Robert Louis Ginepri (/dʒɪˈnɛpri/ jih-NEP-ree;[1] born October 7, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player.

[citation needed] Ginepri was the first player to be beaten by Novak Djokovic in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the 2005 French Open.

[2][3] In August, he reached the semifinals of an ATP Masters Series tournament for the first time in his career, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In his next tournament, the SAP Open in San Jose, California, Ginepri was able to defeat Blake in the quarterfinals, but lost in the semifinals to Radek Štěpánek.

At the Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ginepri reached the semifinals for his third consecutive tournament.

Ginepri then played the Tennis Masters Series Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, losing in the second round to Carlos Moyá.

At the Hypo Group Tennis International in Pörtschach, Austria, Ginepri lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Mónaco.

In the early part of 2013, Ginepri won a Futures event and made the final of a Challenger tournament.

Ginepri made it to the quarterfinals of the US Clay Court Championship in Houston before losing to Juan Mónaco.

In 2014, having competed in futures tournaments throughout the start of the season, Ginepri participated in his first Challenger at the 2014 Sarasota Open, retiring after one match in the first round of qualifying.

Ginepri was born in Jacksonville and graduated from Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia.

His father, Rene, who is originally from Luxembourg, is a systems analyst and his mother, Nancy, is a second grade teacher.

On February 22, 2007, Ginepri participated on Spike TV's Pros vs. Joes with Rik Smits, Rob Dibble, and Andre Rison.