Geoffrey Blancaneaux

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Geoffrey Blancaneaux
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Blancaneaux at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
ResidenceParis, France
Born (1998-08-08) 8 August 1998 (age 25)
Paris, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
CoachXavier Le Gall, Salame Bakfalouni, Maximilien Blancaneaux
Prize money$754,437
Singles
Career record0–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 134 (14 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 223 (4 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2022, 2023, 2024)
French Open 1R (2022)
Wimbledon Q1 (2022, 2023)
US Open 1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 164 (18 July 2022)
Current rankingNo. 404 (4 March 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (2019)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 1R (2017)
Last updated on: 5 March 2024.

Geoffrey Blancaneaux (born 8 August 1998) is a French tennis player. He competes mainly on the ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour. Blancaneaux has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 134 achieved on 14 November 2022 and a doubles ranking of World No. 164 achieved on 18 July 2022.

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Junior career

Blancaneaux won the 2016 French Open boys' singles title, defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime in the final.

Professional career

2017: Grand Slam debut

In September 2017, Blancaneaux made his Grand Slam debut, after receiving a wildcard to enter the main draw at the US Open.

2021: First Challenger title

In December 2021, Blancaneaux won his first Challenger singles tournament at the Maia Challenger, defeating Tseng Chun-hsin in the finals.

2022: French Open, Masters and top 150 debuts

Seeded No. 190 at the 2022 French Open he qualified to make his Grand Slam debut at this Major in his sixth attempt. [1] He reached the top 150 on 8 August 2022.

In October, Blancaneaux made his Masters debut, after receiving a wildcard to enter the qualifications at the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters. As a result, he reached a new career high ranking of No. 134 on 14 November 2022.

2023: Out of top 200

In May, Blancaneaux reached his second final on the ATP Challenger Tour at the Tunis Open, losing to Sho Shimabukuro in the final.

2024: Second Challenger title

In February, Blancaneaux won his second Challenger title at the Delhi Open, defeating Coleman Wong in the final. [2]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win 2016 French Open Clay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime 1–6, 6–3, 8–6

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAA Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0  
French Open Q2 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 A 1R Q3 0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon AAAANHA Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0  
US Open A 1R AAAA Q3 Q1 0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–10–00–00–00–00–10–00–00 / 20–20%

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 19 (15–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (13–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–2)
Clay (8–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Apr 2017Tunisia F13, Hammamet FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Carli4-6, 6–3, 6-0
Loss1–1Apr 2017France F9, Angers FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Gleb Sakharov 4-6, 4-6
Win2–1Jul 2017France F14, Bourg-en-Bresse FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Constant Lestienne 3-6, 6–2, 7-5
Win3–1Jul 2017Turkey F25, Istanbul FuturesClay Flag of Uruguay.svg Martin Cuevas 7-5, 6-1
Win4–1Jul 2017Turkey F26, Istanbul FuturesClay Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Sant'Anna 6-7(8-10), 6–4, 6-2
Loss4–2Feb 2018Tunisia F4, Djerba FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Laurent Lokoli 2–6, 1-6
Win5–2Mar 2018Croatia F3, Opatija FuturesClay Flag of Croatia.svg Nino Serdarusic 6-2, 3–6, 6-2
Win6–2Nov 2018Tunisia F38, Monastir FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Ronan Joncour6-0, 6-1
Win7–2Nov 2018South Africa F1, Stellenbosch FuturesHard Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Prechtel6-4, 6-0
Win8–2Mar 2019M15 Doha, QatarWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jacob Grills6-4, 6-1
Win9–2Mar 2019M15 Tabarka, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Spain.svg Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo6-2, 7-5
Win10–2Apr 2019M15 Tabarka, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Brazil.svg Orlando Luz 7-6(7-3), 6-4
Win11–2Nov 2019M15 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Israel.svg Yshai Oliel 6-1, 6-2
Loss11–3Jan 2020M25 Rancho Santa Fe, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Nakashima 3–6, 3–6
Win12–3Feb 2020M15 Cancun, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Argentina.svg Maximiliano Estevez6-7(5-7), 6–3, 6-1
Win13–3 Dec 2021 Maia, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tseng Chun-hsin 3-6, 6–3, 6-2
Win14–3Mar 2022M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rinky Hijikata 3-6, 6–2, 6-2
Loss14–4 May 2023 Tunis, TunisiaChallengerClay Flag of Japan.svg Sho Shimabukuro 4–6, 4–6
Win15–4 Feb 2024 New Delhi, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of Hong Kong.svg Coleman Wong 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 13 (7–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–1)
ITF Futures (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0-1Oct 2016France F22, Saint-Dizier FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Evan Furness Flag of France.svg Mick Lescure
Flag of France.svg Hugo Nys
2-6, 3-6
Win1-1Jan 2017Hong Kong F6, Hong Kong FuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Niki Flag of Hong Kong.svg Karan Rastogi
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chun Hun Wong
7-6(8-6), 6-0
Loss1-2Apr 2017Tunisia F15, Hammamet FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Antoine Hoang Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Agamenone
Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Casanova
5-7, 6–1, [5-10]
Loss1-3Jul 2017Belgium F2, Arlon FuturesClay Flag of France.svg C De la Bassetiere Flag of France.svg Florian Lakat
Flag of France.svg Arthur Rinderknech
1-6, 6–4, [4-10]
Win2-3Jun 2018 Lyon, FranceChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Elliot Benchetrit Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Cheng-peng
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Margaroli
6-3, 4–6, [10-7]
Win3-3Feb 2019M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Arthur Rinderknech Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marek Gengel
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Nouza
6-1, 6-4
Win4-3Mar 2019M15 Doha, QatarWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Zizou Bergs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arnaud Bovy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jesper De Jong
6-2, 6-4
Loss4-4Mar 2019M15 Tabarka, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Clement Tabur Flag of Peru.svg Alexander Merino
Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Negritu
2-6, 2-6
Win5-4Dec 2019M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Tunisia.svg Skander Mansouri Flag of France.svg Baptiste Crepatte
Flag of France.svg Gabriel Petit
6-0, 7-6(7-1)
Loss5-5Feb 2020M15 Cancun, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Gabriel Petit Flag of Brazil.svg Mateus Alves
Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Marcondes
6-7(5-7), 5-7
Loss5-6Aug 2021 Liberec, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Maxime Janvier Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Jebavy
Flag of Slovakia.svg Igor Zelenay
2-6, 7-6(8-6), [5-10]
Win6-6Apr 2022 Sanremo, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Alexandre Müller Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cobolli
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Gigante
4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win7-6Jul 2022 Iasi, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Renzo Olivo Flag of Ecuador.svg Diego Hidalgo
Flag of Colombia.svg Cristian Rodriguez
6-4, 2–6, [10–6]

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