French tennis player (born 2003)
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Country (sports) France Born (2003-07-08 ) 8 July 2003 (age 21) Lyon , FranceHeight 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Turned pro 2021 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Coach Emmanuel Planque[ 1] Prize money $928,949 Career record 11–9 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 44 (15 July 2024) Current ranking No. 48 (5 August 2024) Australian Open Q3 (2024 ) French Open 1R (2023 , 2024 ) Wimbledon 4R (2024 ) US Open Q2 (2023 ) Career record 1–3 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 354 (5 August 2024) Current ranking No. 354 (5 August 2024) French Open 1R (2023 , 2024 ) Last updated on: 5 August 2024.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (French pronunciation: [pɛtʃi pɛʁikɑʁ] ; born 8 July 2003) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 44 achieved on 15 July 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 354 achieved on 5 August 2024.[ 2]
Mpetshi Perricard won the 2021 French Open boys' doubles title, partnered with compatriot Arthur Fils .[ 1] He also reached the semifinals of the singles tournament , losing to Fils.[ 3]
Professional career [ edit ]
2023: Challenger title, Major and ATP debuts and first wins, top 200[ edit ]
Mpetshi Perricard won his first ATP Challenger singles title at the 2023 León Open , defeating Juan Pablo Ficovich in the finals.[ 4] [ 5]
He received a wildcard for the 2023 French Open for his Grand Slam debut, but lost to Major debutant Genaro Alberto Olivieri .[ 6]
In June, Mpetshi Perricard made his ATP Tour debut at the Rosmalen Open as a qualifier, losing in the first round to Jordan Thompson .
In October, Mpetshi Perricard won his first two matches on the ATP Tour in Antwerp as a qualifier and reached his first ATP quarterfinal, defeating sixth seed Roberto Carballés Baena in the first round,[ 7] and wildcard and home favorite David Goffin in the second round.[ 8] As a result he entered the top 200 on 23 October 2023, but lost in the quarterfinals against the eventual winner of the tournament, Alexander Bublik.
2024: Maiden ATP title, First Grand Slam win and fourth round, top 50[ edit ]
In January, Mpetshi Pericard participated in his first Australian Open qualifying , but lost in the final round to fellow countryman Hugo Grenier .
In February, Mpetshi Perricard won his first title of the year on the ATP Challenger Tour , his second career title, at the 2024 Lexus Nottingham Challenger , defeating fellow countryman Matteo Martineau in the final.[ 9] In April, Mpetshi Perricard won back-to-back Challenger titles in Mexico, at the 2024 Morelos Open , defeating Nicolas Mejia in the final,[ 10] and then at the 2024 GNP Seguros Tennis Open in Acapulco, defeating Adam Walton in the final.[ 11] As a result, he reached the top 125 on 22 April 2024.
In May, at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open , Mpetshi Perricard won his first title on the ATP Tour as a wildcard with wins over Lorenzo Sonego , Yoshihito Nishioka by walkover,[ 12] compatriot and qualifier Hugo Gaston , second seed Alexander Bublik [ 13] and sixth seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the final.[ 14] He became the lowest-ranked titlist in the tournament's history. As a result, he climbed more than 50 spots in the singles rankings to a career-high in the top 70 at world No. 66 on 27 May 2024.[ 15] He received a wildcard for the 2024 French Open for the second year in a row,[ 16] losing to David Goffin in the first round.
At the beginning of the grass season, he qualified for the 2024 Queen's Club Championships and upset sixth seed Ben Shelton in the first round. As a result he reached the top 60 in the rankings on 24 June 2024.
At the 2024 Wimbledon Championships , Mpetshi Perricard entered the main draw as a lucky loser, having lost to Maxime Janvier in the qualifying rounds. In the first round, he defeated twentieth seed Sebastian Korda in a five-set match with four tiebreaks, recording his first Major win.[ 17] [ 18] He then reached the fourth round by defeating Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round [ 19] and Emil Ruusuvuori in the third round.[ 20] He lost in the fourth round to Lorenzo Musetti .[ 21]
Mpetshi Perricard is the son of the semi-professional footballer Ghislain Mpetshi. His younger sister Daphnée Perricard also plays tennis. Through his father Ghislain, he is of DR Congolese descent.[ 22]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(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.
Current through the 2024 Cincinnati Open .
ATP Tour career finals [ edit ]
Singles: 1 (1 title)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour finals [ edit ]
Singles: 4 (4 titles)[ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–0)
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour finals [ edit ]
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 2021
M25 Uriage, France
WTT
Clay
Arthur Fils
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
1–1
Jun 2022
M25 Montauban, France
WTT
Clay
Timo Legout
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss
1–2
Jul 2022
M25 Uriage, France
WTT
Clay
Ugo Blanchet
2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Feb 2021
M15 Monastir, Tunisia
WTT
Hard
Lilian Marmousez
Alexander Erler Skander Mansouri
2–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win
1–1
Apr 2021
M25 Reus, Spain
WTT
Clay
Arthur Fils
Hunter Johnson Yates Johnson
6–4, 7–5
Win
2–1
Jul 2021
M25 Uriage, France
WTT
Clay
Arthur Fils
Allan Deschamps Maxime Mora
7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Win
3–1
Jul 2022
M25 Uriage, France
WTT
Clay
Eliakim Coulibaly
Adrien Burdet Alexandre Reco
6–3, 7–5
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (1 title)[ edit ]
Record against other players [ edit ]
Mpetshi Perricard's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface . Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:
Player
Record
Win %
Hard
Clay
Grass
Last match
Number 7 ranked players
David Goffin
1–1
50%
1–0
0–1
–
Lost (6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6) at 2024 Roland-Garros
Total
1–1
50%
1–0 (100%)
0–1 (0%)
0–0 ( – )
* Statistics correct as of 1 June 2024[update] .