Federico Cinà (born 30 March 2007) is an Italian tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 279, achieved on 16 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 627, achieved on 26 August 2024.[1][2]
Early and personal life
From Palermo, he is coached by his father Francesco Cinà, the former coach of Italian tennis Grand Slam winner Roberta Vinci.[3] His mother is named Susanna. He is a member of CT Vela Messina and trains at the Cinà Tennis Institute.[4]
Junior career
He reached the final of the Petit As tournament in 2021, where he lost to Czech player Maxim Mrva.[5][6] In 2022, alongside Lorenzo Angelini and Lorenzo Carboni, he reached the final of the European under-16 team championship.[7]
Cinà reached the semifinals in the boys’ singles at the 2023 US Open.[8] He reached the final of the Boys' doubles at the 2024 French Open playing alongside Rei Sakamoto where they faced Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Joel Schwaerzler.[9]
Professional career
He won his first ATP point at the age of fifteen years-old, competing in Italy, when he defeated Raffael Schaer at the 2022 M15 Aprilia.[10]
2025: Masters 1000 debut and first win
In March 2025 he reached his first Challenger final at the 2025 Crete Challenger II after defeating Aslan Karatsev in straight sets and became the first tennis player born in 2007 to reach a Challenger final.[11] In the final he lost to Dimitar Kuzmanov in straight sets.[12][13]
In March 2025, he was awarded a wildcard into the 2025 Miami Open for his ATP Tour and Masters debuts.[14] Ranked No. 441, he recorded his first ATP Tour win in straight sets over qualifier and also Masters debutant Francisco Comesaña, becoming the first player born since 2007 to win an ATP Masters 1000 main draw match. As a result he moved 70 positions up in the singles rankings at world No. 371 on 31 March 2025.[15][16] In April 2025, he received a wildcard into the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open where he defeated Coleman Wong in straight sets for his second win at the Masters 1000 level.[17]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Legend
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
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ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (1–1)
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| Clay (1–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Feb 2024
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M15 Monastir, Tunisia
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WTT
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Hard
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Matej Dodig
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6–3, 3–6, 0–6
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| Win
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1–1
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Sep 2024
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M15 Buzău, Romania
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WTT
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Clay
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Ioan Alexandru Chiriță
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6–4, 6–0
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| Win
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2–1
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Feb 2025
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M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
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WTT
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Hard
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Martin Damm Jr.
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7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
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Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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1–0
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Apr 2023
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M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
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WTT
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Clay
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Niccolò Baroni
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Roy Stepanov
Tennyson Whiting
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6–1, 6–4
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| Loss
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1–1
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Apr 2023
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M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
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WTT
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Clay
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Gianmarco Ferrari
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Mikalai Haliak
Mathys Erhard
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3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
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Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
References
- ^ "Federico Cina". itf. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Federico Cina". atp. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "COACH CINÀ, TUTTO IN FAMIGLIA: DA ROBERTA VINCI AL FIGLIO FEDERICO". supertennis.tv. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Gaiba, Massimo (18 July 2022). "The 15 year old Federico Cinà wins his first ATP point". ubitennis.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Rouquette, Cedric (11 September 2021). "Mrva and Cina: the in-form boys reach the final of the Petits As". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Rouquette, Cedric (12 September 2021). "Mrva, the Czech who always rises to the level of his opponent, wins Les Petits As". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Rizzo, Vanna (October 2, 2022). ""Since that time I played rackets on the beach with dad…"". Tennis Talker. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Cina, Felici, Hui and Phelps honored with 2023 US Open Junior Sportsmanship Awards". usopen.org. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "French Open 2024, June 8 schedule: Swiatek faces Paolini in women's final, Bolelli-Vavassori pair eyes men's doubles crown". Sportstar. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Tennis, Palermo dreams with Federico Cinà: at the age of 15 he gets his first ATP point". Palermo Today. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Rubio, Diego (15 March 2025). "Federico Cina, the great promise of Italian tennis, is already here". Puntodebreak. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ Gaiba, Max (14 March 2025). "Federico Cinà in the semi-finals at the Crete Challenger". ubitennis. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ Ilic, Jovica (March 16, 2025). "Federico Cina follows Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz on a special list". Tennisworldusa.org. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Fast-rising #NextGenATP star Tien receives Miami wild card". ATP Tour. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ @OptaAce (March 19, 2025). "1 - Defeating Francisco Comesaña in Miami, Federico Cina has become the first player born since 2007 to win an ATP Masters 1000 main draw match. Future. #MiamiOpen @MiamiOpen @atptour @federtennis @SkySportsTennis @SkySport" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Cina, 17, captures first tour-level win in Miami". 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Italian teen Federico Cina gets 2nd ATP 1000 win in Madrid". espn.co.uk. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
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