Giulio Zeppieri

Giulio Zeppieri (born 7 December 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player.

Zeppieri has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 115 achieved on 27 February 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 242 achieved on 4 April 2022.

2019: NextGen Finals alternate
Zeppieri was one of the alternates for the 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals.

2020-21: ATP debut, First Challenger title, Top 250 debut
Zeppieri made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Forte Village Sardegna Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw.

In August 2021, he won his first Challenger in Barletta, Italy defeating compatriot Flavio Cobolli. As a result he reached a new career-high inside the top 300 at No. 251 on 30 August 2021 and later inside the top 250 at No. 245 on 20 September 2021.

2022: Major & Masters 1000 debut, first ATP semifinal & top 150
He qualified into the main draw for his first Masters 1000 at the Rome Masters on his second attempt defeating 14th seeded Maxime Cressy in the qualifying competition.

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 French Open after qualifying for the main draw with a win over wildcard Frenchman Sean Cuenin.

He recorded his first ATP win as a qualifier at the 2022 Croatia Open Umag over Pedro Cachin. He defeated Daniel Elahi Galán to reach the quarterfinals. Next he defeated Bernabe Zapata Miralles in straight sets to reach his first semifinal of his career. As a result he moved into the top 150 in the rankings on 1 August 2022 at world No. 136.

2023: Second Challenger title, top 115, first Major win
He won his second Challenger title in Cherbourg defeating Titouan Droguet. The following week he reached another Challenger final at the 2023 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Rovereto. As a result he reached the top 115 on 27 February 2023.

Ranked No. 129 he qualified into the main draw and recorded his first Major win defeating Alexander Bublik at the 2023 French Open.

2024: Australian Open debut and first win
He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his debut at this Major and recorded his first win at this Major over Dusan Lajovic. He entered the 2024 Open 13 Provence in Marseille as a lucky loser. He qualified for the 2024 Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

He also qualified for the 2024 French Open and defeated 22nd seed Adrian Mannarino in the first round.