How old is Potito Starace?

Potito Starace is 45 years old, born on July 14, 1981.

How tall is Potito Starace?

Potito Starace is 188 cm / 6'2".

Does Potito Starace use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?

Potito Starace uses a two-handed backhand.

Is Potito Starace left-handed or right-handed?

Potito Starace plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Potito Starace won?

Potito Starace has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many Masters 1000 titles has Potito Starace won?

Potito Starace has not won a Masters 1000 title.

What is Potito Starace's highest ATP ranking?

Potito Starace's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 27, first achieved on October 15, 2007.

What is Potito Starace's career win-loss record?

Potito Starace has a career ATP singles record of 147 wins and 188 losses (43.9%).

How much career prize money has Potito Starace earned?

Potito Starace has earned at least $3,796,316 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Potito Starace play professional tennis?

Potito Starace turned professional in 2001 and was active through 2014.

What is Potito Starace's best surface?

Potito Starace's best surface is clay court with a 51.9% win rate (120W-111L).

Who is Potito Starace's biggest rival?

Potito Starace's most frequent opponent is Nicolas Almagro, with a head-to-head record of 1–7 across 8 meetings.

Potito Starace

ITA Age 45 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand Pro 2001–2014

Peak ranking

27 (Oct 15, 2007)

Elo peak

1790 (69.1%ile)

Career record

147–188 (43.9%)

Career titles

Prize money

$3,796,316

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
May 24, 2015	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Q1 Q	Clay	Victor Hanescu #187	4-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
May 28, 2014*	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	R128	Clay	Dmitry Tursunov #32	1-6 5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
May 27, 2014*	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Q3 Q	Clay	Frank Dancevic #121	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
May 27, 2014*	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Q2 Q	Clay	Guido Andreozzi #148	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
May 26, 2014	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Q1 Q	Clay	Yuichi Sugita #139	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Nicolas Almagro	1	7	8	Apr 18, 2012	H2H
Juan Ignacio Chela	4	3	7	Jul 29, 2011	H2H
Igor Andreev	1	6	7	Jun 9, 2011	H2H
Juan Carlos Ferrero	1	6	7	Aug 1, 2010	H2H
Roger Federer	0	6	6	May 15, 2013	H2H

Career Results

Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2002	20	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2003	21	Qualifying Q	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—
2003	21	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	187	222
2004	22	Qualifying Q	8	2	10	80.0%	—	—
2004	22	ATP	8	9	17	47.1%	222	76
2005	23	ATP	13	20	33	39.4%	76	105
2006	24	ATP	13	17	30	43.3%	105	83
2007	25	Qualifying Q	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—
2007	25	ATP	25	25	50	50.0%	83	31
2008	26	ATP	18	21	39	46.2%	33	72
2009	27	Qualifying Q	5	2	7	71.4%	—	—
2009	27	ATP	15	23	38	39.5%	71	62
2010	28	ATP	23	25	48	47.9%	62	47
2011	29	ATP	22	26	48	45.8%	47	58
2012	30	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2012	30	ATP	8	18	26	30.8%	58	164
2013	31	Qualifying Q	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—
2013	31	ATP	1	1	2	50.0%	167	152
2014	32	Qualifying Q	12	5	17	70.6%	—	—
2014	32	ATP	1	2	3	33.3%	153	163
2015	33	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		—	147	188	335	43.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2002	20	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2003	21	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%
2003	21	ATP	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2004	22	Qualifying Q	3	1	4	75.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	8	2	10	80.0%
2004	22	ATP	1	2	3	33.3%	7	5	12	58.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	8	9	17	47.1%
2005	23	ATP	2	6	8	25.0%	11	13	24	45.8%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	13	20	33	39.4%
2006	24	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	10	11	21	47.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	13	17	30	43.3%
2007	25	Qualifying Q	0	2	2	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
2007	25	ATP	1	9	10	10.0%	22	13	35	62.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	25	25	50	50.0%
2008	26	ATP	2	7	9	22.2%	16	13	29	55.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	18	21	39	46.2%
2009	27	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	7	71.4%
2009	27	ATP	3	9	12	25.0%	11	13	24	45.8%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	15	23	38	39.5%
2010	28	ATP	6	11	17	35.3%	17	13	30	56.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	23	25	48	47.9%
2011	29	ATP	5	8	13	38.5%	17	16	33	51.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	22	26	48	45.8%
2012	30	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2012	30	ATP	1	6	7	14.3%	7	10	17	41.2%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	8	18	26	30.8%
2013	31	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%
2013	31	ATP	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2014	32	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	10	4	14	71.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	5	17	70.6%
2014	32	ATP	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2015	33	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	22	61	83	26.5%	120	111	231	51.9%	1	11	12	8.3%	4	5	9	44.4%	147	188	335	43.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2003	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2004	22	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	8	9	17	47.1%
2005	23	1	0	1	100.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	6	12	18	33.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	13	20	33	39.4%
2006	24	0	2	2	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	9	8	17	52.9%	2	4	6	33.3%	13	17	30	43.3%
2007	25	0	4	4	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	11	13	24	45.8%	10	4	14	71.4%	25	25	50	50.0%
2008	26	0	3	3	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	12	10	22	54.5%	5	2	7	71.4%	18	21	39	46.2%
2009	27	0	2	2	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	12	11	23	52.2%	2	4	6	33.3%	15	23	38	39.5%
2010	28	0	2	2	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	16	13	29	55.2%	3	3	6	50.0%	21	25	46	45.7%
2011	29	0	4	4	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	11	15	26	42.3%	7	3	10	70.0%	22	26	48	45.8%
2012	30	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	10	13	23.1%	5	4	9	55.6%	8	18	26	30.8%
2013	31	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2014	32	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
Career		2	20	22	9.1%	18	42	60	30.0%	86	96	182	47.3%	39	30	69	56.5%	145	188	333	43.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 333/335 (99.4%) of Potito Starace's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2003	21	1	1.0	4.0	77.0%	52.6%	35.3%	66.7%	60.0%	48.6%	38.6%
2004	22	17	3.1	2.0	72.9%	66.4%	47.7%	59.4%	38.3%	61.2%	35.9%
2005	23	33	2.5	1.8	73.5%	63.1%	50.7%	62.1%	42.3%	59.9%	37.7%
2006	24	30	2.5	1.3	71.4%	64.8%	49.8%	54.5%	49.5%	60.3%	37.2%
2007	25	50	1.9	1.6	71.9%	66.3%	54.1%	58.4%	44.6%	62.9%	35.7%
2008	26	42	2.0	1.3	73.8%	65.0%	53.8%	61.4%	39.8%	62.2%	36.1%
2009	27	38	2.8	1.6	73.6%	66.5%	49.4%	54.4%	45.4%	62.1%	35.2%
2010	28	48	2.7	0.9	73.7%	66.0%	54.2%	58.3%	41.2%	62.7%	37.9%
2011	29	48	2.6	1.5	71.2%	65.9%	52.2%	61.1%	36.2%	61.7%	35.2%
2012	30	26	2.7	1.3	70.2%	66.6%	52.9%	55.6%	34.3%	62.1%	33.6%
2013	31	2	3.5	0.5	76.4%	58.5%	45.2%	67.9%	18.8%	55.1%	27.8%
2014	32	3	4.3	3.0	71.0%	69.0%	39.4%	63.6%	13.9%	60.6%	32.2%
Career		338	2.5	1.4	72.6%	65.6%	51.9%	58.7%	41.1%	61.7%	36.0%

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
2002	20	1486	34	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	—	0	0	—
2003	21	1482	28	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	15	0	—	0	0	—
2004	22	1603	75	59	81	—	52.1%	-0.01	55	11	43	6	1	86
2005	23	1588	73	42	82	—	42.5%	-0.41	63	15	33	6	6	50
2006	24	1591	76	31	81	—	42.5%	-0.49	73	18	50	5	3	63
2007	25	1656	91	3	96	—	50.0%	+0.02	89	25	47	10	7	59
2008	26	1651	89	1	94	—	50.0%	+0.34	91	24	33	9	7	56
2009	27	1667	89	4	91	—	40.7%	-0.54	89	4	43	6	10	38
2010	28	1735	92	24	94	—	45.5%	+0.17	91	28	73	5	14	26
2011	29	1705	90	71	90	—	45.1%	-0.19	91	31	65	7	13	35
2012	30	1600	80	59	84	—	38.6%	-0.77	87	0	13	6	6	50
2013	31	1546	73	—	—	—	40.0%	-1.75	74	0	—	0	0	—
2014	32	1636	82	—	81	—	25.0%	-1.33	52	0	—	0	1	—
2015	33	1623	80	—	—	—	—	—	81	—	—	0	0	—
Career		1651	85	29	89	8	45.0%	-0.23	83	18	48	60	68	47

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
2002	20	—	—	Q1	—
2003	21	—	Q1	Q2	Q3
2004	22	Q1	R32	R128	R64
2005	23	R128	—	R128	R128
2006	24	R128	R128	R128	R128
2007	25	R128	R32	R128	R128
2008	26	—	R128	R128	R128
2009	27	R128	R64	R64	R128
2010	28	R128	R64	R128	R128
2011	29	R128	R128	R128	R64
2012	30	R128	R128	R128	—
2013	31	Q1	—	—	—
2014	32	Q3	R128	—	—
2015	33	—	Q1	—	—

Masters 1000

Season	Age	HAM	IW	MAD	MC	MIA	PAR	ROM
2005	23	—	R128	—	R64	R128	—	R32
2006	24	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32
2007	25	—	Q1	R64	—	R64	R64	R16
2008	26	R32	R128	—	R64	R128	—	R32
2009	27	—	R64	—	Q1	R128	—	R64
2010	28	—	R128	—	—	R128	R64	R32
2011	29	—	R128	R64	R64	R128	—	R16
2012	30	—	R128	Q1	R32	R128	—	R64
2013	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32
2014	32	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—

ATP 500

Season	Age	ACO	BAR	BAS	HAL	HAM
2007	25	R32	QF	—	—	—
2008	26	QF	R32	—	—	—
2009	27	R16	R16	—	—	R32
2010	28	R32	R64	—	—	QF
2011	29	R32	R64	R32	R32	R64
2012	30	R16	—	—	—	—
2013	31	Q1	—	—	—	—

ATP 250

Season	Age	ACO	ADE	AUC	BAD	BAR	BAS	BUC	BUE	DOH	GST	HAM	HER	KIT	MET	SPB	STG	STU	UMA	VIE	ASB	CAS	COS	LAS	MOS	NEW	NIC	PAL	POE	SAO	SOP	ST.	SYD	VAL	VIN	WAR	ZAG
2003	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	22	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	23	—	R32	QF	—	R32	—	R32	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	—	R16	R32	—	—
2006	24	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32
2007	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	RR	R32	R16	—	—	F	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	QF	—	R32	R32	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	F	—	—	R32
2008	26	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—
2009	27	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	R16	—	—	R16	R32	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—
2010	28	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	F	—	—	SF	R32	—	R16	R64	SF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—
2011	29	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	QF	SF	—	QF	—	—	F	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—
2012	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	R32	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32
2013	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Oct 15, 2007

First top 100

Aug 2, 2004

First top 50

Jun 11, 2007

First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2001	19	476	483	481	453	451	423	381	345	375	384	386	389
2002	20	386	332	328	322	312	320	273	232	196	193	191	189
2003	21	189	195	188	182	175	161	167	193	220	219	216	222
2004	22	226	231	242	239	202	131	118	93	80	76	76	76
2005	23	65	66	65	62	64	86	94	100	106	105	107	105
2006	24	101	89	92	77	77	76	81	100	103	86	84	83
2007	25	86	94	91	64	57	47	32	31	28	30	31	31
2008	26	35	36	37	45	48	57	69	77	76	81	71	72
2009	27	73	70	70	88	104	80	104	92	86	68	63	62
2010	28	63	66	73	69	60	58	64	55	49	55	47	47
2011	29	49	47	47	43	46	49	54	52	48	54	58	58
2012	30	58	71	70	77	97	97	112	133	146	161	164	164
2013	31	176	184	213	415	233	227	243	202	181	176	152	152
2014	32	149	152	144	139	176	168	164	156	151	148	166	163
2015	33	163	170	188	208	197	251	249	373	602	628	630	630
2016	34	630	633	632	622	943	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Davide Sanguinetti	ITA	42	1,771	2	390	157	233	40.3%	1994-2007	Match log
Simone Bolelli	ITA	36	1,920	0	270	114	156	42.2%	2006-2025	Match log
Paolo Lorenzi	ITA	33	1,823	1	284	104	180	36.6%	2006-2021	Match log
Kenneth Carlsen	DEN	41	1,754	3	512	239	273	46.7%	1992-2007	Match log
Alberto Martin	ESP	34	1,799	3	485	218	267	44.9%	1996-2010	Match log
Robin Haase	NED	33	1,860	2	457	202	255	44.2%	2006-2023	Match log
Denis Istomin	UZB	33	1,900	2	436	191	245	43.8%	2006-2022	Match log
Joao Sousa	POR	28	1,917	4	436	189	247	43.3%	2008-2024	Match log
Victor Hanescu	ROU	26	1,843	1	412	186	226	45.1%	2002-2015	Match log
Nicolas Mahut	FRA	37	1,926	4	403	179	224	44.4%	2000-2019	Match log
Pablo Andujar	ESP	32	1,862	4	404	164	240	40.6%	2007-2023	Match log
Fernando Vicente	ESP	29	1,762	3	370	158	212	42.7%	1996-2009	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Potito Starace?: Potito Starace is 45 years old, born on July 14, 1981.
Which country is Potito Starace from?: Potito Starace is from Italy.
How tall is Potito Starace?: Potito Starace is 188 cm / 6'2".
Does Potito Starace use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Potito Starace uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Potito Starace left-handed or right-handed?: Potito Starace plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Potito Starace won?: Potito Starace has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Potito Starace won?: Potito Starace has not won a Masters 1000 title.
What is Potito Starace's highest ATP ranking?: Potito Starace's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 27, first achieved on October 15, 2007.
What is Potito Starace's career win-loss record?: Potito Starace has a career ATP singles record of 147 wins and 188 losses (43.9%).
How much career prize money has Potito Starace earned?: Potito Starace has earned at least $3,796,316 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Potito Starace play professional tennis?: Potito Starace turned professional in 2001 and was active through 2014.
What is Potito Starace's best surface?: Potito Starace's best surface is clay court with a 51.9% win rate (120W-111L).
Who is Potito Starace's biggest rival?: Potito Starace's most frequent opponent is Nicolas Almagro, with a head-to-head record of 1–7 across 8 meetings.