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Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

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Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Mpetshi Perricard in 2024
Country (sports) France
Born (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 21)
Lyon, France
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachEmmanuel Planque[1]
Prize moneyUS $1,736,814
Singles
Career record23–18
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 29 (24 February 2025)
Current rankingNo. 29 (24 February 2025)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2025)
French Open1R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon4R (2024)
US Open1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record4–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 266 (6 January 2025)
Current rankingNo. 266 (6 January 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2023, 2024)
US Open1R (2024)
Last updated on: 24 February 2025.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (French pronunciation: [pɛtʃi pɛʁikɑʁ];[3] born 8 July 2003) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 29 achieved on 24 February 2025. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 266 achieved on 6 January 2025.[2]

Junior career

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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.[4]

Professional career

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2023: Challenger title, top 200

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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

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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. [2]

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] 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.[18] As a result he reached the top 60 in the rankings at world No. 59 on 24 June 2024.[2]

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.[19][20] He then reached the fourth round by defeating Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round [21] and Emil Ruusuvuori in the third round.[22] He lost in the fourth round to Lorenzo Musetti.[23]

At the 2024 Swiss Indoors in Basel, Mpetshi Perricard won his first ATP 500 title defeating again Ben Shelton. Ranked No. 50, he became the lowest-ranked champion since the tournament became a tour-level event in 1975.[24] As a result he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 31 on 28 October 2024.[25] 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.[26] He lost to Karen Khachanov in three sets.[27] As a result he reached the top 30 on 4 November 2024.[2]

Personal life

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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.[28]

Performance timeline

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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.

Singles

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Current through the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q3 1R 0 / 1 0–1 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 0–1 0 / 5 3–5 38%
National representation
Davis Cup A A A A 0 / 1 1–0 100%
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 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Career statistics
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Career
Tournaments 0 0 0 3 14 3 20
Titles 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Finals 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 8–8 5–3 1 / 13 15–12 56%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–1 0–0 1 / 3 4–2 67%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–3 0–0 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 16–12 5–3 23–18
Win Percentage  –   –   –  40% 57% 63% 56%
Year-end ranking 1411 597 370 205 31 $1,817,915

ATP Tour finals

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Singles: 2 (2 titles)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (1–0)
ATP 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2024 Lyon Open, France ATP 250 Clay Argentina Tomás Martín Etcheverry 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(9–7)
Win 2–0 Oct 2024 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland ATP 500 Hard (i) United States Ben Shelton 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 4 (4 titles)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2023 León, Mexico Challenger Hard Argentina 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) France Matteo Martineau 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 3–0 Apr 2024 Cuernavaca, Mexico Challenger Hard Colombia Nicolás Mejía 7–5, 7–5
Win 4–0 Apr 2024 Acapulco, Mexico Challenger Hard Australia Adam Walton 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2024 Lille, France Challenger Hard (i) France Titouan Droguet United States Christian Harrison
United Kingdom Marcus Willis 		7–6(8–6), 6–3

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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Legend
ITF WTT (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2021 M25 Uriage, France WTT Clay France Arthur Fils 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–1 Jun 2022 M25 Montauban, France WTT Clay France Timo Legout 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 2022 M25 Uriage, France WTT Clay France Ugo Blanchet 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
ITF WTT (3–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard France Lilian Marmousez Austria Alexander Erler
Tunisia Skander Mansouri 		2–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win 1–1 Apr 2021 M25 Reus, Spain WTT Clay France Arthur Fils United States Hunter Johnson
United States Yates Johnson 		6–4, 7–5
Win 2–1 Jul 2021 M25 Uriage, France WTT Clay France Arthur Fils France Allan Deschamps
France Maxime Mora 		7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 3–1 Jul 2022 M25 Uriage, France WTT Clay Ivory Coast Eliakim Coulibaly Switzerland Adrien Burdet
France Alexandre Reco 		6–3, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2021 French Open Clay France Arthur Fils Belgium Martin Katz
Ukraine German Samofalov 		7–5, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ a b "'Gio the Giant' Growing Fast on Challenger Tour | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  2. ^ a b c d e "Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard | Rankings history | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ https://www.atptour.com/-/media/player-names/giovanni-mpetshi-perricard.mp4
  4. ^ "Roland Garros Junior Championships 2021". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  5. ^ "Shevchenko Cracks Top 100 With 3rd Challenger Title | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  6. ^ "Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: Big Serve, Shy Spirit | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  7. ^ "Fils & Paire Receive Roland Garros Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  8. ^ "Premier succès pour Mpetshi Perricard sur le circuit ATP, à Anvers". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  9. ^ "Goffin fails to find an answer against power server Mpetshi Perricard – European Open". Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  10. ^ "Sumit Nagal's Historic 5th Challenger Title | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  11. ^ "Thanasi Kokkinakis wins Sarasota Challenger, secures Roland Garros entry | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  12. ^ "Francisco Comesana cracks Top 100 after Challenger title; Mpetshi Perricard goes back-to-back | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  13. ^ "Koepfer upsets top seed Humbert in Lyon". 22 May 2024.
  14. ^ "French wild card Mpetshi Perricard reaches first ATP Tour final in Lyon". 24 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Rookie wild card wins hometown Lyon Open for maiden ATP title". Associated Press News. 25 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Hometown hero! Mpetshi Perricard saves MP, wins dream Lyon crown". 25 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Gasquet headlines Roland Garros wild cards". 14 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Murray earns victory in 1000th match, advances at Queen's Club; Draper sets Alcaraz clash, Mpetshi Perricard upsets Shelton". 18 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Mpetshi Perricard produces deluge of 51 aces to oust Korda at Wimbledon". 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Wimbledon : Mpetshi Perricard s'offre Korda et va disputer son premier 2e tour en Grand Chelem (Wimbledon (H))" (in French).
  21. ^ "Wimbledon (H) : Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard s'est baladé face à Yoshihito Nishioka à Wimbledon" (in French).
  22. ^ "Wimbledon (H) : Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard en huitièmes de finale pour son premier Wimbledon" (in French).
  23. ^ "Lorenzo Musetti reaches first major QF, Alex de Minaur advances | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  24. ^ "Mpetshi Perricard sinks Shelton, makes history in Basel". ATPTour. 27 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Jasmine Paolini rises to No. 4, tying record for highest-ranked Italian in WTA rankings history". 28 October 2024.
  26. ^ "Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard now 5-1 against Top 20 players with victory over Tiafoe in Paris". Tennis.com. 29 October 2024.
  27. ^ "Karen Khachanov Stops Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in Paris Masters". Sports Illustrated. 30 October 2024.
  28. ^ "Il nuovo volto della Francia è Giovanni, un gigante di 100 chili – TENNIS MAGAZINE ITALIA".
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