Juan Manuel Cerúndolo
Argentine tennis player (born 2001)
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Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (Italian: [tʃeˈrundolo]; born 15 November 2001) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 42 achieved on 29 June 2026 and a best doubles ranking of No. 376 reached on 3 February 2020. Cerúndolo has won one ATP Tour singles title.
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ArgentinaCerúndolo at the 2022 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | Argentina |
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| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Born | 15 November 2001 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Andres Dellatorre, Alejandro Cerundolo, Sebastian Prieto, Kevin Konfederak, Valentin Florez |
| Prize money | US $2,413,119[1] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 35–44 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 42 (29 June 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 42 (29 June 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2022, 2026) |
| French Open | 4R (2026) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023, 2026) |
| US Open | 2R (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 376 (3 February 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 494 (29 June 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2026) |
| French Open | 1R (2026) |
| Last updated on: 29 June 2026. | |
Professional career
2020–2021: First ATP title, Top 100 debut, NextGen finals debut
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Cerúndolo made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Córdoba Open where, as a qualifier, he won the title. The world No. 335 was the fifth lowest ranked player to win an ATP Tour title since 1990[2] and the youngest Argentine tennis player to reach an ATP final since José Acasuso in 2001 and win an ATP tournament since Guillermo Coria in 2001,[3] and the first player to win a title in his debut ATP event since Santiago Ventura in 2004.[4][5]
In May 2021, Juan Manuel won his first challenger title on clay in an all-teenage final at the 2021 Garden Open II Challenger in Rome. He was the youngest Argentine champion on the ATP Challenger Tour in 12 years since Federico Delbonis and the first player to win on both tours in the same season since 2019.[6] As a result, he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 152 in singles on 3 May 2021 and 2 weeks later entered the top 150 at No. 146.
In August and September, he won his second and third Challengers in Como, Italy and Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his debut in the top 100 after a semifinal showing at the Challenger in Buenos Aires at World No. 94 on 25 October 2021 becoming only the fourth teenager to crack the top 100 rankings in 2021. He was the first from the South American nation to be in the Top 100 while under the age of 20, since Juan Martín del Potro in 2006. In addition, Cerundolo was only the seventh Argentine teen to reach the Top 100 since 1990, along with 18-year-olds Del Potro, José Acasuso and Guillermo Coria and 19-year-olds David Nalbandian, Mariano Puerta and Mariano Zabaleta.[7]
After Félix Auger-Aliassime withdrew from the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals, the ATP announced Cerúndolo as the next qualifier on 1 November 2021. He was the first player from South America to qualify in the tournament's history.[8][9]
In his Next Gen ATP finals debut, Cerúndolo lost to fourth seed Brandon Nakashima in his first match. He then was defeated by seventh seed Holger Rune. His third and final match ended in defeat to the tournament's top seed and eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz.[10][11][12]
2022: Major, Masters debut and third round, hiatus
Cerúndolo made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 Australian Open as a direct entry into the main draw where he lost to qualifier Tomáš Macháč. He reached the top 80 on 17 January 2022. After suffering a leg injury that made him unable to defend his title at the Córdoba Open, he lost in the first round of both the 2022 Chile Open and the Indian Wells Open to Carlos Taberner and Jack Sock respectively.
At the 2022 Miami Open, Cerundolo reached the third round, getting past Dušan Lajović and former top-10 player lucky loser Kevin Anderson (replacing top-10 player Matteo Berrettini who withdrew from the tournament). He was defeated by Frances Tiafoe.[13] He did not play in any of the ATP tournaments on clay due to leg and hip injuries and as result dropped out of the top 130 to No. 132 on 16 May 2022. He also skipped the entire grass season including Wimbledon and the North American tournaments including the US Open. When he returned later in September, he triumphed at the Buenos Aires and Coquimbo Challengers.
2023-2024: Wimbledon & US Open debuts & first major win
He won the 2023 Challenger de Tigre in Argentina defeating Bolivian Murkel Dellien.[14]
In Córdoba, Argentina he received a wildcard and defeated fellow Argentine and top seed Diego Schwartzman to reach the quarterfinals. With the victory, he improved to 10–0 at this ATP 250 (including his three qualifying wins in 2021).[15] At the 2023 Rio Open he qualified but lost to eventual champion Cam Norrie. In Santiago he also qualified into the main draw and defeated Pedro Cachin in the first round.[16]
Cerúndolo made his debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships as a direct entry into the main draw. He recorded his first Major win on his debut at the US Open defeating Ilya Ivashka in five sets.[17]
2025: First Masters clay wins & third round, ATP final, back to top 100
Ranked No. 126 at the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open, Cerúndolo qualified for the main draw, making his debut at the tournament,[18] and recorded his first Masters win on clay over Aleksandar Kovacevic.[19][20] Next he defeated previous year runner-up Félix Auger-Aliassime to reach the third round of a clay Masters for the first time and only the second time at this level.[21] Cerúndolo qualified for the main draw of the 2025 French Open and upset 32nd seed Alex Michelsen, recording his first win at the tournament.
At the 2025 Swiss Open Cerúndolo reached his second final on the ATP Tour, upsetting sixth seed David Goffin and top seed and world No. 13 Casper Ruud, the biggest win of his career,[22] before defeating Ignacio Buse in the semifinal. He was defeated in three sets by second seed Alexander Bublik in the final.[23] As a result, Cerúndolo returned to the top 100 in the singles rankings, since October 2023, on 21 July 2025.[24]
2026: Win over World No. 1, Major fourth round, top 50
At the 2026 French Open, despite trailing by two sets and 1–5 in the third set, Cerúndolo came back to upset world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the second round. Sinner's loss ended a streak of nine consecutive major titles won between him and Alcaraz, dating back to the 2024 Australian Open, as well as a career-best winning streak of 30 matches. This marked the first time the incumbent world No. 1 failed to reach the third round of the French Open since Andre Agassi in 2000. It was the first time Sinner lost before the third round of a major since the 2023 French Open.[25] He reached the fourth round defeating Martín Landaluce. At 5 hours and 58 minutes, the match was the longest match at the French Open since the first round encounter between Corentin Moutet and Lorenzo Giustino in 2020.[26] It was the third longest match in the tournament's history,[27] and also the longest since the super tiebreak was introduced in the final set in 2022.[28]
Personal life
Cerúndolo is the younger brother of fellow tennis player, Francisco.[29][30] In 2021, the brothers became the first to reach back-to-back finals on the ATP Tour[31] since 2017, when Alexander Zverev won the title in Rome and Mischa Zverev reached the final in Geneva.[32] The brothers also reached the third round of the 2026 French Open the same day, marking the third time in the Open Era that this occurred, following Gene Mayer and Sandy Mayer in 1979, and the Zverev brothers in 2018.[33]
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2026 Italian Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| French Open | Q3 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 2R | 4R | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| US Open | A | A | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R[a] | 0 / 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Miami Open | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | Q2 | A | 3R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Italian Open | A | A | 1R | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Shanghai Masters | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Tournaments | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 10 | Career total: 38 | ||
| Titles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | |||
| Finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 6–6 | 3–5 | 7–11 | 1–2 | 4–6 | 5–9 | 26–39 | ||
| Win Percentage | 50% | 38% | 39% | 33% | 40% | 36% | 40% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 89 | 154 | 120 | 139 | 86 | $2,071,322 | |||
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2021 | Córdoba Open, Argentina | ATP 250 | Clay |  Albert Ramos Viñolas |
6–0, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2025 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | ATP 250 | Clay |  Alexander Bublik |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2021 | Garden Open II, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Flavio Cobolli |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2021 | Meerbusch Challenger, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera |
6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2021 | Città di Como Challenger, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Gian Marco Moroni |
7–5, 7–6(9–7) |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2021 | Banja Luka Challenger, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay |  Nikola Milojević |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2021 | Lima Challenger II, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Nicolás Jarry |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2022 | Challenger de Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Camilo Ugo Carabelli |
6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 2022 | Challenger Coquimbo II, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Díaz Acosta |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jan 2023 | Challenger de Tigre, Argentina | Challenger | Clay |  Murkel Dellien |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jan 2023 | Challenger de Tigre II, Argentina | Challenger | Clay |  Jesper de Jong |
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Apr 2023 | Open de Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay |  Zsombor Piros |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–3 | Jun 2024 | Lima Challenger, Peru | Challenger | Clay |  Pedro Boscardin Dias |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–3 | Jun 2024 | Santa Cruz Challenger, Bolivia | Challenger | Clay |  Álvaro Guillén Meza |
3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–3 | Sep 2024 | Antofagasta Challenger, Chile | Challenger | Clay |  Adolfo Daniel Vallejo |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–4 | Jul 2025 | Brawo Open, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Mariano Navone |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 11–4 | Sep 2025 | Guangzhou Tennis Open, China | Challenger | Hard | Alejandro Tabilo |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–4 | May 2026 | BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay |  Raphaël Collignon |
5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2020 | Punta Open, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Thiago Agustín Tirante |
Orlando Luz Rafael Matos |
4–6, 2–6 |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2019 | M15 Tabarka, Tunisia | WTT | Clay |  Antoine Escoffier |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | M15 Baja, Hungary | WTT | Clay | Máté Valkusz |
4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2019 | M15 Helsinki, Finland | WTT | Clay |  Patrik Niklas-Salminen |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2019 | M15 Santiago, Chile | WTT | Clay | Sebastián Báez |
7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2019 | M15 Junín, Argentina | WTT | Clay | Hernán Casanova |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2020 | M25 Buenos Aires, Argentina | WTT | Clay | Facundo Díaz Acosta |
6–7(2–7), 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jan 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Giovanni Fonio |
walkover |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2019 | M15 Baja, Hungary | WTT | Clay | Francisco Comesaña |
 Petr Hájek Ondřej Krstev |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Pedro Cachín |
 Vladyslav Orlov Denis Yevseyev |
7–5, 6–2 |
Record against top 10 players
JM Cerúndolo's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
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| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
| Carlos Alcaraz |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (0–4, 1–4, 4–2, 3–4(3–7)) at 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals |
| Jannik Sinner |
1–1 | 50% | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | Won (3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–1) at 2026 French Open |
| Number 4 ranked players | ||||||
 Félix Auger Aliassime |
1–1 | 50% | 0-1 | 1-0 | – | Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2026 Cincinnati Open |
| Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
 Kevin Anderson |
1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–3) at 2022 Miami Masters |
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
| Gaël Monfils |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2022 Adelaide 1 |
 Holger Rune |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–4, 2–4, 4–1, 1–4) at 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
| Diego Schwartzman |
1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (7–6(8–6), 6–1) at 2023 Córdoba |
 Cameron Norrie |
0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2023 Rio |
 Jack Sock |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2022 Indian Wells Masters |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
| Frances Tiafoe |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2022 Miami Masters |
| Total | 3–7 | 22.22% | 1–5 (17%) |
2–1 (67%) |
0–1 (0%) |
* Statistics correct as of 3 July 2023[update] |
Wins over top 10 players
- Cerúndolo has a 1–3 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[34]
| Season | 2026 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
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| 2026 | ||||||||
| 1. | Jannik Sinner |
1 | French Open, France | Clay | 2R | 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 | 56 | |
Notes
- Cerundolo withdrew before the second round of the 2026 Indian Wells Open, which does not officially count as a loss.
