Fabio Fognini

Began playing tennis at age four...Nickname is Fogna...Father, Fulvio, owns his own company; mother Silvana is a housewife...Has one younger sister, Fulvia, who is a student...Speaks four languages: Italian, English, Spanish and French...Hobbies include soccer, fan of Inter Milano and Genoa and idols are soccer player Ivan Zamorano, motorbike star Valentino Rossi and soccer world champion Marco Materazzi...Enjoys playing on all surfaces and considers best shots his forehand and backhand...Has a 3-1 Davis Cup singles record in three ties...Fitness trainer is Ennio Capano and coached by Spaniard and former ATP pro Oscar Serrano.

2004 -- Best result was SF at Uruguay Futures #1 and QF in Italy Futures #6 and Argentina Futures #7...

2005 -- Won two Futures titles (Spain #1, Italy #9) and runner-up at Italy #3 Futures...Advanced to first Challenger QF in Olbia...Qualified for first ATP tournament in Palermo and lost to Elsner in three sets...

2006 -- Reached QF at Napoli and Freudenstadt Challengers...Qualified in Buenos Aires and lost in three sets in opening round to eventual champion Carlos Moya...

2007 -- Finished in Top 100 for first time at No. 94 with a combination of successful ATP (5-7) and Challenger results (34-17 record)...Qualified in five ATP tournaments, reaching 3rd RD in back-to-back events in Kitzbuhel (l. to Seppi) and AMS Montreal where he posted his biggest win over No. 14 Murray before losing to Federer...Began season by reaching final at Santiago Challenger (l. to Vassallo Arguello) and QF in La Serena and Barletta Challengers...Best stretch came in May-June when he advanced to finals at San Remo Challenger (l. Aldi) and Furth Challenger (l. to Luczak)...Also SF at Bytom, Asuncion and Buenos Aires Challengers... Made his Grand Slam debut by qualifying at Roland Garros and lost to Juan Monaco in five sets (after holding two-sets lead)...Compiled marks of 3-3 on hard and 2-5 on clay...In doubles, reached final in Furth (w/Gil).

2008 -- The Italian finished in Top 100 for second straight year after posting a career-high 16 ATP match wins (12-8 on clay)...Enjoyed best results on clay, advancing to three ATP SF and winning two Challenger titles...Began season with a five-set loss on his Australian Open debut (l. to Russell)...During Latin American swing, reached first ATP QF in Vi±a del Mar (l. to Ventura) and SF at Costa do Sauipe (l. to Almagro) in consecutive weeks...Qualified in AMS Indian Wells and reached 2nd RD (l. to Mathieu)...Sidelined afterwards with left wrist injury, returning in June to reach SF at Warsaw (l. to Davydenko)...Followed with SF in July at Umag (l. to Verdasco) and 3rd RD in August at New Haven (l. to New Haven)...Also made first appearances at Wimbledon (l. to Safin) and US Open (l. to Odesnik)...In Challenger action, clinched titles in July at Turin (d. Junqueira) and in September at Genova (d. Naso)...Went 0-1 vs Top 10 opponents...Underwent left knee surgery on October 30...In doubles, reached Umag final (w/Berlocq)...Earned a career-high $284,518.

2009

The No. 2 Italian (behind No. 49 Seppi) compiled best season of his young career by winning a personal-high 20 matches…Qualified into main draw in six tour level events, including Monte Carlo* (d. Cilic, l. to Murray) and Roland Garros…His best ATP World Tour result was SF in Stuttgart in July as he posted his biggest win of season over No. 11 Davydenko (l. to Hanescu)...The previous week he captured Challenger title on home soil in San Benedetto (d. Villagran)…In September he advanced to QF in Bucharest, losing to eventual winner Montanes…Following month qualified in Beijing and Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Djokovic)…Compiled marks of 17-15 on clay, 2-8 on hard and 1-3 on grass…Went 0-5 vs. Top 10 opponents and earned a career-high $395,679.