Challenger Madrid | 04/12 09:00 | 26 | [316] Viktor Durasovic v Francesco Passaro [130] | 3-6,2-6 | |
Challenger Madrid | 04/10 14:25 | 25 | [172] Emilio Nava v Francesco Passaro [115] | 1-6,2-6 | |
ATP Marrakech | 04/06 17:20 | 26 | [115] Francesco Passaro v Alexandre Muller [126] | 4-6,4-6 | |
ATP Marrakech | 04/03 15:05 | 25 | [124] Aslan Karatsev v Francesco Passaro [115] | 5-7,6-3,3-6 | |
ATP Indian Wells | 03/07 19:00 | 19 | [116] Francesco Passaro v Tung-Lin Wu [175] | Retired | |
ATP Indian Wells | 03/06 19:00 | 44 | [116] Francesco Passaro v Mitchell Krueger [212] | 6-4,4-6,6-0 | |
ATP Dubai | 02/28 12:05 | 25 | [110] Francesco Passaro v Mikael Ymer [59] | 2-6,3-6 | |
ATP Dubai | 02/26 07:00 | 19 | [304] Alexandar Lazarov v Francesco Passaro [109] | 7-5,7-5 | |
ATP Dubai | 02/25 07:00 | 14 | [80] Yuki Bhambri v Francesco Passaro [109] | Retired | |
ATP Doha | 02/18 09:25 | 14 | [108] Francesco Passaro v Damir Dzumhur [208] | 4-6,6-4,6-7 | |
Challenger Manama | 02/15 12:35 | 26 | [108] Francesco Passaro v Lorenzo Giustino [243] | 5-7,3-6 | |
Challenger Manama | 02/14 08:00 | 25 | [108] Francesco Passaro v Kaichi Uchida [195] | 6-1,6-4 | |
Challenger Tenerife | 02/08 15:15 | 26 | [109] Francesco Passaro v Matteo Gigante [232] | 7-5,2-6,2-6 | |
Challenger Tenerife | 02/07 12:40 | 25 | [109] Francesco Passaro v Shintaro Mochizuki [300] | 6-3,6-4 | |
Challenger Tenerife | 02/01 15:55 | 26 | [111] Francesco Passaro v Lloyd Harris [175] | 6-3,4-6,5-7 | |
Challenger Tenerife | 01/30 15:00 | 25 | Francesco Passaro v Yaroslav Demin | 2-6,6-3,6-4 | |
Challenger Tenerife | 01/20 11:00 | 27 | [278] Mate Valkusz v Francesco Passaro [120] | 6-4,6-3 | |
Challenger Tenerife | 01/18 11:15 | 26 | [198] Kaichi Uchida v Francesco Passaro [120] | 3-6,1-6 | |
Challenger Tenerife | 01/17 14:55 | 25 | [270] Nikolas S Izquierdo v Francesco Passaro [120] | 1-6,4-6 | |
Australian Open | 01/11 01:30 | 15 | [120] Francesco Passaro v Mattia Bellucci [153] | 6-7,3-6 | |
Australian Open | 01/09 23:00 | 14 | [120] Francesco Passaro v Lukas Rosol [215] | 6-3,3-6,6-3 | |
Challenger Canberra | 01/02 23:00 | 25 | [119] Francesco Passaro v Liam Broady [163] | 3-6,6-7 | |
ATP Next Gen Finals | 11/10 14:40 | 3 | [49] Brandon Nakashima v Francesco Passaro [119] | 4-3,4-2,4-1 | |
ATP Next Gen Finals | 11/09 13:00 | 2 | [134] Matteo Arnaldi v Francesco Passaro [119] | 3-4,4-2,4-3,3-4,3-4 | |
ATP Next Gen Finals | 11/08 13:00 | 1 | [74] Jiri Lehecka v Francesco Passaro [119] | 4-1,4-3,4-1 | |
ATP Naples | 10/20 08:00 | 25 | [74] Mackenzie McDonald v Francesco Passaro [124] | 6-3,7-5 | |
ATP Naples | 10/17 11:00 | 19 | [124] Francesco Passaro v Filip Misolic [144] | 0-6,6-3,6-2 | |
ATP Naples | 10/16 12:35 | 14 | [126] Francesco Passaro v Lorenzo Giustino [277] | 6-3,4-6,6-4 | |
ATP Florence | 10/13 11:00 | 26 | [126] Francesco Passaro v Mackenzie McDonald [79] | 4-6,5-7 | |
ATP Florence | 10/11 18:50 | 25 | [110] Zhizhen Zhang v Francesco Passaro [126] | 6-7,6-7 |
Francesco Passaro (born 7 January 2001) is an Italian tennis player. He reached a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 106 on 9 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 256 on 20 February 2023.
Passaro made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open after receiving a wildcard for the doubles main draw.
He played his first ATP Challenger Tour final at the 2022 Sanremo Challenger and was defeated in three sets by the world No. 91 Holger Rune.
He made his Masters debut at the 2022 Italian Open in Rome as a wildcard.
He won his first Challenger in July 2022 in Trieste, Italy becoming the 20th #NextGenATP winner in 2022. As a result he reached a new career-high in the top 150 of world No. 144 on 25 July 2022.
He qualified for the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals.
He reached a career high ranking of No. 108 on 13 February 2023.
He received a wildcard for the 2024 Chile Open in Santiago. He also entered the main draw at the ATP Challenger 125, the 2024 Tennis Napoli Cup this time as an alternate, and reached the semifinals. As a result he returned to the top 200 in the rankings on 1 April 2024.
After reaching the main draw of his home Masters, the Italian Open, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition, he defeated Arthur Rinderknech for his first Masters main draw win. Next, he reached the third round for the first time at a Masters level, defeating 23rd seed Tallon Griekspoor. Following lifting his second title at the 2024 Turin Challenger as a wildcard, with a win over top seed Lorenzo Musetti in the final, he returned to the top 150 in the rankings climbing more than 100 positions back in the rankings on 20 May 2024. He became the first player since Robin Soderling in 2009 (Sunrise) to defeat five Top 100 players en route to a Challenger trophy. A month later, he returned to the top 130 on 17 June 2024. After winning the Genoa Challenger, he returned to the top 110 at a new career-high of No. 106 on 9 September 2024.