Luciano Tadeo Darderi (born 14 February 2002) is an Argentine-born Italian professional tennis player.
Darderi has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 32, achieved on 5 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 104, achieved on 8 August 2022. He has won four singles titles on the ATP Tour. He is currently the No. 4 player from Italy.[2]
Early life
Luciano Darderi was born in Villa Gesell, Argentina, and is the son of former tennis player Gino. He has dual Argentine and Italian citizenship thanks to the citizenship of his Italian grandfather, originally from Fano, who emigrated to Argentina at the age of 22. He picked up a racket for the first time at two years old and took his first lessons at five. At 10 years old he moved with his family to Italy and, with the support of the FIT, began training in Arezzo and Rome. His brother Vito Antonio, born in 2008, also plays tennis and was the Italian under-12 champion.[3]
Career
2021: First ATP Challenger singles final
Darderi won his maiden ATP Challenger title at the 2021 Challenger de Buenos Aires in doubles partnering with Juan Bautista Torres.
Darderi reached his first singles ATP Challenger Tour final at the 2021 São Paulo Challenger de Tênis as a qualifier.[4]
2023: ATP debut, Maiden Challenger title, top 125 debut
Darderi made his ATP debut at the 2023 Córdoba Open as a qualifier where he recorded his first ATP win against Hugo Gaston. He entered the main draw of the 2023 Mexican Open as a lucky loser following the withdrawal of top seed Carlos Alcaraz. In August, he won his first Challenger title in Todi.
He won his second Challenger title in Lima.[5] As a result he made his top 125 debut on 13 November 2023.
2024: First ATP title, Masters debut and third round, top 35
Ranked No. 136, he qualified for the main draw and recorded his next five ATP wins at the 2024 Córdoba Open. He defeated Tomás Barrios Vera and stunned fourth seed Sebastian Ofner[6] and seventh seed Yannick Hanfmann to reach his first ATP semifinal.[7] Next he defeated defending champion and second seed Sebastián Báez, his first top 30 win, to reach his first ATP career final where he faced fellow qualifier Facundo Bagnis and won the title in straight sets. It was the third time since the inception of the ATP Tour in 1990 that two qualifiers met in an ATP 250 tournament final, after 2015 Sydney and 2018 Kitzbuhel.[8][9] As a result he moved up 60 positions and reached the top 80 in the rankings on 12 February 2024.[10][11][12] He entered the next Golden swing tournament, the 2024 Argentina Open with a special exempt (SE) status.[13]
For the next tournament, the 2024 Chile Open, he received a wildcard[14] where he also reached the quarterfinals defeating again two Argentines, Facundo Bagnis[15] and this time qualifier Juan Manuel Cerúndolo.
He made his Masters debut at the 2024 Miami Open where he lost to Denis Shapovalov.
Following a second career semifinal showing at the 2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships he reached the top 65 in the singles rankings on 8 April 2024, where he defeated en route local wildcard Denis Kudla and two seeds, second seed Francisco Cerúndolo and seventh seed Marcos Giron.[16]
Following his home tournament in Rome where he reached the third round of a Masters for the first time with wins over Denis Shapovalov and 31st seed Mariano Navone, before losing to fifth seed and eventual champion Alexander Zverev, he also reached the semifinals of the next home tournament in Turin as a wildcard, losing to top seed Lorenzo Musetti. As a result he reached the top 50 at world No. 47 on 20 May 2024. By reaching his second ATP semifinal of the season at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open after a walkover from Arthur Rinderknech, he entered the top 40 in the rankings the following week.[17]
2025: Three more ATP titles
In April, Darderi won his second ATP Tour title at the Grand Prix Hassan II, defeating Tallon Griekspoor in the final.
In July, Darderi won his third title on the ATP Tour at the Swedish Open, defeating second seed Francisco Cerundolo in the semifinal[18] and Jesper de Jong in the final.[19] The following week, Darderi won his fourth title at the Croatia Open Umag, defeating Carlos Taberner in the final.[20]
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR |
Q#
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P#
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DNQ
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A
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Z#
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PO
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G
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S
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B
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NMS
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NTI
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P
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NH
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(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
Current through the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 4 (4 titles)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (4–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoor (4–0)
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Indoor (0–0)
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ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Legend
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ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (3–3)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Nov 2021
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São Paulo Challenger, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Juan Pablo Ficovich
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3–6, 5–7
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Loss
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0–2
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Apr 2023
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Challenger AAT, Argentina
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Challenger
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Clay
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Thiago Seyboth Wild
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3–6, 3–6
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Win
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1–2
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Aug 2023
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Internazionali Città di Todi, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Clément Tabur
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
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Win
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2–2
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Nov 2023
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Lima Challenger II, Peru
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Challenger
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Clay
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Mariano Navone
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4–6, 6–3, 7–5
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Win
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3–2
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Jun 2024
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Internazionali Città di Perugia, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Sumit Nagal
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6–1, 6–2
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Loss
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3–3
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Mar 2025
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Napoli Tennis Cup, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Vít Kopřiva
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6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
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Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Legend
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ATP Challenger Tour (4–7)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (4–7)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Oct 2021
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Challenger de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Challenger
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Clay
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Juan Bautista Torres
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Hernán Casanova
Santiago Rodríguez Taverna
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7–6(7–5), 7–6(12–10)
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Loss
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1–1
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Nov 2021
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Uruguay Open, Uruguay
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Challenger
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Clay
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Ignacio Carou
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Rafael Matos
Felipe Meligeni Alves
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4–6, 4–6
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Loss
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1–2
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Nov 2021
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Aberto da República, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Genaro Alberto Olivieri
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Mateus Alves
Gustavo Heide
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3–6, 3–6
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Loss
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1–3
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Mar 2022
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Gran Canaria Challenger, Spain
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Challenger
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Clay
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Matteo Arnaldi
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Sadio Doumbia
Fabien Reboul
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7–5, 4–6, [7–10]
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Loss
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1–4
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Apr 2022
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Challenger de Tigre II, Argentina
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Challenger
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Clay
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Juan Bautista Torres
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Guillermo Durán
Felipe Meligeni Alves
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6–3, 4–6, [3–10]
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Win
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2–4
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May 2022
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Internazionali Città di Vicenza, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Francisco Comesaña
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Matteo Gigante
Francesco Passaro
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6–3, 7–6(7–4)
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Win
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3–4
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Jun 2022
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Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Fernando Romboli
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Denys Molchanov
Igor Zelenay
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6–2, 6–3
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Win
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4–4
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Jun 2022
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Aspria Tennis Cup, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Fernando Romboli
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Diego Hidalgo
Cristian Rodríguez
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6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
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Loss
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4–5
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Jan 2023
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Challenger Concepción, Chile
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Challenger
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Clay
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Oleg Prihodko
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Guido Andreozzi
Guillermo Durán
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6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–3), [7–10]
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Loss
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4–6
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Mar 2023
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Viña Challenger, Chile
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Challenger
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Clay
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Andrea Vavassori
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Diego Hidalgo
Cristian Rodríguez
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4–6, 6–7(5–7)
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Loss
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4–7
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Sep 2023
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Antofagasta Challenger, Chile
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Challenger
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Clay
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Murkel Dellien
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Boris Arias
Federico Zeballos
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7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
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ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (2–1)
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Clay (0–1)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Jun 2021
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M15 Monastir, Tunisia
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WTT
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Hard
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Santiago Rodríguez Taverna
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6–3, 7–5
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Loss
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1–1
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Jun 2021
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M15 Monastir, Tunisia
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WTT
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Hard
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Omni Kumar
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6–7(6–8), 3–6
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Loss
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1–2
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Jul 2021
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M15 Novi Sad, Serbia
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WTT
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Clay
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Filip Misolic
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4–6, 4–6
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Win
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2–2
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Aug 2021
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M15 Monastir, Tunisia
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WTT
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Hard
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Duarte Vale
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6–2, 6–2
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References
- ^ "Luciano Darderi". ATP World Tour.
- ^ "Italy | ATP Rankings (Singles)". ATP Tour.
- ^ Riccardo Bisti (July 2022). "Welcome to the Darderi Family".
- ^ "Ficovich Clinches First Challenger Crown, Winning In Sao Paulo". 6 December 2021.
- ^ "#NextGenATP Trio Michelsen, Darderi, & Nardi Claim Challenger Titles". 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Darderi & rain the only winners Thursday in Cordoba".
- ^ "Baez completes double duty to reach Cordoba SFs". 9 February 2024. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "CORDOBA OPEN – ATP MEDIA NOTES DAY 7 – SUNDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2024" (PDF). 11 February 2024.
- ^ @RelevantTennis (February 11, 2024). "21-year-old Luciano Darderi is into his MAIDEN ATP Final in Cordoba, where he will face Bagnis. It will be the third final on ATP Tour between two players coming from the qualies (since 1990)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Darderi, Bagnis set all-qualifier final in Cordoba". Archived from the original on 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "Italy's Darderi, 21, captures first ATP Tour title in Cordoba". 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "First-time Winner Spotlight: Luciano Darderi". Archived from the original on 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Darderi's surprise congratulatory message from Alcaraz". Archived from the original on 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "¡Darderi y Fonseca confirmados como las wild cards para el main draw!" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Tirante follows Top 100 debut with Fonseca win in Santiago". 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Berrettini bursts back into Top 100, Mover of Week". 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Etcheverry continues chase for first title in Lyon; Darderi advances after Rinderknech withdraws". 23 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Darderi downs Cerundolo in ding-dong Bastad SF, faces De Jong for title". ATPTour. 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Darderi downs De Jong in Bastad, stays perfect in ATP Tour finals". ATPTour. 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Darderi captures Umag title, survives late ankle scare to triumph". ATPTour. 26 July 2025.
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