Matteo Donati
Matteo Donati is an Italian professional tennis player. On 13 April 2015, he reached the final of the ATP Challenger Tour Napoli Cup to claim a career-high of no. 247 on the ATP World Tour Singles rankings.
Professional career
2015
Donati's first big professional result came in Naples at the 2015 Tennis Napoli Cup. As a wildcard, the Italian defeated Axel Michon in straight sets in the first round, World number 111 and number 1 seed Andrey Golubev 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 in the following round, and fellow Italian Andrea Arnaboldi in a thriller three-setter in the quarterfinals. Donati then reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final where he lost to Daniel Muñoz de la Nava in straight sets.In May Donati obtained a wildcard into the main draw of the 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, in Rome. Playing for the first time in a Master 1000 tournament, Donati fought back – from a set down – to beat World number 49 Santiago Giraldo 2–6, 6–1, 6–4.
Career statistics
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 10 (5–5)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | August 18, 2013 | Kotka, Finland | Clay |  Micke Kontinen | 7–5, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | August 24, 2013 | Nastola, Finland | Clay |  Vladimir Ivanov | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | September 7, 2013 | Trieste, Italy | Clay |  Pietro Rondoni | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | October 5, 2013 | Biella, Italy | Clay |  Gregoire Burquier | 3–6, 7–63, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | April 19, 2014 | Pula, Italy | Clay | Johan Tatlot | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Runner–up | 1. | July 27, 2014 | Aarhus, Denmark | Clay |  Christian Lindell | 2–6 RET |
| Runner–up | 2. | April 12, 2015 | Naples, Italy | Clay |  Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner–up | 3. | June 12, 2016 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Clay | Paolo Lorenzi | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Runner–up | 4. | June 3, 2018 | Vicenza, Italy | Clay |  Hugo Dellien | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Runner–up | 5. | June 17, 2018 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Clay | Jaume Munar | 2–6, 6–7 |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | Vercelli, Italy | Clay | Stefano Napolitano | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Albano Olivetti | 7–62, 6–3 |