flavio cobolli

Biography

Overview
The Team Europe alternate started his 2024 season outside the top 100 and jumped to No.31 in August after reaching his first ATP Tour final in Washington. He became one of four Italians to be ranked inside the top 40 behind Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Musetti now ahead of Matteo Arnaldi. This year the 22-year-old earned the biggest wins of his career over Ben Shelton to reach the semifinals at Geneva and the final at Washington, and Tommy Paul in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters.

Off Court
Cobolli grew up idolizing Fabio Fognini and footballer Daniele De Rossi. One of his best friends is another top-level footballer Edoardo Bove, who he has known since the age of seven. He is coached by his father Stefano Cobolli, who reached No. 236 in the PIF ATP Rankings. Cobolli has multiple tattoos including the Wolf of Roma and the symbol of Florence, one in Chinese meaning “brave and passion”, and another in Italian meaning, “going for the win”. Cobolli says he has a lot of confidence and relishes competing in a big match. “I just have passion for being a big player.”

Career
Twelve months ago Cobolli lost in the first round of qualifying at the US Open and in August 2024 he challenged fifth seed Daniil Medvedev for a place in the fourth round. Cobolli featured in the 2023 Next Gen ATP Finals and came in hot at the Australian Open in January, where he qualified for the main draw and defeated 18th seed Nicolas Jarry and Pavel Kotov en route to the third round. He continued to post solid results throughout the season as he became Italy’s third highest-ranked player in September. He also showed proficiency on all surfaces including grass and reaching the quarterfinals at Eastbourne.

2024 Highlights
Runner-up: Washington
Semifinals: Geneva
Quarterfinals: Montpellier, Delray Beach, Eastbourne
3R: Australian Open, Madrid, Cincinnati, US Open