1. Simone Bolelli has a career-high ATP ranking in doubles of World No 6 achieved on 13 January 2025 and in singles of No 36 achieved on 23 February 2009.
20 Facts About Simone Bolelli
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Simone Bolelli reached three other major finals with Andrea Vavassori at the 2024 and the 2025 Australian Open, and at the 2024 French Open.
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Simone Bolelli is a champion as part of the team winning the 2023 and the 2024 Davis Cups.
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Simone Bolelli won the bronze medal in the 2005 Mediterranean Games.
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In 2003, Simone Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospisil.
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Simone Bolelli played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi.
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In 2004, Simone Bolelli reached his second Futures final, losing to Dominique Coene.
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Simone Bolelli made another final and won two Futures titles, making two wins out of three finals for Futures finals in the 2004 season.
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Simone Bolelli won the Italy F15 and F8 titles, and lost in the final of a Challenger event in Brasov.
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In 2005, Simone Bolelli reached the final of a Challenger in Trani.
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Simone Bolelli played in a few tournaments higher than a Challenger, reaching the quarterfinals in doubles on his Masters 1000 debut partnering with Andreas Seppi as alternates pair at the 2006 Monte Carlo Masters and receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws at the 2006 Rome Masters.
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Simone Bolelli won the Como Futures tournament and made the final of Recanati, before losing to Davide Sanguinetti.
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Simone Bolelli won his first Challenger singles title over Ivo Minar, and then made the final of a Challenger in Bergamo where he lost to Alex Bogdanovic.
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Simone Bolelli made his Grand Slam debut at the 2007 French Open.
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The ban prevented Simone Bolelli from playing in Davis Cup competition and the Olympics.
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Simone Bolelli said that he had told Italy captain Corrado Barazzutti well in advance of the tie that he preferred to work on his fast-court game in Asia.
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Simone Bolelli returned to the top 50 in doubles at World No 46 on 28 June 2021.
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Simone Bolelli returned to the top 30 in the doubles rankings on 26 July 2021.
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Simone Bolelli won his second ATP 500 doubles title with Fognini at the 2022 Rio Open.
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Vavassori and Simone Bolelli won the Adelaide International, defeating Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz in the final.