Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori make Italian history, qualify for Nitto ATP Finals | ATP Tour
2024 Nitto ATP Finals Qualifications
Bolelli and Vavassori make Italian history, qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals
The Italians are the third most successful doubles team
October 09, 2024
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Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori qualified to finish the season in their first season as a full-time team.
By ATP staff
Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori made history on Wednesday when they reached the quarterfinals of the Rolex Shanghai Masters to ensure they qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals.
In the first three season-ending editions held in Turin (2021-23), no Italian player competed in the doubles field. This year, there will be an entire Italian team in Bolelli and Vavassori. They will join countryman Jannik Sinner, who was the first qualifier for the year-end tournaments, at the Inalpi Arena from 10-17 November.
In their first full season as a team, Bolelli and Vavassori have proven one of the most consistent duos on the ATP Tour. They have won three titles so far in 2024, lifting trophies in Buenos Aires, Halle and Beijing.
The Italians have also done well in the majors, reaching the finals of the Australian Open and Roland Garros. They also advanced to the semi-finals in Indian Wells and Rio de Janeiro.
This will be Bolelli’s second appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals, having played against Fabio Fognini in 2015 in London. Vavassori will be competing for the first time in this prestigious event.
The Italians are the third doubles team to qualify, joining Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic and Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos.
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