Guido Andreozzi (; ; born 5 August 1991) is an

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professional

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player of Italian descent. He competes mainly on the

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and

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, both in singles and doubles. His career-high rankings are World No. 70 in singles (January 2019) and No. 101 in doubles (February 2019).

Personal life and background

Andreozzi started playing tennis at 6 with father at Club Harrods. His father, Jorge, is a construction worker and his mother, Nora Potente, is an accountant. He also has one brother named Franco. Guido attended school at Colegio Nicolas Avellaneda. He stated that his favourite surface is hard, shot is

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and tournament is US Open. Idol growing up was

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. Hobbies include spending time with friends, listening to music, playing football and watching TV shows and movies. He is big fan of Boca Juniors football team. Currently trains at Club Liceo Naval. Fitness trainer is Mariano Gaute.

Juniors

As a junior Andreozzi posted a 34-16 singles record and reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 146 in the world.

Career highlights

2018: First Grand Slam main-draw win

Following wins over Dustin Brown,

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and

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, he qualified for the main draw of the

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. There, he defeated American

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in the first round. He was defeated in the second round by

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Singles performance timeline

''Current through the 2021 US Open.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 23 (15 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Doubles: 46 (30 titles, 16 runner–ups)

References

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