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)
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.
Print
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
1° 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
1° 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