Tom Paris (tennis)

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Tom Paris
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 22)
Chalon-sur-Saône
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed, one-handed backhand
CoachAntoine Pastrana
Prize money$17,218
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 545 (23 November 2023)
Last updated on: 19 May 2024.

Tom Paris (born 2 September 2002) is a French tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of 545 achieved on 14 August 2023. [1] [2]

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Early life

He 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

In October 2023 he won his first ITF title beating the number one seed Dan Added in the semifinal and defeating Alexey Vatutin in the final in Sarreguemines. [6]

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

Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 4 (3–1)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2023M25 Rodez, FranceWorld TourHard Flag of France.svg Alexis Gautier6–7(9–11), 1–6
Win1–1Oct 2023M25 Sarreguemines, FranceWorld TourCarpet Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Vatutin 6–2, 6–1
Win2–1Nov 2024M15 Szabolcsveresmart, HungaryWorld TourHard Flag of Sweden.svg Olle Wallin6–3, 6–1
Win3–1Nov 2024M15 Alcala de Henares, SpainWorld TourHard Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Basile6–3, 7–5

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