Bjorn Fratangelo

Bjorn Fratangelo (/biˈɔːrn frəˈtændʒəloʊ/ bee-ORN frə-TAN-jə-loh;[1][2] born July 19, 1993) is a professional American tennis player.

Bjorn Fratangelo
At Roland Garros, 2016
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceOrlando, Florida
Born (1993-07-19) July 19, 1993
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAndres Alarcon
Prize money$1,243,621
Singles
Career record19–34 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 99 (June 6, 2016)
Current rankingNo. 262 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2016, 2017, 2019)
French Open2R (2016)
Wimbledon1R (2016)
US Open2R (2017)
Doubles
Career record0–3 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 304 (April 27, 2015)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open1R (2015)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

He won the boys' singles title at the 2011 French Open. Fratangelo is only the second American out of three to win the event, following John McEnroe in 1977 and preceding Tommy Paul in 2015.[3] Fratangelo was a singles semifinalist at the 2017 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

Early life

Fratangelo began playing tennis at age three but he threw up in third grade[4] and is named after tennis champion Björn Borg.[5] His father, Mario, is his coach. Fratangelo attended St. John the Baptist School in Plum, Pennsylvania until the 8th grade when he moved to Naples, Florida for training reasons, and was an online student of Barron Collier High School.[4][6][7]

Junior career

Fratangelo won the boys' singles title at the 2011 French Open, beating Dominic Thiem in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6. The win propelled him to a career high of no. 2 in the junior rankings. He also played in the junior championship at the 2011 US Open, losing to eventual champion Oliver Golding in three sets.

Professional

Early years

Fratangelo has mainly played on the ITF Pro Circuit since 2009. He played sparsely in both 2009 and 2010, before playing on a much more regular basis in 2011. He made his first final in July 2011 in the USA F17 event in Pittsburgh, losing to Brian Baker in straight sets.

The following month, Fratangelo was given a wildcard for the 2011 US Open qualifiers, losing 2–6, 2–6 to Fritz Wolmarans in the first round of qualification.

He reached another final on the ITF Men's Circuit in May 2012, but lost in straight sets to Tennys Sandgren in Tampa, Florida.

In 2013, Fratangelo reached the semi-final in the USA F2 event in Sunrise, Florida, losing to eventual champion Robby Ginepri, and then won his first professional title the following week, beating Arthur De Greef in the final in Weston, Florida, by the score of 6–3, 3–6, 6–0. He made his second final in as many weeks when he faced De Greef once again, this time in Palm Coast, Florida, but lost 2–6, 3–6.

2016: Top 100

In April 2016, he won the 2016 French Open Wild Card Challenge by reaching the semifinals in Sarasota and winning the Savannah Challenger the following week. He put the wild card to good use by defeating compatriot Sam Querrey in the 1st round to crack the top 100 for the first time. His ranking of 99 came out on 6 June 2016, which was the 60th birthday of the man he was named after, Björn Borg. This was also his first career-match win in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.

Career titles

Singles (11)
Legend
ATP Challengers (3–3)
ITF Futures (8–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 4 July 2011 Pittsburgh, USA Clay Brian Baker 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 14 May 2012 Tampa, USA Clay Tennys Sandgren 1–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 21 January 2013 Weston, USA Clay Arthur De Greef 6–4, 3–6, 6–0
Runner-up 3. 28 January 2013 Palm Coast, USA Clay Arthur De Greef 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 25 February 2013 Harlingen, USA Hard Jiří Veselý 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Winner 2. 6 May 2013 Orange Park, USA Clay Gerald Melzer 7–5, 6–3
Winner 3. 10 June 2013 Amstelveen, Netherlands Clay Thiago Monteiro 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 12 May 2014 Tampa, USA Clay Christian Garin 6–2, 6–3
Winner 5. 7 July 2014 Sassuolo, Italy Clay Alberto Brizzi 6–4, 2–0 ret.
Winner 6. 28 July 2014 Decatur, USA Hard Liam Broady 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 5. 11 August 2014 Calgary, Canada Clay Daniel Nguyen 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 4–6
Winner 7. 1 September 2014 Toronto, Canada Hard (i) Mitchell Krueger 6–2, 6–3
Winner 8. 8 September 2014 Toronto, Canada Hard Eric Quigley 6–4, 6–2
Winner 9. 9 February 2015 Launceston, Australia Hard Hyeon Chung 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 6. 14 June 2015 Caltanisetta, Italy Clay Elias Ymer 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 7. 26 July 2015 Binghamton, United States Hard Kyle Edmund 2–6, 3–6
Winner 10. 24 April 2016 Savannah, United States Clay Jared Donaldson 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 8. 19 November 2017 Champaign, United States Hard Tim Smyczek 2–6, 4–6
Winner 11. 14 October 2018 Fairfield Challenger, United States Clay Alex Bolt 6–4, 6–3

Singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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 2018 Miami Open.

Tournament201120122013201420152016201720182019W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R 1R Q3 1R 0–3
French Open A A A A Q2 2R 1R A Q2 1–2
Wimbledon A A A A Q2 1R Q2 Q2 Q3 0–1
US Open Q1 A Q1 A 1R 1R 2R Q2 1–3
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–4 1–3 0–0 0–1 2–9
Career statistics
Titles / Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Year-end ranking 785 614 308 266 128 114 110 136

References
  1. "The pronunciation by Bjorn Fratangelo himself". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  2. SOLINCOsports (June 8, 2012). "TEAM SOLINCO - Bjorn Fratangelo". YouTube. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/lifestyles/s_741739.html
  4. "Plum's tennis star Bjorn Frantangelo started in basement". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 9, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  5. "Plum native Fratangelo proves resilient as tennis pro". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  6. "Plum's Bjorn Fratangelo takes another major step forward". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  7. "Florida Tennis Briefs: Naples Resident Wins French Open Jrs.; SmashZone Tour Update". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
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