Giovanni Fonio

Giovanni Fonio (born 7 May 1998) is an Italian tennis player.

Giovanni Fonio

Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Novara, Italy
Born	(1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 27) Novara, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$67,445
Singles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 269 (29 January 2024)
Current ranking	No. 269 (29 January 2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	2 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 406 (15 January 2024)
Current ranking	No. 406 (15 January 2024)
Last updated on: 22 January 2024.

Fonio has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 269 achieved on 29 January 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 406 achieved on 15 January 2024.^[1]

Career

Fonio has won 2 ATP Challenger doubles title: at the 2021 Antalya Challenger III with Riccardo Bonadio and at the 2023 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia with Francesco Forti.

In May 2022, at the qualifiers at the Internazionali d’Italia he lost to Emil Ruusuvuori.^[2]

On 30 November 2023, at the Yokkaichi Challenger in Japan, he defeated the then top 100 player Yosuke Watanuki in 3 sets.^[3]

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles:7 (4-3)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (0-0) ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4-3)

Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (4-3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2018	Italy F29, Santa Margherita di Pula	Futures	Clay	Sandro Ehrat	5-7, 4-6
Loss	0–2	May 2019	M15, Bucharest, Romania	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Albert Alcaraz Ivorra	6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win	1-2	Feb 2020	M15, Antalya, Turkey	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Michael Vrbenský	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	2-2	Feb 2021	M15, Antalya, Turkey	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Juan Manuel Cerundolo	W/0
Win	3-2	Mar 2021	M15, Opatija, Croatia	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Giacomo Dambrosi	6-2, 6-3
Loss	3-3	Jun 2021	M15, Antalya, Turkey	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Nicolas Moreno de Alboran	5-7, 4-6
Win	4-3	Jan 2022	M15, Antalya, Turkey	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Cezar Crețu	6-1, 6-4

Doubles: 2 (2-0)

Legend ATP Challenger (2–0) ITF Futures (0-0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2-0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1-0	Dec 2021	Antalya, Turkey	Challenger	Clay	Riccardo Bonadio	Hsu Yu-hsiou Tseng Chun-hsin	3–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Win	2-0	Aug 2023	Cordenons, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Francesco Forti	Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha Adam Taylor	5–7, 6–1, [10–7]