Franco Agamenone | Bio | ATP Tour

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Nickname is 'el pulpo' (the octopus) for his fast reflexes.
Speaks both Spanish and Italian and is learning English.
Father, Jose Luis, is a civil engineer and runs a tennis club with mother, Edidt, and brother, Jiuliano (six years younger).
Started playing at age 5, when his father founded a tennis club in their hometown of Rio Cuarto and brought in a renowned coach to train him.
Hero is his father: "My dad has had the biggest influence on my career, always supporting me and taking me to tournaments when I was a child."
Favourite surface is clay and shot is forehand.
Tennis idol is Roger Federer: "For me, he has always been my idol. I like his character, his humility, how he trains, his tranquility, and how he makes it look so easy when it is really difficult."
Best advice received: "I will always remember the words of my dad. He told me that the most important thing in life, on and off the court, is to be a good person and to be humble. This is the most valuable advice."
Enjoys playing and watching football and supports River Plate in Argentina.
Favourite athlete is football legend Lionel Messi.
Loves to travel and favourite cities are New York, Berlin and Rome.
Favourite TV show is Breaking Bad.
Enjoys listening to Argentine rock and reggaeton.
Favourite foods are pizza and Argentine asado (barbeque).
Was No. 1 junior in Argentina in the Under-10, Under-11, Under-14 and Under-16 categories.
Moved from Argentina to Italy in 2020 and currently trains in Lecce. Credits making that move with his recent success.
"In 2018, I wanted leave tennis," says Agamenone. "I was in a bad place and not happy...I never really believed that I had the ability to achieve my dreams and move into the Top 100. I felt that I was inferior to the rest of the players... I needed a change and I found that in Lecce. A coach, a team, a physio, a nutritionist, and the confidence and consistency I never had."

(UPDATED 9 JUNE 2022)

Unranked as recently as August 2019, broke into Top 300 and Top 200 in 2021, then achieved career-high No. 148 in June 2022.
Made tour-level debut as a 29-year-old at 2022 Roland Garros as LL (l. to McDonald).
Only other ATP Tour or Grand Slam qualifying appearance came at 2022 Australian Open (l. to Kopriva in Q1).
Owns 3-0 record in Challenger finals with titles at 2021 Prague-3, 2021 Kyiv and 2022 Rome-1.
Moved from his native Argentina to Italy in 2020, which he credits as a major reason for his rise up the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.