Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli
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    • Began playing tennis at age 7.
    • Wife, Ximena; father, Daniele; mother, Stefania; older sister, Simona.
    • Admired Stefan Edberg and Patrick Rafter growing up.
    • Favourite shot is forehand and surface is hard.
    • Also swamand played football as a child.
    • Enjoys going to the cinema. Favourite movie is Gladiator.
    • Favourite musicians are Queen and Michael Jackson.

    (UPDATED JUNE 24, 2016)

    • The Italian has finished 3 of last 4 seasons in Top 100(all but 2013). Achieved career-high No. 36 on Feb. 23, 2009,then fell as low as No. 367 on Apr. 7, 2014. Returned to Top100 on July 28, 2014 after winning Oberstaufen, GERChallenger title and Top 50 on Jan. 19, 2015 following run toSydney QF (l. to Troicki). Rose from No. 134 to No. 27 indoubles rankings after winning Australian Open title
    • Qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in 2015 w/Fognini, going 1-2 in RR (d. Bopanna/Mergea)
    • Reached 1st ATP singles final at 2008 Munich (d. Mathieu 76 in3rd, l. to F. Gonzalez). Five-time ATP doubles champion,including 3 titles w/Fognini. Owns 12 Challenger singlestitles, highlighted by 4 in 2014: Bergamo, ITA (d. Struff);Vercelli, ITA (d. Delic); Tunis, TUN (d. Reister); andOberstaufen, GER (d. Berrer)
    • Advanced 5 times to Grand Slam singles 3R, most recentlyat 2014 Wimbledon as LL (d. Kohlschreiber in 5 sets, l. toNishikori in 5 sets) and 2015 Roland Garros (d. Troicki, l. to No.8 Ferrer in 5 sets). In doubles, captured 1st major title w/Fognini at 2015 Australian Open (d. Herbert/Mahut), becoming1st All-Italian team to win men’s doubles major in Open Era
    • Reached singles R16 of ATP Masters 1000 event 3 times,most recently at 2015 Madrid (d. Anderson in 1R, l. to No. 4Nadal). In doubles w/Fognini, reached 3 finals in 2015: IndianWells (d. Dodig/Melo, l. to Pospisil/Sock), Monte-Carlo (d.Dodig/Melo, l. to Bryan/Bryan) and Shanghai (d. Nestor/Roger-Vasselin, l. to Klaasen/Melo)
    • Posted 28 ATP singles wins in 2015 after combined 25 winsfrom 2011-14. Snapped Open Era-record35-match losing streak vs. Top 10opponents by beating No. 6 Raonic 76 in3rd at 2015 Marseille. Earned 1st ATP singles win at 2007 Miamias Q (d. Monfils) and 1st ATP doubles win at 2005 Palermo asWC w/Sanguinetti (d. Hernandez/Lopez Moron)
    • Reached SF at 2014 ATP Challenger Tour Finals (d. Haider-Maurer and M. Gonzalez, l. to Schwartzman)
    • Played only 1 match from April to July 2016because of injury to left knee tendon

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