French tennis player (born 2003)
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Country (sports) France Born (2003-07-08 ) 8 July 2003 (age 20) Lyon , FranceHeight 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Coach Emmanuel Planque[1] Prize money $364,762 Career record 7–5 (58.3%) Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 66 (27 May 2024) Current ranking No. 67 (17 June 2024) Australian Open Q3 (2024 ) French Open 1R (2023 , 2024 ) US Open Q2 (2023 ) Career record 0–1 (0%) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 613 (25 July 2022) Current ranking No. 647 (27 May 2024) French Open 1R (2023 , 2024 ) Last updated on: 28 May 2024.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (born 8 July 2003) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 66 achieved on 27 May 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 613 achieved on 25 July 2022.[2]
Junior career [ edit ] Mpetshi Perricard won the 2021 French Open boys' doubles title, partnering with Arthur Fils .[1] He reached the semifinals of the singles tournament, losing to doubles partner Arthur Fils .[3]
Professional career [ edit ] 2023: First Challenger title, first ATP Tour wins, top 200 [ edit ] Mpetshi Perricard won his first ATP Challenger singles title at the 2023 León Open , defeating Juan Pablo Ficovich in the finals.[4] [5]
He received a wildcard for the 2023 French Open for his Grand Slam debut, but lost to Major debutant Genaro Alberto Olivieri .[6]
In June, Mpetshi Perricard made his ATP Tour debut at the Rosmalen Open as a qualifier, losing in the first round to Jordan Thompson .
In October, Mpetshi Perricard won his first two matches on the ATP Tour in Antwerp as a qualifier and reached his first ATP quarterfinal, defeating sixth seed Roberto Carballés Baena in the first round,[7] and wildcard and home favorite David Goffin in the second round.[8] As a result he entered the top 200 on 23 October 2023, but lost in the quarterfinals against the eventual winner of the tournament, Alexander Bublik.
2024: Maiden ATP title, top 60 [ edit ] In January, Mpetshi Pericard participated in his first Australian Open qualifying , but lost in the final round to fellow countryman Hugo Grenier .
In February, Mpetshi Perricard won his first title of the year on the ATP Challenger Tour , his second career title, at the 2024 Lexus Nottingham Challenger , defeating fellow countryman Matteo Martineau in the final.[9] In April, Mpetshi Perricard won back-to-back Challenger titles in Mexico, at the 2024 Morelos Open , defeating Nicolas Mejia in the final,[10] and then at the 2024 GNP Seguros Tennis Open in Acapulco, defeating Adam Walton in the final.[11] As a result, he reached the top 125 on 22 April 2024.
In May, at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open , Mpetshi Perricard won his first title on the ATP Tour as a wildcard with wins over Lorenzo Sonego , Yoshihito Nishioka ,[12] compatriot and qualifier Hugo Gaston ,[13] second seed Alexander Bublik [14] and sixth seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the final.[15] He became the lowest-ranked titlist in the tournament's history. As a result, he climbed more than 50 spots in the singles rankings to a career-high in the top 70 at world No. 66 on 27 May 2024.[16] He received a wildcard for the 2024 French Open for the second year in a row,[17] losing to David Goffin in the first round.
At the beginning of the grass season, he qualified for the 2024 Queen's Club Championships and upset sixth seed Ben Shelton in the first round.
Personal life [ edit ] Mpetshi Perricard is the son of the semi-professional footballer Ghislain Mpetshi. His younger sister Daphnée Perricard also plays tennis. Through his father, he is of DR Congolese descent.[18]
Performance timeline [ edit ] Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles [ edit ] ATP Tour career finals [ edit ] Singles: 1 (1 title) [ edit ] Legend (singles) Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP Finals (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP 500 (0–0) ATP 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting Outdoor (1–0) Indoor (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour finals [ edit ] Singles: 4 (4 titles) [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger Tour (4–0)
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour finals [ edit ] Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) [ edit ] Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Jul 2021 M25 Uriage, France WTT Clay Arthur Fils 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) Loss 1–1 Jun 2022 M25 Montauban, France WTT Clay Timo Legout 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 Loss 1–2 Jul 2022 M25 Uriage, France WTT Clay Ugo Blanchet 2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up) [ edit ] Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Feb 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Lilian Marmousez Alexander Erler Skander Mansouri 2–6, 7–5, [9–11] Win 1–1 Apr 2021 M25 Reus, Spain WTT Clay Arthur Fils Hunter Johnson Yates Johnson 6–4, 7–5 Win 2–1 Jul 2021 M25 Uriage, France WTT Clay Arthur Fils Allan Deschamps Maxime Mora 7–6(7–5) , 6–2 Win 3–1 Jul 2022 M25 Uriage, France WTT Clay Eliakim Coulibaly Adrien Burdet Alexandre Reco 6–3, 7–5
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ] Doubles: 1 (1 title) [ edit ] Record against other players [ edit ] Mpetshi Perricard's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface . Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:
Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match Number 7 ranked players David Goffin 1–1 50% 1–0 0-1 – Lost (6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6) at 2024 Roland-Garros Total 1–1 50% 1–0 (100%) 0–1 (0%) 0–0 ( – ) * Statistics correct as of 1 June 2024[update] .
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