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French tennis player
Geoffrey Blancaneaux Country (sports) France Residence Paris, France Born (1998-08-08 ) 8 August 1998 (age 26) Paris , France Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Turned pro 2016 Plays Right-handed (two handed-backhand) Coach Maximilien Blancaneaux Prize money $777,928 Career record 0–6 Career titles 2 Challenger Highest ranking No. 134 (14 November 2022) Current ranking No. 259 (5 August 2024) Australian Open Q1 (2022 , 2023 , 2024 ) French Open 1R (2022 ) Wimbledon Q1 (2022 , 2023 ) US Open 1R (2017 ) Career record 1–2 Career titles 4 Challenger Highest ranking No. 164 (18 July 2022) Current ranking No. 278 (5 August 2024) French Open 2R (2019 ) French Open 1R (2017 ) Last updated on: 5 August 2024.
Geoffrey Blancaneaux (born 8 August 1998) is a French professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour .
He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 134 achieved on 14 November 2022 and a doubles ranking of World No. 164 achieved on 18 July 2022.
Blancaneaux won the 2016 French Open boys' singles title, defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime in the final after saving three championship points.
Professional career [ edit ]
2017: Grand Slam debut [ edit ]
In September 2017, Blancaneaux made his Grand Slam debut, after receiving a wildcard to enter the main draw at the US Open .
2021: First Challenger title [ edit ]
In December 2021, Blancaneaux won his first Challenger singles tournament at the Maia Challenger , defeating Tseng Chun-hsin in the finals.
2022: French Open, Masters and top 150 debuts[ edit ]
Seeded No. 190 at the 2022 French Open he qualified to make his Grand Slam debut at this Major on his sixth attempt.[ 1]
He reached the top 150 on 8 August 2022.
In October, Blancaneaux made his Masters debut, after receiving a wildcard to enter the qualifying draw at the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters . As a result, he reached a new career high ranking of No. 134 on 14 November 2022.
2023: Out of top 200 [ edit ]
In May, Blancaneaux reached his second final on the ATP Challenger Tour at the Tunis Open , losing to Sho Shimabukuro in the final.
2024: Second Challenger title [ edit ]
In February, Blancaneaux won his second Challenger title at the Delhi Open , defeating Coleman Wong in the final.[ 2]
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ]
Singles: 1 (1 title)[ edit ]
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.
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals [ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (13–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–2)
Clay (8–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 2017
Tunisia F13, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
Cristian Carli
4-6, 6–3, 6-0
Loss
1–1
Apr 2017
France F9, Angers
Futures
Clay
Gleb Sakharov
4-6, 4-6
Win
2–1
Jul 2017
France F14, Bourg-en-Bresse
Futures
Clay
Constant Lestienne
3-6, 6–2, 7-5
Win
3–1
Jul 2017
Turkey F25, Istanbul
Futures
Clay
Martin Cuevas
7-5, 6-1
Win
4–1
Jul 2017
Turkey F26, Istanbul
Futures
Clay
Bruno Sant'Anna
6-7(8-10) , 6–4, 6-2
Loss
4–2
Feb 2018
Tunisia F4, Djerba
Futures
Hard
Laurent Lokoli
2–6, 1-6
Win
5–2
Mar 2018
Croatia F3, Opatija
Futures
Clay
Nino Serdarusic
6-2, 3–6, 6-2
Win
6–2
Nov 2018
Tunisia F38, Monastir
Futures
Hard
Ronan Joncour
6-0, 6-1
Win
7–2
Nov 2018
South Africa F1, Stellenbosch
Futures
Hard
Sebastian Prechtel
6-4, 6-0
Win
8–2
Mar 2019
M15 Doha , Qatar
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Jacob Grills
6-4, 6-1
Win
9–2
Mar 2019
M15 Tabarka , Tunisia
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo
6-2, 7-5
Win
10–2
Apr 2019
M15 Tabarka , Tunisia
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Orlando Luz
7-6(7-3) , 6-4
Win
11–2
Nov 2019
M15 Heraklion , Greece
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Yshai Oliel
6-1, 6-2
Loss
11–3
Jan 2020
M25 Rancho Santa Fe , USA
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Brandon Nakashima
3–6, 3–6
Win
12–3
Feb 2020
M15 Cancun , Mexico
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Maximiliano Estevez
6-7(5-7) , 6–3, 6-1
Win
13–3
Dec 2021
Maia , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Tseng Chun-hsin
3-6, 6–3, 6-2
Win
14–3
Mar 2022
M25 Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Rinky Hijikata
3-6, 6–2, 6-2
Loss
14–4
May 2023
Tunis , Tunisia
Challenger
Clay
Sho Shimabukuro
4–6, 4–6
Win
15–4
Feb 2024
New Delhi , India
Challenger
Hard
Coleman Wong
6–4, 6–2
Legend
ATP Challenger (4–1)
ITF Futures (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0-1
Oct 2016
France F22, Saint-Dizier
Futures
Hard
Evan Furness
Mick Lescure Hugo Nys
2-6, 3-6
Win
1-1
Jan 2017
Hong Kong F6, Hong Kong
Futures
Hard
Takuto Niki
Karan Rastogi Chun Hun Wong
7-6(8-6) , 6-0
Loss
1-2
Apr 2017
Tunisia F15, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
Antoine Hoang
Franco Agamenone Hernán Casanova
5-7, 6–1, [5-10]
Loss
1-3
Jul 2017
Belgium F2, Arlon
Futures
Clay
C De la Bassetiere
Florian Lakat Arthur Rinderknech
1-6, 6–4, [4-10]
Win
2-3
Jun 2018
Lyon , France
Challenger
Clay
Elliot Benchetrit
Hsieh Cheng-peng Luca Margaroli
6-3, 4–6, [10-7]
Win
3-3
Feb 2019
M15 Monastir , Tunisia
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Arthur Rinderknech
Marek Gengel Petr Nouza
6-1, 6-4
Win
4-3
Mar 2019
M15 Doha , Qatar
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Zizou Bergs
Arnaud Bovy Jesper De Jong
6-2, 6-4
Loss
4-4
Mar 2019
M15 Tabarka , Tunisia
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Clement Tabur
Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu
2-6, 2-6
Win
5-4
Dec 2019
M15 Monastir , Tunisia
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Skander Mansouri
Baptiste Crepatte Gabriel Petit
6-0, 7-6(7-1)
Loss
5-5
Feb 2020
M15 Cancun , Mexico
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Gabriel Petit
Mateus Alves Igor Marcondes
6-7(5-7) , 5-7
Loss
5-6
Aug 2021
Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Maxime Janvier
Roman Jebavy Igor Zelenay
2-6, 7-6(8-6) , [5-10]
Win
6-6
Feb 2022
M25 Cancun , Mexico
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Michail Pervolarakis
Boris Arias Federico Zeballos
6-2, 4-6, [11-9]
Win
7-6
Apr 2022
Sanremo , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Alexandre Müller
Flavio Cobolli Matteo Gigante
4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win
8-6
Jul 2022
Iasi , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Renzo Olivo
Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodriguez
6-4, 2–6, [10–6]
Win
9–6
Jun 2024
Heilbronn , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Romain Arneodo
Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner
7–6(7–5) , 7–5, [10–3]