Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Country (sports) | France |
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Born | Lyon, France | 8 July 2003
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 2021 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Coach | Emmanuel Planque[1] |
Prize money | US $1,151,934 |
Singles | |
Career record | 18–15 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 30 (4 November 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 30 (4 November 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2024) |
French Open | 1R (2023, 2024) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2024) |
US Open | 1R (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–5 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 353 (26 August 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 364 (4 November 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (2023, 2024) |
US Open | 1R (2024) |
Last updated on: 4 November 2024. |
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (French pronunciation: [pɛtʃi pɛʁikɑʁ];[2] born 8 July 2003) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 30 achieved on 4 November 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 353 achieved on 26 August 2024.[3]
Junior career
[edit]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 Arthur Fils.[4]
Professional career
[edit]2023: Challenger title, top 200
[edit]Mpetshi Perricard won his first ATP Challenger singles title at the 2023 León Open, defeating Juan Pablo Ficovich in the finals.[5][6]
He received a wildcard for the 2023 French Open for his Grand Slam debut, but lost to Major debutant Genaro Alberto Olivieri.[7]
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,[8] and wildcard and home favorite David Goffin in the second round.[9] 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: First ATP 500 title in Basel, top 30
[edit]In January, Mpetshi Pericard participated in his first Australian Open qualifying, but lost in the final round to fellow countryman Hugo Grenier.[citation needed]
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.[10] In April, Mpetshi Perricard won back-to-back Challenger titles in Mexico, at the 2024 Morelos Open, defeating Nicolas Mejia in the final,[11] and then at the 2024 GNP Seguros Tennis Open in Acapulco, defeating Adam Walton in the final.[12] 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,[13] compatriot and qualifier Hugo Gaston, second seed Alexander Bublik[14] and sixth seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the final.[15] 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.[16] He received a wildcard for the 2024 French Open for the second year in a row,[17] losing to David Goffin in the first round.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed] 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, producing 51 aces to record his first Major win.[18][19] He then reached the fourth round by defeating Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round [20] and Emil Ruusuvuori in the third round.[21] He lost in the fourth round to Lorenzo Musetti.[22]
At the 2024 Swiss Indoors in Basel, Mpetshi Perricard won his first ATP 500 title with a win over Ben Shelton. Ranked No. 50, he became the lowest-ranked champion since the tournament became a tour-level event in 1975.[23] As a result he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 31 on 28 October 2024.[24] On his main draw debut at his home tournament, the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters, where he received a wildcard, he upset 14th seed Frances Tiafoe in three sets.[25] He lost to Karen Khachanov in three sets.[26]
Personal life
[edit]Mpetshi Perricard is the son of the semi-professional footballer Ghislain Mpetshi-Kalongo. His younger sister Daphnée Perricard also plays tennis. Through his father Ghislain, he is of DR Congolese descent.[27]
Performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2024 Swiss Indoors.
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Wimbledon | NH | A | A | A | 4R | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||||
Indian Wells Open | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Miami Open | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Monte-Carlo Masters | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | NH | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Shanghai Masters | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Career statistics | ||||||||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Career | |||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 7–7 | 1 / 9 | 9–8 | 53% |
Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1 / 3 | 4–2 | 67% |
Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 15–11 | 17–14 | ||
Win Percentage | – | – | – | 40% | 58% | 55% | ||
Year-end ranking | 1411 | 597 | 370 | 205 | $1,151,934 |
ATP Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2024 | Lyon Open, France | ATP 250 | Clay | Tomás Martín Etcheverry | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(9–7) |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2024 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | ATP 500 | Hard (i) | Ben Shelton | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 4 (4 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2023 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Juan Pablo Ficovich | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 2–0 | Feb 2024 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard (i) | Matteo Martineau | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Apr 2024 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Nicolás Mejía | 7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 4–0 | Apr 2024 | Acapulco, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Adam Walton | 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2024 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Titouan Droguet | Christian Harrison Marcus Willis |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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]Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2021 | French Open | Clay | Arthur Fils | Martin Katz German Samofalov |
7–5, 6–2 |
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