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SIMONE BOLELLI

Date of Birth: 08/10/1985

Place of Birth: Budrio (Bologna)

Weight x Height: 83 x 1,83

Speciality: Doubles

First Club: Siro Tennis Club

Club: Park Tennis Club Genova

First Coach: Andrea Setti

Coach: Michele Mangiafico

Other Sports: Swimming, football

Hobby: Music, cinema

Relationship Status: Married

Olympic Club: Yes

Olympic Appearances:

2 (Pechino 2008, Parigi 2024)

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Biography

He has been wielding a racket since he was very young. He also practiced swimming and football, but the lure of tennis was always too strong for him, as he grew up admiring the feats of Stefan Edberg and Patrick Rafter. A player with a powerful forehand and an elegant one-handed backhand, in singles he can boast an ATP final (Munich in 2008), in addition to a career-high ranking of No. 36 achieved in February of the following year. In doubles, however, he became one of the greatest exponents. The only Italian to have reached at least the semifinals in all four Grand Slam tournaments, in 2015 he triumphed at the Australian Open partnering his longtime teammate Fabio Fognini. Since the beginning of 2024, his teammate has been Andrea Vavassori, with whom he reached the final in both Melbourne and Roland Garros, as well as the semifinals at the Internazionali di Roma. In 2023, moreover, although he didn’t take to the court, he was part of the Azzurri team that won the Davis Cup 47 years after the first time. Already present at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, in Paris he is one of the veterans of the Italia Team. 

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Palmares

Olympic Games

33° Pechino (CHN) 2008 - Singolare
17° Pechino (CHN) 2008 - Doppio
17° Parigi (FRA) 2024 - Doppio

World Championships

Semifinale Coppa Davis 2014 - Squadra
Quarti di finale Coppa Davis 2017 - Squadra
Quarti di finale Coppa Davis 2018 - Squadra
Semifinale Coppa Davis 2022 - Squadra
Coppa Davis 2023 - Squadra

Other Games

Quarti di finale Australian Open 2009 - Doppio
Semifinale Internazionali d’Italia 2011 - Doppio
Semifinale US Open 2011 - Doppio
Semifinale Australian Open 2013 - Doppio
Australian Open 2015 - Doppio
Semifinale Roland Garros 2015 - Doppio
Semifinale Wimbledon 2021 - Doppio
Quarti di finale Australian Open 2022 - Doppio
Semifinale Internazionali d’Italia 2022 - Doppio
Finale Australian Open 2024 - Doppio
Semifinale Internazionali d’Italia 2024 - Doppio
Finale Roland Garros 2024 - Doppio

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