Albano Olivetti[1] (born 24 November 1991) is a French professional tennis player. He is a doubles specialist and has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 40 achieved on 22 July 2024.

Albano Olivetti
Country (sports) France
ResidenceHaguenau, France
Born (1991-11-24) 24 November 1991 (age 32)
Haguenau, France[1]
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2010
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$ 825,433
Singles
Career record5–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 161 (26 May 2014)
Current rankingNo. 1,715 (17 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2014)
French Open1R (2014)
Wimbledon1R (2016)
US Open1R (2013)
Doubles
Career record40–51
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 40 (22 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 45 (14 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open2R (2011, 2016, 2022)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US OpenQF (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (2023)
Last updated on: 30 September 2024.

Although not officially recognised by the ATP, Olivetti did hit the second fastest serve on record at 160 mph or 257.5 km/h during the first round of the 2012 Internazionali Trofeo Lame Perrel–Faip.

Career

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2012: ATP singles debut

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Albano qualified for the main draw of an ATP event for the first time in his career in Marseille, coming through qualifying and shocking World No. 8 Mardy Fish on his way to reaching the quarterfinals, where he lost to Michaël Llodra in two close sets.

2021–2022: Maiden ATP final, Top 100 debut

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He reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings at World No. 97 on 25 April 2022.

2023: Second ATP final, Major quarterfinal, top 50

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At the 2023 Open Sud de France he reached his second final in doubles partnering American Maxime Cressy as a wildcard pair defeating second seeded pair of Santiago González / Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Sander Arends / David Pel en route.[2]

He reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal partnering Robert Galloway (tennis) at the 2023 US Open (tennis). As a result, he reached the top 50 in the rankings at world No. 49 on 11 September 2023.

2024: BMW Open doubles title

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Partnering with Yuki Bhambri, Olivetti won the doubles title at the 2024 BMW Open in Munich, defeating Andreas Mies and Jan-Lennard Struff in the final.[3] The pair reached the final at the Chengdu Open in September, losing to Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul.[4]

Playing with Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Olivetti was runner-up at the 2024 Moselle Open, losing to Sander Arends and Luke Johnson in the final.[5]

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–3)
Indoor (0–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2021 Swedish Open,
Sweden
250 Series Clay   Andre Begemann   Sander Arends
  David Pel
4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2023 Open Sud de France,
France
250 Series Hard (i)   Maxime Cressy   Robin Haase
  Matwé Middelkoop
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 0–3 Feb 2024 Open Sud de France,
France
250 Series Hard (i)   Sam Weissborn   Sadio Doumbia
  Fabien Reboul
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [6–10]
Win 1–3 Apr 2024 Bavarian Championships,
Germany
250 Series Clay   Yuki Bhambri   Andreas Mies
  Jan-Lennard Struff
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–4 May 2024 ATP Lyon Open,
France
250 Series Clay   Yuki Bhambri   Harri Heliövaara
  Henry Patten
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [8–10]
Win 2–4 Jul 2024 Swiss Open Gstaad,
Switzerland
250 Series Clay   Yuki Bhambri   Ugo Humbert
  Fabrice Martin
3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 2–5 Sep 2024 Chengdu Open,
China
250 Series Hard   Yuki Bhambri   Sadio Doumbia
  Fabien Reboul
4–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss 2–6 Nov 2024 Moselle Open,
France
250 Series Hard (i)   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   Sander Arends
  Luke Johnson
4–6, 6–3, [3–10]

Challenger and Futures finals

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Singles: 18 (6–12)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ITF Futures Tour (6–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–8)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2010 France F16, Sarreguemines Futures Carpet (i)   Rudy Coco 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 1–1 Mar 2011 Canada F1, Montreal Futures Hard (i)   Charles-Antoine Brézac 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Oct 2011 France F16, Forbach Futures Carpet (i)   Rudy Coco 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(1–7)
Win 2–2 Jul 2012 Great Britain F9, Manchester Futures Grass   Josh Goodall 7–5, 6–1
Loss 2–3 Aug 2012 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Evgeny Donskoy 1–6, 6–7(11–13)
Loss 2–4 Oct 2012 France F19, Nevers Futures Hard (i)   Nicolas Renavand 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 2–5 Jun 2013 Israel F11, Herzliya Futures Hard   Alexander Kudryavtsev 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–6 Jul 2013 Ireland F1, Dublin Futures Carpet   Daniel Cox 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–7 Aug 2013 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Pablo Carreño Busta 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 2–8 Mar 2014 Switzerland F2, Trimbach Futures Carpet (i)   Andreas Beck 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 3–8 Oct 2016 France F21, Nevers Futures Hard (i)   Grégoire Jacq 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss 3–9 Mar 2017 France F7, Villers-lès-Nancy Futures Hard (i)   Maxime Tabatruong 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 4–9 May 2017 Bulgaria F1, Sozopol Futures Hard   Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 5–9 Jun 2017 Israel F10, Kiryat Shmona Futures Hard   David Guez 6–3, 7–5
Loss 5–10 Jul 2017 France F15, Ajaccio Futures Hard   Edoardo Eremin 2–6, 3–6
Loss 5–11 Jan 2018 France F2, Bressuire Futures Hard (i)   Grégoire Barrère 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7)
Win 6–11 Sep 2018 France F16, Bagnères-de-Bigorre Futures Hard   Corentin Denolly 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 6–12 Sep 2018 France F19, Sarreguemines Futures Carpet(i)   Elmar Ejupovic 4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 75 (52–23)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (24–11)
ITF Futures Tour/World Tennis Tour (28–12)
Titles by surface
Hard (34–16)
Clay (6–5)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (11–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2010 France F10, Montauban Futures Clay   Julien Obry   Philip Bester
  Jonathan Eysseric
Walkover
Win 1–1 Oct 2010 France F16, Sarreguemines Futures Carpet (i)   Julien Obry   Baptiste Bayet
  Kevin Botti
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 1–2 Oct 2010 France F18, Saint-Dizier Futures Hard (i)   Kenny de Schepper   Julien Maes
  Fabrice Martin
6–2, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 1–3 Jul 2011 Great Britain F8, Manchester Futures Grass   Malek Jaziri   Chris Eaton
  Josh Goodall
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 2–3 Jul 2011 Ireland F1, Dublin Futures Carpet   Neal Skupski   James Cluskey
  James McGee
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 3–3 Sep 2011 France F13, Bagnères-de-Bigorre Futures Hard   Charles-Antoine Brézac   Caio Silva
  Roman Tudoreanu
7–5, 6–3
Win 4–3 Sep 2011 France F14, Mulhouse Futures Hard (i)   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   James Cluskey
  Fabrice Martin
6–3, 6–4
Win 5–3 Oct 2011 France F20, Rodez Futures Hard (i)   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   Jean Andersen
  James Cluskey
6–4, 6–3
Win 6–3 Jan 2012 Germany F1, Schwieberdingen Futures Carpet (i)   Elie Rousset   Miles Bugby
  Josh Goodall
6–4, 6–4
Win 7–3 Apr 2012 Le Gosier, Guadeloupe Challenger Hard   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   Paul Hanley
  Jordan Kerr
7–5, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 8–3 May 2012 Sweden F1, Karlskrona Futures Clay   Hans Podlipnik Castillo   Lewis Burton
  George Morgan
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 9–3 Jul 2012 Ireland F1, Dublin Futures Carpet   Elie Rousset   James McGee
  Jaime Pulgar-Garcia
6–3, 6–4
Win 10–3 Aug 2012 Germany F14, Karlsruhe Futures Clay   Bastian Knittel   Giorgio Portaluri
  François-Arthur Vibert
6–4, 6–4
Win 11–3 Jun 2013 Israel F10, Herzliya Futures Hard   Elie Rousset   Antoine Benneteau
  Dean O'Brien
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win 12–3 Jun 2013 Israel F11, Herzliya Futures Hard   Elie Rousset   Sam Barry
  Michal Konečný
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–4]
Win 13–3 Jun 2013 Germany F7, Römerberg Futures Clay   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   Marek Michalička
  David Pultr
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–5]
Win 14–3 Jul 2013 Great Britain F12, Manchester Futures Grass   Neal Skupski   Zach Itzstein
  Brydan Klein
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 15–3 Sep 2013 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France Challenger Hard   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   Marc Gicquel
  Josselin Ouanna
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [15–13]
Win 16–3 Feb 2014 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i)   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   Toni Androić
  Nikola Mektić
6–4, 6–3
Loss 16–4 Mar 2014 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard (i)   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   Henri Kontinen
  Konstantin Kravchuk
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [7–10]
Loss 16–5 Apr 2014 Vercelli, Italy Challenger Clay   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   Matteo Donati
  Stefano Napolitano
6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win 17–5 Feb 2016 Wrocław, Poland Challenger Hard (i)   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   Nikola Mektić
  Antonio Šančić
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 18–5 Mar 2016 Quimper, France (2) Challenger Hard (i)   Tristan Lamasine   Nikola Mektić
  Antonio Šančić
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 18–6 Jul 2016 Portugal F8, Idanha-a-Nova Futures Hard   Hugo Grenier   Nuno Deus
  Fred Gil
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [5–10]
Win 19–6 Jul 2016 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard   Kevin Krawietz   Ruben Bemelmans
  Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 20–6 Oct 2016 France F20, Sarreguemines Futures Carpet (i)   Dan Added   Denis Kapric
  Lukas Ollert
7–6(13–11), 6–1
Win 21–6 Nov 2016 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet (i)   Kevin Krawietz   Roman Jebavý
  Andrej Martin
6–7(8–10), 6–4, [10–7]
Win 22–6 Nov 2016 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Kevin Krawietz   Frank Dancevic
  Marko Tepavac
6–4, 6–4
Win 23–6 Mar 2017 France F7, Villers-lès-Nancy Futures Hard (i)   Dan Added   Erik Crepaldi
  Yannick Jankovits
6–4, 6–4
Win 24–6 May 2017 Israel F7, Herzliya Futures Hard   Antoine Bellier   Dekel Bar
  Matías Franco Descotte
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win 25–6 May 2017 Israel F8, Netanya Futures Hard   Antoine Bellier   Yanais Laurent
  Filip Peliwo
7–6(8–6), 7–5
Loss 25–7 Jul 2017 Portugal F10, Torres Vedras Futures Hard   Hugo Voljacques   Jordi Muñoz Abreu
  David Pérez Sanz
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 26–7 Sep 2017 France F19, Mulhouse Futures Hard (i)   Dan Added   Johannes Härteis
  Hugo Voljacques
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Loss 26–8 Oct 2017 France F19, Forbach Futures Hard (i)   Hugo Voljacques   Robin Kern
  Sami Reinwein
6–3, 3–6, [5–10]
Win 27–8 Jan 2018 France F3, Veigy-Foncenex Futures Carpet (i)   Dan Added   Antal van der Duim
  Tim van Terheijden
2–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8]
Win 28–8 Feb 2018 Switzerland F2, Bellevue Futures Carpet (i)   Niels Desein   Charlie Emhardt
  Josh Hagar
6–3, 6–1
Win 29–8 Mar 2018 France F4, Toulouse Futures Hard (i)   Dan Added   Igor Sijsling
  Botic van de Zandschulp
6–3, 7–5
Loss 29–9 Jun 2018 Tunisia F21, Djerba Futures Hard   John Paul Fruttero   Anis Ghorbel
  Vasko Mladenov
3–6, 2–6
Loss 29–10 Jun 2018 Israel F8, Tel Aviv Futures Hard   Dan Added   Daniel Cukierman
  Edan Leshem
4–6, 2–6
Win 30–10 Jun 2018 Israel F9, Netanya Futures Hard   Dan Added   Francesco Ferrari
  Tigre Hank
6–3, 6–4
Loss 30–11 Sep 2018 France F16, Bagnères-de-Bigorre Futures Hard   Dan Added   Niels Desein
  Yannick Mertens
7–6(9–7), 5–7, [5–10]
Win 31–11 Sep 2018 France F19, Sarreguemines Futures Carpet (i)   Dan Added   Elmar Ejupovic
  Micheal Geerts
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 32–11 Jan 2019 M15, Bressuire World Tennis Tour Carpet (i)   Dan Added   Michail Konecny
  Tomáš Macháč
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 33–11 Jan 2019 M15, Veigy-Foncenex World Tennis Tour Carpet (i)   Dan Added   Yanais Laurent
  Maxime Tchoutakian
6–0, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 33–12 Feb 2019 M25, Oberentfelden World Tennis Tour Carpet (i)   Edan Leshem   Marek Jaloviec
  Michael Vrbenský
5–7, 1–6
Loss 33–13 Jun 2019 M25, Palma del Rio World Tennis Tour Hard   Maximilian Neuchrist   Tom Jomby
  Mick Lescure
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 33–14 Sep 2019 M25, Bagnères-de-Bigorre World Tennis Tour Hard   Edan Leshem   Jonathan Eysseric
  Tom Jomby
1–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Win 34–14 Sep 2019 M15, Forbach World Tennis Tour Carpet(i)   Dan Added   Jack Findel-Hawkins
  Lasse Muscheites
6–3, 6–4
Win 35–14 Oct 2019 M25, Nevers World Tennis Tour Hard(i)   Dan Added   Quentin Halys
  Matteo Martineau
6–4, 7–5
Win 36–14 Oct 2019 M25, Rodez World Tennis Tour Hard(i)   Dan Added   Benjamin Bonzi
  Grégoire Jacq
7–5, 6–7(1–7), [10–4]
Loss 36–15 Feb 2020 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard   Dan Added   Pavel Kotov
  Roman Safiullin
6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–12]
Win 37–15 Oct 2020 Alicante, Spain Challenger Clay   Enzo Couacaud   Íñigo Cervantes
  Oriol Roca Batalla
4–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Win 38–15 Nov 2020 Parma, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Grégoire Barrère   Sadio Doumbia
  Fabien Reboul
6–2, 6–4
Win 39–15 Nov 2020 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Andre Begemann   Ivan Sabanov
  Matej Sabanov
6–3, 6–2
Win 40–15 Jan 2021 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i)   Grégoire Barrère   James Cerretani
  Marc-Andrea Hüsler
5–7, 7–6(9–7), [10–8]
Loss 40–16 Feb 2021 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard (i)   Antoine Hoang   Lukáš Klein
  Alex Molčan
6–1, 5–7, [6–10]
Loss 40–17 Apr 2021 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay   Grégoire Barrère   Szymon Walków
  Jan Zieliński
2–6, 5–7
Loss 40–18 June 2021 Lyon, France Challenger Clay   Tristan Lamasine   Martín Cuevas
  Pablo Cuevas
3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 40–19 Jul 2021 Trieste, Italy Challenger Clay   Antoine Hoang   Orlando Luz
  Felipe Meligeni Alves
5–7, 7–6(8–6), [5–10]
Win 41–19 Oct 2021 Orléans, France Challenger Hard (i)   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   Antoine Hoang
  Kyrian Jacquet
6–2, 2–6, [11–9]
Loss 41–20 Nov 2021 Roanne, France Challenger Hard (i)   Romain Arneodo   Lloyd Glasspool
  Harri Heliövaara
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), [10–12]
Win 42–20 Jan 2022 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i)   David Vega Hernández   Sander Arends
  David Pel
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 43–20 Feb 2022 Pau, France Challenger Hard (i)   David Vega Hernández   Karol Drzewiecki
  Kacper Żuk
w/o
Win 44–20 Mar 2022 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland Challenger Hard (i)   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   Purav Raja
  Ramkumar Ramanathan
6–3, 6–4
Win 45–20 Apr 2022 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay   Nathaniel Lammons   Sadio Doumbia
  Fabien Reboul
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–7]
Win 46–20 Jul 2022 Pozoblanco, Spain Challenger Hard   Dan Added   Victor Vlad Cornea
  Luis David Martínez
3–6, 6–1, [12–10]
Loss 46–21 Sep 2022 Cassis, France Challenger Hard   Romain Arneodo   Michael Geerts
  Joran Vliegen
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 46–22 Sep 2022 Rennes, France Challenger Hard (i)   Dan Added   Jonathan Eysseric
  David Pel
4–6, 4–6
Win 47–22 Oct 2022 Alicante, Spain Challenger Hard   Robin Haase   Sanjar Fayziev
  Sergey Fomin
7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win 48–22 Oct 2022 Saint-Tropez, France Challenger Hard   Dan Added   Romain Arneodo
  Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–3, 3–6, [12–10]
Loss 48–23 Oct 2022 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Jonathan Eysseric   Henri Squire
  Jan-Lennard Struff
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10]
Win 49–23 Feb 2023 Pau, France Challenger Hard (i)   Dan Added   Julian Cash
  Constantin Frantzen
3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win 50–23 Mar 2023 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Hard (i)   Dan Added   Patrik Niklas-Salminen
  Bart Stevens
4–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–6]
Win 51–23 May 2023 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Dan Added   Miķelis Lībietis
  Hunter Reese
6–4, 6–3
Win 52–23 Sep 2023 Saint-Tropez, France Challenger Hard   Dan Added   Jonathan Eysseric
  Harold Mayot
3–6, 1–0 Ret.

Record against top 10 players

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Olivetti has a 1–1 record against players who were ranked in the top 10 at the time the match was played.[6]

Season 2012 Total
Wins 1 1
Year Result W–L Opponents Rank Tournament Surface Round Score AOR Ref
2012 Win 1–0   Mardy Fish 8 Marseilles, France Hard (i) 2R 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 388 [7]
2014 Loss 1–1   Richard Gasquet 9 Montpellier, France Hard (i) QF 6–4, 6–2 249 [8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ATPtennis.com – Profile: Albano Olivetti".
  2. ^ "Cressy on Course for Montpellier Title Sweep, Reaches Doubles Final with Olivetti". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ "Yuki Bhambri wins doubles title at Bavarian International 2024 tennis". Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Doumbia/Reboul win Chengdu to boost Turin hopes". ATPTour. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Murray/Peers clinch Belgrade crown, Arends/Johnson rally to Metz title". ATPTour. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Albano Olivetti Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". Tennis Abstract. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Olivetti stuns Mardy Fish in Open 13". Taipei Times. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Gasquet moves to Open Sud de France semis". SBS News. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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