Evan Furness

Evan Furness

Furness at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports)	France
Residence	Pontivy, France
Born	(1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 (age 26) Pontivy, France
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$220,802
Singles
Career record	0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 197 (3 October 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2023)
French Open	Q3 (2021)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2022)
US Open	Q1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 513 (27 May 2019)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	1R (2018)
Last updated on: 2 May 2025.

Evan Furness (born 13 August 1998) ^[1] is a French inactive professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 197, achieved on 2 October 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 513, achieved on 27 May 2019. Furness has won one ATP Challenger and eight ITF singles titles.

Career

2017: First win over Top 100 player

In October 2017 he secured his first win over a top 100 player when he beat Marcos Baghdatis at the Eckental Challenger. ^[2]

Furness reached 5 semifinals on the Futures Tour in 2017; at Poitiers, Gdynia, Troyes, Riga and Nottingham.^{[ citation needed ]}

2018: First title on the Futures Tour

In March 2018 he won his first tournament on the Futures Tour. In Faro, he defeated David Guez in the final, winning in straight sets, ^[3] In April 2018 he reached the semifinals of the Futures event in Porto but had to retire when one set apiece against Pedro Cachin with a calf injury. ^[4]

He was awarded a wildcard to the French Open qualifying. ^[5] He lost to Peđa Krstin. ^[6] At the same tournament, Furness made his Grand Slam main draw debut, where he received a wildcard into the mixed doubles event, partnering Fiona Ferro.

2022: First Challenger title, ATP Tour debut

In April 2022, he won his first Challenger tournament, as a qualifier, at the Ostra Group Open, defeating Ryan Peniston in the final. ^[7]

In September 2022, Furness made his debut on the ATP Tour at the 2022 Moselle Open in Metz, France entering the main draw as a qualifier and losing in the first round to Alexander Bublik.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

He was coached by his father Mark in Brittany before moving to the French Federation in Paris and he has a sister called Lucy. He plays guitar and knows how to open an oyster perfectly. He likes pigeons, Bob Dylan, girls with red hair and Larry le malicieux. ^[8]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 14 (9-5)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (1–0) ITF Futures Tour (8-5)

Finals by surface Hard (7-4) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet(1-0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0-1	Oct 2016	France F22, Saint-Dizier	Futures	Hard	Remi Boutillier	4-6, 1-6
Win	1-1	Mar 2018	Portugal F2, Faro	Futures	Hard	David Guez	6-1, 6-1
Loss	1-2	Dec 2018	Cameroon F1, Yaounde	Futures	Hard	Skander Mansouri	6-3, 3–6, 4-6
Win	2-2	Jan 2019	M25 Hong Kong	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Julian Lenz	5-6 ret.
Win	3-2	Feb 2019	M25 Oberentfelden, Switzerland	World Tennis Tour	Carpet	Sandro Ehrat	4-6, 7–5, 6-4
Loss	3-3	Jan 2020	M15 Manacor, Spain	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Carlos Alcaraz	0-6, 2-6
Loss	3-4	Jan 2020	M15 Manacor, Spain	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Carlos Alcaraz	3-6, 4-6
Win	4-4	Nov 2020	M15 Heraklion, Greece	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Matija Pecotić	6-3, 1–6, 6-3
Win	5-4	Nov 2020	M15 Heraklion, Greece	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Lucas Catarina	6-1, 2–6, 7-5
Win	6-4	Nov 2020	M15 Heraklion, Greece	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Lucas Catarina	6-3, 4–6, 6-1
Loss	6-5	Jan 2021	M15 Manacor, Spain	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Antoine Bellier	6-7(7-9), 4-6
Win	7-5	Jan 2021	M15 Manacor, Spain	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Holger Rune	6-2, 5–7, 6-0
Win	8-5	Feb 2021	M25 Vale Do Lobo, Portugal	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Gastao Elias	6-2, 6-4
Win	9-5	Apr 2022	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Ryan Peniston	4-6, 7–6(8–6), 6-1

Doubles: 3 (1-2)

Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) ITF Futures Tour (1-2)

Titles by surface Hard (1-1) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet(0-0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0-1	Aug 2016	Belgium F8, Ostend	Futures	Clay	Ugo Humbert	Botic Van de Zandschulp Paul Monteban	6-3, 5–7, [5-10]
Loss	0-2	Oct 2016	France F22, Saint-Dizier	Futures	Hard	Geoffrey Blancaneaux	Hugo Nys Mick Lescure	2-6, 3-6
Win	1-2	Nov 2020	M15 Heraklion, Greece	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Clement Tabur	Lucas Gerch Gerardo Lopez Villasenor	7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-4)

References

1. "Evan Furness | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
2. "Evan Furness. "Mûrir mon tennis"". Le Télégramme (in French). 10 November 2017.
3. "Tennis. Evan Furness : " Ce premier titre, je l'attendais avec impatience ! "". Ouest-France (in French). 6 March 2018.
4. "Tennis. Future de Porto : Evan Furness stoppé en demie". Ouest-France (in French). 15 April 2018.
5. "#RG18: wild-cards announced ! - Roland-Garros - The 2018 French Open official site". rolandgarros.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
6. "Roland-Garros : le programme des Français dans les qualifications". L'Équipe (in French). 25 May 2018.
7. "Furness Caps Dream Week With Ostrava Challenger Title". tennistourtalk.com. May 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
8. "Evan Furness. Aller plus haut". Le Télégramme (in French). 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2025-05-21.

External links

• Evan Furness at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Evan Furness at the International Tennis Federation