Geoffrey Blancaneaux
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Geoffrey Blancaneaux 2018 in Paris | |||||||||||||
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Birthday: | August 8, 1998 | ||||||||||||
Size: | 178 cm | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 68 kg | ||||||||||||
1st professional season: | 2016 | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand | ||||||||||||
Trainer: |
Nicolas Devilder Marc Gicquel Thierry Ascione |
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Prize money: | $ 147,863 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 0: 1 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 266 (April 2, 2018) | ||||||||||||
Current placement: | 308 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 0: 1 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 302 (June 18, 2018) | ||||||||||||
Current placement: | 302 | ||||||||||||
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Last update of the infobox: June 18, 2018 |
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Geoffrey Blancaneaux (born August 8, 1998 in Paris ) is a French tennis player .
Career
As a junior, Blancaneaux won the individual title at the French Open in 2016 . In the final he defeated the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime with 1: 6, 6: 3, 8: 6. In the junior world rankings his best result was a 5th place.
Since Blancaneaux switched to the pros at the end of 2016, he has mainly played on the Future and Challenger Tour. So far, he has won four singles and one double titles on the third-rate Future Tour.
He made his Grand Slam debut in 2017 in the mixed competition of the French Open . On the side of Myrtille Georges , they clearly lost against Elina Switolina and Artem Sitak in straight sets. Thanks to a wildcard for the individual field, Blancaneaux started at the US Open in 2017 . He lost in the first round with 2: 6, 2: 6, 0: 6 against Yūichi Sugita . In October he was able to move into the top 300 of the world rankings for the first time .
In June 2018 he won his first title on the Challenger Tour in Lyon . Together with his compatriot Elliot Benchetrit , he received a wildcard for the double field. There they beat the fourth seeded duo Hsieh Cheng-peng and Luca Margaroli in three sets in the final .
successes
Legend (number of victories) |
Grand Slam |
ATP World Tour Finals |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
ATP World Tour 500 |
ATP World Tour 250 |
ATP Challenger Tour (1) |
Double
Tournament victories
No. | date | competition | Topping | partner | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | June 16, 2018 |
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6: 3, 4: 6, [10: 7] |
Web links
- ATP profile of Geoffrey Blancaneaux (English)
- ITF profile Geoffrey Blancaneaux (English)
- ITF junior profile Geoffrey Blancaneaux (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blancaneaux wins junior title at the French Open. In: nytimes.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Blancaneaux, Geoffrey |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1998 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |