Juan Manuel Cerúndolo is an Argentine tennis player, the younger brother of Francisco Cerúndolo, with a career high rank of no 79 (from 2022). But what is Juan Manuel’s racquet and gear?
Juan Manuel Cerúndolo’s tennis racquet
Cerundolo is one of the minority of tennis players on the tour who actually uses the racquet he endorses. He plays with an extended pro stock version of the HEAD Extreme Pro (most likely the older version, when it used to be called Extreme Tour).
He has plenty of lead tape added at the 3 and 9 positions, but we are unaware of his exact specs. So if you know, please comment below.
Cerundolo plays with a hybrid setup: natural gut in the mains and a dark string (Hawk or Hawk Touch, most likely) in the crosses.
Bio and Career
Juan Manuel Cerúndolo was born on November 15th, 2001, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He started playing tennis at at his parents academy already at the age of 3.
A left-hander, he turned pro in 2018 and comes from a proper sporting family; his father, Alejandro, was a tennis pro, and his older brother, Francisco, is a top 30 player. His sister, Maria Constanza, won a gold medal at 2018 Youth Olympic Games for Argentine’s field hockey team .
Cerúndolo’s breakout came at the 2021 Córdoba Open, where he won the ATP 250 title in his tour debut, defeating Albert Ramos-Viñolas. At 19, he became the youngest Argentine ATP champion since Guillermo Coria in 2001, the first to win a title in his debut since Santiago Ventura in 2004, and the fifth-lowest-ranked ATP winner since 1990.
In 2021, he won three Challenger titles (Rome, Como, and Banja Luka) entering the Top 100 in October, the youngest Argentine to do so since Juan Martín del Potro in 2006. He also qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals in the same year, the first South American to do so.
In 2023, Cerúndolo got back-to-back Challenger titles in Tigre, Argentina, boosting his Challenger record to 87-39 (most matches on clay). Smaller injuries slowed his progress, but in 2025, ranked no 126, he got back in form at the Madrid Open. As a qualifier, he upset Félix Auger-Aliassime for his first Top 20 win and reached the third round, his best Masters 1000 result since Miami 2022.
Cerúndolo reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of no 79 on January 31st, 2022, and no 376 in doubles on February 3rd, 2020.
Info and Stats
- Plays left-handed with a two-handed backhand
- Height: 6’0″ or 183cm
- Weight: 165 lbs or 75kg
- Current coach: Kevin Konfederak
- Tennis idol: Rafa Nadal
- Prize money won: $1,116,505
- Favorite shot: forehand
- Favorite tournament: French Open
Social Media
Follow Juan Manuel Cerúndolo on his official Instagram account @juanmacerundolo where he has around 35K followers.
