Matteo Gigante (; born 4 January 2002) is an Italian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 130, achieved on 9 June 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 334 achieved on 6 February 2023.

Professional career

2019-21: ITF & Challenger debut

In 2019, Gigante made his debut at the ITF tour. In 2020, he made his debut on Challenger level in

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after receiving a wildcard.

2022: First ITF title, rise in the rankings

In 2022, Gigante won his first ITF title in Sharm El Sheikh. Later during the year, he made two semifinals on the Challenger tour. He started the season ranked outside the top 800 and finished the year inside the top 250.

2023: First & second Challenger titles, top 200 debut

In 2023, he won his first Challenger title in

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as a lucky loser making him only the 16th player to accomplish this feat. In July, he made his top 200 debut following his second career Challenger final in

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. In August, he won his second Challenger title in Cordenons.

2024: Challenger titles, Top 150, ATP, Masters debuts and first win

He reached the top 150 at world No. 148 on 4 March 2024, following a Challenger title in Nonthaburi, Thailand and then another title and a final both in Tenerife, Spain. Ranked No. 145, at the 2024 Grand Prix Hassan II Gigante entered the main draw making his ATP debut after qualifying but retired in the second set of the match against the defending champion and eventual runner-up

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. Gigante made his debut at his home Masters tournament in

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after receiving a wildcard for the main draw and defeated fellow wildcard player and compatriot

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recording his first ATP and also first Masters win.

2025: Major debut and third round, back to top 150

Gigante made his Grand Slam tournament debut at the

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after qualifying into the main draw. He lost to

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in the first round. Ranked No. 217, Gigante qualified at the 2025 Indian Wells making his main draw debut at the tournament and defeated Sebastian Baez, recording only his second ATP tour-level and also second Masters 1000-level win, and first on hardcourts. Seeded seventh at his home tournament in

, Gigante won his fifth Challenger title beating top seed Vilius Gaubas in three sets. Gigante qualified for a second Grand Slam in a row at the

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and claimed his first main draw major wins defeating first-time qualifier

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, and then 2021 Roland Garros finalist, 20th seed

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, his first top-20 win.

Performance timeline

Singles

Current through the

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ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)

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