Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

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Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
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Mpetshi Perricard at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 20)
Lyon, France
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachEmmanuel Planque [1]
Prize money$606,412
Singles
Career record7–6 (53.8%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 58 (1 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 58 (1 July 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2024)
French Open 1R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon 1R ( 2024 )
US Open Q2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 613 (25 July 2022)
Current rankingNo. 639 (24 June 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2023, 2024)
Last updated on: 30 June 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. 58 achieved on 1 July 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 613 achieved on 25 July 2022. [2]

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Junior career

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

2023: Challenger title, Major and ATP debuts and first wins, top 200

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, Wimbledon debut

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. As a result he reached the top 60 in the rankings on 24 June 2024. On his debut, he entered the 2024 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser after the withdrawal of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Personal life

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

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 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA Q3 0 / 00–0 – 
French Open Q1 Q1 A 1R 1R 0 / 20–20%
Wimbledon AAAA 1R 0 / 00–0 – 
US Open AAA Q2 0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–10 / 20–20%

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 May 2024 Lyon Open, FranceATP 250Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Tomás Martín Etcheverry 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(9–7)

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 4 (4 titles)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Apr 2023 León Challenger, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Ficovich 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
Win2–0 Feb 2024 Nottingham Challenger, UKChallengerHard (i) Flag of France.svg Matteo Martineau 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win3–0 Apr 2024 Morelos Open, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolas Mejia 7–5, 7–5
Win4–0 Apr 2024 Seguros Open, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Walton 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Mar 2024 Play In Challenger, FranceChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Titouan Droguet Flag of the United States.svg Christian Harrison
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Willis 		7–6(8–6), 6–3

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (1–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 2021M25 Uriage, FranceWTTClay Flag of France.svg Arthur Fils 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss1–1Jun 2022M25 Montauban, FranceWTTClay Flag of France.svg Timo Legout 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1–2Jul 2022M25 Uriage, FranceWTTClay Flag of France.svg Ugo Blanchet 2–6, 3–6

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

Legend
ITF WTT (3–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2021M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Flag of France.svg Lilian Marmousez Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Erler
Flag of Tunisia.svg Skander Mansouri 		2–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win1–1Apr 2021M25 Reus, SpainWTTClay Flag of France.svg Arthur Fils Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Yates Johnson		6–4, 7–5
Win2–1Jul 2021M25 Uriage, FranceWTTClay Flag of France.svg Arthur Fils Flag of France.svg Allan Deschamps
Flag of France.svg Maxime Mora		7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win3–1Jul 2022M25 Uriage, FranceWTTClay Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Eliakim Coulibaly Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Adrien Burdet
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Reco		6–3, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2021 French Open Clay Flag of France.svg Arthur Fils Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martin Katz
Flag of Ukraine.svg German Samofalov		7–5, 6–2

Record against other players

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:

PlayerRecordWin %HardClayGrassLast match
Number 7 ranked players
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 1–150%1–00-1–Lost (6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6) at 2024 Roland-Garros
Total1–150%1–0
(100%)		0–1
(0%)		0–0
( – )		* Statistics correct as of 1 June 2024.

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