Davide Sanguinetti
Davide Sanguinetti is an Italian tennis coach and former professional player.
Personal life
Born in Viareggio in Tuscany, he attended the Harry Hopman academy in Florida and then UCLA. He now resides in Monte Carlo.Tennis career
Sanguinetti has won two ATP singles titles in 2002, defeating Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in the finals, and one doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 42, and he has represented Italy in the Davis Cup since 1998.In 1998, Sanguinetti made a run to the Wimbledon quarterfinals, defeating Johan Van Herck, Franco Squillari, Vladimir Voltchkov and Francisco Clavet before losing to Richard Krajicek in straight sets. At the 2005 US Open, Sanguinetti achieved one of the most memorable runs of his career, reaching the fourth round. He defeated Carlos Moyá and Paradorn Srichaphan – the latter in a four-and-a-half-hour match – before losing to David Nalbandian. However, he gained a bit of redemption when he upset Nalbandian in the first round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto on 7 August 2006.
Sanguinetti has a.500 record in Davis Cup matches, last playing against Zimbabwe in 2003, defeating Nigel Badza and losing to Wayne Black.
Coaching career
He was the coach of Vince Spadea 2008–11, and subsequently coached Go Soeda and Dinara Safina. Starting in October 2023, he became the coach of Brandon Nakashima and Elena Rybakina for six months in 2025. He currently coaches Mark Lajal since December 2025.ATP career finals
Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | [1998 International Tennis Championships – Singles|] | Coral Springs, United States | World Series | Clay |  dts|Sep 2000Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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dts|Jun 1997