Laurent Lokoli

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Laurent Lokoli
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Lokoli at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg France
Born (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 29)
Bastia, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachWalter Grunfeld Tennis Academy (WGTA)
Prize moneyUS$ 544,609
Singles
Career record0–8 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 167 (27 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 186 (16 July 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2015, 2023)
French Open 1R (2014, 2017)
Wimbledon 1R (2023)
US Open Q1 (2022, 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 371 (3 November 2014)
Current rankingNo. 833 (16 July 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2014)
Last updated on: 16 July 2023.

Laurent Lokoli (born 18 October 1994) is a French professional tennis player. Lokoli plays primarily ATP Challenger and ITF events. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 167 achieved on 27 February 2023.

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Career

Lokoli received a wildcard for the 2014 French Open men's singles qualifying draw. He won three qualifying matches and hence advanced to the main draw 1st round, where he lost to Steve Johnson.

He was given a wildcard for the 2017 French Open where he lost in the first round to Martin Kližan. He made minor news by twice refusing to shake hands with Klizan after the match. [1] [2]

He reached the top 200 at No. 199 on 3 October 2022. He made his first Challenger final at the 2023 Open Nouvelle-Calédonie in Nouméa, New Caledonia losing to Raúl Brancaccio. [3] As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 176 inside the top 200 on 9 January 2023. Next he qualified into the 2023 Australian Open main draw after 8 years of absence. [4]

In July 2023, Lokoli made his Wimbledon debut as a qualifier, losing to fourth seed Casper Ruud in the first round.

Personal life

He is the son of former French footballer Dominique Lokoli. Through his father, he is of Congolese descent. [5]

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 25 (14-11)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-1)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (14-10)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–5)
Clay (7-5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2013Finland F1, Vierumäki FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Tak Khunn Wang 4-6, 3-6
Win1-1Aug 2013Austria F7, Innsbruck FuturesClay Flag of Austria.svg Dennis Novak 7–6(7–1), 6-3
Loss1-2Sep 2014France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Enzo Couacaud 2-6, 3-6
Loss1-3Oct 2014France F22, Saint-Dizier FuturesHard (i) Flag of France.svg Rémi Boutillier4-6, 4-6
Win2-3Nov 2014Cyprus F2, Larnaca FuturesHard Flag of Cyprus.svg Petros Chrysochos 6-4, 6-0
Win3-3Apr 2016Italy F7, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tim van Rijthoven 6-3, 6-2
Win4-3Jun 2016Bosnia Herzegovina F4, Sarajevo FuturesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven de Waard 6-3, 6-1
Loss4-4Jun 2016France F11, Toulon FuturesClay Flag of Morocco.svg Lamine Ouahab 3-6, 6-7(3–7)
Loss4-5Aug 2016Switzerland F3, Collonge-Bellerive FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Simon3-6, 4-6
Loss4-6Aug 2016Switzerland F4, Lausanne FuturesClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cristian Villagrán 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3-6
Win5-6Sep 2016France F18, Mulhouse FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Sarmiento 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss5-7Feb 2017Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden FuturesCarpet (i) Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini 2-6, 4-6
Win6-7Feb 2018Tunisia F4, Djerba FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-2, 6-1
Loss6-8Feb 2019M15, Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Egypt.svg Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 3-6, 1-6
Win7-8Apr 2019M25, Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Serbia.svg Miljan Zekić 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Win8-8Jul 2019M25, Bakio, SpainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Hugo Grenier 6-3, 6-3
Win9-8Jul 2019M25, Ajaccio, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Quentin Robert3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss9-9Jan 2022M25, Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Tunisia.svg Moez Echargui 4-6, 5-7
Win10-9Feb 2022M15, Monastir, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Alexander Donski 6–0, 3–6, 7–5
Win11-9Feb 2022M25, Vale do Lobo, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Moro Cañas 6-2, 6-1
Win12-9Apr 2022M25, Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Felix Gill 7-5, 6-3
Win13-9Apr 2022M25, Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Serbia.svg Miljan Zekić 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Loss13-10Jun 2022M25, La Nucia, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Nick Hardt 0-6, 4-6
Win14-10Jun 2022M25, Skopje, North MacedoniaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Brazil.svg Orlando Luz 6-2, 6-1
Loss14–11 Jan 2023 Nouméa, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Flag of Italy.svg Raúl Brancaccio 6–4, 5–7, 2–6

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References

  1. ↑ Mark Molloy (30 May 2017). "Handshake row erupts at French Open between Martin Kližan and Laurent Lokoli". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Laurent Lokoli reveals coach left him after 2017 French Open incident".
  3. ↑ "Cerundolo Captures First Challenger Crown of 2023 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. ↑ "Shang Juncheng: 17-Year-Old Charges into Australian Open Main Draw".
  5. ↑ "Football. Aviez-vous reconnu l'ancien joueur de l'ASNL Dominique Lokoli ?". www.estrepublicain.fr.
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