Thiago Agustín Tirante Explained

Thiago Agustín Tirante
Birth Date:2001 4, df=yes
Birth Place:La Plata, Argentina
Height:1.85m (06.07feet)
Turnedpro:2016
Coach:Javier Nalbandian
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US $784,393
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 90 (15 April 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 97 (5 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2022, 2023)
Frenchopenresult:2R (2023)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (2022, 2024)
Usopenresult:Q3 (2023)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 257 (1 November 2021)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 398 (5 August 2024)
Australianopendoublesjuniorresult:SF (2018)
Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult:W (2019)
Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult:1R (2018, 2019)
Usopendoublesjuniorresult:2R (2018)
Updated:5 August 2024

Thiago Agustín Tirante (born 10 April 2001) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 90 achieved on 15 April 2024 and a career high doubles ranking of No. 257 achieved on 1 November 2021.

Career

2019: Junior world No. 1

He achieved a career-high ITF juniors year-end ranking of No. 1 in the world in 2019.[1] Tirante won the 2019 French Open – Boys' doubles title.[2]

2021: Maiden Challenger title

He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2021 Ambato La Gran Ciudad in Ecuador.

2023-2024: ATP and Major debuts and first wins, top 100

He reached the final of the 2023 Mexico City Open where he lost to Dominik Koepfer.He reached the top 150 on 8 May 2023 following his second Challenger title at the 2023 Morelos Open in Mexico defeating top seed James Duckworth.

Ranked No. 153, he made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2023 French Open defeating Dominic Stricker in the last round of qualifying. He won his first Grand Slam match defeating 25th seed Botic van de Zandschulp.[3]

In August, he made his ATP debut at the 2023 Los Cabos Open and recorded his first win at an ATP tournament over qualifier Gonzalo Lama.[4] He won his third Challenger at the 2023 Open Bogotá over Gustavo Heide and reached a new career high ranking of No. 111 on 2 October 2023.[5] At the same tournament, he also won the doubles title with Renzo Olivo.

At the 2024 Córdoba Open, he reached the main draw as a lucky loser and recorded his third ATP win over also ATP debutant, wildcard Francisco Comesaña. He reached the top 100 following the 2024 Rio Open on 26 February 2024.[6] Next he defeated João Fonseca in Santiago.[7]

He won his fourth Challenger at the 2024 Mexico City Open without dropping a set and reached a new singles career-high of No. 91 on 8 April 2024.[8] [9]

In July, Tirante reached his first ATP Tour semifinal at the 2024 Swedish Open after a run which included wins over world No. 8 and defending champion, Andrey Rublev, his first top 10 win,[10] and Roberto Carballés Baena in the quarterfinals[11] before losing to Nuno Borges.[12]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–4)
ITF WTT (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1M15 Cancún, MexicoWTTHard Ronan Joncour6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Win1–1M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Wojciech Marek7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Loss1–2M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Skander Mansouri4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Loss1–3Lima, PeruChallengerClay Daniel Elahi Galán1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss1–4Trieste, ItalyChallengerClay Tomás Martín Etcheverry1–6, 1–6
Win2–4Ambato, EcuadorChallengerClay Juan Pablo Varillas7–5, 7–5
Loss2–5Lima, PeruChallengerClay Camilo Ugo Carabelli2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss2–6Ciudad de México, MexicoChallengerClay Dominik Koepfer6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Win3–6Cuernavaca, MexicoChallengerHard James Duckworth7–5, 6–0
Win4–6Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Gustavo Heidewalkover
Win5–6Ciudad de México, MexicoChallengerClay Alexis Galarneau6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–4)
ITF WTT (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0M15 Cancún, MexicoWTTHard Shintaro Mochizuki Isaac Stoute
Brandon Walkin
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–4]
Loss1–1Punta del Este, UruguayChallengerClay Juan Manuel Cerúndolo Orlando Luz
Rafael Matos
4–6, 2–6
Loss1–2M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTClay Matias Franco Descotte Aristotelis Thanos
Petros Tsitsipas
3–6, 4–6
Loss1–3M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Luis Patiño Maik Steiner
Patrick Zahraj
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss1–4Salinas, EcuadorChallengerHard Antonio Cayetano March Nicolás Barrientos
Sergio Galdós
walkover
Win2–4Quito, EcuadorChallengerClay Alejandro Gómez Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Mario Vilella Martínez
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Loss2–5Ambato, EcuadorChallengerClay Alejandro Gómez Diego Hidalgo
Cristian Rodríguez
3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Loss2–6Troyes, FranceChallengerClay Juan Bautista Torres Íñigo Cervantes
Oriol Roca Batalla
1–6, 2–6
Win3–6Ambato, EcuadorChallengerClay Santiago Rodríguez Taverna Benjamin Lock
Courtney John Lock
7–6(13–11), 6–3
Win4–6Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Renzo Olivo Orlando Luz
Guillermo Durán
7–6(8–6), 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Top 10 wins

Record against top 10 players (including ATP World Tour, Grand Slam, and Davis Cup main draw matches).

No.PlayerRankTournamentSurfaceRdScore
2024
1. Andrey Rublevalign=center bgcolor=eee8aa8Båstad, SwedenClay2R7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4121

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Junior Rankings .
  2. Web site: Otro argentino hizo historia en Roland Garros. 8 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Patience pays off for Tirante - Roland-Garros - the 2023 Roland-Garros Tournament official site .
  4. Web site: Thiago Agustín Tirante Conoce El Triunfo ATP Tour En Los Cabos ATP Tour Tennis . 2024-05-15 . ATP Tour . es.
  5. Web site: 2023-10-01 . No jugó pero ganó: Thiago Tirante, campeón en Bogotá . 2024-05-15 . ESPNdeportes.com . es.
  6. Web site: Tirante's tattoo & how it helped him make Top 100 debut.
  7. Web site: Tirante follows Top 100 debut with Fonseca win in Santiago .
  8. Web site: Tirante triumphs at Mexico City Challenger, hits career high: 'Possibility of Roland Garros main draw'. 8 April 2024.
  9. Web site: Berrettini bursts back into Top 100, Mover of Week. 8 April 2024.
  10. Web site: Tirante upsets Rublev in Bastad: 'best week of my life'. ARPTour. 20 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Nordea Open: Tirante beats Carballes Baena to make first ATP semi-final. Tennis Majors. 20 July 2024.
  12. Web site: ATP Bastad: Borges through to first final, faces Nadal for title. Tennis Majors. 20 July 2024.