Manuel Guinard

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Manuel Guinard
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Country (sports)Flag of France.svg France
Born (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995 (age 28)
Saint-Malo, France
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSébastien Villette
Prize moneyUS $681,351
Singles
Career record4–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 134 (31 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 293 (12 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2022, 2023)
French Open 1R (2022)
Wimbledon Q1 (2022, 2024)
US Open Q1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record11–10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 70 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 70 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 3R (2024)
US Open 1R (2024)
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.

Manuel Guinard (born 15 November 1995) is a French tennis player. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 70 achieved on 9 September 2024 and a singles ranking of No. 134 achieved on 31 October 2022. Guinard competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour.

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Professional career

2019–2020: Grand Slam doubles debut and first win in doubles

Guinard made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2019 French Open after receiving a wildcard for the doubles main draw, partnering Arthur Rinderknech. [1]

At the 2020 French Open he reached the second round for his first Grand Slam win in doubles also as a wildcard partnering Rinderknech.

2021: First Challenger final, Top 250 singles debut

He made his first Challenger final at the 2021 Open du Pays d'Aix where he lost to Carlos Taberner. He reached the top 250 on 8 November 2021 at World No. 247.

2022: Maiden challenger title, Major, ATP & Top 150 debut in singles & doubles

He reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 155 on 17 January 2022, after winning the 2022 Traralgon International with Zdeněk Kolář.

In March, he won his maiden singles 2022 Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi II title as an Alternate.

In April, he made his ATP debut as a lucky loser at the 2022 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell where he lost to Hugo Dellien. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 151 on 25 April 2022.

In May, Guinard was awarded wildcards into the main draw of the 2022 French Open in singles and doubles partnering Enzo Couacaud. [2] [3]

He qualified for the 2022 ATP Lyon Open main draw and defeated compatriot World No. 68 and wildcard Hugo Gaston in the first round for his first tour-level win. [4] He went on to defeat Michael Mmoh in the next round to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in his career. [5] As a result, he reached the top 150 in the rankings.

2023–2024: Major third round, first two ATP finals and top 70 in doubles

In July 2023, Guinard won the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes as a qualifier, defeating fellow countryman Calvin Hemery in the final. This was Guinard's first final on the ATP Challenger Tour in more than a year, allowing him to return into the Top 300. He also won the doubles title at the same tournament. [6]

In six months, he won four doubles Challenger titles starting in June 2023 and another two in January 2024 (five of the total with Grégoire Jacq). [7] [8] [9] In March 2024, he won one more Challenger in Zadar also with Jacq. [10] As a result, he reached a career high doubles ranking of No. 107 on 20 May 2024. Next, the French duo Guinard/Jacq entered their home Slam, the 2024 French Open as alternates, and on their Major debut as a team, defeated 14th seeded American pair of Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in the first round. They reached the third round with a win over Guido Andreozzi and Rinky Hijikata. [11] They lost to the Tsitsipas brothers. [12] As a result he reached the top 100 at world No. 92 in doubles on 10 June 2024.

He reached his first ATP final with Jacq at the 2024 Swedish Open defeating defending champions and to seeded pair of Aleksandr Nedovyesov and Gonzalo Escobar. The following week the pair reached their second ATP final at the 2024 Croatia Open Umag.

Grand Slam 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 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Australian Open AAA Q1 Q1 A0 / 00–0  
French Open Q3 Q1 Q2 1R A Q2 0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon AAA Q1 A Q1 0 / 00–0  
US Open AAA Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–00–00 / 10–10%

Doubles

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–2)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2024 Swedish Open,
Sweden
250 SeriesClay Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq Flag of Brazil.svg Orlando Luz
Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Matos
5–7, 4–6
Loss0–2 Jul 2024 Croatia Open,
Croatia
250 SeriesClay Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
4–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runners-up)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
ITF Futures Tour (9–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (9–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0May 2018Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj FuturesClay Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Nerman Fatić 6–3, 6–4
Loss1–1May 2018Sweden F3, Lund FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Ritschard 3–6, 3–6
Win2–1Sep 2018Netherlands F5, Rotterdam FuturesClay Flag of Slovenia.svg Nik Razboršek 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win3–1Dec 2018Tunisia F44, Monastir FuturesHard Flag of Tunisia.svg Aziz Dougaz 7–5, 6–4
Loss3–2Mar 2019M15 Quinta Do Lago, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Evan Hoyt 4–6, 3–6
Win4–2Jun 2019M25 Pardubice, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukas Klein 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Win5–2Nov 2019M15 Prague, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michael Vrbenský 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win6–2Dec 2019M15 Cairo II, EgyptWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Lithuania.svg Laurynas Grigelis 6–3, 6–2
Win7–2Aug 2020M25 Vogau, AustriaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–3, 6–3
Win8–2Apr 2021M25 Angers, FranceWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Monaco.svg Lucas Catarina 7–5, 6–4
Win9–2May 2021M25 Prague, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Draper 6–4, 6–3
Loss9–3 Jun 2021 Aix-en-Provence, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Taberner 2–6, 2–6
Win10–3 Mar 2022 Roseto degli Abruzzi, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tseng Chun-hsin 6–1, 6–2
Win11–3 Jul 2023 Troyes, FranceChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Calvin Hemery 6–3, 6–3
Loss11–4 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi, ThailandChallengerHard Flag of Monaco.svg Valentin Vacherot 5–7, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 27 (21 titles, 6 runners-up)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (14–4)
ITF Futures Tour (7–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (16–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Dec 2017Tunisia F40, Hammamet FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Clément Tabur Flag of France.svg Samuel Bensoussan
Flag of France.svg François-Arthur Vibert
6–7(6–8), 6–2, [13–11]
Loss1–1May 2018Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Luka Pavlovic Flag of Germany.svg Christian Hirschmüller
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dane Propoggia
5–7, 5–7
Win2–1Jul 2018Germany F9, Wetzlar FuturesClay Flag of France.svg François Musitelli Flag of Spain.svg Marco Neubau
Flag of Germany.svg Kai Wehnelt
6–1, 6–3
Win3–1Jan 2019M25 Tucson, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Tunisia.svg Aziz Dougaz Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Evan Hoyt
6–4, 5–7, [10–3]
Loss3–2 May 2019 Savannah, USAChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Arthur Rinderknech Flag of Venezuela.svg Roberto Maytín
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Romboli
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [9–11]
Win4–2May 2019M15 Tabarka, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Kestelboim Flag of Tunisia.svg Anis Ghorbel
Flag of Tunisia.svg Aziz Dougaz
6–4, 6–1
Loss4–3Jun 2019M25 Pardubice, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Tunisia.svg Aziz Dougaz Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vít Kopřiva
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Pospíšil
4–6, 2–6
Win5–3Dec 2019M15 Cairo II, EgyptWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Lithuania.svg Laurynas Grigelis Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Juarez
Flag of Argentina.svg Octavio Volpi
7–6(9–7), 6–3
Win6–3 Feb 2020 Drummondville, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Arthur Rinderknech Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Roberto Cid Subervi
Flag of Portugal.svg Gonçalo Oliveira
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Win7–3Aug 2020M25 Vogau, AustriaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Härteis Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs Brouwer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Sels
6–4, 4–6, 11–9
Win8–3 Mar 2021 Las Palmas, SpainChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Enzo Couacaud Flag of Spain.svg Javier Barranco Cosano
Flag of Spain.svg Eduard Esteve Lobato
6-1, 6-4
Win9–3Apr 2021M25 Angers, FranceWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Corentin Denolly Flag of France.svg Arthur Cazaux
Flag of France.svg Titouan Droguet
Walkover
Win10–3 Jul 2021 Amersfoort, NetherlandsChallengerClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Castelnuovo Flag of Peru.svg Sergio Galdós
Flag of Portugal.svg Gonçalo Oliveira
0–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Loss10–4 Sep 2021 Saint-Tropez, FranceChallengerHard Flag of Monaco.svg Romain Arneodo Flag of Serbia.svg Antonio Šančić
Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win11–4 Jan 2022 Traralgon, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Kolář Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc-Andrea Hüsler
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominic Stricker
6-3, 6-4
Win12–4 Mar 2022 Roseto degli Abruzzi, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Franco Agamenone Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Sabanov
Flag of Serbia.svg Matej Sabanov
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
Loss12–5 Mar 2022 Zadar, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Franco Agamenone Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Kolář
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Vavassori
6–3, 6–7(7–9), [6–10]
Win13–5 Mar 2023 Zadar, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of Croatia.svg Nino Serdarušić Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Sabanov
Flag of Serbia.svg Matej Sabanov
6–4, 6–0
Loss13–6 Jun 2023 Troisdorf, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq Flag of Spain.svg Íñigo Cervantes
Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Roca Batalla
2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win14–6 Jun 2023 Lyon, FranceChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq Flag of Germany.svg Constantin Frantzen
Flag of Germany.svg Hendrik Jebens
6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Win15–6 Jul 2023 Troyes, FranceChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro López San Martín
Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Rincón
Walkover
Win16–6 Jul 2023 Amersfoort, NetherlandsChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mats Hermans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Jong
6–4, 6–4
Win17–6 Aug 2023 Meerbusch, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Romboli
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Zormann
7–5, 7–6
Win18–6 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi, ThailandChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq Flag of the Philippines.svg Francis Casey Alcantara
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Fajing
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win19–6 Jan 2024 Quimper, FranceChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Arthur Rinderknech Flag of India.svg Anirudh Chandrasekar
Flag of India.svg Vijay Sundar Prashanth
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win20–6 Mar 2024 Zadar, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Jebavý
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Kolář
6–4, 6–4
Win21–6 Jun 2024 Lyon, FranceChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq Flag of Greece.svg Markos Kalovelonis
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Orlov
4–7, 6–3, [10–6]

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