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|caption = Mager at the [[2019 French Open]]
|caption = Mager at the [[2019 French Open]]
|fullname =
|fullname =
|country = {{ITA}}
|country = {{flagu|Italy}}
|residence =
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|12|1}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|12|1}}
|birth_place = Sanremo
|birth_place = [[Sanremo]], [[Liguria]], [[Italy]]
|height = 1.88 m
|height = 1.88 m
|weight =
|weight =
|turnedpro = 2013
|turnedpro = 2013
|coach = Valentine Confalonieri<br/>Matteo Civarolo
|coach = Matteo Civarolo<br />[[Flavio Cipolla]]
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = US$1,230,147
|careerprizemoney = US$1,596,525
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=25|lost=33|details=in [[ATP Tour]] and [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] main draw matches, and in [[Davis Cup]]|small=yes}}
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=25|lost=35|details=in [[ATP Tour]] and [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] main draw matches, and in [[Davis Cup]]|small=yes}}
|singlestitles = 0
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 62 (22 November 2021)
|highestsinglesranking = No. 62 (22 November 2021)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 62 (22 November 2021)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 230 (2 December 2024)
|AustralianOpenresult = 1R ([[2021 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2021]])
|AustralianOpenresult = 1R ([[2021 Australian Open – Men's singles|2021]], [[2022 Australian Open – Men's singles|2022]])
|FrenchOpenresult = 2R ([[2021 French Open – Men's Singles|2021]])
|FrenchOpenresult = 2R ([[2021 French Open – Men's singles|2021]])
|Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|2021]])
|Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2021]])
|USOpenresult = 1R ([[2020 US Open – Men's Singles|2020]], [[2021 US Open – Men's Singles|2021]])
|USOpenresult = 1R ([[2020 US Open – Men's singles|2020]], [[2021 US Open – Men's singles|2021]])
|doublesrecord ={{tennis record|won=0|lost=9|details=in [[ATP Tour]] and [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] main draw matches, and in [[Davis Cup]]|small=yes}}
|doublesrecord ={{tennis record|won=1|lost=11|details=in [[ATP Tour]] and [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] main draw matches, and in [[Davis Cup]]|small=yes}}
|doublestitles = 0
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 310 (10 June 2019)
|highestdoublesranking = No. 310 (10 June 2019)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 1532 (27 September 2021)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 1025 (29 January 2024)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[2021 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|2021]])
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[2021 Australian Open – Men's doubles|2021]], [[2022 Australian Open – Men's doubles|2022]])
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[2020 French Open – Men's Doubles|2020]])
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[2020 French Open – Men's doubles|2020]])
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R ([[2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|2021]])
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R ([[2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|2021]])
|USOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[2021 US Open – Men's Doubles|2021]])
|USOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[2021 US Open – Men's doubles|2021]])
|updated = 27 September 2021
|updated = 29 January 2024
}}
}}


'''Gianluca Mager''' (born 1 December 1994) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[tennis]] player. He has a career-high [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] singles ranking of No. 66 achieved on 13 September 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 310 achieved on 10 June 2019.
'''Gianluca Mager''' (born 1 December 1994) is an Italian [[tennis]] player. He has a career-high [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] singles ranking of No. 62 achieved on 22 November 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 310 achieved on 10 June 2019.


==Personal Info==
==Personal Info==
Born in [[Liguria]], from a family of German origins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisfever.it/2021/04/23/storie-gianluca-mager-ranking-italiani/|title=Sport, tennis, resilienza e amore: la vera storia di Gianluca Mager|website=www.tennisfever.it}}</ref>
Born in [[Liguria]], from a family of German origins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisfever.it/2021/04/23/storie-gianluca-mager-ranking-italiani/|title=Sport, tennis, resilienza e amore: la vera storia di Gianluca Mager|website=www.tennisfever.it|date=23 April 2021}}</ref>


In 2010, Mager was disqualified for failing a doping test after smoking marijuana at a party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisitaliano.it/il-primo-punto-non-si-scorda-mai-31085|title=Il primo non si scorda mai...|website=www.tennisitaliano.it}}</ref>
In 2010, Mager was disqualified for failing a doping test after smoking marijuana at a party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisitaliano.it/il-primo-punto-non-si-scorda-mai-31085|title=Il primo non si scorda mai...|website=www.tennisitaliano.it}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
Mager made his ATP main draw debut at the [[2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] after earning a wildcard in the pre-qualifying wildcard tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennisworlditalia.com/news/news/Tennis_Stories/48854/atpwta-roma-prequalificazioni-berrettini-e-chiesa-nel-main-draw/|title=ATP/WTA ROMA - Prequalificazioni: Berrettini e Chiesa nel main draw!|website=www.tennisworlditalia.com}}</ref> He was defeated by [[Aljaž Bedene]] in the first round.
Mager made his ATP main draw debut at the [[2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] after earning a wildcard in the pre-qualifying wildcard tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennisworlditalia.com/news/news/Tennis_Stories/48854/atpwta-roma-prequalificazioni-berrettini-e-chiesa-nel-main-draw/|title=ATP/WTA ROMA – Prequalificazioni: Berrettini e Chiesa nel main draw!|website=www.tennisworlditalia.com}}</ref> He was defeated by [[Aljaž Bedene]] in the first round.


He got his first singles ATP main-draw win in the first round in [[2019 Stockholm Open – Singles|Stockholm]] in October 2019 against Spaniard [[Pablo Andújar]].
He got his first singles ATP main-draw win in the first round in [[2019 Stockholm Open – Singles|Stockholm]] in October 2019 against Spaniard [[Pablo Andújar]].


At the [[2020 Rio Open – Singles|2020 Rio Open]] in Brazil, an ATP 500 level tournament on clay courts, he beat world No. 34 [[Casper Ruud]] in the first round, and world No. 4 [[Dominic Thiem]] in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinal as a qualifier. Mager reached his first [[ATP Tour]] final, defeating lucky loser [[Attila Balazs]] in the semifinals before losing to Chilean [[Cristian Garín]], 6–7<sup>3–7</sup>, 5–7. Mager started the tournament No. 114 in the world and qualified into the main draw. After this good performance, Mager reached a singles ranking of World No. 77.
At the [[2020 Rio Open – Singles|2020 Rio Open]] in Brazil, an ATP 500 level tournament on clay courts, he beat world No. 34 [[Casper Ruud]] in the first round, and world No. 4 [[Dominic Thiem]] in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinal as a qualifier.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/mager-thiem-rio-2020-quarter-final | title=Gianluca Mager Stuns Dominic Thiem in Rio|website=ATP Tour }}</ref> Mager reached his first [[ATP Tour]] final, defeating lucky loser [[Attila Balázs]] in the semifinals before losing to Chilean [[Cristian Garín]], 6–7<sup>3–7</sup>, 5–7. Mager started the tournament No. 114 in the world and qualified into the main draw. After this good performance, Mager reached a singles ranking of World No. 77.


At the [[2021 Sofia Open]] Mager reached his fourth quarterfinal of the season at the ATP250 level (after Delray Beach, Belgrade and Kitzbuhel) defeating 6th seed [[Adrian Mannarino]] and [[Miomir Kecmanovic]].<ref>https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ivashka-sofia-2021-wednesday-report</ref> He lost in the quarterfinals to [[Gael Monfils]] 6-2, 6-2 in 50 minutes. He was aiming to reach his second tour-level semifinal and first since 2020 in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>https://www.atptour.com/en/news/monfils-mager-sofia-2021-friday</ref><ref>https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/A-sofia-gael-monfils-corrige-gianluca-mager/1289350</ref>
At the [[2021 Sofia Open]] Mager reached his fourth quarterfinal of the season at the ATP 250 level (after Delray Beach, Belgrade and Kitzbühel) defeating sixth seed [[Adrian Mannarino]] and [[Miomir Kecmanović]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ivashka-sofia-2021-wednesday-report|title = Ilya Ivashka Downs Pablo Andújar in Sofia Opener|website=ATP Tour}}</ref> He lost in the quarterfinals to [[Gaël Monfils]] in straight sets 6–2, 6–2 in 50 minutes. He was aiming to reach his second tour-level semifinal and first since 2020 in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/monfils-mager-sofia-2021-friday|title=Gael Monfils Moves into Sofia SFS|website=ATP Tour}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/A-sofia-gael-monfils-corrige-gianluca-mager/1289350|title = À Sofia, Gaël Monfils corrige Gianluca Mager}}</ref>


==ATP career finals==
==ATP career finals==
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==Challenger and Futures finals==
==Challenger and Futures finals==


===Singles: 15 (8–7)===
===Singles: 17 (10–7)===
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Roberto Carballés Baena]]
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|[[2024 Punta Open – Singles|{{dts|Jan 2024}}]]
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[2024 Punta Open|Punta del Este]], Uruguay
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
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|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Thiago Agustín Tirante]]
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===Doubles: 6 (2–4)===
===Doubles: 6 (2–4)===
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|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Riccardo Bonadio]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Riccardo Bonadio]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégoire Barrère]]<br>{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Luca Margaroli]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégoire Barrère]]<br />{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Luca Margaroli]]
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|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Maccari
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Maccari
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Marcos Giraldi Requena<br>{{flagicon|POR}} [[Gonçalo Oliveira]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Marcos Giraldi Requena<br />{{flagicon|POR}} [[Gonçalo Oliveira]]
|3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
|3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
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|Clay
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Gonçalo Oliveira]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Gonçalo Oliveira]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Omar Giacalone<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Pietro Rondoni
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Omar Giacalone<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} Pietro Rondoni
|5–7, 1–6
|5–7, 1–6
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|{{flagicon|ITA}} Erik Crepaldi
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Erik Crepaldi
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Jankovits]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandre Sidorenko]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Jankovits]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandre Sidorenko]]
|1–6, 4–6
|1–6, 4–6
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|Clay
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Walter Trusendi]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Walter Trusendi]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Ignacio Galarza<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} Mariano Kestelboim
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Ignacio Galarza<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} Mariano Kestelboim
|6–1, 4–6, [6–10]
|6–1, 4–6, [6–10]
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|Hard
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Pellegrino]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Pellegrino]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matt Reid (tennis)|Matt Reid]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Saville]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matt Reid (tennis)|Matt Reid]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Saville]]
|6–4, 7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup>
|6–4, 7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup>
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==Record against top 10 players==
==Record against top 10 players==
Mager's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in '''boldface'''. Only [[ATP Tour]] main draw matches and [[Davis Cup]] matches are considered:


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Gianluca's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in bold (ATP World Tour, Grand Slam and Davis Cup main draw matches).
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!width=60|Record
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
!width=60|Win %

!width=60|Hard
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Dominic Thiem]] 1–0
!width=60|Clay
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Carreno Busta]] 0–1
!width=60|Grass
* {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Grigor Dimitrov]] 0–1
!Last match
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Felix Auger-Aliassime]] 0–1
|-style=background:#efefef
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gaël Monfils]] 0–2
|align=left|Number 2 ranked players|| colspan="6" |

|-
{{div col end}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} '''[[Casper Ruud]]'''
:''* {{as of|2021|10|10}}''
|1–1
|bgcolor=ccccff|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|–
|1–1
|–
|style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left|Lost (3–6, 2–6) at [[2021 Andalucía Open – Singles|2021 Marbella]]
|-
|-style=background:#efefef
|align=left|Number 3 ranked players|| colspan="6" |
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} '''[[Dominic Thiem]]'''
|1–0
|bgcolor=lime|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=0|integer=yes}}
|–
|1–0
|–
|style=background:#cfc;text-align:left|Won (7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 7–5) at [[2020 Rio Open – Singles|2020 Rio de Janeiro]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} '''[[Grigor Dimitrov]]'''
|0–1
|bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|–
|0–1
|–
|style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left|Lost (5–7, 1–6) at [[2020 Italian Open – Men's singles|2020 Rome]]
|-
|-style=background:#efefef
|align=left|Number 4 ranked players|| colspan="6" |
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Jannik Sinner]]'''
|0–1
|bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|–
|0–1
|–
|style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left|Lost (1–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6) at [[2021 French Open – Men's singles|2021 French Open]]
|-
|-style=background:#efefef
|align=left|Number 5 ranked players|| colspan="6" |
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Andrey Rublev]]'''
|0–1
|bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1
|–
|–
|style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left|Lost (3–6, 2–6, 2–6) at [[2022 Australian Open – Men's singles|2022 Australian Open]]
|-
|-style=background:#efefef
|align=left|Number 6 ranked players|| colspan="6" |
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Félix Auger-Aliassime]]'''
|0–1
|bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1
|–
|–
|style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left|Lost (6–4, 4–6, 1–6) at [[2021 Rolex Paris Masters – Singles|2021 Paris]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Gaël Monfils]]'''
|0–2
|bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|0–2
|–
|–
|style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left|Lost (4–6, 2–6) at [[2021 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles|2021 Indian Wells]]
|-
|-style=background:#efefef
|align=left|Number 8 ranked players|| colspan="6" |
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Karen Khachanov]]'''
|0–1
|bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1
|–
|–
|style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left|Lost (5–7, 3–6) at [[2022 Adelaide International 2 – Men's singles|2022 Adelaide 2]]
|-
|-style=background:#efefef
|align=left|Number 10 ranked players|| colspan="6" |
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Pablo Carreño Busta]]'''
|0–1
|bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1
|–
|–
|style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left|Lost (3–6, 6–7<sup>(2–7)</sup>) at [[2019 Stockholm Open – Singles|2019 Stockholm]]
|-
|-style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold;"
|Total
|2–9
|{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=9|integer=yes}}
|0–6 <br /> <small>({{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=6|integer=yes}})</small>
|2–3 <br /> <small>({{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=3|integer=yes}})</small>
|0–0 <br /> <small>({{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}})</small>
|''* Statistics correct {{as of|2023|10|18|lc=y}}.''
|}


===Wins over top 10 players===
===Wins over top 10 players===
*He has a {{tennis record|won=1|lost=0}} record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10
*He has a {{tennis record|won=1|lost=1}} record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10
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! Season!! 2020 !!'''Total'''
! Season!! 2020 !!'''Total'''
|-align=center
|-align=center
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* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{ITF}}

{{Top ten Italian male singles tennis players}}


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Latest revision as of 20:37, 22 December 2024

Gianluca Mager
Mager at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1994-12-01) 1 December 1994 (age 30)
Sanremo, Liguria, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMatteo Civarolo
Flavio Cipolla
Prize moneyUS$1,596,525
Singles
Career record25–35
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 62 (22 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 230 (2 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2021, 2022)
French Open2R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
US Open1R (2020, 2021)
Doubles
Career record1–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 310 (10 June 2019)
Current rankingNo. 1025 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2021, 2022)
French Open1R (2020)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open1R (2021)
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Gianluca Mager (born 1 December 1994) is an Italian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 62 achieved on 22 November 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 310 achieved on 10 June 2019.

Personal Info

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Born in Liguria, from a family of German origins.[1]

In 2010, Mager was disqualified for failing a doping test after smoking marijuana at a party.[2]

Professional career

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Mager made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia after earning a wildcard in the pre-qualifying wildcard tournament.[3] He was defeated by Aljaž Bedene in the first round.

He got his first singles ATP main-draw win in the first round in Stockholm in October 2019 against Spaniard Pablo Andújar.

At the 2020 Rio Open in Brazil, an ATP 500 level tournament on clay courts, he beat world No. 34 Casper Ruud in the first round, and world No. 4 Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinal as a qualifier.[4] Mager reached his first ATP Tour final, defeating lucky loser Attila Balázs in the semifinals before losing to Chilean Cristian Garín, 6–73–7, 5–7. Mager started the tournament No. 114 in the world and qualified into the main draw. After this good performance, Mager reached a singles ranking of World No. 77.

At the 2021 Sofia Open Mager reached his fourth quarterfinal of the season at the ATP 250 level (after Delray Beach, Belgrade and Kitzbühel) defeating sixth seed Adrian Mannarino and Miomir Kecmanović.[5] He lost in the quarterfinals to Gaël Monfils in straight sets 6–2, 6–2 in 50 minutes. He was aiming to reach his second tour-level semifinal and first since 2020 in Rio de Janeiro.[6][7]

ATP career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–1)
ATP 250 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2020 Rio Open, Brazil 500 Series Clay Chile Cristian Garín 6–7(3–7), 5–7

Challenger and Futures finals

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Singles: 17 (10–7)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (6–1)
ITF Futures Tour (4–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (9–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2014 Georgia F2, Telavi Futures Clay Russia Daniil Medvedev 6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2014 Georgia F3, Telavi Futures Clay Chile Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán 2–4 ret.
Loss 1–2 Sep 2014 Italy F31, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Germany Florian Fallert 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2014 Italy F33, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Omar Giacalone 6–2, 2–6, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Nov 2014 Italy F39, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Gianluca Naso 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–5 Aug 2015 Italy F20, Pontedera Futures Clay Italy Lorenzo Giustino 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 2–5 Sep 2015 Italy F27, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Germany Yannick Maden 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3
Win 3–5 Oct 2015 Italy F33, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Lorenzo Sonego 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–5 Jul 2017 Italy F21, Casinalbo Futures Clay Argentina Andrea Collarini 4–6, 7–6(7–0), 6–2
Loss 4–6 Apr 2018 Italy F7, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Lorenzo Giustino 4–6, 1–6
Loss 4–7 Jul 2018 Milan, Italy Challenger Clay Serbia Laslo Đere 2–6, 1–6
Win 5–7 Jan 2019 Koblenz, Germany Challenger Hard (i) Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Win 6–7 Apr 2019 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Serbia Nikola Milojević 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 3–2 ret.
Win 7–7 Sep 2019 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Paolo Lorenzi 6-0, 6-7(4–7), 7-5
Win 8–7 Apr 2021 Marbella, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Jaume Munar 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 9–7 Feb 2022 Las Palmas, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Roberto Carballés Baena 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Win 10–7 Jan 2024 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay Argentina Thiago Agustín Tirante 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–0


Doubles: 6 (2–4)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2014 Georgia F2, Telavi Futures Clay Italy Riccardo Bonadio France Grégoire Barrère
Switzerland Luca Margaroli 		6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win 1–1 Sep 2014 Italy F31, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Federico Maccari Spain Marcos Giraldi Requena
Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira 		3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss 1–2 Sep 2014 Italy F33, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira Italy Omar Giacalone
Italy Pietro Rondoni 		5–7, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Mar 2015 France F7, Saint Raphaël Futures Hard (i) Italy Erik Crepaldi France Yannick Jankovits
France Alexandre Sidorenko 		1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Apr 2018 Italy F6, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Walter Trusendi Argentina Juan Ignacio Galarza
Argentina Mariano Kestelboim 		6–1, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 2–4 Jan 2019 Chennai, India Challenger Hard Italy Andrea Pellegrino Australia Matt Reid
Australia Luke Saville 		6–4, 7–6(9–7)

Record against top 10 players

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Mager's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 2 ranked players
Norway Casper Ruud 1–1 50% – 1–1 – Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2021 Marbella
Number 3 ranked players
Austria Dominic Thiem 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (7–6(7–4), 7–5) at 2020 Rio de Janeiro
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2020 Rome
Number 4 ranked players
Italy Jannik Sinner 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6) at 2021 French Open
Number 5 ranked players
Russia Andrey Rublev 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 2–6, 2–6) at 2022 Australian Open
Number 6 ranked players
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–4, 4–6, 1–6) at 2021 Paris
France Gaël Monfils 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2021 Indian Wells
Number 8 ranked players
Russia Karen Khachanov 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2022 Adelaide 2
Number 10 ranked players
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2019 Stockholm
Total 2–9 18% 0–6
(0%) 		2–3
(40%) 		0–0
( – ) 		* Statistics correct as of 18 October 2023.

Wins over top 10 players

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  • He has a 1–1 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10
Season 2020 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score GMR
2020
1. Austria Dominic Thiem No. 4 Rio Open, Brazil Clay QF 7–67–4, 7–5 128
* As of 26 September 2020

References

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  1. ^ "Sport, tennis, resilienza e amore: la vera storia di Gianluca Mager". www.tennisfever.it. 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Il primo non si scorda mai..." www.tennisitaliano.it.
  3. ^ "ATP/WTA ROMA – Prequalificazioni: Berrettini e Chiesa nel main draw!". www.tennisworlditalia.com.
  4. ^ "Gianluca Mager Stuns Dominic Thiem in Rio". ATP Tour.
  5. ^ "Ilya Ivashka Downs Pablo Andújar in Sofia Opener". ATP Tour.
  6. ^ "Gael Monfils Moves into Sofia SFS". ATP Tour.
  7. ^ "À Sofia, Gaël Monfils corrige Gianluca Mager".
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