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Country (sports) File:Flag of Italy.svg ItalyResidence Castorano , ItalyBorn (1983-05-30 ) 30 May 1983 (age 43) Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Turned pro 1999 Retired 2015 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Massimo Sartori Prize money $490,569 Career record 4–7 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 161 (7 November 2011) Australian Open Q2 (2008 , 2009 , 2011 ) French Open Q2 (2007 , 2012 ) Wimbledon Q2 (2012 ) US Open Q3 (2010 ) Career record 6–16 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 74 (4 April 2011) Australian Open 1R (2012 ) French Open 1R (2011 ) Wimbledon 1R (2011 ) US Open 1R (2010 ) List of notable tournaments (with champion) Last updated on: 16 May 2021.
Simone Vagnozzi (Italian pronunciation: [siˈmoːne vaɲˈɲɔttsi] ; born 30 May 1983)[ 1] is an Italian former professional tennis player. Alongside Darren Cahill , he is currently the coach of fellow Italian ATP player Jannik Sinner . Both received the Coach of the Year award at the 2023 ATP Awards .[ 2]
Vagnozzi had a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 161 achieved on 7 November 2011. He also had a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 74 achieved on 4 April 2011.
Vagnozzi made his ATP Tour singles debut at the 2004 Grand Prix Hassan II on clay courts in Casablanca , Morocco when he successfully advanced through three qualifying rounds to reach his first career main draw. In qualifying he defeated Talal Ouahabi , followed by leading Thomas Shimada 6–0, 2–0 when he had to retire from the match, and finally Björn Rehnquist to gain a main draw birth. In the first round he would go on extend his winning streak to four matches by defeating Jean-René Lisnard in straight sets but would ultimately fall in the second round to Swiss player Ivo Heuberger . He made his ATP Tour doubles debut at the 2005 Croatia Open where he received a direct entry alongside Ladislav Švarc of Slovakia. They were defeated in the first round by an 18-year-old Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarević .
Vagnozzi reached 24 singles finals in his career, posting a record of 8 wins and 16 losses which includes a 1–3 record in ATP Challenger finals. Additionally, he reached 54 doubles finals across his career with a record of 28 wins and 26 losses which includes a 16–21 record in ATP Challenger finals. He reached 1 career doubles final on the ATP Tour at the 2010 Swedish Open alongside compatriot Andreas Seppi . They were defeated by Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău
in straight sets.
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (7–13)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (8–16)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 2005
Chile F4, Santiago
Futures
Clay
Argentina Máximo González
5–7, 6–1, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Jan 2006
Spain F3, Llucmajor
Futures
Clay
Italy Francesco Piccari
6–7(3–7) , 6–7(4–7)
Loss
0–3
Jun 2007
Bytom , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Peter Luczak
3–6, 3–6
Win
1–3
Sep 2007
Italy F33, Sardegna
Futures
Clay
Italy Matteo Marrai
3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Win
2–3
Oct 2007
Italy F34, Sassari
Futures
Clay
Hungary Ádám Kellner
1–6, 6–1, 6–1
Loss
2–4
Apr 2008
Italy F10, Padova
Futures
Clay
Croatia Antonio Veić
2–6, 7–6(7–4) , 3–6
Loss
2–5
Jun 2008
Alessandria , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Paolo Lorenzi
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(4–7)
Win
3–5
Oct 2008
Croatia F10, Dubrovnik
Futures
Clay
Slovenia Grega Žemlja
6–3, 6–4
Win
4–5
Feb 2009
Egypt F2, Cairo
Futures
Clay
Italy Daniele Giorgini
7–6(7–3) , 5–7, 6–4
Loss
4–6
May 2009
Italy F10, Pozzuoli
Futures
Clay
Belgium Yannick Mertens
2–6, 2–6
Loss
4–7
Jun 2009
Serbia F1, Belgrade
Futures
Clay
Serbia Nikola Ćirić
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 5–7
Loss
4–8
Jul 2009
Italy F19, Palazzolo
Futures
Clay
Chile Guillermo Hormazábal
5–7, 0–6
Loss
4–9
May 2010
Cairo , Egypt
Challenger
Clay
Czech Republic Ivo Minář
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss
4–10
May 2010
Italy F8, Pozzuoli
Futures
Clay
Italy Alessio di Mauro
5–7, 4–6
Win
5–10
Jun 2010
Marburg , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Czech Republic Ivo Minář
2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss
5–11
Mar 2011
Spain F7, Sabadell
Futures
Clay
Russia Evgeny Donskoy
5–7, 5–7
Win
6–11
Aug 2012
Italy F22, Appiano
Futures
Clay
Chile Jorge Aguilar
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
6–12
Mar 2013
Turkey F10, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Italy Lorenzo Giustino
0–6, 3–6
Loss
6–13
May 2013
Sweden F2, Båstad
Futures
Clay
Italy Roberto Marcora
3–6, 5–7
Loss
6–14
Jun 2013
Slovenia F3, Litija
Futures
Clay
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0–6, 4–6
Win
7–14
Jun 2013
Italy F13, Busto Arsizio
Futures
Clay
Czech Republic Dušan Lojda
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss
7–15
Oct 2013
Italy F30, Palermo
Futures
Clay
Italy Alessio di Mauro
3–6, 3–6
Win
8–15
Mar 2014
Italy F4, Palermo
Futures
Clay
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6–3, 6–2
Loss
8–16
Mar 2014
Croatia F5, Umag
Futures
Clay
Morocco Lamine Ouahab
0–6, 7–6(8–6) , 3–6
Legend
ATP Challenger (16–21)
ITF Futures (12–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (25–22)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2003
San Benedetto , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Daniele Giorgini
Todd Perry Japan Thomas Shimada
3–6, 4–6
Win
1–1
Oct 2003
France F20, Saint-Dizier
Futures
Hard
Italy Flavio Cipolla
Sweden Tobias Steinel-Hansson Aleksey Malajko
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win
2–1
May 2004
Italy F9, Teramo
Futures
Clay
Italy Alessandro Motti
Brazil Rodrigo Monte Brazil Márcio Torres
3–0 ret.
Loss
2–2
Jun 2004
Reggio Emilia , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Andreas Seppi
Tomas Behrend Italy Tomas Tenconi
4–6, 2–6
Loss
2–3
Aug 2004
St. Petersburg , Russia
Challenger
Clay
Italy Daniele Giorgini
Russia Mikhail Elgin Russia Andrei Mishin
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss
2–4
Mar 2005
Italy F3, Siracuse
Futures
Clay
Italy Cristian Brandi
Italy Alessandro Motti Italy Flavio Cipolla
5–7, 4–6
Loss
2–5
Jun 2005
Sassuolo , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Chile Paul Capdeville
Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki Argentina Cristian Villagrán
6–7(5–7) , 2–6
Win
3–5
Jun 2005
Italy F18, Castelfranco
Futures
Clay
Italy Flavio Cipolla
Switzerland Benjamin-David Rufer Switzerland Stefan Kilchhofer
7–6(7–1) , 6–3
Loss
3–6
Jan 2006
Spain F3, Llucmajor
Futures
Clay
Italy Federico Torresi
Spain Gabriel Trujillo Soler Spain M P Puigdomenech
3–6, 3–6
Win
4–6
Feb 2006
Italy F2, Trento
Futures
Hard
Italy Thomas Holzer
Italy Alberto Brizzi Italy Leonardo Azzaro
6–4, 6–3
Win
5–6
Mar 2006
Italy F3, Rome
Futures
Clay
Italy Alberto Brizzi
Italy Giancarlo Petrazzuolo Italy Daniele Giorgini
6–7(1–7) , 6–1, 6–2
Win
6–6
Jan 2007
La Serena , Chile
Challenger
Clay
Spain Marc López
Argentina Carlos Berlocq Argentina Brian Dabul
3–6, 6–3, [10–1]
Loss
6–7
Mar 2007
Barletta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Alessandro Motti
Spain David Marrero Spain Albert Portas
4–6, 4–6
Win
7–7
Sep 2007
Como , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Argentina Máximo González
Italy Flavio Cipolla Italy Marco Pedrini
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Win
8–7
Sep 2007
Genoa , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Daniele Giorgini
Italy Flavio Cipolla Italy Simone Bolelli
6–3, 6–1
Win
9–7
Jan 2008
New Caledonia Challenger
Challenger
Hard
Italy Flavio Cipolla
Czech Republic Jan Mertl Austria Martin Slanar
6–4, 6–4
Win
10–7
Apr 2008
Italy F10, Padova
Futures
Clay
Brazil Caio Zampieri
Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov Russia Denis Matsukevich
7–5, 7–6(7–2)
Win
11–7
May 2008
Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Flavio Cipolla
Italy Paolo Lorenzi Italy Giancarlo Petrazzuolo
6–3, 6–3
Win
12–7
Jun 2008
Alessandria , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Flavio Cipolla
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3–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Loss
12–8
Jun 2008
Constanța , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Brazil Júlio Silva
Romania Florin Mergea Romania Horia Tecău
4–6, 2–6
Win
13–8
Feb 2009
Egypt F1, Giza
Futures
Clay
Italy Daniele Giorgini
Morocco Rabie Chaki Morocco Talal Ouahabi
2–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Loss
13–9
Feb 2009
Egypt F2, Cairo
Futures
Clay
Italy Daniele Giorgini
Egypt Sherif Sabry Egypt Karim Maamoun
1–6, 4–6
Loss
13–10
Feb 2009
Tanger , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Italy Giancarlo Petrazzuolo
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1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss
13–11
Mar 2009
Caltanissetta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Daniele Bracciali
Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki Spain David Marrero
6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Loss
13–12
Jul 2009
Italy F19, Palazzolo
Futures
Clay
Italy Mattia Livraghi
Italy Claudio Grassi Chile Guillermo Hormazábal
5–7, 3–6
Loss
13–13
Aug 2009
Tampere , Finland
Challenger
Clay
Italy Uros Vico
Peter Luczak Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin
1–6, 7–6(8–6) , [4–10]
Win
14–13
Aug 2009
Manerbio , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Alessio di Mauro
Switzerland Yves Allegro Error creating thumbnail: Jesse Huta Galung
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss
14–14
Sep 2009
Brașov , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Italy Uros Vico
Spain Pere Riba Spain Pablo Santos González
3–6, 2–6
Loss
14–15
Sep 2009
Seville , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Italy Alberto Brizzi
Philippines Treat Huey India Harsh Mankad
1–6, 5–7
Loss
14–16
Sep 2009
Banja Luka , Bosnia & Herzegovina
Challenger
Clay
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ismar Gorčić
Jamaica Dustin Brown Austria Rainer Eitzinger
4–6, 3–6
Loss
14–17
Sep 2009
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Challenger
Clay
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Jamie Delgado Jamie Murray
3–6, 3–6
Loss
14–18
Jan 2010
New Caledonia Challenger
Challenger
Hard
Italy Flavio Cipolla
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7–5, 2–6, [6–10]
Win
15–18
Jan 2010
Morocco F1, Casablanca
Futures
Clay
Italy Alberto Brizzi
Hungary Ádám Kellner Slovakia Martin Kližan
6–3, 6–2
Win
16–18
Apr 2010
Italy F3, Foggia
Futures
Clay
Italy Alessio di Mauro
Argentina Diego Álvarez Argentina Agustin Picco
6–4, 6–0
Loss
16–19
Apr 2010
Blumenau , Brazil
Challenger
Clay
Brazil André Ghem
Brazil André Sá Brazil Franco Ferreiro
4–6, 3–6
Win
17–19
May 2010
Cairo , Egypt
Challenger
Clay
Austria Martin Slanar
Andre Begemann Jamaica Dustin Brown
6–3, 6–4
Win
18–19
Jul 2010
Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Portugal Leonardo Tavares
Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin Russia Igor Kunitsyn
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win
19–19
Oct 2010
Napoli , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Spain Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
Bastian Knittel Austria Andreas Haider-Maurer
1–6, 7–6(7–5) , [10–6]
Loss
19–20
Oct 2010
Palermo , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Alessandro Motti
Austria Philipp Oswald Austria Martin Fischer
6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss
19–21
Jan 2011
New Caledonia Challenger
Challenger
Hard
Italy Flavio Cipolla
Dominik Meffert Frederik Nielsen
6–7(4–7) , 7–5, [5–10]
Win
20–21
Feb 2011
Meknes , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Philippines Treat Huey
Italy Alessandro Motti Italy Alessio di Mauro
6–1, 6–2
Loss
20–22
Feb 2011
Casablanca , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Portugal Leonardo Tavares
Spain Guillermo Alcaide Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
2–6, 1–6
Win
21–22
Mar 2011
Spain F7, Sabadell
Futures
Clay
Italy Daniele Giorgini
Spain M A López Jaén Spain Gabriel Trujillo Soler
6–3, 6–2
Win
22–22
Mar 2011
Rabat , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Italy Alessio di Mauro
Kazakhstan Evgeny Korolev Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin
6–4, 6–4
Win
23–22
Mar 2011
Caltanissetta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Daniele Bracciali
Italy Daniele Giorgini Romania Adrian Ungur
3–6, 7–6(7–2) , [10–7]
Win
24–22
Jun 2011
Milan , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Portugal Leonardo Tavares Italy Andrea Arnaboldi
0–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win
25–22
Aug 2011
San Sebastián , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Italy Stefano Ianni
Spain Israel SevillaSpain Daniel Gimeno Traver
6–3, 6–4
Loss
25–23
Oct 2011
Orleans , France
Challenger
Hard
Czech Republic David Škoch
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5–7, 3–6
Loss
25–24
Apr 2012
Mersin , Turkey
Challenger
Clay
Italy Alessandro Motti
Moldova Radu Albot Ukraine Denys Molchanov
0–6, 2–6
Loss
25–25
Jul 2012
Orbetello , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Alessio di Mauro
Italy Stefano Ianni Dane Propoggia
3–6, 2–6
Win
26–25
Feb 2013
Spain F1, Mallorca
Futures
Clay
Italy Alessio di Mauro
Spain M A López Jaén Spain J Marse-Vidri
6–0, 6–3
Win
27–25
Jul 2013
Orbetello , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Italy Marco Crugnola
Argentina Renzo Olivo Argentina Guillermo Durán
7–6(7–3) , 6–7(5–7) , [10–6]
Win
28–25
Jul 2014
Denmark F1, Aarhus
Futures
Clay
Italy Matteo Donati
Sweden Christian Lindell Sweden Robin Olin
6–1, 6–0
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Entourage Career Rivalries Year End No. 1 Seasons Notable matches Grand Slam tournament titles
Australian Open Wimbledon US Open
Year-end Championships
ATP 1000 tournament titles
Miami Open Canadian Open Cincinnati Open Shanghai Masters Paris Masters
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