Thiago Agustín Tirante

Thiago Agustín Tirante (born 10 April 2001) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 90 achieved on 15 April 2024 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 257 achieved on 1 November 2021.

Thiago Agustín Tirante
Tirante at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23)
La Plata, Argentina
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJavier Nalbandian
Prize moneyUS $784,393
Singles
Career record8–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 90 (15 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 94 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2022, 2023)
French Open2R (2023)
WimbledonQ2 (2022, 2024)
US OpenQ3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 257 (1 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 394 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2018)
French Open JuniorW (2019)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2018, 2019)
US Open Junior2R (2018)
Last updated on: 26 August 2024.

Career

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2019: Junior world No. 1

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He achieved a career-high ITF juniors year-end ranking of No. 1 in the world in 2019.[1] Tirante won the 2019 French Open – Boys' doubles title.[2]

2021: Maiden Challenger title

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He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2021 Ambato La Gran Ciudad in Ecuador.

2023-2024: ATP and Major debuts and first wins, top 100

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He reached the final of the 2023 Mexico City Open where he lost to Dominik Koepfer. He reached the top 150 on 8 May 2023 following his second Challenger title at the 2023 Morelos Open in Mexico defeating top seed James Duckworth.

Ranked No. 153, he made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2023 French Open defeating Dominic Stricker in the last round of qualifying. He won his first Grand Slam match defeating 25th seed Botic van de Zandschulp.[3]

In August, he made his ATP debut at the 2023 Los Cabos Open and recorded his first win at an ATP tournament over qualifier Gonzalo Lama.[4] He won his third Challenger at the 2023 Open Bogotá over Gustavo Heide and reached a new career-high ranking of No. 111 on 2 October 2023.[5] At the same tournament, he also won the doubles title with Renzo Olivo.

At the 2024 Córdoba Open, he reached the main draw as a lucky loser and recorded his third ATP win over an ATP debutant, wildcard Francisco Comesaña. He reached the top 100 following the 2024 Rio Open on 26 February 2024.[6] Next he defeated João Fonseca in Santiago.[7]

He won his fourth Challenger at the 2024 Mexico City Open without dropping a set and reached a new singles career-high of No. 91 on 8 April 2024.[8][9]

In July, Tirante reached his first ATP Tour semifinal at the 2024 Swedish Open after a run which included wins over world No. 8 and defending champion, Andrey Rublev, his first top 10 win,[10] and Roberto Carballés Baena in the quarterfinals,[11] before losing to Nuno Borges.[12]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–4)
ITF WTT (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico WTT Hard   Ronan Joncour 6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Wojciech Marek 7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Loss 1–2 Oct 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Skander Mansouri 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 1–3 Nov 2020 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Daniel Elahi Galán 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2021 Trieste, Italy Challenger Clay   Tomás Martín Etcheverry 1–6, 1–6
Win 2–4 Sep 2021 Ambato, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Juan Pablo Varillas 7–5, 7–5
Loss 2–5 Aug 2022 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Camilo Ugo Carabelli 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 2–6 Mar 2023 Ciudad de México, Mexico Challenger Clay   Dominik Koepfer 6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–6 Apr 2023 Cuernavaca, Mexico Challenger Hard   James Duckworth 7–5, 6–0
Win 4–6 Sep 2023 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Gustavo Heide walkover
Win 5–6 Apr 2024 Ciudad de México, Mexico Challenger Clay   Alexis Galarneau 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–4)
ITF WTT (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico WTT Hard   Shintaro Mochizuki   Isaac Stoute
  Brandon Walkin
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–4]
Loss 1–1 Feb 2020 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Juan Manuel Cerúndolo   Orlando Luz
  Rafael Matos
4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Clay   Matias Franco Descotte   Aristotelis Thanos
  Petros Tsitsipas
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Luis Patiño   Maik Steiner
  Patrick Zahraj
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 1–4 May 2021 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Antonio Cayetano March   Nicolás Barrientos
  Sergio Galdós
walkover
Win 2–4 Sep 2021 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Alejandro Gómez   Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
  Mario Vilella Martínez
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Loss 2–5 Sep 2021 Ambato, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Alejandro Gómez   Diego Hidalgo
  Cristian Rodríguez
3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Loss 2–6 Jul 2022 Troyes, France Challenger Clay   Juan Bautista Torres   Íñigo Cervantes
  Oriol Roca Batalla
1–6, 2–6
Win 3–6 Oct 2022 Ambato, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Santiago Rodríguez Taverna   Benjamin Lock
  Courtney John Lock
7–6(13–11), 6–3
Win 4–6 Sep 2023 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Renzo Olivo   Orlando Luz
  Guillermo Durán
7–6(8–6), 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2019 French Open Clay   Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida   Flavio Cobolli
  Dominic Stricker
7–6(7–3), 6–4

Top 10 wins

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Record against top 10 players (including ATP World Tour, Grand Slam, and Davis Cup main draw matches).

No. Player Rank Tournament Surface Rd Score Rk
2024
1.   Andrey Rublev 8 Båstad, Sweden Clay 2R 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4 121

References

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  1. ^ "Junior Rankings".
  2. ^ "Otro argentino hizo historia en Roland Garros". 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Patience pays off for Tirante - Roland-Garros - the 2023 Roland-Garros Tournament official site".
  4. ^ "Thiago Agustín Tirante Conoce El Triunfo ATP Tour En Los Cabos | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  5. ^ "No jugó pero ganó: Thiago Tirante, campeón en Bogotá". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  6. ^ "Tirante's tattoo & how it helped him make Top 100 debut".
  7. ^ "Tirante follows Top 100 debut with Fonseca win in Santiago".
  8. ^ "Tirante triumphs at Mexico City Challenger, hits career high: 'Possibility of Roland Garros main draw'". 8 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Berrettini bursts back into Top 100, Mover of Week". 8 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Tirante upsets Rublev in Bastad: 'best week of my life'". ARPTour. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Nordea Open: Tirante beats Carballes Baena to make first ATP semi-final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  12. ^ "ATP Bastad: Borges through to first final, faces Nadal for title". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by ITF Junior World Champion
2019
Succeeded by
Incumbent