Manuel Guinard (born 15 November 1995) is a French tennis player. Guinard competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 71 achieved on 29 July 2024 and a singles ranking of No. 134 achieved on 31 October 2022.
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| Country (sports) |  France |
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| Born | 15 November 1995 Saint-Malo, France |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Sébastien Villette |
| Prize money | US $664,416 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 134 (31 October 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 293 (12 August 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2022, 2023) |
| French Open | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2022, 2024) |
| US Open | Q1 (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 11–9 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 71 (29 July 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 73 (12 August 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 3R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 12 August 2024. | |
Professional career
edit2019–2020: Grand Slam doubles debut and first win in doubles
editGuinard made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2019 French Open after receiving a wildcard for the doubles main draw, partnering Arthur Rinderknech.[1]
At the 2020 French Open he reached the second round for his first Grand Slam win in doubles also as a wildcard partnering Rinderknech.
2021: First Challenger final, Top 250 singles debut
editHe made his first Challenger final at the 2021 Open du Pays d'Aix where he lost to Carlos Taberner. He reached the top 250 on 8 November 2021 at World No. 247.
2022: Maiden challenger title, Major, ATP & Top 150 debut in singles & doubles
editHe reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 155 on 17 January 2022, after winning the 2022 Traralgon International with Zdeněk Kolář.
In March, he won his maiden singles 2022 Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi II title as an Alternate.
In April, he made his ATP debut as a lucky loser at the 2022 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell where he lost to Hugo Dellien. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 151 on 25 April 2022.
In May, Guinard was awarded wildcards into the main draw of the 2022 French Open in singles and doubles partnering Enzo Couacaud.[2][3]
He qualified for the 2022 ATP Lyon Open main draw and defeated compatriot World No. 68 and wildcard Hugo Gaston in the first round for his first tour-level win.[4] He went on to defeat Michael Mmoh in the next round to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in his career.[5] As a result, he reached the top 150 in the rankings.
2023–2024: Major third round, top 100 and first two ATP finals in doubles
editIn July 2023, Guinard won the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes as a qualifier, defeating fellow countryman Calvin Hemery in the final. This was Guinard's first final on the ATP Challenger Tour in more than a year, allowing him to return into the Top 300. He also won the doubles title at the same tournament.[6]
In six months, he won four doubles Challenger titles starting in June 2023 and another two in January 2024 (five of the total with Grégoire Jacq).[7][8][9] In March 2024, he won one more Challenger in Zadar also with Jacq.[10] As a result, he reached a career high doubles ranking of No. 107 on 20 May 2024. Next, the French duo Guinard/Jacq entered their home Slam, the 2024 French Open as alternates, and on their Major debut as a team, defeated 14th seeded American pair of Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in the first round. They reached the third round with a win over Guido Andreozzi and Rinky Hijikata.[11] They lost to the Tsitsipas brothers.[12] As a result he reached the top 100 at world No. 92 in doubles on 10 June 2024.
He reached his first ATP final with Jacq at the 2024 Swedish Open defeating defending champions and to seeded pair of Aleksandr Nedovyesov and Gonzalo Escobar. The following week the pair reached their second ATP final at the 2024 Croatia Open Umag.
Grand Slam performance timeline
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
edit| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | Q3 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Doubles
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ATP Tour career finals
editDoubles: 2 (2 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | Swedish Open, Sweden |
250 Series | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2024 | Croatia Open, Croatia |
250 Series | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 |
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2018 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2018 | Sweden F3, Lund | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2018 | Netherlands F5, Rotterdam | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2018 | Tunisia F44, Monastir | Futures | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Quinta Do Lago, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2019 | M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6) | |
| Win | 5–2 | Nov 2019 | M15 Prague, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | |
| Win | 6–2 | Dec 2019 | M15 Cairo II, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | 7–2 | Aug 2020 | M25 Vogau, Austria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 8–2 | Apr 2021 | M25 Angers, France | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 9–2 | May 2021 | M25 Prague, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 9–3 | Jun 2021 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 10–3 | Mar 2022 | Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 11–3 | Jul 2023 | Troyes, France | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 11–4 | Jan 2024 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 27 (21 titles, 6 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2017 | Tunisia F40, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | 6–7(6–8), 6–2, [13–11] | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2018 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj | Futures | Clay | 5–7, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2018 | Germany F9, Wetzlar | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Jan 2019 | M25 Tucson, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, [10–3] | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2019 | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [9–11] | ||
| Win | 4–2 | May 2019 | M15 Tabarka, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 4–3 | Jun 2019 | M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 5–3 | Dec 2019 | M15 Cairo II, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 7–6(9–7), 6–3 | ||
| Win | 6–3 | Feb 2020 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) | ||
| Win | 7–3 | Aug 2020 | M25 Vogau, Austria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 11–9 | ||
| Win | 8–3 | Mar 2021 | Las Palmas, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 6-1, 6-4 | ||
| Win | 9–3 | Apr 2021 | M25 Angers, France | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Walkover | ||
| Win | 10–3 | Jul 2021 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | 0–6, 6–4, [11–9] | ||
| Loss | 10–4 | Sep 2021 | Saint-Tropez, France | Challenger | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 11–4 | Jan 2022 | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | 6-3, 6-4 | ||
| Win | 12–4 | Mar 2022 | Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) | ||
| Loss | 12–5 | Mar 2022 | Zadar, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–7(7–9), [6–10] | ||
| Win | 13–5 | Mar 2023 | Zadar, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 13–6 | Jun 2023 | Troisdorf, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 6–7(1–7) | ||
| Win | 14–6 | Jun 2023 | Lyon, France | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 2–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 15–6 | Jul 2023 | Troyes, France | Challenger | Clay | Walkover | ||
| Win | 16–6 | Jul 2023 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 17–6 | Aug 2023 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 7–6 | ||
| Win | 18–6 | Jan 2024 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | ||
| Win | 19–6 | Jan 2024 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
| Win | 20–6 | Mar 2024 | Zadar, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 21–6 | Jun 2024 | Lyon, France | Challenger | Clay | 4–7, 6–3, [10–6] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Roland-Garros. Manuel Guinard jouera le double". Le Telegramme. 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Roland-Garros 2022: Wildcards Announced". rolandgarros.com. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Tsonga, Simon & Pouille Headline Roland Garros Wild Cards".
- ^ "Cameron Norrie Makes Winning Start in Lyon".
- ^ "Cameron Norrie Passes Sebastian Baez Test to Reach Lyon SFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Retour sur la victoire de Manuel Guinard aux Internationaux de Troyes de tennis" (in French).
- ^ "Manuel Guinard remporte le challenger de Lyon… en double" (in French). 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Manuel Guinard remporte un nouveau challenger en double" (in French). 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Open de Quimper 2024. Manuel Guinard construit sa carrière en double" (in French). 28 January 2024.
- ^ "À Zadar, Manuel Guinard remporte son troisième titre de la saison en double" (in French).
- ^ "Tennis. Roland-Garros (D) - Guinard et Jacq en 8es, le conte de fées continue" (in French). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Tsitsipas brothers continue Roland Garros journey, reach QFs". 5 June 2024.
External links
edit- Manuel Guinard at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Manuel Guinard at the International Tennis Federation
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