We are going to review 10 striking curiosities of Federico Delbonis. The Argentine is one of the most beloved tennis players in his country, as he was a key pillar in the historic Davis Cup won against Croatia. He also has a record that shows his great regularity on the circuit in recent years.
Federico Delbonis needs no introduction. The left-hander is known as that man who gave the final point to Argentina in Zagreb against Croatia to make history and give his country the first Salad Bowl. Delbonis despite being a veteran on the circuit in 2021 has achieved some of the best results in his entire professional career. Let’s review some of his great achievements.
Seasons in the Top-100
Delbonis was able to stay among the one hundred best tennis players in the world for 7 consecutive seasons. Specifically from 2013 to 2019. During those years it reached its best ranking, positioning itself as 33rd in the world on May 9, 2016.
Finals contested
Throughout his career, Delbo has played a total of four singles finals, all on clay. Of all of them, he managed to win the two-time champion title, the first of them in São Paulo 2014 and the second in Marrakech 2016.
First doubles title
It was in the 2018 season, when he managed to win his first title in the doubles category and he did it in São Paulo, together with his compatriot M.González. In the final they ended up beating W. Koelhof y A. Sitak (6-4, 6-2).
Davis Cup
In 2016, he achieved win the Davis Cup with Juan Martín del Potro, Guido Pella, Juan Mónaco, Leonardo Mayer, Renzo Olivo and Carlos Berlocq. In the final, he was the one who managed to give Argentina the decisive point and did so by defeating Karlovic (6-3, 6-4, 6-2).
His winning record
The year in which he had the most victories was in the 2016 and ended the season accumulating a total of 27 matches won.
Wins against Swiss Top 10
Delbonis has managed to defeat two Swiss tennis players on clay. The first one was Roger Federer, whom he beat in the semifinals of Hamburg 2013 and years later, ended up beating Wawrinka in the quarterfinals of Geneva 2015.
Best win
If the most important victory occurred in the third round of the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells 2016, where he beat Andy Murray, which was No. 2 in the world at that time.
ATP Challenger Tour
On the Challenger circuit he has won a total of 11 titles throughout his career. The last of them succeeded in Perugia In the season 2019, where he beat Guillermo García López (6-0, 1-6, 7-6).
Challenger victories against Top tennis players
There are several victories that Delbonis has achieved in Challenger playing against tennis players who are or were Top-20 in the world. Among all of them, we find Schwartzman, Massu, Cecchinato, Gaudio, Ramos-Viñolas, Robredo and F. Mayer.
Best performance in a Grand Slam
The best performance of the Argentine in a Grand Slam tournament, occurred this same season 2021. Specifically at Roland Garros, where he defeated tennis players such as Fabio Fognini and Pablo Andújar. Delbonis reached the fourth round and ended up losing against the Spanish Davidovich (4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 4-6).
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