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Enzo Couacaud

Enzo Couacaud (French pronunciation: [ɛnzo kwako];[1] born 1 March 1995) is a French-Mauritian[2] professional tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of world No. 151, which he achieved on 17 July 2023 and a doubles ranking of world No. 188 achieved on 8 March 2021.

Career

2015: Grand Slam doubles debut

Couacaud received a wildcard to enter the doubles main draw in the 2015 French Open with doubles partner Quentin Halys, losing in the first round.

He competed in the 2015 Wimbledon singles qualifying event, losing to John Millman in the third qualifying round.

2021: Major singles debut at the French Open and first win

Couacaud made his Grand Slam singles main draw debut at the 2021 French Open as a wildcard where he defeated Egor Gerasimov to reach the second round.

2022: Wimbledon and US Open debut

In May, Couacaud was awarded a wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 French Open in doubles partnering Manuel Guinard where they defeated Hans Hach Verdugo and Philipp Oswald.

He qualified for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships making his debut at this Major.[3] He also qualified for the next Major making his debut at the US Open.[4]

2023: Australian Open debut

In January, Couacaud qualified for the 2023 Australian Open making his debut at this Major.[5] He reached the second round, where he took a set off eventual champion Novak Djokovic but lost in four sets.[6]

In May, Couacaud was awarded a wildcard into the main draw of the 2023 French Open in doubles partnering Arthur Rinderknech.

Couacaud qualified for Wimbledon for the second year in a row, losing in the first round to J. J. Wolf.[7] He then qualified for the US Open, also for the second year in a row.[8] Couacaud lost to Jiri Vesely in the first round of the main draw. [9]

2024: Successful run at Challenger Tour

In January, Couacaud reached the final in Nouméa New Caledonia, his first Challenger final in two years but lost in the final to fellow countryman Arthur Cazaux.[10] In March, he reached another Challenger final in São Léopoldo, Brazil, losing to Adolfo Daniel Vallejo in the final.[11] The following week, he won the title in Florianópolis, Brazil, defeating Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva in the final. This represented his first Challenger title in three years.[12]

Singles performance timeline

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Record against top 10 players

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Notes

  1. ^ Final cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ "The pronunciation by Enzo Couacaud himself". ATPWorldTour.com.
  2. ^ Milliard, Bertrand (2 June 2021). "Maurice dans la peau et la tête dans les épaules, le long chemin d'Enzo Couacaud". Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Kubler, Sock, 2012 Nadal Conqueror Rosol Among Wimbledon Qualifiers | ATP Tour | Tennis". Atp Tour.
  4. ^ Victoria Chiesa (26 August 2022). "Meet the 2022 US Open men's qualifiers". usopen.org. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Shang Juncheng: 17-Year-Old Charges into Australian Open Main Draw | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. ^ "Australian Open: Novak Djokovic defeats qualifier Enzo Couacaud in four sets as Jenson Brooksby stuns Casper Ruud".
  7. ^ "Enzo Couacaud qualifié pour Wimbledon".
  8. ^ "Enzo Couacaud ivre de bonheur et qualifié pour le tableau final de l'US Open".
  9. ^ "Gaston et Bonzi s'en sortent au premier tour de l'US Open, pas Cornet et Couacaud".
  10. ^ "Maks Kasnikowski, 20, saves 6 MPs en route to first Challenger title | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Vallejo, 19, makes Challenger history; Nardi wins in Napoli | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Thiago Agustin Tirante triumphs at Mexico City Challenger, hits career high | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Coronavirus spread hits Italian sport as four Serie A games postponed". France 24. 23 February 2020.

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