Lucas Pouille facts for kids
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Pouille at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
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| Country (sports) |  France |
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| Residence | Rennes, France |
| Born | 23 February 1994 Grande-Synthe, France |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Emmanuel Planque (2012–2018), Amélie Mauresmo (2019–2020), Thierry Ascione, Nicolas Renavand (2021-2024), Éric Winogradsky (2023-), Nicolas Copin (2024-) |
| Prize money | US$ 8,690,118 |
| Official website | lucaspouille.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 143–133 (51.81%) |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (19 March 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 97 (18 November 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2019) |
| French Open | 3R (2017, 2018) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2016) |
| US Open | QF (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 30–60 (33.33%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 79 (11 April 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 296 (18 November 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2016) |
| French Open | 3R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2015, 2016) |
| US Open | 2R (2015) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 3–1 (75%) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2017) |
| Hopman Cup | RR (2019) |
Lucas Pouille (born 23 February 1994) is a professional tennis player from France. He reached his highest singles ranking of world No. 10 in March 2018. He has won five singles titles on the ATP Tour and was part of the French team that won the Davis Cup in 2017.
Contents
- About Lucas Pouille
- Lucas Pouille's Tennis Journey
- Early Career (2009–2012)
- Grand Slam Debut (2013)
- Breaking into the Top 150 (2014)
- Reaching the Top 100 (2015)
- Grand Slam Quarterfinals (2016)
- Winning Titles on All Surfaces (2017)
- Reaching the Top 10 (2018)
- First Grand Slam Semifinal (2019)
- Comeback After Injury (2021–2023)
- Back to the Top 100 (2024)
- Career statistics
- See also
About Lucas Pouille
Lucas Pouille's mother is from Finland. He has two brothers. His family lives in northern France, near Dunkerque. In September 2019, he married his girlfriend Clémence Bertrand. Their daughter, Rose, was born in January 2021. Lucas moved to Dubai in 2015 but came back to France in 2020, settling in Rennes. His current sponsors are Le Coq Sportif and Babolat.
Lucas Pouille's Tennis Journey
Early Career (2009–2012)
Lucas Pouille started playing in professional tournaments in 2009. These were smaller events called ITF Men's Circuit tournaments in France. In 2012, he officially became a professional player. That year, he won two singles titles in Mexico without losing a single set.
Grand Slam Debut (2013)
In 2013, Lucas played in his first ever Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open. He got a special invitation, called a wildcard, to play in the qualifying rounds. Later that year, he played in the main part of a Grand Slam for the first time at the French Open. He won his first match there but lost in the second round.
Breaking into the Top 150 (2014)
Lucas kept improving in 2014. At the Paris Masters, a big tournament, he won against two higher-ranked players, Ivo Karlović and Fabio Fognini. He then played against the famous Roger Federer in the third round. After this tournament, his ranking jumped to world No. 134. He ended the year as the youngest French player in the top 150.
Reaching the Top 100 (2015)
In 2015, Lucas reached his first semifinal at an ATP World Tour event in New Zealand. He also played in the Australian Open again. In April, he entered the top 100 of the ATP singles rankings for the first time, reaching world No. 98. He continued to do well, reaching another semifinal at the German Open in Hamburg.
Grand Slam Quarterfinals (2016)
The year 2016 was a big one for Lucas. At the Wimbledon Championships, he had never won a match on grass before. But he surprised everyone by reaching the quarterfinals! He beat Juan Martín del Potro and Bernard Tomic along the way.
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He continued his great form at the US Open. There, he famously defeated the four-time champion Rafael Nadal in a thrilling five-set match to reach another Grand Slam quarterfinal. Lucas, along with two other French players, made history as the first French trio to reach the quarterfinals of the same Grand Slam in the Open Era.
Later in 2016, Lucas won his first ever ATP World Tour singles title at the Moselle Open. He beat Dominic Thiem in the final. His ranking rose to world No. 16. At the end of the year, he was named the Most Improved Player of the Year by the ATP World Tour.
Winning Titles on All Surfaces (2017)
In 2017, Lucas showed how versatile he was. He reached the semifinals at the Monte Carlo Masters. He then won his second ATP title at the Hungarian Open in Budapest. He also won the Stuttgart Open on grass and the Vienna Open on indoor hard courts. This made him the only player that year to win a title on all three main tennis surfaces: clay, grass, and hard courts.
A major highlight of 2017 was the 2017 Davis Cup World Group final. Lucas played the deciding match against Belgium and won easily, helping France secure their tenth Davis Cup title.
Reaching the Top 10 (2018)
Lucas continued his success in 2018. He won his fifth ATP singles title at the Open Sud de France. He also reached two more finals in Marseille and Dubai. On March 19, 2018, Lucas achieved a career milestone by entering the top 10 of the ATP singles rankings for the first time, reaching world No. 10. He helped France reach the Davis Cup final again, but they lost to Croatia.
First Grand Slam Semifinal (2019)
In 2019, Lucas had his best Grand Slam performance yet. At the Australian Open, he was seeded 28th. He won several tough matches, including a five-set thriller, to reach his first ever Grand Slam singles semifinal. He faced the world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, in the semifinal and lost. After some struggles, he won an ATP Challenger title in Bordeaux to regain his form. He also reached a Masters 1000 quarterfinal in Cincinnati, beating a top 10 player.
Comeback After Injury (2021–2023)
Lucas had to take a break from tennis due to right elbow surgery. He returned in January 2021. It was a tough period, and his ranking dropped. However, he kept working hard to come back. In 2023, ranked much lower, he managed to qualify for the main draw of the 2023 French Open and won his first-round match.
Back to the Top 100 (2024)
In 2024, Lucas continued his climb back up the rankings. He qualified for the main draw of the 2024 BNP Paribas Open and won his first match there. In May, he won his first Challenger title in five years at the 2024 Upper Austria Open. This helped his ranking improve significantly.
He then qualified for the main draw of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships after a two-year absence. He won two matches, reaching the third round, which boosted his ranking back into the top 150. In October, he won another Challenger title in France and finally returned to the top 100 in the singles rankings.
Career statistics
Grand Slam performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
Current through to the 2024 Wimbledon.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian Open | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | 44% | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | NH | 1R | A | Q3 | 3R | 0 / 7 | 10–6 | 63% | |
| US Open | Q2 | A | 1R | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | Q3 | 0 / 6 | 10–6 | 63% | |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 9–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 31 | 33–30 | 52% |
See also
In Spanish: Lucas Pouille para niños
