Harold Mayot

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Harold Mayot
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Mayot at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg France
Residence Marly, France
Born (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22)
Metz, France
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Thierry Tulasne [1]
Prize money$580,064
Singles
Career record6–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 112 (22 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 112 (22 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2024)
French Open 1R (2020)
Wimbledon 2R (2023)
US Open Q1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 299 (6 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 312 (12 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 1R (2023)
Last updated on: 22 April 2024.

Harold Mayot (born 4 February 2002) is a French professional tennis player. [2] He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 112 achieved on 22 April 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 299 achieved on 6 November 2023. [3]

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Junior career

As a junior, Mayot reached his highest ranking of number 1 in the world in the combined singles and doubles ITF junior ranking system, which he reached on 3 February 2020 and sustained to end the year as the number one male juniors player in the world. [4] This was highlighted by a winning the championship at the 2020 Australian Open where he defeated compatriot Arthur Cazaux in straight sets 6–4, 6–1. [5]

Professional career

2020: Grand Slam singles and doubles debut

Mayot made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Open 13 simultaneously in both single and doubles when he was granted a wildcard entry into both draws partnering compatriot Arthur Cazaux. They were defeated in the first round by Nicolas Mahut and Vasek Pospisil in straight sets. In singles, he was also defeated in the first round by veteran compatriot Gilles Simon in straight sets.

Pairing with Cazaux again, they were given a wildcard entry into the main doubles draw of the 2020 French Open but would again be defeated in the first round by Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in straight sets. At the same tournament Mayot received also a wildcard into the singles main draw, and was defeated by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

2022: First ATP Challenger final

Mayot received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the 2022 Australian Open. In July, Mayot reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final as a qualifier at the 2022 Tampere Open in Finland, losing against Zsombor Piros. As a result, he reached a new career-high singles ranking of No. 304 and also a doubles ranking of No. 450 on 25 July 2022. He reached the top 250 at world No. 248 on 19 September 2022.

2023: Top 200 & Wimbledon debuts, first Major win and ATP quarterfinal

Following a semifinal showing at the 2023 Open Aix Provence as a lucky loser where he beat three top 100 players then lost to fifth seed Andy Murray, [6] he reached the top 200 in the rankings on 8 May 2023.

In June, Mayot won his first doubles match at the 2023 French Open partnering with Jonathan Eysseric, having failed to qualify in the singles. In July, Mayot made his Wimbledon debut as a qualifier, only his second career Major singles appearance. [7] , where he recorded his first singles Grand Slam win by beating fellow countryman Benjamin Bonzi in the first round. [8] He later made his debut at the US Open qualifying, where he lost in the first round.

In September, Mayot reached his second career final on the ATP Challenger Tour in Mallorca losing to second seed Hamad Medjedovic in the final. Later in September, Mayot reached his first doubles final on the ATP Challenger Tour in Saint-Tropez partnering with Jonathan Eysseric, losing in the final to Dan Added and Albano Olivetti.

In November, ranked No. 176, Mayot qualified at his home tournament in Metz, France. He reached the main draw as a qualifier where he defeated Yosuke Watanuki in the first round [9] and Grégoire Barrère in the second to reach his first quarterfinal on the ATP Tour. [10] He lost to fourth seed Ugo Humbert in the quarterfinals. [11] [12]

2024: Masters and top 120 debuts

Following the 2024 Australian Open where he made it to the third round of qualifying for the first time at this Major, he reached the top 150 at No. 144 on 29 January 2024. At the 2024 Open Sud de France, he reached the quarterfinals defeating two compatriots Lucas Pouille and Benoît Paire.

He made his Masters debut at the 2024 Miami Open after qualifying into the main draw with wins over Arthur Cazaux by retirement and David Goffin. [13]

In April, as the top seed Mayot reached the final of the Challenger tournament in Barletta, Italy, defeating Jacopo Berrettini before losing to second seed Damir Džumhur in the final. As a result, he reached the top 120 in the rankings on 8 April 2024. [14]

He qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at the 2024 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.

Performance timelines

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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA Q1 A Q3 0 / 00–0 – 
French Open 1R AA Q1 0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon NHAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
US Open AAA Q1 0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–10–00–01–10 / 11–233%

Doubles

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
French Open 1R AA 2R 0 / 21–233%
Wimbledon NHAAA0 / 00–0 – 
US Open AAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–10–00–01–10–00 / 21–233%

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (2–5)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2019M15 Forbach, FranceWorld Tennis TourCarpet Flag of Germany.svg Elmar Ejupovic4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss0–2Nov 2019M25 Saint-Dizier, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Hugo Grenier 1–6, 5–7
Win1–2Nov 2019M15 Villers Les Nancy, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Ronan Joncour6–4, 6–2
Win2–2Jan 2022M25 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Yun-seong 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
Loss2-3 Jul 2022 Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Flag of Hungary.svg Zsombor Piros 2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss2-4 Sep 2023 Mallorca, SpainChallengerHard Flag of Serbia.svg Hamad Medjedovic 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss2-5 Apr 2024 Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Nov 2019M25 Saint-Dizier, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Antoine Cornut Chauvinc Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi
Flag of France.svg Corentin Denolly 		6–4, 0–6, [10–8]
Loss1–1Sep 2020M15 Caslano, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Antoine Cornut Chauvinc Flag of Austria.svg David Pichler
Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Erler 		5–7, 4–6
Win2–1Aug 2023M25 Lesa, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Bega Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Basso
Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Rondoni		6–3, 6–1
Loss2-2 Sep 2023 Saint-Tropez, FranceChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Jonathan Eysseric Flag of France.svg Dan Added
Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti 		6–3, 0–1 Ret.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win 2020 Australian Open Hard Flag of France.svg Arthur Cazaux 6–4, 6–1

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