Tennis in Italy

Women's tennis in particular has seen tremendous successes in the 21st century, with the advent of Francesca Schiavone, Sara Errani, Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci.

[2] Eleven Italian tennis players played at least the semi-final in a Grand Slam tournament.

Nine Italian female tennis players have reached at least the semifinals of a Grand Slam singles tournament.

Nine Italian tennis players managed to beat the current number 1 in the world.

Four Italian tennis players managed to beat the current number 1 in the world.

Jannik Sinner is currently the top Italian player in the ATP rankings .
Jasmine Paolini is currently the top Italian player in the WTA rankings .
Flavia Pennetta , last Italian female winner of a Grand Slam tournament, in 2015.