Filippo Volandri

Insights

Clay produced his only deep run

Volandri’s best Grand Slam result was the 2007 French Open, where he reached the round of 16 at age 25. His next-best finishes were one round of 32 and four round-of-64 appearances, all short of that clay-court peak.

Most of his Slam career ended in the first round

Across 44 Grand Slam matches, he went 9-35, and 35 of his 44 results were R128 exits. That means 80% of his Slam matches ended before the second round, with only nine wins total.

He was far more competitive in 2004-2007 than later

From 2003-2007 he produced all of his non-R128 results: three R64s in 2004, one R32 in 2005, one R64 in 2006, and the 2007 French Open R16. From 2008 onward, every recorded Slam result was R128.

His Slam schedule was interrupted twice

The career span is listed as 2003-2008 and 2011-2014, with no Grand Slam results shown for 2009-2010. He returned in 2011 but again posted only R128 exits through 2014.

He was a late-career Slam regular without a breakthrough

Volandri played 35 Grand Slam tournaments, including four straight majors in 2011, four in 2012, two in 2013, and three in 2014. Those 13 appearances all ended in R128, despite coming at ages 29 to 32.