with 4 of his 10 ATP Tour titles, including 2021 and 2022 London/Queen’s Club to become 1st player in Open Era to win titles in each of his 1st 2 appearances at that event.
Defeated No. 3 Thiem en route to 2021 ATP Cup team final and No. 3 Ruud en route to 2023 United Cup team final for biggest wins of career.