Lorenzo Sonego is one of many interesting Italian tennis players right now, currently at no 55 in the ATP rankings. Read on to learn more about the career of Sonego and what racquet and gear he’s using.
Lorenzo Sonego’s Tennis Racquet
Lorenzo Sonego is endorsing the Wilson Blade 98 V9 16/19 (click for our review), but is using an older generation Blade. Our guess based on old images is the popular V5 version, liked by many pros.
He strings his racquets with Luxilon Alu Power Soft at 20 kg (44 lbs), depending on conditions. If you know what his racquet specifications are, please comment below.
Biography and Career
Lorenzo Sonego was born on 11th May 1995 in Turin in the north of Italy. He began playing tennis at the age of 11 with coach Gipo Arbino, (which is his coach still today).
Lorenzo turned pro in 2013 and three years later, in May 2016, he made his ATP Tour debut at the Italian Open. The following year he won his first Challenger title at the 2017 Sparkassen ATP Challenger.
In 2018, Sonego made his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open and he reach the 2nd round, following a win over Robin Haase.
The first ATP title came instead in 2019, when the Italian defeated Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic in the final at Antalya, Turkey.
Apart from a drop in form in the 2022 season, Sonego has slowly made several achievements on the tour including four ATP singles titles:
| Year | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Winston-Salem (Outdoor/Hard) |
| 2022 | Metz (Indoor/Hard) |
| 2021 | Cagliari (Outdoor/Clay) |
| 2019 | Antalya (Outdoor/Grass) |
Sonego is also a talented doubles player and in Cagliari 2021 he won both the singles and doubles titles.
His career high ranking is 21 which was achieved in October of 2021.
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Info / Stats
- Plays right-handed with two-handed backhand
- Total prize money earned: $6,924,621
- Height: 6’3″ (191cm)
- Favourite surface: clay
- Favourite shots: serve and forehand
- Tennis idol growing up: Roger Federer
- Likes dancing and singing, has recorded several songs.
Serve Stats
| Category | Statistic |
| Aces | 1764 |
| Double Faults | 567 |
| 1st Serve Success Rate | 66% |
| 1st Serve Points Won | 73% |
| 2nd Serve Points Won | 51% |
| Break Points Faced | 1760 |
| Break Points Saved | 63% |
| Service Games Played | 3661 |
| Service Games Won | 82% |
| Total Service Points Won | 65% |
Return Stats
| Category | Statistic |
| 1st Serve Return Points Won | 28% |
| 2nd Serve Return Points Won | 46% |
| Break Point Opportunities | 1694 |
| Break Points Converted | 37% |
| Return Games Played | 3652 |
| Return Games Won | 17% |
| Total Return Points Won | 35% |
| Total Points Won | 50% |
Follow Lorenzo Sonego
Fans can follow Sonego on his Instagram with 173K followers.
During his match versus Shelton yesterday, the commentary mentioned that he strings his racket 19/19 (and in passing they also mentioned that Zverev has it strung at 18.4/18.4)
Thanks!