Italian tennis player
Federico Gaio Full name Federico Gaio Country (sports) ItalyResidence Faenza , ItalyBorn (1992-03-05 ) 5 March 1992 (age 32) [ 1] Faenza , Italy[ 2] Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Turned pro 2009 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Coach Fabio Filippo Colangelo Prize money $1,054,832[ 1] Career record 3–15 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 124 (3 February 2020) Current ranking No. 198 (15 January 2024) Australian Open Q2 (2018 , 2024 ) French Open Q2 (2016 ) Wimbledon Q3 (2021 ) US Open 1R (2018 , 2020 ) Career record 5–5[ 1] Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 163 (2 November 2020) Current ranking No. 404 (15 January 2024) Last updated on: 19 January 2024.
Federico Gaio (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːko ˈɡaːjo] ;[ 3] [ 4] born 5 March 1992) is an Italian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and on the ITF circuit. He has won four Challenger titles and nine ITF futures singles titles. He reached his career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 124 in February 2020. In doubles, he has won three Challenger and four ITF futures doubles titles.[ 2] He reached a career high in doubles of World No. 163 on 2 November 2020 after his maiden ATP doubles final at the 2020 Rio Open partnering Salvatore Caruso .
Professional career [ edit ]
He played his first ATP main draw match in the 2015 Rome Open after gaining entry as a wildcard.
2018: Grand Slam singles debut [ edit ]
He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2018 US Open as a qualifier where he lost to tenth seed David Goffin .
2020: Maiden doubles ATP final [ edit ]
He reached his first doubles final at the ATP 500 2020 Rio Open partnering Salvatore Caruso where they lost to Horacio Zeballos /Marcel Granollers
2023: First Challenger final since 2021 [ edit ]
At the 2023 Piemonte Open Challenger 175 he reached his first final since July 2021 as a qualifier with a win over top seed and world No. 40 Sebastian Baez .[ 5] As a result, he moved more than 100 positions up into the top 250 on 22 May 2023.
ATP Tour career finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–1)
ATP 250 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals[ edit ]
Singles: 28 (13 titles, 15 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–5)
ITF Futures/WTT (9–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (8–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
May 2011
Kazakhstan F2, Taraz
Futures
Hard
Takuto Niki
0–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win
2–0
May 2011
Kazakhstan F3, Almaty
Futures
Hard
Ilia Starkov
6–0, 7–5
Loss
2–1
Jun 2011
Israel F6, Ashkelon
Futures
Hard
Amir Weintraub
4–6, 2–6
Win
3–1
Jul 2012
Argentina F18, Bell Ville
Futures
Clay
Renzo Olivo
7–5, 7–5
Loss
3–2
Jul 2013
Austria F2, Seefeld
Futures
Clay
Patrick Ofner
5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win
4–2
Sep 2013
Turkey F36, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Richard Gabb
3–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–1
Loss
4–3
Nov 2013
Greece F17, Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Dennis Novak
4–6, 2–6
Loss
4–4
May 2014
France F9, Grasse
Futures
Clay
Jonathan Eysseric
3–6, 4–6
Loss
4–5
Jul 2014
Italy F23, Modena
Futures
Clay
Daniele Giorgini
3–6, 4–6
Loss
4–6
Aug 2014
Cortina , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Filip Krajinović
6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 5–7
Win
5–6
Oct 2014
Turkey F36, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Hiroyasu Ehara
1–6, 6–0, 6–4
Loss
5–7
Apr 2015
Croatia F7, Vrsar
Futures
Clay
Riccardo Bellotti
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win
6–7
Apr 2015
Italy F5, Santa Margherita di Pula
Futures
Clay
Stefano Napolitano
6–2, 6–4
Loss
6–8
May 2015
Italy F10, Bergamo
Futures
Clay
Matteo Trevisan
4–6, 4–6
Win
7–8
Aug 2015
Italy F22, Appiano
Futures
Clay
Francisco Bahamonde
6–4, 6–3
Win
8–8
Jul 2016
San Benedetto , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Constant Lestienne
6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Win
9–8
Jul 2016
Biella , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Thomaz Bellucci
7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Win
10–8
Sep 2017
Italy F29, Santa Margherita di Pula
Futures
Clay
Jay Clarke
6–2, 7–5
Win
11–8
Oct 2017
Italy F35, Santa Margherita di Pula
Futures
Clay
Lorenzo Sonego
7–6(7–4) , 2–6, 6–0
Loss
11–9
Jul 2018
Padova , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol
2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss
11–10
Jun 2019
Parma , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Tommy Robredo
6–7(10–12) , 7–5, 6–7(6–8)
Win
12–10
Aug 2019
Manerbio , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Paolo Lorenzi
6–3, 6–1
Win
13–10
Jan 2020
Bangkok , Thailand
Challenger
Hard
Robin Haase
6–1, 4–6, 4–2 ret.
Loss
13–11
Jul 2021
Todi , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Mario Vilella Martínez
6–7(3–7) , 6–1, 3–6
Loss
13–12
Jan 2023
M25 Monastir , Tunisia
WTT
Hard
Francesco Forti
3–6, 4–6
Loss
13–13
Feb 2023
M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio , Portugal
WTT
Hard
Henrique Rocha
3–6, 1–6
Loss
13–14
May 2023
Turin , Italy
Challenger
Clay[ a]
Dominik Köpfer
7–6(7–5) , 2–6, 0–6
Loss
13–15
Jun 2024
M25 Grasse , France
WTT
Clay
Maxime Chazal
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Doubles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–6)
ITF Futures/WTT (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–6)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 2008
Italy F34, Quartu Sant'Elena
Futures
Hard
Alessandro Giannessi
Fabio Colangelo Matteo Volante
6–7(7–9) , 1–6
Win
1–1
Sep 2009
Italy F29, Alghero
Futures
Hard
Alessandro Giannessi
Vasek Pospisil Marcus Willis
6–2, 7–5
Loss
1–2
Mar 2010
Italy F1, Trento
Futures
Hard (i)
Alessandro Giannessi
Nikolai Fidirko Nikolaus Moser
4–6, 4–6
Loss
1–3
Jul 2011
Recanati , Italy
Challenger
Hard
Purav Raja
Frederik Nielsen Ken Skupski
4–6, 5–7
Loss
1–4
Jun 2012
Italy F12, Parma
Futures
Clay
Matteo Volante
Edoardo Eremin Claudio Grassi
5–7, 2–6
Win
2–4
Sep 2013
Turkey F36, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Laurynas Grigelis
Dekel Bar Richard Gabb
1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win
3–4
Sep 2013
Turkey F37, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Laurynas Grigelis
Alexander Krasnorutskiy Anton Manegin
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
3–5
Mar 2015
Croatia F6, Rovinj
Futures
Clay
Matteo Trevisan
Dino Marcan Antonio Šančić
3–6, 5–7
Loss
3–6
May 2015
Vicenza , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Salvatore Caruso
Facundo Bagnis Guido Pella
2–6, 4–6
Loss
3–7
Jul 2015
Padova , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Alessandro Giannessi
Mikhail Elgin Andrey Rublev
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
3–8
Sep 2015
Szczecin , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Alessandro Giannessi
Tristan Lamasine Fabrice Martin
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win
4–8
Jul 2016
San Benedetto , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Stefano Napolitano
Facundo Argüello Sergio Galdós
6–3, 6–4
Win
5–8
Oct 2016
Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Stefano Napolitano
Marin Draganja Tomislav Draganja
6–7(5–7) , 6–2, [10–3]
Win
6–8
Sep 2017
Italy F30, Santa Margherita di Pula
Futures
Clay
Andrea Pellegrino
Matthias Haim Jakob Sude
7–6(7–1) , 6–1
Win
7–8
Jun 2018
Caltanissetta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Andrea Pellegrino
Blaž Rola Jiří Veselý
7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–5)
Loss
7–9
Oct 2018
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Hard
Enrique López Pérez
Sanjar Fayziev Jurabek Karimov
2–6, 7–6(7–3) , [9–11]
Loss
7–10
Oct 2021
Brest Challenger , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Salvatore Caruso
Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
6-4, 3–6, [3-10]
Loss
7–11
Feb 2023
M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio , Portugal
WTT
Hard
Jacopo Berrettini
Simon Beaupain Juan Bautista Otegui
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
^ The final itself was played on indoor hard due to rain.[ 5]