Carlo Alberto Caniato (born 31 October 2005) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 314 achieved on 28 September 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 267 achieved on 22 September 2025.
Early life Caniato was born in Verona, the second of four children of father Riccardo and mother Laura. His father, uncle, and grandfather were all tennis players; he himself began playing tennis at the age of four. He grew up in Ferrara, and in his youth trained at Tennis Club Marfisa and . At the age of 15, he moved to Forlì to train at the Accademia Villa Carpena.
Junior career In May 2022, Caniato won his first ITF Junior title at the Grade 5 Tennis Club de Kairouan event in Sousse, defeating Yessine Kerouat in the final. That July, he reached the semifinals of the Grade 4 Felbermayr Junior Open in Gunskirchen. He also reached the final of the Grade 4 Bavarian Junior Championships in Fürth as a qualifier, but lost to Keegan Rice. In August, he reached the final of the J4 Slovenian Junior Open in Domžale, but lost to compatriot Lorenzo Angelini.
In May 2023, he won the J200 Città di Prato International Tournament, defeating Nicolai Budkov Kjær in the final. In July, he qualified for his first Junior Grand Slam at Wimbledon, but lost to Rei Sakamoto in the first round of singles. Later that month, he and Gabriele Vulpitta reached the doubles final of the U18 European Junior Championships in Klosters. At the US Open in September, he reached the third round in singles before losing to Learner Tien.
Professional career In November 2024, Caniato and Fabio De Michele won the doubles title at the M15 event in San Gregorio di Catania, defeating compatriots Niccolò Catini and Giuseppe La Vela in the final.
In February 2025, he won back-to-back M15 doubles titles in Sharm El Sheikh, partnering Federico Bondioli. That May, after winning the pre-qualifying tournament, he and Bondioli received a wildcard into the doubles main draw of the Italian Open. In the first round, they upset the fifth-seeded team of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.
Performance timelines
Doubles Current through the 2025 Italian Open. Tournament2025SRW–LWin%ATP Masters 1000Italian Open2R0 / 11–1Win–loss1–10 / 11–1
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger (1–1) ITF WTT (2–2)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (2–3) Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 M15 Forlì, Italy WTT Clay Federico Iannaccone 3–6, 5–7 Loss 0–2 M25 Cattolica, Italy WTT Clay Manuel Mazza 4–6, 4–6Win 1–2 M25+H Bacău, Romania WTT Clay Franco Roncadelli 6–3, 6–2Win 2–2 M25 Sintra, Portugal WTT Hard Gilles-Arnaud Bailly 7–5, 6–2 Win3–2Biella, ItalyChallengerClay Alejandro Moro Cañas7–6(7–1), 6–4 Loss3–3Genoa, ItalyChallengerClay Luka Mikrut4–6, 5–7
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups) Legend ITF WTT (4–4) Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 M15 Pescara, Italy WTT Clay Gabriele Vulpitta Andrea Picchione Giorgio Ricca 7–6(7–3), 3–6, [8–10] Loss 0–2 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Federico Bondioli Erik Arutiunian 6–3, 5–7, [5–10] Loss 0–3 M15 Bergamo, Italy WTT Clay Leonardo Malgaroli Niccolò Catini Noah Perfetti 4–6, 6–3, [5–10] Win 1–3 M15 San Gregorio di Catania, Italy WTT Clay Fabio De Michele Niccolò Catini Giuseppe La Vela 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–4] Win 2–3 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Federico Bondioli Gregorio Biondolillo 7–5, 6–2 Win 3–3 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Federico Bondioli Erik Arutiunian Daniil Ostapenkov 4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4] Loss 3–4 M25 Cervia, Italy WTT Clay Federico Bondioli Francesco Forti Daniel Masur 7–6(7–2), 3–6, [7–10] Win 4–4 M25 Cattolica, Italy WTT Clay Filippo Romano Niccolò Catini Lorenzo Sciahbasi 6–2, 6–7(2–7), [10–8]
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