Arthur Fils

Arthur Fils
Fils at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Country (sports) France
Born (2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 20)
Courcouronnes, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSébastien Grosjean (2023–)
Prize money$2,977,753
Singles
Career record60–45
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 20 (22 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 20 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open1R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon4R (2024)
US Open2R (2023, 2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record2–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 246 (26 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 248 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2023)
US Open1R (2023, 2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Last updated on: 19 September 2024.

Arthur Fils (French pronunciation: [aʁtyʁ fis];[1] born 12 June 2004) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 20, achieved on 22 July 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 246, achieved on 26 August 2024. Fils has won three ATP Tour singles titles, his first was in Lyon in 2023. He is currently the No. 2 French player.[2]

Early life

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Raised in Bondoufle in the department of Essonne next to the capital Paris in the region Île-de-France, Arthur Fils started playing tennis at the age of 5 with his father Jean-Philippe, originally from the French West Indies.[3] Licensed at the tennis club of Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, he has been trained at the French National Training Center (indoor) of the French Tennis Federation just next to Stade Roland Garros since 2019. He has been coached by Laurent Raymond since the end of 2022. At the end of the 2023, Raymond was replaced by former world No. 4 Sébastien Grosjean and former world No. 3 and two-time Roland Garros winner Sergi Bruguera.[4]

Career

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Juniors

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In the junior category, Arthur Fils won the Orange Bowl in 2020, becoming the tenth French player to win this prestigious tournament, equivalent to a world championship.

As a junior, Fils achieved his best results at the Grand Slam level at the 2021 French Open, where he won the boys' doubles title with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and placed runner-up in the boys' singles tournament, after which he was ranked as high as world No. 3 in July 2021.

2022: ATP & Masters & top-250 debuts

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Ranked No. 308 at the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters on his ATP debut, he became the youngest French qualifier, at 18 years, 4 months and 18 days, to enter the main draw of a Masters 1000 tournament with a win against former top-10 player Fabio Fognini since Gaël Monfils in 2004, the year of his birth.[5][6] He lost in the first round to Fognini, who entered the draw as lucky loser. As a result he moved 50 positions up in the rankings.

2023: First Major win and ATP title, top-40

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He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2023 Oeiras Indoors II and moved close to 60 positions up into the top-200 at No. 195 on 16 January 2023.[7][8][9]

Ranked No. 163, he received a wildcard entry into the 2023 Open Sud de France and recorded his first match win on the ATP Tour by defeating former world no. 7 Richard Gasquet in straight sets.[10] Next he defeated fourth seed Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the quarterfinals becoming the first player born in 2004 or later to reach this ATP level.[11][12] He defeated another countryman, Quentin Halys, becoming the youngest Frenchman since Gasquet to reach an ATP semifinal in Metz in 2004.[13][14] As a result he rose nearly 50 positions to make his debut in the top-150 at world No. 117 on 13 February 2023. In the semifinals, Fils lost to second seed Jannik Sinner who was ranked at No. 15 in the world.[15]

He reached back to back semifinals at the 2023 Open 13 Provence in Marseille defeating Roman Safiullin,[16] second seed Jannik Sinner after getting a walkover, and Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. As a result he moved another 15 positions up to No. 104 on 27 February 2023, just shy of the top-100.[17] He lost to compatriot Benjamin Bonzi.[18]

He qualified into the main draw for his first Masters 1000 on clay, the Italian Open and defeated fellow qualifier Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in the first round before falling to the eventual runner-up, world No. 7 and 7th seed Holger Rune in the second round. He also received a wildcard for the following month’s 2023 French Open.[19]

Following reaching his third semifinal of the season in Lyon after a walkover from top seed Félix Auger-Aliassime due to shoulder injury,[20] Fils made his debut in the top 100 of the rankings on 29 May 2023, the youngest active player to reach this milestone.[21][22] He won his maiden title defeating fourth seed Francisco Cerúndolo becoming the youngest champion in the tournament history.[23] Ranked No. 112, Fils was also the lowest-ranked champion and the third first time winner in the season.[24][25]

In his French Open debut, his first-ever appearance in a Major tournament, he was defeated in the first round by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. He reached the top-60 on 26 June 2023.

Fils at the 2023 Swiss Open Gstaad

He was awarded a wildcard for his main draw debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships losing again in the first round to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. At the same tournament in doubles, Fils recorded his first Grand Slam doubles win, playing along with fellow countryman Luca Van Assche, defeating brothers Stefanos Tsitsipas and Petros Tsitsipas in the first round.[26]

Fils reached his first ATP500 semifinal at the Hamburg European Open, defeating top seed Casper Ruud in the quarter final, his first win against a Top-5 player, before losing to the other eventual winner Alexander Zverev, in the semi-finals.[27] He made his debut into the Top-50 following the tournament.[28]

At the US Open, Fils earned his first Major win, defeating 24th seed Tallon Griekspoor in the first round. He then lost to Matteo Arnaldi in the second round.[29]

Ranked No. 44 at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters, on his debut at this tournament, he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round.[30] He reached the top-40 on 16 October 2023. He reached his second final at the 2023 European Open with a win over top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets with two tiebreaks, his second top-10 win of the season and his career. He became the youngest finalist in the tournament's history.[31][32] In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals.[33]

He won the Newcomer of the Year award.[34]

2024: Wimbledon 4th round, first 2 ATP500 titles, top-20 debut

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At the Monte-Carlo Masters, he made history by becoming the youngest Frenchman since Richard Gasquet in 2005, to win a match when he defeated German Yannick Hanfmann 6-0, 6-2 in the first round.[35] At the Barcelona Open he reached the quarterfinals defeating another German Daniel Altmaier, and upsetting fourth seed Alex de Minaur in straight sets. As a result, he reached a new career-high of No. 32, entering the top-35 in the rankings.[36]

In May, Fils reached the final as the top seed of the Bordeaux Challenger. He won the title, defeating second seed Pedro Martínez in straight sets.[37]

In July, at Wimbledon, Fils reached the third round of a grand slam tournament for the first time in his career after defeating seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz in the second round via a retirement (on match point).[38][39] Fils went on to defeat Roman Safiullin in the third round to reach the fourth round at a Major for the first time in his career.[40] He would fall to world No. 9 Alex de Minaur in the fourth round in four sets.[41] By virtue of his first fourth round showing at a major, Fils would move up to a new career high ranking of No. 28 on 22 July 2024.[citation needed]

At the Hamburg Open, he won his first ATP500 title defeating top seed Alexander Zverev in the final,[42][43] having recorded wins over Jaume Munar,[44] Laslo Djere,[45] second seed Holger Rune[46] and third seed Sebastián Báez[47][48] in earlier rounds. Fils win over No. 4 Zverev was his fourth top-10 win and his second top-5 win. As a result he entered the top-20 in the rankings on 22 July 2024.[citation needed]

He reached a second ATP500 final at the Japan Open with upset wins over world No. 7 and top seed Taylor Fritz,[49] Matteo Berrettini,[50] defending champion and eighth seed Ben Shelton[51] and sixth seed Holger Rune.[52] He won his third ATP title defeating compatriot Ugo Humbert in three sets, defeating four top-20 opponents en route to becoming the second-youngest champion in Tokyo tournament history.[53] Fils would move up to No. 21 in the 30 September 2024 rankings.[citation needed]

Seeded seventh at the Swiss Indoors, Fils defeated third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals.[54] He lost in the semifinals to sixth seed Ben Shelton.[55]

Playing style

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Arthur Fils is a powerful player and uses his serve and forehand to quickly finish points. Indeed, as he said to Ouest-France in 2023: "In the way I play, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's the one I identify with the most".

Performance Timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open Q2 Q1 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A A 1R 4R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
US Open A A 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–3 5–4 0 / 7 6–7 46%
National representation
Summer Olympics A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Davis Cup A A RR RR 0 / 2 1–3 25%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Miami Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Madrid Open A A Q2 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A 2R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Canadian Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Shanghai Masters NH 3R 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Paris Masters Q1 1R 1R 3R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 3–4 6–9 0 / 14 9–14 39%
Career statistics
2021 2022 2023 2024 Career
Tournaments 0 1 16 26 43
Titles 0 0 1 2 3
Finals 0 0 2 2 4
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–1 15–12 21–13 1 / 22 36–26 58%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 8–4 10–10 2 / 16 18–14 56%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 6–3 0 / 5 6–5 55%
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 23–18 37–26 3 / 43 60–45 57%
Win %  –  0% 56% 59% 57.14%
Year-end ranking 613 251 36 $3,511,347

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2021 French Open Clay France Luca Van Assche 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2021 French Open Clay France Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Belgium Martin Katz
Ukraine German Samofalov 		7–5, 6–2

ATP Tour finals

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Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (2–0)
ATP 250 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (3–0)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2023 Lyon Open, France ATP 250 Clay Argentina Francisco Cerúndolo 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Oct 2023 European Open, Belgium ATP 250 Hard (i) Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2024 Hamburg Open, Germany ATP 500 Clay Germany Alexander Zverev 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)
Win 3–1 Oct 2024 Japan Open, Japan ATP 500 Hard France Ugo Humbert 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–3

National and international representation

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Team competitions finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Finals by tournaments
Laver Cup (0–1)
Result Year Tournament Surface Team Partner(s) Opponent team Opponent players Score
Loss 2023 Laver Cup Hard (i) Team Europe Casper Ruud
Andrey Rublev
Hubert Hurkacz
Alejandro Davidovich
Gaël Monfils 		Team World Taylor Fritz
Frances Tiafoe
Tommy Paul
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Ben Shelton
Francisco Cerúndolo 		2–13

ATP Next Generation finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss Dec 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals, Saudi Arabia Hard (i) Serbia Hamad Medjedovic 4–3(8–6), 1–4, 2–4, 4–3(11–9), 1–4

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2023 Oeiras II, Portugal Challenger Hard (i) Belgium Joris De Loore 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–1 Jan 2023 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i) France Grégoire Barrère 1–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 May 2024 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay Spain Pedro Martínez 6–2, 6–3

Wins against top 10 players

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  • He has a 5–6 win-loss record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total
Wins 0 0 2 3 5
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score AFR
2023
1. Norway Casper Ruud 4 Hamburg Open, Germany Clay QF 6–0, 6–4 71
2. Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 7 European Open, Belgium Hard (i) SF 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) 38
2024
3. Poland Hubert Hurkacz 7 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass 2R 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 2–6, 6–6(9–8) ret. 34
4. Germany Alexander Zverev 4 Hamburg Open, Germany Clay F 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–1) 28
5. United States Taylor Fritz 7 Japan Open, Japan Hard 1R 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 24
*As of 26 September 2024

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