Flavio Cobolli (born 6 May 2002) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 6 achieved on 24 August 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 185, reached on 28 July 2025. He is currently the No. 2 Italian singles player.
Cobolli has won three ATP Tour singles titles and was the runner-up at the 2026 French Open. He also finished runner-up at the 2026 US Open mixed doubles tournament, partnering Belinda Bencic. He led Italy to the 2025 Davis Cup crown.
Early life Cobolli was born in Florence, Italy to parents Stefano Cobolli, a former tennis player, and Francesca Neri. He grew up in Subiaco in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. He started taking tennis lessons in his early childhood. He has a brother, Guglielmo.
Junior career He won the boys' doubles title at the 2020 French Open, with Dominic Stricker.
Cobolli had good results on the ITF junior circuit, maintaining a 90–50 singles win-loss record.and reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 8 on 27 January 2020.
Professional career
2021: ATP debut and first win, two Challenger finals Cobolli reached his maiden Challenger final at the 2021 Garden Open II in Rome, Italy where he lost to Juan Manuel Cerúndolo.
He won his first ATP match on his debut at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma as a wildcard defeating Marcos Giron. As a result, he reached a new career-high of World No. 386 on 31 May 2021.
In August, he reached his second Challenger final in Barletta, Italy where he lost to compatriot Giulio Zeppieri. He was named as alternate at the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals.
2022: First Challenger title, Masters debut In March, he won his first Challenger title at the 2022 Zadar Open in Croatia. As a result, he reached the top 150 on 4 April 2022 at World No. 147. Cobolli made his Masters main draw debut at the 2022 Rome Masters after receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws.
2023: Major and top 100 debuts Cobolli qualified for the 2023 BMW Open and then reached his first ATP quarterfinal. Cobolli qualified for the main draw at the Rome Masters after receiving a wildcard into the singles qualifying draw but lost to Arthur Rinderknech in the first round.
The Italian made his Major debut at the 2023 French Open after winning the qualifying rounds. In the first round, he lost to Carlos Alcaraz.
Cobolli won his second Challenger title at the 2023 Lisboa Belém Open defeating Benjamin Hassan in the final. He reached the top 100 after his fifth Challenger final in Olbia at world No. 95 on 23 October 2023. In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals.
2024: First ATP finals, top 30 Cobolli qualified for the main draw to make his debut at the Australian Open. and reached the third round. He lost to Alex de Minaur in the third round, rising to No. 76 after the tournament. Cobolli reached his second and third ATP quarterfinals at Montpellier and Delray Beach in February. He qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at Acapulco, defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime in the opening round.
At the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open, Cobolli reached the third round of a Masters for the first time and moved into the top 60 of the rankings for the first time on 6 May 2024. At the Geneva Open, he reached his first ATP semifinal.
Cobolli reached his first ATP final in Washington in July. He lost to Sebastian Korda in the final. As a result, he reached a ranking of No. 33 on 5 August 2024. Seeded at a Grand Slam for the first time (No. 31) at the US Open, he reached the third round, where he lost to fifth seed Daniil Medvedev. Following the US Open, Cobolli was chosen for Italy's Davis Cup team in Bologna. He also represented Team Europe at the Laver Cup as first alternate.
Cobolli reached the quarterfinals at Beijing, losing to Medvedev. Seeded 28th at the Shanghai Masters, he defeated Stan Wawrinka and then lost to Novak Djokovic. His season ended after he suffered a shoulder injury in the second round of Vienna against Alex de Minaur. He finished the year ranked No. 32.
2025: ATP titles, Major quarterfinal, top 20, Davis Cup champion In the first round of the Australian Open, he lost to Tomás Etcheverry in four sets, marking his first Grand Slam loss to a player ranked outside the top 20. Cobolli did not win another match until he entered the Phoenix Challenger in March.
Cobolli played at the Țiriac Open in Bucharest as the third seed with a win-loss record of 3–8 for the season. He reached his second ATP Final and first on clay, defeating Sebastián Báez to win the first ATP title of his career. Cobolli reached the third round of Madrid for the second year in a row. He reached his third ATP final and second at ATP 500 level at the Hamburg Open where he defeated Andrey Rublev in straight sets. As a result, he reached a ranking of No. 26 on 26 May 2026.
Seeded 22nd at the Wimbledon, Cobolli reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, but lost to Novak Djokovic in four sets. Nonetheless, this result guaranteed him a new career high ranking of world No. 19 on 14 July 2025; two weeks later, he had risen to No. 17.
At Toronto, Cobolli reached the fourth round before losing to Ben Shelton in a tense three-set match where Shelton confronted Cobolli about a gesture made in the final tiebreak. Seeded 24th at the US Open, he retired trailing against Lorenzo Musetti in the third round. In November, he competed at the 2025 Davis Cup Finals. After the withdrawal of Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti, and he and Matteo Berrettini achieved the third Davis Cup win in a row and winning it against Spain, without losing a match in the entire competition. He ended the year ranked No. 22.
2026: French Open final, Cincinnati semifinal, World No. 6 Cobolli then made the semifinals at Delray Beach, where he lost to eventual champion Sebastian Korda. He made it to the final at Acapulco the following week, defeating Frances Tiafoe to win his first hardcourt title, second ATP 500 title, and third ATP title overall. He rose to No. 15 as a result of the win.
Cobolli endured early losses at Miami and Monte-Carlo. At the 2026 BMW Open in Munich he upset world No. 3 and top seed Alexander Zverev in the semifinals, but lost in the final to Ben Shelton. As a result, he reached a ranking of No. 12 on 4 May 2026.
Seeded 10th at the French Open, Cobolli defeated qualifier Andrea Pellegrino, Wu Yibing, and 18th seed Learner Tien to reach the fourth round of a major for the second time. He defeated Zachary Svajda to reach his second major quarterfinal and first at Roland Garros. He defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime in four sets to reach his first major semifinal where he received walkover after his opponent Matteo Arnaldi withdrew because of a virus. In the final, he lost out to Alexander Zverev in 5 sets. As a result of his performance Cobolli made his debut in the top 10 on 8 June 2026.
Endorsements In May 2024, Cobolli signed a deal with sneaker brand On. He had been sponsored by Lotto Sport Italia before On.
Personal life Cobolli has stated that his tennis idol is Novak Djokovic.
He is an avid fan of the Italian football club AS Roma.
Performance timelines
Singles Current through the 2026 US Open.
Tournament2020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAQ3Q13R1R1R0 / 32–3French OpenAAQ21R2R3RF0 / 48–4WimbledonNHAQ1Q12RQFQF0 / 39–3US OpenAAQ3Q13R3R3R0 / 36–3Win–loss0–00–00–00–16–48–411–40 / 1325–13National representationDavis CupAAAWW2 / 24–1ATP Masters 1000Indian Wells OpenNHAAA1R1R3R0 / 31–3Miami OpenNHAAA2R1R2R0 / 31–3Monte-Carlo MastersNHAQ2AQ12R2R0 / 22–2Madrid OpenNHAAA3R3RQF0 / 37–3Italian OpenQ1Q11R1R2R1R3R0 / 52–5Canadian OpenNHAAA2R4R2R0 / 33–3Cincinnati OpenAAAA3R2RSF0 / 36–3Shanghai MastersNHA3R2R0 / 21–2Paris MastersAAAAA2R0 / 11–1Win–loss0–00–00–10–18–76–910–70 / 2524–25Career statistics2020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin%Tournaments0136262718Career total: 81Titles0000021Career total: 3Finals0000123Career total: 6Hard win–loss0–00–00–22–322–1514–1913–91 / 4451–48Clay win–loss0–01–10–13–410–814–514–72 / 2842–26Grass win–loss0–00–00–00–03–46–34–20 / 913–9Overall win–loss0–01–10–35–735–2734–2731–183 / 81106–83Win %Year-end ranking8742051711013222
Grand Slam tournaments finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss2026French OpenClay Alexander Zverev1–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 1–6
Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2026US OpenHard Belinda Bencic Karolína Muchová Jakub Menšík3–6, 6–1, [6–10]
Other significant finals
ATP 1000 tournaments
Mixed doubles: 1 (title) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2026Indian Wells OpenHard Belinda Bencic Gabriela Dabrowski Lloyd Glasspool6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam (0–1)ATP 1000 (–)ATP 500 (2–2)ATP 250 (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (1–1)Clay (2–2)Grass (–)Finals by settingOutdoor (3–3)Indoor (–)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Washington Open, USATP 500Hard Sebastian Korda6–4, 2–6, 0–6Win1–1Țiriac Open, RomaniaATP 250Clay Sebastián Báez6–4, 6–4Win2–1Hamburg Open, GermanyATP 500Clay Andrey Rublev6–2, 6–4Win3–1Mexican Open, MexicoATP 500Hard Frances Tiafoe7–6(7–4), 6–4Loss3–2Bavarian Open, GermanyATP 500Clay Ben Shelton2–6, 5–7Loss3–3French Open, France Grand SlamClay Alexander Zverev1–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 1–6
National and international representation
National team finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Finals by tournamentsDavis Cup (1–0)United Cup (–)Hopman Cup (0–1)
Finals by surfaceHard (1–1)Clay (–)
ResultDateW–LTournamentSurfaceTeamPartner(s)Opponent teamOpponent playersScoreLoss0–1Hopman Cup, BariHardLucia BronzettiFélix Auger-AliassimeBianca Andreescu1–2Win1–1Davis Cup, BolognaHard (i)Lorenzo SonegoMatteo BerrettiniAndrea VavassoriSimone BolelliJaume MunarPablo Carreño BustaPedro MartínezMarcel Granollers2–0
Laver Cup: 1 (1 win, 1 runner-up)
ResultDateLocationSurfaceTeamCaptainsPartnersOpponent teamOpp. captainsOpponentsScoreLossSan Francisco, United States Hard (i) Team EuropeYannick NoahTim HenmanCarlos AlcarazAlexander ZverevHolger RuneCasper RuudJakub Menšík Team WorldAndre AgassiPat RafterTaylor FritzAlex de MinaurAlex MichelsenFrancisco CerúndoloReilly OpelkaJoão Fonseca9–15WinLondon, United Kingdom Hard (i) Team EuropeCarlos AlcarazAlexander ZverevRafael JódarJakub MenšíkCasper Ruud Team WorldAlex de MinaurTaylor FritzLearner TienBrandon NakashimaAlexander BublikFrancisco Cerúndolo13–5
ATP Challenger Tour Finals
Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (2–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Garden Open II, ItalyClay Juan Manuel Cerúndolo2–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss0–2Open della Disfida, ItalyClay Giulio Zeppieri1–6, 6–3, 3–6Win1–2Zadar Open, CroatiaClay Daniel Michalski6–4, 6–2Win2–2Lisboa Belém Open, PortugalClay Benjamin Hassan7–5, 7–5Loss2–3Olbia Challenger, ItalyHard Kyrian Jacquet3–6, 4–6
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Sanremo Challenger, ItalyClay Matteo Gigante Geoffrey Blancaneaux Alexandre Müller6–4, 3–6, [9–11]Win1–1Open della Disfida, ItalyClay Jacopo Berrettini Zdeněk Kolář Denys Molchanov1–6, 7–5, [10–6]
ITF World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyClay Nerman Fatić2–6, 2–6Win1–1M15 Antalya, TurkeyClay Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2019French OpenClay Dominic Stricker Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida Thiago Agustín Tirante6–7(3–7), 4–6Win2020French OpenClay Dominic Stricker Bruno Oliveira Natan Rodrigues6–2, 6–4
Wins over top 10 players Cobolli has a () record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season202420252026TotalWins0145