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$364,762
Singles
Career record2–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 124 (22 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 124 (22 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2024)
French Open 1R (2023)
US Open Q2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 613 (25 July 2021)
Current rankingNo. 642 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2023)
Last updated on: 22 April 2024.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (born 8 July 2003) is a French tennis player.

Contents

Mpetshi Perricard has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 124 achieved on 22 April 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 613 achieved on 25 July 2022. [2]

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: First Challenger title, first ATP 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 quarterfinals against the next winner of the tournament, Alexander Bublik.

2024: Second Challenger Title, top 125

In January, Mpetschi 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 at the Morelos Open, defeating Nicolas Mejia in the final [10] and then in Acapulco, defeating Adam Walton in the final. [11] He entered the top 125 as a result of these two wins.

Personal life

Mpetshi Perricard is the son of the semi-professional footballer Ghislain Mpetshi. His younger sister Daphnée also plays tennis. Through his father he is of DR Congolese descent. [12]

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

Tournament20202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA Q3 0 / 00–0 – 
French Open Q1 Q1 A 1R 0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon AAAA0 / 00–0 – 
US Open AAA Q2 0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10-00 / 10–10%

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 2021M25 Uriage, FranceFuturesClay Flag of France.svg Arthur Fils 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss1–1Jun 2022M25 Montauban, FranceFuturesClay Flag of France.svg Timo Legout 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1–2Jul 2022M25 Uriage, FranceFuturesClay Flag of France.svg Ugo Blanchet 2–6, 3–6
Win2–2 Apr 2023 León, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Ficovich 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
Win3–2 Feb 2024 Nottingham, UKChallengerHard (i) Flag of France.svg Matteo Martineau 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win4–2 Apr 2024 Morelos, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolas Mejia 7–5, 7–5
Win5–2 Apr 2024 Acapulco, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Walton 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 2021M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard 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, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay 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, FranceWorld Tennis TourClay 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, FranceFuturesClay 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
Loss3–2 Mar 2024 Lyon, 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

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 1–0100%1–0––Won (7–5, 6–3) at 2023 Antwerp
Total1–0100%1–0
(100%)		0–0
( – )		0–0
( – )		* Statistics correct as of 18 October 2023.

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