Ugo Blanchet

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Ugo Blanchet
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 26)
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France [1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$244,402
Singles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 139 (30 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 159 (3 February 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2024, 2025)
French Open Q2 (2024)
Wimbledon Q1 (2024)
US Open Q1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record2–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 387 (15 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 453 (3 February 2025)
Last updated on: 5 February 2025.

Ugo Blanchet (born 5 January 1999) is a French tennis player who plays mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 139 achieved on 30 September 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 387 achieved on 15 July 2024. [2]

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Professional career

2022: ATP doubles debut

In February, Blanchet made his ATP Tour debut at the 2022 Open 13 in Marseille after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Timo Legout. The pair went on to reach the quarterfinals, earning Blanchet his first ATP Tour doubles win.

2023: Maiden Challenger title, Top 200 debut

In October, Blanchet won his maiden Challenger title at the 2023 Málaga Open as a qualifier, defeating Mattia Bellucci in the final. [3] In November, Blanchet recorded his second ATP career win in doubles at the 2023 Moselle Open, playing along with Matteo Martineau, after the pair received a wildcard to the main draw.

2024: ATP singles debut and first win, Top 150

In January, Blanchet made his singles debut on the ATP Tour as a qualifier at the 2024 Open Sud de France in Montpellier, losing to Grégoire Barrère in the first round. [4]

In April, Blanchet reached his second career Challenger final in Oeiras, Portugal, losing to fourth seed Francisco Comesana in the final. [5]

In July, Blanchet won his first singles main draw match on the ATP Tour at the Hamburg Open as a qualifier, defeating Alexei Popyrin in the first round. [6] As a result, he entered the top 150 in the singles rankings at No. 145 on 22 July 2024. [2]

2025: Second Challenger title

Blanchet won his second Challenger title at the Koblenz Challenger, defeating Luca Nardi in the final which went to a deciding set tiebreak. [7] [8]

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

Tournament2024 2025 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0  
French Open Q2 0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon Q1 0 / 00–0  
US Open Q1 0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00 / 00–0  

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF Futures (6–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Oct 2021M15, Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Quentin Folliot4–6, 7–6(7–), 6–2
Loss1–1Oct 2021M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Guy den Ouden 4–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Dec 2021M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Parker 2–6, 4–6
Win2–2Jan 2022M15 Manacor, SpainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Antoine Bellier 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Loss2–3Apr 2022M25 Reus, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Spain.svg Alex Marti Pujolras6–3, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win3–3Jun 2022M25 Bourg en Bresse, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Crawford 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win4–3Jul 2022M25 Uriage, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6–2, 6–3
Win5–3Nov 2022M25 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Kyrian Jacquet 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win6–3Jul 2023M25 Uriage, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Moeller 6–3, 6–4
Loss6–4Sep 2023M25 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Robin Bertrand 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win7–4 Oct 2023 Malaga, SpainChallengerHard Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Bellucci 6–4, 6–4
Loss7–5 Apr 2024 Oeiras, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Comesana 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win8–5 Jan 2025 Koblenz, GermanyChallengerHard (i) Flag of Italy.svg Luca Nardi 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)

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