Benjamin Bonzi
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Anduze, France |
Born | Nîmes, France | 9 June 1996
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US $1,528,424 |
Singles | |
Career record | 22–27 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 44 (18 July 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 44 (18 July 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2022) |
French Open | 2R (2017, 2020) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2021, 2022) |
US Open | Q2 (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 16–15 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 126 (21 February 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 153 (20 June 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 3R (2020) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | QF (2019) |
Last updated on: 17 July 2022. |
Benjamin Bonzi (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ bɔ̃zi]; born 9 June 1996) is a French tennis player. Bonzi has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 44 achieved on 18 July 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 126 achieved on 21 February 2022.
Junior career
Bonzi won the 2014 French Open boys' doubles title with partner Quentin Halys after defeating Lucas Miedler and Akira Santillan in the final in straight sets.
Professional career
2017: Grand Slam debut and first win at the French Open
A wildcard entry for the 2017 French Open, he won the match over Daniil Medvedev after his retirement in the first round, before losing to 19th seed Albert Ramos Vinolas in the second round.[1]
2018: Wimbledon debut
Bonzi qualified for the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Britain's James Ward in the final qualifying round, but lost to Lukáš Lacko in the first round of the main draw.
2019: Mixed Doubles Grand Slam quarterfinal and first ATP doubles final
He reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 French Open in mixed doubles as a wildcard partnering compatriot Amandine Hesse, where they lost to eventual champions Ivan Dodig and Latisha Chan.
He made his first final in doubles as a wildcard partnering compatriot Antoine Hoang at the 2019 Open Sud de France, where they lost to top seeds Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Ivan Dodig.
2020: French Open doubles third round
Bonzi qualified for the 2020 French Open, beating Ivo Karlovic amongst others in qualifying.[2] In the first round, Bonzi defeated Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori, before losing in a second round clash against teenage Italian Jannik Sinner.[3] In doubles as a wildcard he reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career partnering Antoine Hoang where they were defeated by 8th seeded German duo and eventual champions from Germany, Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies.
2021: Historic six Challenger titles record, First Wimbledon singles win, Top 60 debut
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Bonzi started the year winning his first and second Challengers in Potchefstroom and Ostrava. In July, Bonzi qualified for the Wimbledon and reached the second round for the first time, after defeating fellow qualifier Marco Trungelliti in the first round. He then lost to 32nd seed Marin Čilić in the second round.
He made his top 100 debut after winning the Segovia Challenger over Tim van Rijthoven, jumping 16 spots at a new career high of No. 95 in the world on 2 August 2021.[4][5] He was the top seed in qualifying at the 2021 US Open, but lost to American Aleksandar Kovacevic in the second round.[6] That same month, he won his fourth Challenger title in Saint-Tropez. He then won two more back-to-back Challengers in France in Cassis and Rennes, his fifth and sixth of 2021, making it three titles on home soil in three weeks with just three combined sets lost. He was the first player to go back-to-back-to-back on the circuit since Mikhail Youzhny in 2016. He joined Facundo Bagnis (2016), Juan Ignacio Chela (2001) and Younes El Aynaoui (1998) as the only players to lift six singles trophies in one season in ATP Challenger history.[7] As a result he reached a new career-high of World No. 61 on 20 September 2021. He subsequently reached the top 60 on 1 November 2021.
2022: First ATP tour semifinal, Masters 1000 third round, top 50 debut
On his debut at the 2022 Australian Open, he won his first match at this Grand Slam, defeating Peter Gojowczyk.
After the withdrawal of eighth seed Gianluca Mager, Bonzi became the ninth seed at the Open 13 in Marseilles, where he beat Kamil Majchrzak, defending finalist Pierre-Hugues Herbertm and fourth seed Aslan Karatsev, his first career top-20 win, to reach his first semifinal on the ATP Tour.[8] He lost to second seed Andrey Rublev in the semifinals.[9]
On his debut at the Indian Wells Masters, he reached the third round for the first time at this level, defeating 21st seed Lorenzo Sonego before losing to 10th seed Jannik Sinner.[10]
At the 2022 Mallorca Championships he reached the quarterfinals defeating World No. 15 and third seed Denis Shapovalov.[11] He reached the semifinals for a second time in his career without dropping a set defeating Daniel Altmaier.[12] As a result he reached the top 50 in the singles rankings.
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2022 Estoril Open.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
French Open | 2R | Q1 | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | NH | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
US Open | Q1 | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% |
ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | NH | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Paris Masters | Q1 | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
Career statistics | |||||||||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Career | |||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | ||
Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–7 | 9–9 | 14–20 | ||
Win % | 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 22% | 50% | 41.18% | ||
Year-end ranking | 187 | 261 | 359 | 165 | 64 | $1,528,424 |
ATP career finals
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 | Feb 2019 | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
ATP Challenger & ITF Futures finals
Singles: 29 (19–10)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger (7–3) |
ITF Futures (11–7) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2015 | Portugal F10, Castelo Branco | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2015 | Turkey F33, İzmir | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2016 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2016 | Tunisia F22, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Oct 2016 | Tunisia F25, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2016 | Tunisia F26, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Oct 2016 | Tunisia F27, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 4–4 | Nov 2016 | Egypt F31, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 5–4 | Feb 2017 | Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 5–5 | Apr 2017 | Greece F5, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6–5 | May 2017 | Tunisia F17, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 7–5 | May 2017 | France F22, Nevers | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2018 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 5–7 |
Win | 8–6 | Jun 2019 | M25+H Toulouse, France | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–7 | Aug 2019 | M25 Schlieren, Switzerland | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9–7 | Sep 2019 | M25 Madrid, Spain | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 9–8 | Oct 2019 | M25+H Rodez, France | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Win | 10–8 | Feb 2020 | M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 10–9 | Feb 2020 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11–9 | Mar 2020 | M25 Potchefstroom, South Africa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(14–12), 6–4 |
Loss | 11–10 | Jan 2021 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6-4, 6-7(1-7), 6-7(3-7) |
Win | 12–10 | Feb 2021 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7-5, 6-4 |
Win | 13–10 | May 2021 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6-4, 6-4 |
Win | 14–10 | Jul 2021 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(12–10), 3–6, 6–4. |
Win | 15–10 | Aug 2021 | Saint-Tropez, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(10–12), 6–1, 0–0 ret. |
Win | 16–10 | Sep 2021 | Cassis, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Win | 17–10 | Sep 2021 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 18–10 | Feb 2022 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 19–10 | Jun 2022 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles (26–14)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger (2–1) |
ITF Futures (24–13) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2014 | Heraklion, Greece F9 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2015 | Antalya, Turkey F18 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2015 | Castelo Branco, Portugal F9 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
Win | 2–2 | Jul 2015 | Castelo Branco, Portugal F10 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(10–8), 6–7(7–9), [10–7] |
Loss | 2–3 | Aug 2015 | Castelo Branco, Portugal F11 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Win | 3–3 | Aug 2015 | Sakarya, Turkey F32 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2015 | İzmir, Turkey F33 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(0–7), 7–6(8–6), [7–10] |
Win | 4–4 | Oct 2015 | Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia F26 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Win | 5–4 | Oct 2015 | Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia F27 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 6–4 | Oct 2015 | Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia F29 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–5 | Jan 2016 | Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, France F1 | Futures | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 1–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 6–6 | Jan 2016 | Bressuire, France F2 | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7), 5–7 |
Win | 7–6 | Mar 2016 | Balma, France F5 | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 8–6 | Apr 2016 | Doha, Qatar F1 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 9–6 | Apr 2016 | Doha, Qatar F2 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 10–6 | Apr 2016 | Doha, Qatar F3 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 1–6, [11–9] |
Win | 11–6 | May 2016 | Hammamet, Tunisia F18 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 12–6 | Jun 2016 | Mont-de-Marsan, France F10 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 13–6 | Jul 2016 | Gubbio, Italy F21 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 13–7 | Aug 2016 | Oldenzaal, Netherlands F5 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 14–7 | Aug 2016 | Rotterdam, Netherlands F6 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 14–8 | Sep 2016 | Hammamet, Tunisia F22 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, [7-10] |
Win | 15–8 | Sep 2016 | Hammamet, Tunisia F23 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–5, [10-4] |
Win | 16–8 | Oct 2016 | Hammamet, Tunisia F25 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 17–8 | Oct 2016 | Hammamet, Tunisia F26 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 17–9 | Oct 2016 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt F30 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 17–10 | Jan 2017 | Hammamet, Tunisia F2 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 18–10 | Mar 2017 | Heraklion, Greece F3 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–7] |
Win | 19–10 | Apr 2017 | Heraklion, Greece F5 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(8–10), [10–6] |
Loss | 19–11 | Apr 2017 | Hammamet, Tunisia F16 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [9–11] |
Win | 20–11 | Jul 2017 | Montauban, France F13 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 21–11 | Oct 2017 | Nevers, France F22 | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Win | 22–11 | Jun 2019 | M25 Toulouse | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
Loss | 22–12 | Oct 2019 | M25 Rodez, France | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(7–1), [4–10] |
Loss | 22–13 | Nov 2019 | M25 Saint Dizier, France | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–0, [8–10] |
Win | 23–13 | Feb 2020 | M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 24–13 | Feb 2020 | Pau, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 25–13 | Mar 2020 | M25 Potchefstroom, South Africa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 26–13 | Mar 2021 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 26–14 | Jun 2021 | Nottingham, UK | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Boys' doubles
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2014 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Record against top-10 players
Bonzi's record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
Player | Years | MP | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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Number 1 ranked players | ||||||||
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2017 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (5–7, 6–4, 6–1, 3–1 ret.) at 2017 French Open |
Number 3 ranked players | ||||||||
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2022 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–3, 7–6(11–9)) at 2022 Estoril |
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2021 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2021 Wimbledon Championships |
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2022 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | – | – | 0–2 | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Mallorca |
Number 5 ranked players | ||||||||
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2022 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2022 Marseille |
Number 7 ranked players | ||||||||
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2021 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–4, 4–6, 5–7) at 2021 Montpellier |
Number 8 ranked players | ||||||||
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2021–2022 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 0–6, 5–7) at 2022 Australian Open |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||||
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2020 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2020 French Open |
Number 10 ranked players | ||||||||
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2021 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(8–6), 6–2) at 2021 Montpellier |
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2022 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2022 Mallorca |
Total | 2017–2022 | 12 | 4–8 | 33% | 1–3 (25%) |
2–2 (50%) |
1–3 (25%) |
* Statistics correct as of 25 June 2022[update]. |
Notes
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