Joseph Sirianni
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Joseph Sirianni is an Australian tennis player from Melbourne
, Victoria
. Sirianni was born to father Joseph and mother Ida. Sirianni turned professional in 1996 and he plays right-handed. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of World Number 138 on 20 October 2008. Sirianni has participated in the Australian Open
on five occasions (1999
, 2000
, 2003
, 2008
, 2009
).
Men's Singles Draw
. While he lost in the first round to Mariano Zabaleta
, the match went into a fifth set. Eventually, Zabaleta won 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2.
At the 2000 Australian Open
, Sirianni lost in the first round to Franco Squillari
6–3, 6–2, 6–1.
His best Australian Open
result and first ATP
match won came at the 2003 Australian Open
. In the first round, Sirianni defeated Max Mirnyi
6–4, 6–4, 6–3. He lost in the second round to Mikhail Youzhny
, who was the twenty-fifth seed, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3.
campaign with the wildcard playoffs. The 16 player round-robin style tournament consisted of 4 groups. Sirianni was placed within the likes of Colin Ebelthite
, Andrew Coelho
and Greg Jones
. Sirianni topped the group without dropping a set, and he booked a semifinal match against Brydan Klein
. Sirianni continued his run with a 6–4, 6–3 win, seeing him through to the final against Adam Feeney
. Sirianni defeated Feeney 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, earning Sirianni a wildcard into the 2008 Australian Open
. Joe was drawn against Serbia's Janko Tipsarević
in the first round of the 2008 Australian Open
. Tipsarevic ranked No.47 in the ATP Rankings was roughly 100 places higher than Sirianni. Joe pushed the Serb to five sets but eventually lost 5–7 2–6 7–6(6) 6–0 0–6.
wildcard playoffs. Sirianni was seeded number two in the 8-player knockout-style tournament. Sirianni again defeated Andrew Coehlo and Greg Jones, thus qualifying for the final. Sirianni upset Alun Jones
, the top seed, 4–6, 6–3, [10-5], in a match tiebreak. Siranni therefore earned a wildcard to the Adelaide
tournament. Prior to Adelaide, Sirianni had only won one ATP
match when he entered the tournament. Sirianni was a regular on the Challenger tour
who had come off from back-to-back title wins in Caloundra and Brisbane
with 15 wins out of 16 matches. Sirianni's first round match was against Adelaide's fifth seed, who was the injured world number 30 Radek Štěpánek
. Sirianni led 7–6 (3), 4–3, before Stepanek retired. Taking his second ATP win, Joseph met Sam Querrey
in the second round, where Sirianni recorded a maiden ATP quarter final with a 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–3 win. In the quarter-finals Sirianni met second seed and world No. 25 Paul-Henri Mathieu
of France. Joseph prevailed in a tight third set tie-break to win 1–6 6–1 7–6(6) and book a place in the semi-finals. Sirianni's fairytale run ended succumbing against Michaël Llodra 6–3, 7–6(8). However, Sirianni's efforts earned him a special entry to the Medibank International and heralded the nickname 'Aussie Joe'. Sirianni was unable to continue his run, succumbing against qualifier Steve Darcis 1–6, 6–7(4).
Tournament Qualifying draws often being seeded. Playing in his first ATP main draw after the Australian Open Joe went through qualifying in the 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
. Sirianni was inconsistent on the Challeneger circuit and went through qualifying in the 2008 Queen's Club Championships
. He won his first round match against British wild card Alex Bogdanović
6-3 6-3.
. In the Doubles event, he and partner Andrew Coelho
made it through to Round 3.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. Sirianni was born to father Joseph and mother Ida. Sirianni turned professional in 1996 and he plays right-handed. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of World Number 138 on 20 October 2008. Sirianni has participated in the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
on five occasions (1999
1999 Australian Open
The 1999 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 87th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 18 through 31 January 1999. This was the first Grand Slam of the calendar year.In the singles...
, 2000
2000 Australian Open
The 2000 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from 17 through to 30 January.-Singles players:Men's SinglesWomen's Singles-Former champions:...
, 2003
2003 Australian Open
The 2003 Australian Open was a tennis tournament held in 2003. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2003 ATP Tour and the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 91st edition of the event.-Men's Singles: Andre Agassi def...
, 2008
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
, 2009
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
).
1999-2003
Sirianni earned a wildcard into the main draw of the 1999 Australian Open1999 Australian Open
The 1999 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 87th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 18 through 31 January 1999. This was the first Grand Slam of the calendar year.In the singles...
Men's Singles Draw
1999 Australian Open - Men's Singles
Petr Korda was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the third round by Todd Martin.Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the title, defeating Thomas Enqvist in the final, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6...
. While he lost in the first round to Mariano Zabaleta
Mariano Zabaleta
Mariano Zabaleta is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He turned professional in 1996. He had an unusual but effective service motion and fighting spirit...
, the match went into a fifth set. Eventually, Zabaleta won 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2.
At the 2000 Australian Open
2000 Australian Open
The 2000 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from 17 through to 30 January.-Singles players:Men's SinglesWomen's Singles-Former champions:...
, Sirianni lost in the first round to Franco Squillari
Franco Squillari
Franco Squillari is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina.In his career he has won 3 ATP Tour singles titles and he has reached the semi-finals at the 2000 French Open. He stopped his career in 2005...
6–3, 6–2, 6–1.
His best Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
result and first ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
match won came at the 2003 Australian Open
2003 Australian Open
The 2003 Australian Open was a tennis tournament held in 2003. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2003 ATP Tour and the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 91st edition of the event.-Men's Singles: Andre Agassi def...
. In the first round, Sirianni defeated Max Mirnyi
Max Mirnyi
Max Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus.Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a...
6–4, 6–4, 6–3. He lost in the second round to Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years....
, who was the twenty-fifth seed, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3.
2008 Australian Open campaign
Aged 32, Sirianni kicked off his Australian OpenAustralian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
campaign with the wildcard playoffs. The 16 player round-robin style tournament consisted of 4 groups. Sirianni was placed within the likes of Colin Ebelthite
Colin Ebelthite
Colin Ebelthite is a professional Australian tennis player.Ebelthite's highest ATP singles ranking is World 209, which he reached on 23 June 2008. His career high in doubles was at 463 set at 28 January 2008. The South Australian won three Futures titles including Sorrento , Perth and Wellington...
, Andrew Coelho
Andrew Coelho
Andrew Coelho is a professional Australian tennis player. He is currently inactiveCoelho's highest ATP singles ranking is World No. 281, which he reached on 3 November 2008. His career high in doubles was at 207 set at 5 November 2007.-External links:...
and Greg Jones
Greg Jones (tennis)
Greg Jones is an Australian professional tennis player.-Early life:Born in Sydney, Jones is an only child. He is the son of Russell Jones, a quantity surveyor, and Donna Jones, a teacher...
. Sirianni topped the group without dropping a set, and he booked a semifinal match against Brydan Klein
Brydan Klein
Brydan Klein is an Australian professional tennis player. He prefers to play on a fast surface, such as grass or hard.Klein has yet to become an active competitor on the main ATP Tour. However, he did receive a wildcard from Tennis Australia for the 2008 Australian Open, but lost to Paul Capdeville...
. Sirianni continued his run with a 6–4, 6–3 win, seeing him through to the final against Adam Feeney
Adam Feeney
Adam Feeney is a professional Australian tennis player.Feeney's highest ATP singles ranking is 248th, which he reached on 10 September 2007. His career high in doubles was 110th, which he reached on 27 August 2007.-External links:...
. Sirianni defeated Feeney 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, earning Sirianni a wildcard into the 2008 Australian Open
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
. Joe was drawn against Serbia's Janko Tipsarević
Janko Tipsarevic
Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....
in the first round of the 2008 Australian Open
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
. Tipsarevic ranked No.47 in the ATP Rankings was roughly 100 places higher than Sirianni. Joe pushed the Serb to five sets but eventually lost 5–7 2–6 7–6(6) 6–0 0–6.
Sirianni's run in 2008 AO Series
Sirianni also competed for a spot in the main draw of the 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International2008 Next Generation Adelaide International
The 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 31st edition of the event known that year as the Next Generation Adelaide International, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
wildcard playoffs. Sirianni was seeded number two in the 8-player knockout-style tournament. Sirianni again defeated Andrew Coehlo and Greg Jones, thus qualifying for the final. Sirianni upset Alun Jones
Alun Jones
Alun Jones may refer to:*Alun Jones , also known as "Alun Cilie"*Alun Jones *Alun Jones , Welsh writer*Al Jones, born Alun Jones, UK folk-rock musician*Alun Jones, Baron Chalfont , British politician...
, the top seed, 4–6, 6–3, [10-5], in a match tiebreak. Siranni therefore earned a wildcard to the Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
tournament. Prior to Adelaide, Sirianni had only won one ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
match when he entered the tournament. Sirianni was a regular on the Challenger tour
ITF Men's Circuit
The ITF Men's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. The ITF Men's Circuit represents the lowest rung of the men's professional tennis ladder...
who had come off from back-to-back title wins in Caloundra and Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
with 15 wins out of 16 matches. Sirianni's first round match was against Adelaide's fifth seed, who was the injured world number 30 Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
. Sirianni led 7–6 (3), 4–3, before Stepanek retired. Taking his second ATP win, Joseph met Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
in the second round, where Sirianni recorded a maiden ATP quarter final with a 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–3 win. In the quarter-finals Sirianni met second seed and world No. 25 Paul-Henri Mathieu
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Paul-Henri Mathieu is a French tennis player.-Tennis career:Mathieu was born in Strasbourg, France. He first began playing tennis at age 3, with his older brother Pierre-Yves. Between 1997 and 2000 he trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida...
of France. Joseph prevailed in a tight third set tie-break to win 1–6 6–1 7–6(6) and book a place in the semi-finals. Sirianni's fairytale run ended succumbing against Michaël Llodra 6–3, 7–6(8). However, Sirianni's efforts earned him a special entry to the Medibank International and heralded the nickname 'Aussie Joe'. Sirianni was unable to continue his run, succumbing against qualifier Steve Darcis 1–6, 6–7(4).
After 2008 AO Series
Sirianni raising his ranking maintaining around the 150 mark was able to make the cut for most ATPAssociation of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
Tournament Qualifying draws often being seeded. Playing in his first ATP main draw after the Australian Open Joe went through qualifying in the 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2008 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Dubai Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
. Sirianni was inconsistent on the Challeneger circuit and went through qualifying in the 2008 Queen's Club Championships
2008 Queen's Club Championships
The 2008 Artois Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 37th edition of the Artois Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
. He won his first round match against British wild card Alex Bogdanović
Alex Bogdanovic
Aleksa Bogdanovic , also known as his British nickname Alex, is a Serbian-British tennis player born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Alex was brought to England by his parents Dušan and Amelija when he was seven and took up tennis as a means of making new friends.Bogdanovic turned professional in 2002...
6-3 6-3.
2009 Australian Open
Sirianni failed to qualify for the Singles event at the 2009 Australian Open2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
. In the Doubles event, he and partner Andrew Coelho
Andrew Coelho
Andrew Coelho is a professional Australian tennis player. He is currently inactiveCoelho's highest ATP singles ranking is World No. 281, which he reached on 3 November 2008. His career high in doubles was at 207 set at 5 November 2007.-External links:...
made it through to Round 3.
Singles wins
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| ITF International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913... (Challengers / Futures ITF Men's Circuit The ITF Men's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. The ITF Men's Circuit represents the lowest rung of the men's professional tennis ladder... ) (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 26 October 1998 |  MelbourneMelbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Victoria, Australia |
ITF International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913... |
Clay | Toby Mitchell |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 2. | 19 November 2001 | Australia |
ITF | Hard | David McNamara |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 3. | 31 July 2006 |  Germany |
ITF | Clay |  Nicolas Todero |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6 (2) |
| 4. | 21 August 2006 |  Netherlands |
ITF | Clay | Robin Haase Robin Haase Robin Haase is a Dutch tennis player. Haase is currently the highest-ranked Dutch player, with his career high of No. 41 coming on 29 August 2011. He is endorsed by Head and SNS Reaal.-Career:... |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 5. | 19 November 2007 | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia |
ITF | Hard |  Todd WidomTodd Widom Todd Widom is an American professional tennis player.-Biography:Todd is the son of Eloise of Coral Springs, has one brother Gary, and is married to Beth Eisenberg also of Coral Springs. Right now Todd is coaching multiple Junior Tennis players while simultaneously going to school and working to... |
7–6 (2), 7–6 (5) |
| 6. | 26 November 2007 | Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... , Queensland, Australia |
ITF | Hard |  Go SoedaGo Soeda Go Soeda is a male Japanese tennis player. He is currently coached by Davide Sanguinetti.He started playing tennis at the age of 4, and turned professional in April 2003.- Juniors :... |
1–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
2008 Season schedule and results
Tennis Schedule:- Adelaide International (31 December-6 January)
- First Round: def.
Radek ŠtěpánekRadek ŠtepánekRadek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
, (seeded 5, ranked 30 for singles), 7–6 (3), 4–3, retired - Second Round: vs Sam QuerreySam QuerreySam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
(ranked 63 for singles), W 6–7(5) 6–2 6–3 - Quarterfinal: vs
Paul-Henri MathieuPaul-Henri MathieuPaul-Henri Mathieu is a French tennis player.-Tennis career:Mathieu was born in Strasbourg, France. He first began playing tennis at age 3, with his older brother Pierre-Yves. Between 1997 and 2000 he trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida...
(seeded 2, ranked 25 for singles), W 1–6 6–1 7–6(6) - Semifinal: vs Michaël LlodraMichaël LlodraMichaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:...
(ranked 93 for singles), L 3–6 6–7(8)
- First Round: def.
- Sydney InternationalSydney InternationalThe Sydney International , sponsored as the Apia International Sydney as of 2012, is a professional tennis tournament in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The tournament is played annually at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre in Homebush...
(7–13 January)- First Round: vs
Steve DarcisSteve DarcisSteve Darcis is a male professional tennis player. He achieved his career high ranking of #44 on 12 May 2008.-2007:...
(ranked 88 for singles), L 1–6 6–7(4)
- First Round: vs
- Australian OpenAustralian OpenThe Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
(14–27 January)- First Round: vs
Janko TipsarevićJanko TipsarevicJanko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....
(ranked 47 for singles), L 5–7 2–6 7–6(6) 6–0 0–6
- First Round: vs