Carlo Alberto Caniato

Carlo Alberto Caniato
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceForlì, Italy
Born (2005-10-31) 31 October 2005
Verona, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach
  • Alberto Casadei
  • Omar Urbinati
Prize moneyUS $47,193
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 489 (18 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 489 (18 August 2025)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Highest rankingNo. 279 (21 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 279 (21 July 2025)
Last updated on: 21 July 2025.

Carlo Alberto Caniato (born 31 October 2005) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 489, achieved on 18 August 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 279, achieved on 21 July 2025.

Early life

Caniato was born in Verona, the second of four children of father Riccardo and mother Laura.[1][2] His father, uncle, and grandfather were all tennis players; he himself began playing tennis at the age of four.[1] He grew up in Ferrara, and in his youth trained at Tennis Club Marfisa and CUS Ferrara.[2][3] At the age of 15, he moved to Forlì to train at the Accademia Villa Carpena.[2][4]

Junior career

In May 2022, Caniato won his first ITF Junior title at the Grade 5 Tennis Club de Kairouan event in Sousse, defeating Yessine Kerouat in the final.[5][6] That July, he reached the semifinals of the Grade 4 Felbermayr Junior Open in Gunskirchen.[7][8] He also reached the final of the Grade 4 Bavarian Junior Championships in Fürth as a qualifier, but lost to Keegan Rice.[9][10] In August, he reached the final of the J4 Slovenian Junior Open in Domžale, but lost to compatriot Lorenzo Angelini.[11][12]

In May 2023, he won the J200 Città di Prato International Tournament, defeating Nicolai Budkov Kjær in the final.[13][14] In July, he qualified for his first Junior Grand Slam at Wimbledon, but lost to Rei Sakamoto in the first round of singles.[15][16] Later that month, he and Gabriele Vulpitta reached the doubles final of the U18 European Junior Championships in Klosters.[1][17] At the US Open in September, he reached the third round in singles before losing to Learner Tien.[18][19]

Professional career

In November 2024, Caniato and Fabio De Michele won the doubles title at the M15 event in San Gregorio di Catania, defeating compatriots Niccolò Catini and Giuseppe La Vela in the final.[20] In February 2025, he won back-to-back M15 doubles titles in Sharm El Sheikh, partnering Federico Bondioli.[21][22] In May, after winning the pre-qualifying tournament, he and Bondioli received a wildcard into the doubles main draw of the Italian Open.[2] In the first round, they upset the fifth-seeded team of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.[23][24]

Performance timelines

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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

Current through the 2025 Italian Open.

Tournament 2025 SR W–L Win%
ATP Masters 1000
Italian Open 2R 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2024 M15 Forlì, Italy WTT Clay Italy Federico Iannaccone 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2023 M15 Pescara, Italy WTT Clay Italy Gabriele Vulpitta Italy Andrea Picchione
Italy Giorgio Ricca 		7–6(7–3), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 0–2 Jan 2024 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Italy Federico Bondioli Erik Arutiunian
Pavel Verbin 		6–3, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss 0–3 Jun 2024 M15 Bergamo, Italy WTT Clay Italy Leonardo Malgaroli Italy Niccolò Catini
Italy Noah Perfetti 		4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Win 1–3 Nov 2024 M15 San Gregorio di Catania, Italy WTT Clay Italy Fabio De Michele Italy Niccolò Catini
Italy Giuseppe La Vela 		6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–4]
Win 2–3 Feb 2025 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Italy Federico Bondioli Italy Gregorio Biondolillo
Italy Lorenzo Sciahbasi 		7–5, 6–2
Win 3–3 Feb 2025 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Italy Federico Bondioli Erik Arutiunian
Daniil Ostapenkov 		4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4]

References

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