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Federico Coria

Federico Coria (born 9 March 1992) is an Argentine professional tennis player.[1] He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 49 achieved on 13 February 2023. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 238, achieved on 22 November 2021. Coria has won six ATP Challenger singles titles and one doubles title.

Professional career

In 2019, he won his maiden title in Savannah at the Challenger tour level.[2]

In 2020, on his Grand Slam debut at the US Open, Coria reached the second round, where he won his first match at a Major after the retirement of Jason Jung in the fifth set. He made his top 100 debut at a career-high of World No. 98 on 21 September 2020.

He also reached the third round of a Grand Slam at the 2020 French Open on his debut at this Major, where he defeated Benoît Paire in the second round before losing to Jannik Sinner in straight sets.

2021: Olympics, Challenger Tour success, first ATP final

In June 2021, he won his second challenger title at the 2021 Czech Open in Prostějov, defeating Alex Molčan. He reached two more Challengers finals in Milan and Salzburg.[3] As a result, he reached a career-high of World No. 77 in singles on 12 July 2021.

He reached his first ATP tour final at the 2021 Swedish Open, where he lost to Casper Ruud.[4] He raised to a new career-high of No. 61 on 23 August 2021.

He also participated in the Olympics, where he lost in the opening round to Mikhail Kukushkin.

2023–24: Second final, top 50 debut

In February 2023, he reached his second ATP final at the 2023 Córdoba Open defeating second seed Francisco Cerúndolo by retirement, defending champion, third seed Spaniard Albert Ramos Vinolas en route.[5] He lost to Sebastián Báez in the final. As a result, he moved into the top 50 at world No. 49 on 13 February 2023.

In February 2024, he reached the Córdoba Open semifinals for the third time defeating third seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry.[6][7] The following week using special exempt (SE) status, he reached back-to-back semifinals at another home tournament from the Golden swing, the 2024 Argentina Open defeating second seed Cameron Norrie, his fourth top-20 win[8] and fifth seed Sebastián Báez.[9]

Personal life

Federico is the younger brother of Guillermo Coria.[10]

In June 2018, Coria was fined $10,000 and banned for eight months on anti-corruption charges for failing to report a match-fixing attempt in 2015 and for not cooperating with the subsequent investigation.[11]

Coria also runs his own personal YouTube channel where he documents about his travels in tournaments.

Singles performance timeline

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2023 Rolex Paris Masters – Singles.

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 2 (runner-ups)

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 34 (15–19)

Doubles: 22 (7–15)

References

  1. ^ Coria Federico - profile
  2. ^ Josh Meiseles (6 May 2019). "Coria pays tribute to big bro with Savannah crown". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "ATP Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Altmaier and Etcheverry off the Mark". 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Ruud Beats Coria For Bastad Crown". ATP Tour. 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Federico Coria, Sebastián Báez Set All-Argentine Final in Córdoba". ATP Tour.
  6. ^ "Highlights: Coria reaches Cordoba SFS for third time | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  7. ^ "Baez completes double duty to reach Cordoba SFs". 9 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Alcaraz makes winning clay return to start Buenos Aires title defence; Home hope Coria upsets second seed Norrie".
  9. ^ "Defending champ Alcaraz seals Buenos Aires SF spot".
  10. ^ Sebastián Capristo (12 December 2017). "Coria building on family legacy". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  11. ^ "Argentine tennis pro Federico Coria banned and fined for corruption". Tennis.com. 14 June 2018.

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