Fernando Romboli
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Fernando Romboli de Souza (born 4 January 1989) is a Brazilian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 40, achieved on 8 September 2025. He also reached a singles ranking of No. 236 on 20 June 2011. Romboli has won two ATP Tour titles in doubles.
Career
2011
In 2011 Romboli began his season at the Brazil Futures 1, losing in the second round to Ricardo Hocevar 4–6, 6–4, 1–6. He then participated in the São Paulo Challengers tournament, again losing in the round of 16, 6–3, 1–6, 1–6 to Thomas Fabbiano. Participating in the Seguros Bolívar Open Bucaramanga next, he had to enter the draw through the Qualifiers. Despite this setback, he easily beat his two qualifier opponents in straight sets to cement his spot in the main draw. He then produced the best tournament of his career, winning every match he played, dropping only three sets, and recording his first Challenger Circuit title. He then got a wildcard to enter his first ATP World Tour event, the Brasil Open, where he lost his first round to Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo in straight sets.
2012: Ban for positive test
After testing positive to diuretics furosemide and hydrochlorothiazide, Romboli was banned for eight-and-a-half months.
2021: First ATP doubles title
Romboli won his first ATP doubles title at the 2021 Croatia Open Umag partnering David Vega Hernández defeating top seeds Tomislav Brkić from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nikola Ćaćić from Serbia.
2025: Masters semifinal, ATP 500 final, top 50
In March 2025, at the age of 36, he had the best campaign of his career at the 2025 BNP Paribas Open, where, entering as an alternate along with John-Patrick Smith, he defeated Austin Krajicek / Rajeev Ram (former world No. 1 and silver medalists in Paris 2024), sixth seeds Cash / Glasspool and the duo Bhambri / Göransson, reaching the semifinals of the tournament.
In April, he won his second ATP title in Houston with Smith.
In May, Romboli reached his biggest final at the ATP 500, the 2025 Hamburg Open with Andrés Molteni but lost to top seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.
In June, he reached his first grass final at the 2025 Nottingham Open with Smith, defeating top seeds Argentine Guido Andreozzi and French Théo Arribagé. As a result, Romboli reached the top 50 on 30 June 2025 in the doubles rankings, before the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Doubles
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | W–L | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| French Open | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 33% |
| US Open | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
| Win–loss | 0–3 | 5–4 | 0 / 10 | 6–10 | 42% | |
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | SF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Madrid Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Italian Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Canadian Open | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Paris Masters | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 5–7 | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
ATP Tour finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Legend Grand Slam (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP 500 (0–1) ATP 250 (2–0) | Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2–1) Grass (0–0) | Finals by setting Outdoor (2–1) Indoor (0–0) |
| Grand Slam (0–0) | ||
| ATP Masters 1000 (0–0) | ||
| ATP 500 (0–1) | ||
| ATP 250 (2–0) | ||
| Finals by surface | ||
| Hard (0–0) | ||
| Clay (2–1) | ||
| Grass (0–0) | ||
| Finals by setting | ||
| Outdoor (2–1) | ||
| Indoor (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | Croatia Open, Croatia | ATP 250 | Clay | Spain David Vega Hernández | Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić Serbia Nikola Ćaćić | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2025 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States | ATP 250 | Clay | Australia John-Patrick Smith | Argentina Federico Agustín Gómez Mexico Santiago González | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 2025 | Hamburg Open, Germany | ATP 500 | Clay | Argentina Andrés Molteni | Italy Simone Bolelli Italy Andrea Vavassori | 4–6, 0–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 23 (14 titles, 9 runner-ups)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Legend ATP Challenger Tour (1–1) ITF Futures/WTT (13–8) | Finals by surface Hard (0–3) Clay (14–6) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (1–1) | |
| ITF Futures/WTT (13–8) | |
| Finals by surface | |
| Hard (0–3) | |
| Clay (14–6) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2009 | Brazil F4, Ribeirão Preto | Futures | Clay | Brazil Júlio Silva | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2009 | Brazil F8, Divinópolis | Futures | Clay | Brazil Rodrigo Guidolin | 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4) ret. |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2009 | Brazil F18, Fortaleza | Futures | Clay | Brazil Tiago Lopes | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jul 2010 | Brazil F16, Jundiaí | Futures | Clay | Brazil Rogério Dutra Silva | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 2010 | Brazil F26, Itu | Futures | Clay | Sweden Christian Lindell | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2010 | Brazil F27, Salvador | Futures | Hard | Brazil Daniel Dutra da Silva | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Nov 2010 | Brazil F33, Belo Horizonte | Futures | Clay | Brazil Thales Turini | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | Dec 2010 | Brazil F37, Guarulhos | Futures | Clay | Brazil Leonardo Kirche | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 7–2 | Dec 2010 | Brazil F38, Sorocaba | Futures | Clay | Brazil Thales Turini | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Jan 2011 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | France Éric Prodon | 3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Oct 2011 | Brazil F34, Fernandópolis | Futures | Clay | Brazil Thiago Alves | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Oct 2011 | Brazil F35, Lins | Futures | Clay | Brazil André Miele | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–4 | May 2012 | Brazil F10, Manaus | Futures | Clay (i) | Brazil João Pedro Sorgi | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–4 | Jun 2012 | Brazil F13, Lins | Futures | Clay | Brazil Bruno Semenzato | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–5 | Jun 2013 | USA F14, Innisbrook | Futures | Clay | El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 10–6 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F4, Manaus | Futures | Clay (i) | Brazil Pedro Sakamoto | 6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 11–6 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F5, Natal | Futures | Clay | Brazil José Pereira | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| Loss | 11–7 | Sep 2013 | Brazil F9, Belém | Futures | Hard | Brazil Bruno Sant'Anna | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 11–8 | Dec 2013 | Brazil F19, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Argentina Andrea Collarini | 6–7(2–7), 1–6 |
| Win | 12–8 | Dec 2014 | Brazil F16, São José dos Campos | Futures | Clay | Brazil Tiago Lopes | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–8 | May 2015 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Ecuador Giovanni Lapentti | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 13–9 | Nov 2015 | Brazil F8, Campos do Jordão | Futures | Hard | Brazil Caio Zampieri | 6–1, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 14–9 | Jul 2016 | Brazil F2, São José do Rio Preto | Futures | Clay | Brazil Oscar José Gutierrez | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 98 (54–44)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Legend ATP Challenger Tour (22–23) ITF Futures/WTT (32–21) | Finals by surface Hard (9–11) Clay (44–31) Grass (1–2) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (22–23) | |
| ITF Futures/WTT (32–21) | |
| Finals by surface | |
| Hard (9–11) | |
| Clay (44–31) | |
| Grass (1–2) |