Tom Paris (tennis)

Tom Paris

Country (sports)	France
Born	(2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 22) Chalon-sur-Saône
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Plays	Right-handed, one-handed backhand
Coach	Antoine Pastrana
Prize money	$39,401
Singles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 454 (10 February 2025)
Current ranking	No. 454 (10 February 2025)
Doubles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 1123 (16 October 2023)
Current ranking	No. 1152 (13 January 2025)
Last updated on: 26 January 2025.

Tom Paris (born 2 September 2002) is a French tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of 454 achieved on 10 February 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 1123 achieved on 16 October 2023 ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Paris was immersed in tennis from a young age with his first coach being his father Christophe Paris, a former tennis player who played at regional level, being the head of the Pontcharra-sur-Turdine tennis club. Paris is a member of Charbonnières-les-Bains Tennis Club. ^{[3] [4]} As a youngster he trained at a tennis centre in Poitiers which had previously alumni including Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon and Nicolas Escudé. ^[5]

Career

2023: Maiden ITF title

In October 2023, Paris won his first ITF title defeating top seed Dan Added in the semifinal and defeating Alexey Vatutin in the final in Sarreguemines, France. ^[6]

2024: ATP Tour debut

Paris received a wild card for his ATP Tour debut into the doubles at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open, alongside Tristan Lamasine. ^[7]

Performance timeline

Tournament	2025	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon		0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0 / 0	0–0	–

Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (4–1)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) ITF World Tennis Tour (4–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (2–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2023	M25 Rodez, France	World Tour	Hard	Alexis Gautier	6–7(9–11), 1–6
Win	1–1	Oct 2023	M25 Sarreguemines, France	World Tour	Carpet	Alexey Vatutin	6–2, 6–1
Win	2–1	Nov 2024	M15 Szabolcsveresmart, Hungary	World Tour	Hard	Olle Wallin	6–3, 6–1
Win	3–1	Nov 2024	M15 Alcala de Henares, Spain	World Tour	Hard	Pierluigi Basile	6–3, 7–5
Win	4–1	Jan 2025	M25 Nussloch, Germany	World Tour	Carpet	Oleg Prihodko	6–4, 6–4

References

1. "Tom Paris". ITF. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
2. "Tom Paris". ATP. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
3. "Tom Paris, new promise of French and world tennis?". le-pays. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
4. "Tom Paris joins the French top 100: "Tennis is a school of life"". leprogress.fr. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
5. "Tom Paris, child ball prodigy". le-pays. September 15, 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
6. "Tom Paris won the title against Russian Vatutin". tennisactu.net. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
7. "Scouting Report: Djokovic among stars in Geneva, Humbert leads three French seeds in Lyon". ATP. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.