Simone Vagnozzi (Italian pronunciation: [siˈmoːnevaɲˈɲɔttsi]; born 30 May 1983) is an Italian former professional tennis player. Alongside Darren Cahill, he is currently the coach of fellow Italian ATP player Jannik Sinner. Both received the Coach of the Year award at the 2023 ATP Awards.

Vagnozzi had a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 161 achieved on 7 November 2011. He also had a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 74 achieved on 4 April 2011.

Vagnozzi made his ATP Tour singles debut at the 2004 Grand Prix Hassan II on clay courts in Casablanca, Morocco when he successfully advanced through three qualifying rounds to reach his first career main draw. In qualifying he defeated Talal Ouahabi, followed by leading Thomas Shimada 6–0, 2–0 when he had to retire from the match, and finally Björn Rehnquist to gain a main draw birth. In the first round he would go on extend his winning streak to four matches by defeating Jean-René Lisnard in straight sets but would ultimately fall in the second round to Swiss player Ivo Heuberger. He made his ATP Tour doubles debut at the 2005 Croatia Open where he received a direct entry alongside Ladislav Švarc of Slovakia. They were defeated in the first round by an 18-year-old Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarević.

Vagnozzi reached 24 singles finals in his career, posting a record of 8 wins and 16 losses which includes a 1–3 record in ATP Challenger finals. Additionally, he reached 54 doubles finals across his career with a record of 28 wins and 26 losses which includes a 16–21 record in ATP Challenger finals. He reached 1 career doubles final on the ATP Tour at the 2010 Swedish Open alongside compatriot Andreas Seppi. They were defeated by Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău in straight sets.

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 2010Swedish Open, Sweden250 SeriesClayItaly Andreas SeppiSweden Robert Lindstedt Romania Horia Tecău4–6, 5–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 24 (8–16)

Legend
Legend ATP Challenger (1–3) ITF Futures (7–13)Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (8–16) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (7–13)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (8–16)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2005Chile F4, SantiagoFuturesClayArgentina Máximo González5–7, 6–1, 3–6
Loss0–2Jan 2006Spain F3, LlucmajorFuturesClayItaly Francesco Piccari6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss0–3Jun 2007Bytom, PolandChallengerClayAustralia Peter Luczak3–6, 3–6
Win1–3Sep 2007Italy F33, SardegnaFuturesClayItaly Matteo Marrai3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Win2–3Oct 2007Italy F34, SassariFuturesClayHungary Ádám Kellner1–6, 6–1, 6–1
Loss2–4Apr 2008Italy F10, PadovaFuturesClayCroatia Antonio Veić2–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6
Loss2–5Jun 2008Alessandria, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Paolo Lorenzi6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win3–5Oct 2008Croatia F10, DubrovnikFuturesClaySlovenia Grega Žemlja6–3, 6–4
Win4–5Feb 2009Egypt F2, CairoFuturesClayItaly Daniele Giorgini7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–4
Loss4–6May 2009Italy F10, PozzuoliFuturesClayBelgium Yannick Mertens2–6, 2–6
Loss4–7Jun 2009Serbia F1, BelgradeFuturesClaySerbia Nikola Ćirić6–4, 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Loss4–8Jul 2009Italy F19, PalazzoloFuturesClayChile Guillermo Hormazábal5–7, 0–6
Loss4–9May 2010Cairo, EgyptChallengerClayCzech Republic Ivo Minář6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss4–10May 2010Italy F8, PozzuoliFuturesClayItaly Alessio di Mauro5–7, 4–6
Win5–10Jun 2010Marburg, GermanyChallengerClayCzech Republic Ivo Minář2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss5–11Mar 2011Spain F7, SabadellFuturesClayRussia Evgeny Donskoy5–7, 5–7
Win6–11Aug 2012Italy F22, AppianoFuturesClayChile Jorge Aguilar6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss6–12Mar 2013Turkey F10, AntalyaFuturesClayItaly Lorenzo Giustino0–6, 3–6
Loss6–13May 2013Sweden F2, BåstadFuturesClayItaly Roberto Marcora3–6, 5–7
Loss6–14Jun 2013Slovenia F3, LitijaFuturesClayFrance Axel Michon0–6, 4–6
Win7–14Jun 2013Italy F13, Busto ArsizioFuturesClayCzech Republic Dušan Lojda4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss7–15Oct 2013Italy F30, PalermoFuturesClayItaly Alessio di Mauro3–6, 3–6
Win8–15Mar 2014Italy F4, PalermoFuturesClayFrance Maxime Chazal6–3, 6–2
Loss8–16Mar 2014Croatia F5, UmagFuturesClayMorocco Lamine Ouahab0–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6

Doubles: 53 (28–25)

Legend
Legend ATP Challenger (16–21) ITF Futures (12–4)Finals by surface Hard (3–3) Clay (25–22) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger (16–21)
ITF Futures (12–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (25–22)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2003San Benedetto, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Daniele GiorginiAustralia Todd Perry Japan Thomas Shimada3–6, 4–6
Win1–1Oct 2003France F20, Saint-DizierFuturesHardItaly Flavio CipollaSweden Tobias Steinel-Hansson Germany Aleksey Malajko4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win2–1May 2004Italy F9, TeramoFuturesClayItaly Alessandro MottiBrazil Rodrigo Monte Brazil Márcio Torres3–0 ret.
Loss2–2Jun 2004Reggio Emilia, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Andreas SeppiGermany Tomas Behrend Italy Tomas Tenconi4–6, 2–6
Loss2–3Aug 2004St. Petersburg, RussiaChallengerClayItaly Daniele GiorginiRussia Mikhail Elgin Russia Andrei Mishin3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss2–4Mar 2005Italy F3, SiracuseFuturesClayItaly Cristian BrandiItaly Alessandro Motti Italy Flavio Cipolla5–7, 4–6
Loss2–5Jun 2005Sassuolo, ItalyChallengerClayChile Paul CapdevilleArgentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki Argentina Cristian Villagrán6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win3–5Jun 2005Italy F18, CastelfrancoFuturesClayItaly Flavio CipollaSwitzerland Benjamin-David Rufer Switzerland Stefan Kilchhofer7–6(7–1), 6–3
Loss3–6Jan 2006Spain F3, LlucmajorFuturesClayItaly Federico TorresiSpain Gabriel Trujillo Soler Spain M P Puigdomenech3–6, 3–6
Win4–6Feb 2006Italy F2, TrentoFuturesHardItaly Thomas HolzerItaly Alberto Brizzi Italy Leonardo Azzaro6–4, 6–3
Win5–6Mar 2006Italy F3, RomeFuturesClayItaly Alberto BrizziItaly Giancarlo Petrazzuolo Italy Daniele Giorgini6–7(1–7), 6–1, 6–2
Win6–6Jan 2007La Serena, ChileChallengerClaySpain Marc LópezArgentina Carlos Berlocq Argentina Brian Dabul3–6, 6–3, [10–1]
Loss6–7Mar 2007Barletta, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Alessandro MottiSpain David Marrero Spain Albert Portas4–6, 4–6
Win7–7Sep 2007Como, ItalyChallengerClayArgentina Máximo GonzálezItaly Flavio Cipolla Italy Marco Pedrini7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win8–7Sep 2007Genoa, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Daniele GiorginiItaly Flavio Cipolla Italy Simone Bolelli6–3, 6–1
Win9–7Jan 2008New Caledonia ChallengerChallengerHardItaly Flavio CipollaCzech Republic Jan Mertl Austria Martin Slanar6–4, 6–4
Win10–7Apr 2008Italy F10, PadovaFuturesClayBrazil Caio ZampieriUkraine Alexandr Dolgopolov Russia Denis Matsukevich7–5, 7–6(7–2)
Win11–7May 2008Rome, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Flavio CipollaItaly Paolo Lorenzi Italy Giancarlo Petrazzuolo6–3, 6–3
Win12–7Jun 2008Alessandria, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Flavio CipollaNetherlands Melle van Gemerden Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop3–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Loss12–8Jun 2008Constanța, RomaniaChallengerClayBrazil Júlio SilvaRomania Florin Mergea Romania Horia Tecău4–6, 2–6
Win13–8Feb 2009Egypt F1, GizaFuturesClayItaly Daniele GiorginiMorocco Rabie Chaki Morocco Talal Ouahabi2–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Loss13–9Feb 2009Egypt F2, CairoFuturesClayItaly Daniele GiorginiEgypt Sherif Sabry Egypt Karim Maamoun1–6, 4–6
Loss13–10Feb 2009Tanger, MoroccoChallengerClayItaly Giancarlo PetrazzuoloFrance Augustin Gensse France Éric Prodon1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss13–11Mar 2009Caltanissetta, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Daniele BraccialiArgentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki Spain David Marrero6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss13–12Jul 2009Italy F19, PalazzoloFuturesClayItaly Mattia LivraghiItaly Claudio Grassi Chile Guillermo Hormazábal5–7, 3–6
Loss13–13Aug 2009Tampere, FinlandChallengerClayItaly Uros VicoAustralia Peter Luczak Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin1–6, 7–6(8–6), [4–10]
Win14–13Aug 2009Manerbio, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Alessio di MauroSwitzerland Yves Allegro Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss14–14Sep 2009Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClayItaly Uros VicoSpain Pere Riba Spain Pablo Santos González3–6, 2–6
Loss14–15Sep 2009Seville, SpainChallengerClayItaly Alberto BrizziPhilippines Treat Huey India Harsh Mankad1–6, 5–7
Loss14–16Sep 2009Banja Luka, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerClayBosnia and Herzegovina Ismar GorčićJamaica Dustin Brown Austria Rainer Eitzinger4–6, 3–6
Loss14–17Sep 2009Ljubljana, SloveniaChallengerClayFrance Stéphane RobertUnited Kingdom Jamie Delgado United Kingdom Jamie Murray3–6, 3–6
Loss14–18Jan 2010New Caledonia ChallengerChallengerHardItaly Flavio CipollaFrance Édouard Roger-Vasselin France Nicolas Devilder7–5, 2–6, [6–10]
Win15–18Jan 2010Morocco F1, CasablancaFuturesClayItaly Alberto BrizziHungary Ádám Kellner Slovakia Martin Kližan6–3, 6–2
Win16–18Apr 2010Italy F3, FoggiaFuturesClayItaly Alessio di MauroArgentina Diego Álvarez Argentina Agustin Picco6–4, 6–0
Loss16–19Apr 2010Blumenau, BrazilChallengerClayBrazil André GhemBrazil André Sá Brazil Franco Ferreiro4–6, 3–6
Win17–19May 2010Cairo, EgyptChallengerClayAustria Martin SlanarGermany Andre Begemann Jamaica Dustin Brown6–3, 6–4
Win18–19Jul 2010Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClayPortugal Leonardo TavaresKazakhstan Yuri Schukin Russia Igor Kunitsyn7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win19–19Oct 2010Napoli, ItalyChallengerClaySpain Daniel Muñoz de la NavaGermany Bastian Knittel Austria Andreas Haider-Maurer1–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Loss19–20Oct 2010Palermo, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Alessandro MottiAustria Philipp Oswald Austria Martin Fischer6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss19–21Jan 2011New Caledonia ChallengerChallengerHardItaly Flavio CipollaGermany Dominik Meffert Denmark Frederik Nielsen6–7(4–7), 7–5, [5–10]
Win20–21Feb 2011Meknes, MoroccoChallengerClayPhilippines Treat HueyItaly Alessandro Motti Italy Alessio di Mauro6–1, 6–2
Loss20–22Feb 2011Casablanca, MoroccoChallengerClayPortugal Leonardo TavaresSpain Guillermo Alcaide Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras2–6, 1–6
Win21–22Mar 2011Spain F7, SabadellFuturesClayItaly Daniele GiorginiSpain M A López Jaén Spain Gabriel Trujillo Soler6–3, 6–2
Win22–22Mar 2011Rabat, MoroccoChallengerClayItaly Alessio di MauroKazakhstan Evgeny Korolev Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin6–4, 6–4
Win23–22Mar 2011Caltanissetta, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Daniele BraccialiItaly Daniele Giorgini Romania Adrian Ungur3–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7]
Win24–22Jun 2011Milan, ItalyChallengerClaySpain Adrián Menéndez MaceirasPortugal Leonardo Tavares Italy Andrea Arnaboldi0–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win25–22Aug 2011San Sebastián, SpainChallengerClayItaly Stefano IanniSpain Israel Sevilla Spain Daniel Gimeno Traver6–3, 6–4
Loss25–23Oct 2011Orleans, FranceChallengerHardCzech Republic David ŠkochFrance Pierre-Hugues Herbert France Nicolas Renavand5–7, 3–6
Loss25–24Apr 2012Mersin, TurkeyChallengerClayItaly Alessandro MottiMoldova Radu Albot Ukraine Denys Molchanov0–6, 2–6
Loss25–25Jul 2012Orbetello, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Alessio di MauroItaly Stefano Ianni Australia Dane Propoggia3–6, 2–6
Win26–25Feb 2013Spain F1, MallorcaFuturesClayItaly Alessio di MauroSpain M A López Jaén Spain J Marse-Vidri6–0, 6–3
Win27–25Jul 2013Orbetello, ItalyChallengerClayItaly Marco CrugnolaArgentina Renzo Olivo Argentina Guillermo Durán7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
Win28–25Jul 2014Denmark F1, AarhusFuturesClayItaly Matteo DonatiSweden Christian Lindell Sweden Robin Olin6–1, 6–0

Performance timelines

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH

Singles

Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ1Q2Q2Q1Q2Q1AQ10 / 00–0
French OpenAQ2AAAQ1Q2AA0 / 00–0
WimbledonQ1Q1AAQ1AQ2AA0 / 00–0
US OpenQ1AAAQ3AAAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami OpenAAAAAAQ1AA0 / 00–0
Italian OpenAAQ1AAAAAA0 / 00–0
HamburgAAQ1Not Masters Series0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0

Doubles

Tournament201020112012SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA1R0 / 10–10%
French OpenA1RA0 / 10–10%
WimbledonQ11RA0 / 10–10%
US Open1RAA0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–10–20–10 / 40–40%

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded bySpain Juan Carlos FerreroATP Coach of the Year 2023 (with Australia Darren Cahill)Succeeded byUnited States Michael Russell