Antoine Bellier

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Antoine Bellier
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Country (sports)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Residence Geneva, Switzerland
Born (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 28)
Geneva, Switzerland
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2014
Retired2024
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachJean-Rene Lisnard
Prize money$349,991
Singles
Career record5–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 168 (10 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 345 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2023)
French Open Q1 (2023)
Wimbledon Q1 (2023)
US Open Q1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record1–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 331 (22 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 337 (6 May 2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup 1R (2016, 2017)
Last updated on: 20 May 2024.

Antoine Bellier (born 18 October 1996) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 168, achieved on 10 April 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 331 achieved on 22 April 2024. Bellier has won one ATP Challenger and four ITF singles titles as well as twelve doubles titles on the ITF Men's Circuit. He has a serve-and-volley style of play. Bellier has represented Switzerland in Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 1–4.

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Career

2016: ATP debut

Bellier made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad, receiving singles and doubles main draw wildcards.

2022: First ATP semifinal & Top 200 debut

Ranked No. 303 at the 2022 Mallorca Championships Bellier recorded his second ATP win over Federico Delbonis as a qualifier. [1] He went one step further to defeat fourth seed Pablo Carreno Busta and reach his first ATP quarterfinal. [2] [3] He defeated Tallon Griekspoor to reach his first ATP semifinal in his career. He became the lowest ranked semi-finalist since No. 335 Juan Manuel Cerundolo in 2021 in Cordoba. [4] As a result, he moved almost 90 positions up to World No. 217 in the rankings on 27 June 2022.

He made his debut in the top 200 in the rankings on 25 July 2022 after a second round showing at the Pozoblanco Challenger where he defeated top seed Nuno Borges.

2023: Second Challenger title and back to top 250

In October he won his second Challenger title in Ismaining, Germany and returned to the top 250 on 6 November 2023.

2024

He received a wildcard in doubles for the 2024 Geneva Open partnering Jakub Paul. At the same tournament, he also entered the singles competition as an alternate.

On his 28th birthday, Bellier announced his retirement from professional tennis on October 18 2024. [5]

Singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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.

Current through the 2023 Australian Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAAAA Q1 0 / 00–0
French Open AAAAAAAA Q1 0 / 00–0
Wimbledon AAAAANHAA Q1 0 / 00–0
US Open AAAAAAA Q1 A0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
National representation
Davis Cup A 1R 1R PO AAA0 / 21–3
Career statistics
Tournaments0110000215
Overall win–loss0–01–30–20–00–00–00–04–20–15–8
Year-end ranking691611702609552491184

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (6–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2015Tunisia F23, El Kantaoui FuturesHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Patrik Fabian3–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Aug 2016Switzerland F5, Sion FuturesClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Johan Nikles 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Win1–2Mar 2019M15 Arcadia, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Grey Hamilton6–3, 6–3
Win2–2Nov 2019M15 Sarreguemines, FranceWorld Tennis TourCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Simon6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win3–2Jan 2020M15 Bressuire, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of France.svg Quentin Robert6–4, 6–3
Win4–2Jan 2021M15 Manacor, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Evan Furness 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Loss4–3Jan 2022M15, Manacor, SpainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Ugo Blanchet 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7)
Win5–3 Apr 2022 San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Renzo Olivo 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–5
Win6–3 Oct 2023 Ismaning, GermanyChallengerCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Marterer 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6)

Doubles: 28 (13–15)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (12–15)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–9)
Clay (3–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2014Turkey F42, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Adrian Bodmer Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Miedler
Flag of Austria.svg Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
5–7, 1–6
Loss0–2Apr 2015Greece F3, Heraklion FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Hugo Grenier Flag of Belarus.svg Maxim Dubarenco
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Manafov
1–6, 0–6
Loss0–3Apr 2015Turkey F17, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Monaco.svg Hugo Nys Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Miedler
Flag of Austria.svg Maximilian Neuchrist
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss0–4Jun 2015Serbia F2, Valjevo FuturesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aleksandar Vukic Flag of Serbia.svg Danilo Petrović
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Salaba
6–7(7–9), 4–6
Loss0–5Jul 2015Serbia F5, Belgrade FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Maxime Janvier Flag of Serbia.svg Nebojsa Peric
Flag of Serbia.svg Danilo Petrović
5–7, 2–6
Win1–5Aug 2015Switzerland F5, Lausanne FuturesClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joss Espasandin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Antoine Baroz
Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Meis
7–5, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss1–6Sep 2015Tunisia F23, El Kantaoui FuturesHard Flag of Spain.svg Aaron Cortes Alcaraz Flag of Germany.svg Jannis Kahlke
Flag of France.svg Hugo Voljacques
3–6, 6–6 ret.
Win2–6Jan 2016Germany F1, Schwieberdingen FuturesCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Hugo Grenier Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Mies
Flag of Germany.svg Oscar Otte
6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Loss2–7Mar 2016Israel F5, Ramat Hasharon FuturesHard Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Borsos Flag of France.svg Corentin Denolly
Flag of France.svg Maxime Janvier
6–4, 4–6, [10–12]
Win3–7Apr 2016Qatar F1, Doha FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Cox
Flag of Sweden.svg Milos Sekulic
6–3, 6–2
Win4–7Apr 2016Qatar F2, Doha FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi Flag of Tunisia.svg Anis Ghorbel
Flag of France.svg Tak Khunn Wang
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win5–7Apr 2016Qatar F3, Doha FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi Flag of Tunisia.svg Anis Ghorbel
Flag of France.svg Tak Khunn Wang
6–3, 1–6, [11–9]
Loss5–8May 2016Ukraine F1, Cherkassy FuturesClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Manafov Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gille
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joran Vliegen
3–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Loss5–9Aug 2016Switzerland F3, Collonge-Bellerive FuturesClay (i) Flag of Monaco.svg Hugo Nys Flag of Portugal.svg Gonçalo Oliveira
Flag of France.svg Fabien Reboul
3–6, 5–7
Loss5–10Mar 2017Portugal F2, Faro FuturesHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Marat Deviatiarov Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Marsalek
Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Miedler
7–5, 1–6, [6–10]
Win6–10May 2017Israel F7, Herzliya FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti Flag of Israel.svg Dekel Bar
Flag of Argentina.svg Matias Franco Descotte
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win7–10May 2017Israel F8, Netanya FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti Flag of France.svg Yanais Laurent
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Filip Peliwo
7–6(8–6), 7–5
Loss7–11Jul 2017France F16, Uriage FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Johan Tatlot Flag of France.svg Corentin Denolly
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Müller
3–6, 5–7
Win8–11Sep 2018Great Britain F5, Roehampton FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Baptiste Crepatte Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Story
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Connor Thomson
7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), [10–5]
Loss8–12Sep 2018Sweden F4, Stockholm FuturesHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Härteis Flag of Sweden.svg Markus Eriksson
Flag of Sweden.svg Fred Simonsson
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss8–13Oct 2018Sweden F5, Falun FuturesHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Härteis Flag of Latvia.svg Mārtiņš Podžus
Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Podžus
1–6, 2–6
Win9–13Aug 2019M15 Horgen, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Raphael Baltensperger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Staeheli
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Damien Wenger
6–4, 6–2
Loss9–14Sep 2019M25 Mulhouse, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christopher Heyman Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs Brouwer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Glenn Smits
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win10–14Sep 2019M25 Plaisir, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of France.svg Maxime Tchoutakian Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christopher Heyman
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Mertens
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win11–14Oct 2019M15 Doha, QatarWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Quentin Folliot Flag of Morocco.svg Adam Moundir
Flag of Slovakia.svg Marek Semjan
6–4, 2–6, [10–6]
Win12–14Oct 2019M15 Mishref, KuwaitWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Sweden.svg Jonathan Mridha Flag of Ukraine.svg Yurii Dzhavakian
Flag of Belarus.svg Mikalai Haliak
6–1, 6–4
Loss12–15Jan 2021M15 Manacor, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Dan Added Flag of France.svg Sadio Doumbia
Flag of France.svg Fabien Reboul
6–7(1–7), 1–6
Win13-15 May 2022 Shymkent, KazakhstanChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Décamps Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Fanselow
Flag of Japan.svg Kaichi Uchida
7-6(7-3), 6-3

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