Marco Trungelliti

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Marco Trungelliti
Trungelliti at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceOrdino, Andorra
Born (1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 34)
Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Height5 ft 10 in (178cm)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$1,614,927
Singles
Career record13–20 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 112 (4 March 2019)
Current rankingNo. 180 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2016)
French Open2R (2016, 2017, 2018)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 174 (1 April 2013)
Current rankingNo. 538 (18 March 2024)
Last updated on: 20 March 2024.

Marco Trungelliti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾko tɾuɲɟʝeˈliti];[1] born 31 January 1990) is an Argentine professional tennis player and competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. On 4 March 2019, Trungelliti achieved his best singles rankings of world number 112. On 1 April 2013, he peaked at world number 174 in the doubles rankings.

He has reached 30 career singles finals with a record of 12 wins and 18 losses which includes a 3–10 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. In addition, he has reached 13 doubles finals with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses which included a 3–3 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals.

Career[edit]

Trungelliti at Queen's Club in 2012

2012: ATP debut[edit]

Trungelliti made his ATP Tour debut at the 2012 Croatian Open where he advanced through the 3 qualifying rounds by defeating Juan-Martín Aranguren 6–3, 6–2, Jose Anton Salazar Martin 7–6(4), 6–3 and Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 6–3, 6–2 to make his first appearance in a main draw. In the first round, he would go on to defeat Paolo Lorenzi 7–5, 6–4 before losing in the second round to Carlos Berlocq 6–7(4), 6–4, 1–6.

2016: Grand Slam and Masters 1000 debut, first victories, including a top-10 win[edit]

In 2016, he qualified for two consecutive Grand Slams for the first time in his career at the 2016 Australian Open and at the 2016 French Open. He reached the second round in both Grand Slams, beating Jozef Kovalík on the hard courts of the first major of the season, and achieving his first and only victory against a top player, defeating 10th seed Marin Cilic, on the Parisian clay. Between January and May, more precisely during March 2016, he achieved his only entry into a Masters 1000, also via the qualifying stage, in 2016 BNP Paribas Open.

2018[edit]

At the 2018 French Open Trungelliti drove for 10 hours from Barcelona to Paris to be a late replacement for the injured Nick Kyrgios who had been due to face his compatriot Bernard Tomic. He only arrived to sign in shortly before midnight, and the match was scheduled first on court the following morning. Despite this Trungelliti defeated Tomic in four sets to make the second round at Roland Garros. He had been joined in his car journey by his mother and 89-year-old grandmother who had happened to have been visiting from Argentina at the time.[2][3] He lost to Marco Cecchinato in the second round.[4]

2021–2022: Wimbledon debut and maiden US Open win, last qualifying in Australia[edit]

Between June 2021 and January 2022, he qualified for three consecutive Grand Slams for the first time in his career at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, the 2021 US Open and at the 2022 Australian Open. He became the only Argentine to qualify at the All England Club and the only South American to qualify at the US Open.[5] The Argentine saved six match points to defeat American Aleksander Kovacevic in the final round of qualifying at the US Open,[6] to make just his 8th main draw appearance at a Major.[7] He defeated 29th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the first round to reach the second round for the first time at this Major before losing to fellow Argentine Facundo Bagnis. At the first Grand Slam of 2022 ATP Tour he qualified again but lost in the first round in a five set match against Frances Tiafoe.

Personal life[edit]

Match-fixing testimony[edit]

Trungelliti was contacted by match-fixers in 2015 who told him that players could earn from a few thousand dollars for fixing a Futures level match up-to $50,000 to $100,000 for fixing an ATP level event. Trungelliti reported the event to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) and the subsequent investigation which finished in 2017 led to bans for three Argentine players.[8][9][10][11]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals[edit]

Singles: 30 (12–18)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–10)
ITF Futures (9–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (12–17)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2008 Argentina F6, Villa María Futures Clay Argentina Diego Álvarez 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 2–0 Nov 2008 Argentina F15, Bahía Blanca Futures Clay Argentina Guido Pella 6–1, 6–2
Win 3–0 Jun 2009 Argentina F8, Rafaela Futures Clay Chile Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz 4–6, 6–2, 5–1 ret.
Loss 3–1 Oct 2009 Argentina F17, Santiago del Estero Futures Clay Argentina Agustin Picco 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 4–1 Nov 2009 Argentina F22, Bahía Blanca Futures Clay Argentina Lionel Noviski 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 5–1 Jun 2010 Argentina F8, Córdoba Futures Clay Argentina Guillermo Durán 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 5–2 Jul 2010 Argentina F13, Corrientes Futures Clay Argentina Guido Pella 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 5–3 Nov 2010 Argentina F22, Rosario Futures Clay Argentina Andrés Molteni 2–6, 0–6
Win 6–3 May 2011 Argentina F5, Villa del Dique Futures Clay Argentina Diego Schwartzman 6–4, 6–2
Loss 6–4 May 2011 Paraguay F2, Asunción Futures Clay Peru Duilio Beretta 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss 6–5 Sep 2013 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay Dominican Republic Víctor Estrella Burgos 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–6 May 2014 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay Chile Gonzalo Lama 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 6–7 Jul 2014 Argentina F10, Buenos Aires Futures Clay Argentina Andrés Molteni 2–6, 6–0, 1–6
Loss 6–8 Sep 2014 Ecuador F6, Ibarra Futures Clay Ecuador Giovanni Lapentti 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 7–8 Nov 2014 Brazil F13, Santa Maria Futures Clay Brazil Fabiano de Paula 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss 7–9 Sep 2015 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard Japan Yūichi Sugita 4-6, 2-6
Loss 7–10 Jul 2016 Marburg, Germany Challenger Clay Czech Republic Jan Šátral 2-6, 4-6
Loss 7–11 Mar 2018 Spain F6, Xabia Futures Clay Belgium Germain Gigounon 4–6, 3–6
Win 8–11 Apr 2018 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Simone Bolelli 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 8–12 Oct 2018 Florence, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Pablo Andújar 5–7, 3–6
Win 9–12 Sep 2019 Florence, Italy Challenger Clay Portugal Pedro Sousa 6-2, 6-3
Loss 9–13 Nov 2020 M15 Villena, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Pol Martin Tiffon 4–6, 4–6
Loss 9–14 Jun 2021 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Denmark Holger Rune 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 9–15 Apr 2022 Madrid, Spain Challenger Clay Argentina Pedro Cachin 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Loss 9–16 Aug 2022 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Challenger Clay Argentina Pedro Cachin 4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 9–17 Aug 2023 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Challenger Clay Argentina Genaro Alberto Olivieri 5–7, 6–2, 4–6
Win 10–17 Nov 2023 M15 Valencia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Carlos Gimeno Valero 6–0, 6–2
Win 11–17 Dec 2023 M15 Madrid, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Pol Martin Tiffon 6–4, 6–2
Loss 11–18 Feb 2024 Kigali, Rwanda Challenger Clay Poland Kamil Majchrzak 4–6, 4–6
Win 12–18 Mar 2024 Kigali, Rwanda Challenger Clay France Clément Tabur 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 13 (7–6)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–3)
ITF Futures (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (7–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2009 Argentina F22, Bahía Blanca Futures Clay Argentina Mariano Benedicti Argentina Alejandro Fabbri
Argentina Jonathan Gonzalia
2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2010 Argentina F12, Resistencia Futures Clay Argentina Rodrigo Albano Argentina Nicolas Pastor
Argentina Juan-Manuel Romanazzi
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss 1–2 Mar 2011 USA F6, Harlingen Futures Hard Argentina Juan Pablo Ortiz Sweden Daniel Danilović
United States Joshua Zavala
0–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Aug 2011 Italy F22, Appiano Futures Clay Argentina Andrés Molteni Italy Alessandro Giannessi
Italy Stefano Ianni
2–6, 0–6
Win 2–3 Apr 2012 Santos, Brazil Challenger Clay Argentina Andrés Molteni Brazil Rogério Dutra da Silva
Brazil Júlio Silva
6–4, 6–3
Win 3–3 Jul 2012 Bercuit, Belgium Challenger Clay Brazil André Ghem Argentina Facundo Bagnis
Argentina Pablo Galdón
6–1, 6–2
Loss 3–4 Nov 2012 Medellín, Colombia Challenger Clay Argentina Renzo Olivo Germany Simon Stadler
United States Nicholas Monroe
4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Jan 2013 Bucaramanga, Colombia Challenger Clay Peru Sergio Galdós Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
Croatia Franko Škugor
6–7(8–10), 2–6
Win 4–5 Mar 2013 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Clay Peru Sergio Galdós South Africa Jean Andersen
South Africa Izak Van der Merwe
6–4, 6–4
Win 5–5 Jul 2014 Argentina F10, Buenos Aires Futures Clay Argentina Mariano Kestelboim Argentina Valentin Florez
Japan Ryusei Makiguchi
6–1, 6–4
Win 6–5 Sep 2014 Ecuador F6, Ibarra Futures Clay Peru Sergio Galdós Colombia Juan Carlos Spir
United States Kevin King
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
Loss 6–6 May 2015 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Andrés Molteni Germany Dustin Brown
Czech Republic František Čermák
1–6, 2–6
Win 7–6 Oct 2017 Kazakhstan F7, Shymkent Futures Clay Spain Enrique López Pérez Ukraine Vladyslav Manafov
Hungary Gabor Borsos
6–2, 6–3

Performance timelines[edit]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles[edit]

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 2R Q3 Q1 Q3 1R Q1 1R Q3 Q1 1–3
French Open Q1 Q1 A Q3 2R 2R 2R Q1 Q1 Q3 Q3 A 3–3
Wimbledon Q2 Q1 A A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 NH 1R A Q1 0–1
US Open Q2 A A A Q1 Q2 Q3 1R A 2R Q1 Q1 1–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 5–9
Career statistics
Overall win–loss 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–4 1–2 5–3 2–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 13–20
Year-end ranking 200 275 247 223 146 220 123 209 241 199 223 229 $1,611,577

Wins over top 10 players[edit]

# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score MT Rank
2016
1. Croatia Marin Čilić 10 French Open, Paris, France Clay 1R 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 166

References[edit]

  1. ^ eltenisquenovemos (2012-08-17). "ETQNV te desafía: BAG CHECK de Marco Trungelliti". YouTube (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  2. ^ "Marco Trungelliti makes 500-mile family road trip into second round". 28 May 2018.
  3. ^ "French Open 2018: Lucky loser Marco Trungelliti drives 10 hours & reaches second round". BBC Sport. 28 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Trungelliti wants 'less stressful' trip". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Trungelliti fue el único sudamericano en superar la qualy del US Open". 28 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Trungelliti Pasa Con Épica La Fase Previa Del US Open" (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "US Open: Meet the 16 Men's Singles Qualifiers".
  8. ^ Kamakshi Tandon (12 February 2019). "Marco Trungelliti's experience with match-fixing has changed his life". Tennis.com.
  9. ^ "Marco Trungelliti: Tennis Integrity Unit backs whistleblower for 'courageous stand'". BBC Sport. 2 May 2019.
  10. ^ Sebastián Torok (10 February 2019). "Los cuadernos del tenis: Marco Trungelliti, el argentino que desafió a la mafia que arregla partidos". La Nación (in Spanish).
  11. ^ Ben Rothenberg (2 June 2019). "Match-Fixing Whistle-Blower Goes From Feel-Good Story to Pariah". The New York Times.

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