Bjorn Fratangelo

Bjorn Fratangelo

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Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1993-07-19) July 19, 1993 Pittsburgh, United States
Height
Turned pro	2012
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$231,610
Singles
Career record	0–3 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 104 (16 May 2016)
Current ranking	No. 104 (16 May 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2016)
French Open	2R (2016)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2015)
US Open	1R (2015)
Doubles
Career record	0–1 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 304 (April 27, 2015)
Current ranking	No. 651 (1 February 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open Junior	QF (2011)
US Open Junior	2R (2011)
Last updated on: 3 February 2016.

Bjorn Fratangelo (born July 19, 1993 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a professional American tennis player who won the boys' singles title at the 2011 French Open. Fratangelo is only the second American out of three to win the event, following John McEnroe in 1977 and preceding Tommy Paul in 2015.

Early life

Fratangelo began playing tennis at age three and is named after former tennis champion Björn Borg. His father, Mario, is his coach. Fratangelo attended St. John the Baptist School in Plum, Pennsylvania until the 8th grade when he moved to Naples, Florida for training reasons, and was an online student of Barron Collier High School.

Junior career

Fratangelo won the boys' singles title at the 2011 French Open, beating Dominic Thiem in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6. The win propelled him to a career high of no. 2 in the junior rankings. He also played in the junior championship at the 2011 US Open, losing to eventual champion Oliver Golding in three sets.

Professional

Early years

Fratangelo has played mainly on the ITF Pro Circuit since 2009. He played sparsely in both 2009 and 2010, before playing on a much more regular basis in 2011. He made his first final in July 2011 in the USA F17 event in Pittsburgh, losing to Brian Baker in straight sets.

The following month, Fratangelo was given a wildcard for the 2011 US Open qualifiers, losing 2–6, 2–6 to Fritz Wolmarans in the first round of qualification.

He reached another final on the ITF Men's Circuit in May 2012, but lost in straight sets to Tennys Sandgren in Tampa, Florida.

In 2013, Fratangelo reached the semi-final in the USA F2 event in Sunrise, losing to eventual champion Robby Ginepri, and then won his first professional title the following week, beating Arthur De Greef in the final in Weston by the sore of 6–3, 3–6, 6–0. He made his second final in as many weeks when he faced De Greef once again, this time in Palm Coast, but lost 2–6, 3–6.

2016: Top 100

In April 2016, he won the 2016 French Open Wild Card Challenge by reaching the semi-finals in Sarasota and winning the Savannah Challenger the following week. He put the wild card to good use by defeating compatriot Sam Querrey in the 1st round to crack the Top 100 for the first time. This was also his first career match win in the main draw of a Grand Slam.

Career titles

Singles (9)

Legend
ATP Challengers (2–2)
ITF Futures (8–5)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	4 July 2011	Pittsburgh, USA	Clay	Brian Baker	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	14 May 2012	Tampa, USA	Clay	Tennys Sandgren	1–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	21 January 2013	Weston, USA	Clay	Arthur De Greef	6–4, 3–6, 6–0
Runner-up	3.	28 January 2013	Palm Coast, USA	Clay	Arthur De Greef	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	25 February 2013	Harlingen, USA	Hard	Jiří Veselý	7–5, 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Winner	2.	6 May 2013	Orange Park, USA	Clay	Gerald Melzer	7–5, 6–3
Winner	3.	10 June 2013	Amstelveen, Netherlands	Clay	Thiago Monteiro	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner	4.	12 May 2014	Tampa, USA	Clay	Christian Garin	6–2, 6–3
Winner	5.	7 July 2014	Sassuolo, Italy	Clay	Alberto Brizzi	6–4, 2–0 RET
Winner	6.	28 July 2014	Decatur, USA	Hard	Liam Broady	6–4, 6–0
Runner-up	5.	11 August 2014	Calgary, Canada	Clay	Daniel Nguyen	6–7(7–9), 7–5, 4–6
Winner	7.	1 September 2014	Toronto, Canada	Hard (i)	Mitchell Krueger	6–2, 6–3
Winner	8.	8 September 2014	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Eric Quigley	6–4, 6–2
Winner	9.	9 February 2015	Launceston, Australia	Hard	Hyeon Chung	4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	6.	14 June 2015	Caltanisetta, Italy	Clay	Elias Ymer	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	7.	26 July 2015	Binghamton, United States	Hard	Kyle Edmund	2–6, 3–6
Winner	8.	24 April 2016	Savannah, United States	Clay	Jared Donaldson	6–1, 6–3

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current till 2016 French Open.

Tournament	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	0–1
French Open	A	A	A	A	Q2	2R	1–1
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	Q2		0–0
US Open	Q1	A	Q1	A	1R		0–1
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–3
Career statistics
Titles–Finals	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Year End Ranking	785	614	308	266	128

External links

• Bjorn Fratangelo at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Bjorn Fratangelo at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile