How Old is Fognini? A Tennis Player's Perspective

Contents

Introduction
Early Life and Career
Professional Career
Retirement
Conclusion

Fognini is a professional tennis player who has been on the ATP World Tour since 2005. He has won 12 singles titles and 2 doubles titles.

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Introduction

Fabio Fognini is a professional tennis player from Italy. He is currently ranked as the world’s ninth best player by the Association of Tennis Professionals. As of August 2019, he is thirty years old.

Fognini’s career-high ranking of eighth in the world was achieved in March 2019. He has won eleven ATP singles titles and reached the finals of the French Open in 2018.

Early Life and Career

Fabio Fognini was born on May 24, 1987, in Sanremo, Italy. His mother Grazia is a former volleyball player and his father Flavio is a truck driver. When he was growing up, Fognini’s idol was compatriot Alessandro Del Piero. Fognini began playing tennis at the age of seven and made his professional debut in 2004.

Fognini’s breakthrough year came in 2009 when he reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open. He also reached the semifinals of the clay-court Masters event in Rome that year. The following year, Fognini won his first ATP title in Bucharest. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 11 in 2013.

Fognini has won 13 ATP singles titles and four ATP doubles titles. His biggest singles title came at the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters, where he beat Nadal in the final.

Professional Career

Fognini began his professional career in 2003. He reached the semifinals of the 2007 Bucharest Open and the quarterfinals of the 2007 Camparini Gioielli Cup, both times losing to Argentine player Sergio Roitman. In September 2007, Fognini won his first ATP Challenger title in Mantova, Italy, defeating Spaniard Pere Riba in the final.

Fognini’s first appearance in an ATP Tour event came at Umag in July 2008, where he was given a wildcard into the main draw. At the 2009 French Open, he achieved his best result at a Grand Slam tournament by reaching the third round before losing to Tommy Haas in straight sets.

In January 2010, Fognini won his second ATP Challenger title in Bergamo, Italy, beating Potito Starace in the final. Later that month, he reached his first ATP Tour final at Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but lost to compatriot Simone Bolelli. In February 2011, Fognini won his third ATP Challenger title at the Claro Open Columbus in Bogotá, Colombia.

Retirement

Fognini is currently 31 years old, which in tennis years is probably pushing towards the upper end of a player’s career. The average age of retirement for a professional tennis player is around 31.5 years old, with most players retiring before they reach the age of 35. Fognini will likely be looking at retirement in the next few years, although he may be able to prolong his career if he can stay injury-free and keep his ranking high enough to continue competing at the top level.

Conclusion

Taking everything into consideration, it seems that Fognini is probably around 29 or 30 years old. This estimate is based on his previous history as a professional tennis player, as well as available public records. While it is difficult to say for sure without further information, it seems likely that this is the case.