Joseph Sirianni
| Country (sports) |
 Australia
|
|---|---|
| Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
| Born |
17 January 1975 Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $447,569 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–14 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 138 (20 October 2008) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2003) |
| French Open | Q2 (2008, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2009) |
| US Open | Q1 (2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 6–9 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 107 (23 November 2009) |
Joseph Sirianni (born 17 January 1975) 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).
Sirianni earned a wildcard into the main draw of the 1999 Australian Open 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.
Aged 32, Sirianni kicked off his Australian Open 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.
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