On 20 June Matteo Berrettini won the biggest title so far in his career at the Queen's Club Championships, his first on the ATP 500 level. He became the first debutant to triumph at Queen’s Club since Boris Becker in 1985 and the first Italian in history to win this title. He defeated Briton Cameron Norrie in the final, after beating two other home favorites in the tournament: wildcard Andy Murray and 6th seed Dan Evans.
Matteo Berrettini is an Italian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked as the world no.7 in the ATP singles, the feat which he achieved on 13 September 2021. He is the elder brother of Jacopo Berrettini and the boyfriend of Croatian-Australian tennis player, Ajla Tomljanović.
He came into the spotlight after defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach his first Wimbledon semifinal becoming the first Italian man in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon semifinals and the second in history since Nicola Pietrangeli in 1960.
He advanced to his first-ever Grand Slam final after beating Hubert Hurkacz becoming the first Italian, man or woman, to reach a Wimbledon single final and the first Italian man to reach a Grand Slam final since Adriano Panatta at 1976 Roland Garros. There, he lost to Novak Djokovic in four sets.
Matteo Berrettini was born on 12th April 1996 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. His birth name is Matteo Berrettini. He holds Italian nationality. As a native of Rome, he belongs to the Romance ethnic group. Capricorn is his star sign. He is a devoted Christian.
Matteo was born into a middle-class sports-loving family. His father Luca Berrettini and his mother Claudia Bigo were professionally involved in Tennis during their youth and they gradually fell in love ending with marriage. He has a younger brother named Jacopo Berrettini who is also a professional tennis player.
Furthermore, the tennis player’s studies have always been focused on sport, so much so that he graduated from the scientific high school with a sporting focus.
The 25 years old tennis player Matteo Berrettini has been dating Australian tennis player, Alja Tomljanovic. The couple officially announced their relationship in October 2019. The two are seen supporting each other in their matches.
The pair were first linked in late 2019 when Tomljanovic was spotted in Berrettini’s box during his fourth-round match at the US Open. An Instagram post of the pair visiting an Italian restaurant in New York also sparked suggestions Tomljanovic had moved on with Berrettini after breaking up with her ex-boyfriend Kyrgios.
The couple survived quarantine together when Covid-19 hit last year. The love birds spend so much time together after the WTA and ATP tours were shut down and it help them to put their relationship on fast-forward. As of now, they are very close to each other and admires each other's sportsmanship.
We just wish them very good luck for their upcoming journey and hope that their relationship will blossom more in the coming days.
As of 2021, the net worth of Matteo Berrettini is estimated to be $6 million. He has made the prize money of US$7,605,702 till now. It means on average, he earns $1.2 million per year but this amount figure can be increase or decrease in the coming days according to his performances or wins in the tennis competitions.
A major part of his fortune comes from his tennis career. Apart from tennis, Matteo is endorsed by the clothing brand called Lotto which was once signed by Juan Carlos Ferrero, a former Spanish world no.1. Lotto is an Italian brand selling luxury sportswear with a special line focusing on sporting and casual clothing and footwear (including sneakers, and football boots).
Matteo Berrettini is 6 ft 5 inches tall and has a body weight of 90 Kg. He has an Athletic build body. His body measures 42-32-15 inches (Chest-Waist-Biceps). Dominic Thiem gained his athletic body as being a sportsman.
He has a pair of dark brown eyes. He looks really handsome in his curly hair that is black in color. He regularly goes to the gym to maintain his body physique. He also regularly does exercise and eat a healthy balanced diet.