Raúl Brancaccio (born 4 May 1997) is an Italian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 121 achieved on 13 February 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 252 achieved on 26 September 2022.
Career
2021: ATP debut
Brancaccio made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open after qualifying for the singles main draw.
2023: Top 125 debut
He won his second Challenger title at the 2023 Open Nouvelle-Calédonie in Nouméa, New Caledonia saving a championship point before a four-hour rain delay, defeating Frenchman Laurent Lokoli. He reached his second Challenger final at the 2023 Tenerife Challenger II for the season where he lost to Matteo Arnaldi. As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 121 on 13 February 2023.
Controversy
On March 25, 2024, Raul Brancaccio played against Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the first round of the 2024 Tennis Napoli Cup Challenger. After failing to convert 7 match points, he went on to lose the match. Despite being born 20 minutes away from Napoli in Torre del Greco, the crowd was actively hostile towards him. After the match, he took to Instagram to voice his displeasure in a strongly worded statement, blaming sports bettors for the chaos during the match.
Personal life
Brancaccio has a Spanish mother and an Italian father. His sister Nuria Brancaccio is also a tennis player.
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 12 (8–4)
References
External links
- Raúl Brancaccio at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Raúl Brancaccio at the International Tennis Federation
