Eliot Spizzirri
Eliot Spizzirri (born 23 December 2001) is an American tennis player. Spizzirri has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 620 on 25 July 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 795 on 13 September 2021. Spizzirri won the 2019 US Open – Boys' doubles title with fellow American Tyler Zink.
Spizzirri at the 2023 Cary Challenger | |
| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 December 2001 Stamford, United States |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Texas |
| Prize money | $126,769 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 620 (10 January 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 620 (10 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q3 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 605 (10 January 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 605 (10 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2021, 2023) |
| US Open Junior | W (2019) |
| Last updated on: 2 April 2023. | |
He currently plays college tennis at the University of Texas, where he achieved the ITA Collegiate Singles ranking of No. 1 on 8 February 2023 and a then career-high doubles ranking of 3 on 7 March 2023. He finished the 2023 season as the No.1 ranked ITA Collegiate Singles player in the country and the No. 2 ITA Collegiate Double player with partner Cleeve Harper. His ranking qualified him for the inaugural Accelerator Programme, an ATP/ITA collaboration to accelerate the professional development pathway for players in the American Collegiate system.
In October 2023, Spizzirri captured the singles title at the ITA Men's All-American Championships, becoming the third player from Texas to do so.
Spizzirri was named the 2023 ITA National Player of the Year and Senior Player of the Year. He was also named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Men's Tennis Team, earning first-team honors. He was a 2021, 2022 and 2023 ITA All-American in doubles, a 2021 and 2023 ITA All-American in singles and has set two Big 12 Player of the Week Award records, achieving the honor 5 times during a season, which he has done twice, and 10 times during his career. He was the No.1 national tennis recruit in 2019.