Potito Starace: Ranking, Schedule & Stats
Potito Starace is a professional tennis player from Italy, born 14 July 1981. The Italian plays right-handed. Starace stands 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall. The Italian's career numbers favour clay (55%, 153-126) over hard (40%, 58-86) and grass (27%, 6-16).
This page tracks Potito Starace's upcoming schedule, latest results, recent form and surface record, with each match linking through to a detailed head-to-head and pre-match analysis. Scores update live as matches are played.
Current form
2026 season2026Starace has won 16 of the last 30 first sets
Starace has won 7 of 12 deciding sets
Starace has won 55% of matches on clay
Ratings & strengths
Umpiry ratings · updated dailyHow a player performs in the biggest moments, across 347 matches in our records. About
Surface performanceSurfaces
CareerClay is the clear edge: 126 losses in 279 matches across the career.
Recent results
Last 5Beyond today · rivals & careerBeyond today
Rivals
Most meetings
Most-played rivals. The record is Starace's wins–losses across all matches we have, qualifying excluded.
Season
Completed seasonResults
Season breakdown
2015 · by level, surface, sets2015Career
Career overview
Titles & finals
5 finals · 0 titles · 5 lost4 tour-level finals — 0 won, 4 lost. Grouped by the category the event held when the final was played.
More career statistics
Career serve & return
Absolute totals across the 459 matches we have on record. Green is Starace, grey is the same stat by the players they faced.
Aces
| Starace | 1,102 |
|---|---|
| Opponents | 1,766 |
Double faults
| Starace | 567 |
|---|---|
| Opponents | 1,110 |
1st serve in
| Starace | 73% 24,054 / 32,991 |
|---|---|
| Opponents | 62% 20,586 / 33,086 |
1st-serve points won
| Starace | 67% 16,086 / 24,072 |
|---|---|
| Opponents | 70% 14,318 / 20,594 |
Break points converted
| Starace | 41% 1,210 / 2,955 |
|---|---|
| Opponents | 39% 1,116 / 2,886 |
Break points saved
| Starace | 61% 1,770 / 2,886 |
|---|---|
| Opponents | 59% 1,745 / 2,955 |
1st-serve points won by season
| Season | Starace | Opponents |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 65% | 69% |
| 2014 | 69% | 71% |
| 2012 | 66% | 73% |
| 2011 | 66% | 73% |
| 2010 | 66% | 70% |
| 2009 | 67% | 70% |
| 2008 | 64% | 71% |
| 2007 | 66% | 71% |
| 2006 | 65% | 69% |
| 2005 | 64% | 70% |
| 2004 | 67% | 71% |
| Career | 66% | 71% |
Counted from the match statistics we hold, season by season — the cards above are career totals from our data provider, so the two can differ by a few tenths. Seasons with fewer than three matches on record are left out.
Career win–loss by level
| Level | W–L | Win % | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 9–33 | 21% | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 18–35 | 34% | 0 |
| ATP 500 | 22–21 | 51% | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 73–74 | 50% | 0 |
| Other tour level | 40–28 | 59% | — |
| Tour level | 162–191 | 46% | 0 |
| Challenger | 29–22 | 57% | 0 |
| ITF / Futures | 83–42 | 66% | 0 |
Challenger and ITF matches are shown in grey and are not part of the tour-level total.
Record at one tournament
Every edition entered: year, best round reached, wins and losses. Most recent first.
Roland Garros · Editions 11 · Record 11–11 · Titles 0
Tournament page →| Year | Best round | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Q128 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | R128 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | R128 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | R128 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | R64 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | R64 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | R128 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | R32 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | R128 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | R32 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | Q128 | 0 | 1 |
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All →Frequently asked · Potito StaraceFrequently asked
How tall is Potito Starace?
Potito Starace is 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall.
When was Potito Starace born?
Potito Starace was born on 14 July 1981 (45 years old).
Where is Potito Starace from?
Potito Starace is from Italy.
Is Potito Starace right or left-handed?
Potito Starace plays right-handed.
How good is Potito Starace on clay?
Potito Starace's clay-court record stands at 153-126, a 55% win rate.
How good is Potito Starace on hard?
Potito Starace has won 40% of hard-court matches (58-86).