Luciano Darderi
Italian tennis player (born 2002)
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Luciano Tadeo Darderi (born 14 February 2002) is an Italian professional tennis player born in Argentina. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 16 achieved on 18 May 2026 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 104 reached on 8 August 2022. He is currently the No. 4 singles player from Italy.[2]
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| Country (sports) | Italy |
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| Born | 14 February 2002 Villa Gesell, Argentina |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2023 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Luciano Enrique Darderi |
| Prize money | US $4,429,210[1] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 72–66 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 16 (18 May 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 16 (18 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2026) |
| French Open | 2R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2025) |
| US Open | 3R (2025) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 14–38 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 104 (8 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 178 (18 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2025) |
| French Open | 1R (2024, 2025) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 18 May 2026. | |
Darderi has won five ATP Tour singles titles, all of them on clay. He represented Italy at the Olympics in Paris in 2024.
Career
2020: Juniors
In February 2020, Darderi won the doubles category at the prestigious Banana Bowl, with local player Gustavo Heide.[3] He had good results in Juniors, maintaining a 62–25 singles win-loss record and reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 8 on 17 February 2020.[4]
2021: First ATP Challenger singles final
Darderi won his maiden ATP Challenger title at the 2021 Challenger de Buenos Aires in doubles partnering with Juan Bautista Torres. Darderi reached his first singles ATP Challenger Tour final at the 2021 São Paulo Challenger de Tênis as a qualifier.[5]
2023: ATP debut, Challenger title
Darderi made his ATP debut at the 2023 Córdoba Open as a qualifier where he recorded his first ATP win against Hugo Gaston. He entered the main draw of the 2023 Mexican Open as a lucky loser following the withdrawal of top seed Carlos Alcaraz. In August, he won his first Challenger title in Todi. He won his second Challenger title in Lima.[6] As a result he made his top 125 debut on 13 November 2023.
2024: ATP title, ATP 1000 debut, top 50
Ranked No. 136, Darderi qualified for the main draw and recorded his next five ATP wins at the 2024 Córdoba Open. He defeated Tomás Barrios Vera and stunned fourth seed Sebastian Ofner[7] and seventh seed Yannick Hanfmann to reach his first ATP semifinal.[8] Next he defeated defending champion and second seed Sebastián Báez, his first top 30 win, to reach his first ATP career final where he faced fellow qualifier Facundo Bagnis and won the title in straight sets. It was the third time since the inception of the ATP Tour in 1990 that two qualifiers met in an ATP 250 tournament final, after 2015 Sydney and 2018 Kitzbuhel.[9][10] As a result he moved up 60 positions and reached the top 80 in the rankings on 12 February 2024.[11][12][13] He entered the next Golden swing tournament, the 2024 Argentina Open with a special exempt (SE) status.[14] For the next tournament, the 2024 Chile Open, he received a wildcard[15] where he also reached the quarterfinals defeating again two Argentines, Facundo Bagnis[16] and this time qualifier Juan Manuel Cerúndolo.
Darderi made his Masters debut at the 2024 Miami Open where he lost to Denis Shapovalov. Following a second career semifinal showing at the 2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships he reached the top 65 in the singles rankings on 8 April 2024, where he defeated en route local wildcard Denis Kudla and two seeds, second seed Francisco Cerúndolo and seventh seed Marcos Giron.[17]
Following his home tournament in Rome where he reached the third round of a Masters for the first time with wins over Denis Shapovalov and 31st seed Mariano Navone, before losing to fifth seed and eventual champion Alexander Zverev, he also reached the semifinals of the next home tournament in Turin as a wildcard, losing to top seed Lorenzo Musetti. As a result he reached the top 50 at world No. 47 on 20 May 2024. By reaching his second ATP semifinal of the season at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open after a walkover from Arthur Rinderknech, he entered the top 40 in the rankings the following week.[18]
2025: Three more ATP titles, top 30
In April, Darderi won his second ATP Tour title at the Grand Prix Hassan II, defeating Tallon Griekspoor in the final.[19]
In July, he won his third title on the ATP Tour at the Swedish Open, defeating second seed Francisco Cerundolo in the semifinal[20] and Jesper de Jong in the final.[21] The following week, Darderi won his fourth title at the Croatia Open Umag, defeating Carlos Taberner in the final.[22]
2026: Top 10 win, Italian Open semifinal
Darderi claimed his fifth ATP title in March at the Chile Open, defeating Yannick Hanfmann in straight sets.[citation needed]
Darderi reached the quarterfinals of an ATP Masters 1000 for the first time at his home tournament in Rome, saving four match points against second seed Alexander Zverev, and recording his first Top 10 win.[23] Next he defeated 32nd seed Rafael Jodar in a three-set match over three hours, to reach the semifinals.[24] He became the eighth Italian to reach the last four at the event in the Open Era.[25]
Early life
Luciano Darderi was born in Villa Gesell, Argentina, into a family of Italian descent. He is the son of former tennis player Gino who worked in Italy as a tennis coach and instructor and later became Luciano's coach as well. His paternal grandfather was originally from Fano, in the Marche region of Italy, located about 300 km from Rome, and emigrated to Argentina after World War II at the age of 22. [citation needed] Darderi has dual Argentine and Italian citizenship thanks to the citizenship of his Italian grandfather.[citation needed]
He picked up a racket for the first time at two years old and took his first lessons at five. From the age of 10, Darderi regularly traveled between Argentina and Italy before eventually moving permanently to Italy to pursue his tennis career. He lived for several years in Rome and with the support of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation, he began training in Arezzo and Rome.[26]
His brother, Vito Antonio, born in 2008, also plays tennis and was the Italian under-12 champion.[27] He has spoken about his strong bond with his family, especially his grandmother, who bought him his first tennis rackets and inspired the only tattoo he has.[citation needed]
Darderi has said that one of his biggest dreams is to win the Italian Open in Rome and represent Italy in the Davis Cup.[28]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2026 Italian Open.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 4R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||
| Wimbledon | NH | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | ||
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–2 | 0% | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 0 / 7 | 9–8 | 53% | |
| ATP 1000 tournaments | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | NH | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| Miami Open | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Madrid Open | NH | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 3-3 | 50% | |
| Italian Open | Q1 | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | SF | 0 / 3 | 7–3 | 70% | |
| Canadian Open | NH | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||
| Shanghai Masters | NH | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 5–5 | 0 / 19 | 13–19 | 41% | |
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2024 | Córdoba Open, Argentina | ATP 250 | Clay |  Facundo Bagnis |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2025 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | ATP 250 | Clay |  Tallon Griekspoor |
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 2025 | Swedish Open, Sweden | ATP 250 | Clay | Jesper de Jong |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jul 2025 | Croatia Open, Croatia | ATP 250 | Clay |  Carlos Taberner |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Feb 2026 | Argentina Open, Argentina | ATP 250 | Clay | Francisco Cerúndolo |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–1 | Feb 2026 | Chile Open, Chile | ATP 250 | Clay |  Yannick Hanfmann |
7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (–) |
| Clay (4–3) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2021 | São Paulo Challenger, Brazil | Clay | Juan Pablo Ficovich |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2023 | Challenger AAT, Argentina | Clay |  Thiago Seyboth Wild |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2023 | Internazionali Città di Todi, Italy | Clay |  Clément Tabur |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2023 | Lima Challenger II, Peru | Clay | Mariano Navone |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2024 | Internazionali Città di Perugia, Italy | Clay |  Sumit Nagal |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2025 | Napoli Tennis Cup, Italy | Clay |  Vít Kopřiva |
6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 4–3 | Sep 2025 | AON Open, Italy | Clay | Andrea Pellegrino |
6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (–) |
| Clay (4–8) |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–1) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Santiago Rodríguez Taverna |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard |  Omni Kumar |
6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2021 | M15 Novi Sad, Serbia | Clay |  Filip Misolic |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard |  Duarte Vale |
6–2, 6–2 |
Wins over top-10 players
- Darderi has a 1–5 (16.67%) match record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[29]
| Season | 2026 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||||||||
| 1. | Alexander Zverev |
3 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | 4R | 1–6, 7–6(12–10), 6–0 | 20 | |
- Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage
- *As of 12 May 2026[update]