Mariano Navone (born 27 February 2001) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 31 achieved on 6 May 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 377 achieved on 26 June 2023.[1]
Early life and background
Navone was born in Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires, to Luis Navone and Analía Vizzón. He has two sisters, Lucía and Pilar.[2][3] He began playing tennis at the age of three, and attended the Escuela de Tenis del Club Atletico Nueve de Julio.[3][4]
Professional career
2023: Five Challenger titles, top 125
Navone won five ATP Challenger singles titles, all during the 2023 season.[5]
2024: ATP debut, first wins, top 35
He made his debut at the 2024 Córdoba Open as a wildcard. He also qualified for the next Latin American Golden swing tournament on home soil at the 2024 Argentina Open. Ranked No. 113, he qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at the 2024 Rio Open and defeated compatriot Federico Coria for his first ATP win. He reached his first ATP semifinal defeating Yannick Hanfmann and wildcard João Fonseca.[6] He reached his first final defeating defending champion and second seed Cameron Norrie, his first top-50 win. As a result he reached the top 60, raising 50 positions up in the rankings.[7] Navone became the first qualifier to reach an ATP 500 final since Jiri Vesely in Dubai in 2022.[8] He lost to fifth seed Sebastian Baez in an all-Argentine final.[9][10] He entered the next Golden swing tournament, the 2024 Chile Open with a special exempt (SE) status.
Navone entered the 2024 French Open seeded 31st, making history as the first player to make their main draw Grand Slam debut as a seeded player.[17]
Performance Timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
^"Mariano Navone | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
^"Mariano Navone venció a Pablo Carreño Busta en su debut en Roland Garros y logró un récord como preclasificado". La Nación (in Spanish). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ abTorok, Sebastián (15 November 2023). "Mariano Navone, de imitar a la Legión por TV hasta quedarse dormido en una ciudad fierrera, a soñar desafíos contra Alcaraz y Djokovic". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^"Mariano Navone: el tenista de Nueve de Julio que triunfa en Roland Garros". Agencia de Noticias Municipales (in Spanish). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^"Meet Challenger Star Mariano Navone, 'La Navoneta'". July 16, 2023.
^ "Cameron Norrie reaches Rio Open semifinals with three-set win".
^"Navone stuns defending champion Norrie to reach Rio Open final". 24 February 2024.
^"Baez reaches biggest ATP Tour final in Rio de Janeiro".
^"Brilliant Baez bags biggest title of career in Rio de Janeiro". 25 February 2024.
^"Five things to know about Mariano Navone". 25 February 2024.
^"Berrettini bursts back into Top 100, Mover of Week". 8 April 2024.
^"Rookie Navone continues surge with Bucharest opening win". 15 April 2024.
^"Fucsovics soars to Bucharest final, faces Navone; Navone defeats Barrere". 20 April 2024.
^"Navone unleashes his talent on the Caja Mágica".
^"Navone's lightbulb moment before Top 50 breakthrough". 1 May 2024.
^"Musetti, Navone set Top 50 battle in Cagliari Challenger final; Tabilo, Munar meet for Aix-en-Provence title". 4 May 2024.