2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Roberto, Riccardo
Riccardo Roberto
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Padova, Italy
- High School:
- Istituto Santo Stefano
- Prev School:
- Istituto Santo Stefano
Bio
Accolades
- 2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 ITA Scholar-Athlete
Senior (2020-21)
- Earned a 19-12Â overall singles record
- Won the first four single tournament matches
- Had the best doubles overall mark of 16-14 overall and 11-9 dual in doubles with partner Patrick Kaukovalta
- Defeated #97 Joshua Lapadat from University of Kentucky
Junior (2019-20)
- Started the dual match season as the No. 96 ranked singles player in the country
- Clinched the win over No. 45 Vanderbilt (3/8) with a three-set victory over Max Freeman
- Finished 15-12 in singles play in 2019-20, including a 3-2 mark over nationally ranked foes
- Had a combined 17-9 record in doubles play in 2019-20
- Finished with a 3-1 SEC doubles mark with partner Zhe Zhou
- Defeated No. 113 Loic Cloes of South Alabama (1/10), No. 81 Boris Kozlov of LSU (10/19)
- Finished the fall ranked No. 96 in singles and No. 40 in doubles with partner Alexey Nesterov
- Won the Crimson Singles Draw at the Crimson Tide Four-In-The-Fall on Sept. 15
- Won the Crimson Doubles Draw at the Crimson Tide Four-In-The-Fall with Alexey Nesterov on Sept. 15
- Earned a ranked singles win against No. 25 Tim Sandkaulen of Ole Miss on Sept. 15 at the Crimson Tide Four-In-The-Fall
Sophomore (2018-19)
- Finished the season with a 17-9 singles record and an 11-6 mark in dual match play
- Tied for second on the team with five SEC singles wins
- Started the dual match season by going 8-0 in singles competition
- Went 5-0 at the No. 6 spot in singles
- Had nine doubles wins, including a 4-4 mark in SEC doubles play and 3-3 with partner Edson Ortiz
- Won the Houndstooth Singles Draw in the Crimson Tide Four-In-The-Fall on Sept. 16
- Crowned the $15k Charity Steel Open Singles Champion in Birmingham on Aug. 27
Freshman (2018)
- Arrived to The Capstone in January
- Compiled a 5-7 record in singles play, including 3-4 in SEC competition
- Held a 7-5 mark in doubles in the dual match season
- Defeated No. 59 Broska/Foshey of Mississippi State (3/16) with partner Zhe Zhou
- Made the Dean's List (3.5+ GPA) in the spring semester
Prep Highlights
- Ranked as high as No. 1356 in the ATP Singles Rankings
- Competed in Futures tournaments in Italy, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Tunisia and Turkey
- Had significant wins over No. 384 Claudio Fortuna, No. 678 Riccardo Balzerani, No. 945 Ondrej Krstev
- Earned a UTR Rating high of 13.55
- Competed in several Grade 1 & Grade 2 events in his final year of ITF junior tournaments
- Ranked No. 4 in Italian u18 junior rankings
- Was a singles finalist at Sanchez-Casal Junior Cup (Barcelona, Spain), Radenska Open (Maribor, Slovenia), ITF East African Circuit (Mombasa, Kenya) before turning pro
- Attended Istituto Santo Stefano in Naples, Italy
Personal Information
- Born October 1, 1997
- Son of Federico Roberto and Barbara Ficini
- Has one younger brother Enrico
- Considered Tennessee, NC State, Virginia Tech and Florida State, before choosing Alabama
- Majoring in business
Roberto's Career Results
| Year | Singles | Doubles |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 5-7 | 7-5 |
| 2018-19 | 17-9 | 9-11 |
| 2019-20 | 15-12 | 17-9 |
| Totals | 37-28 | 33-25 |
NCAA Singles National Championship: Filip Planinsek & George Husack
Saturday, May 25
NCAA Singles Championships Semifinals: Filip Planinsek & George Husack
Friday, May 24
NCAA Singles Championships Quarterfinals: Filip Planinsek
Thursday, May 23
NCAA Singles Championships Round of 16: Filip Planinsek
Wednesday, May 22
