Arthur Cazaux (French pronunciation: [aʁtyʁ kazo];[1] born 23 August 2002) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 67 achieved on 4 November 2024.[2] He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 430, achieved on 1 November 2021. Cazaux has won 3 Challenger singles titles.
_01.jpg) Arthur Cazaux at the 2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Les Matelles, France |
| Born | 23 August 2002 Montpellier, France |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2020 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Sam Sumyk (Oct 2024-), Stéphane Huet (2022-Jul 2024) |
| Prize money | US $1,355,745 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 11–18 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 63 (2 December 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 63 (2 December 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2021, 2023, 2024) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 430 (1 November 2021) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2021) |
| Last updated on: 8 November 2024. | |
Junior career
editAs a junior, Cazaux reached his highest ranking of number 4 in the world, in the combined singles and doubles junior ranking system. This was highlighted by a runner-up finish at the 2020 Australian Open where he was defeated by compatriot Harold Mayot in straight sets.
Professional career
edit2020: Grand Slam doubles debut
editCazaux made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Open 13 in the doubles draw partnering Harold Mayot as a wildcard entry. They were defeated in the first round by Nicolas Mahut and Vasek Pospisil in straight sets 5–7, 1–6.
Pairing Mayot again, they were also given a wildcard entry into the main doubles draw of the 2020 French Open but were defeated in the first round by Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in straight sets.
2021: Major & top 300 singles debuts, first ATP win
editCazaux made his singles debut the following year in 2021 Geneva Open as a wildcard, winning his first ATP match against compatriot Adrian Mannarino in three sets.[3] As a result, he entered the top 500 for the first time in his career.
He made his Grand Slam main draw singles debut at the 2021 French Open as a wildcard where he was defeated by Kamil Majchrzak. At the same tournament, he reached the second round in doubles also as a wildcard partnering with fellow Frenchman Hugo Gaston.
2022: First Challenger title
editCazaux won his maiden Challenger title in September 2022 in Nonthaburi, Thailand, entering the main draw as a qualifier and defeating Omar Jasika in the final. Reaching the final of that same tournament the following week, Cazaux lost to Brit, Stuart Parker, pulling out due to injury in the second set.
2023: Top 125 and US Open debuts
editIn January 2023, he won his second title also at the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger defeating former top 50 player Lloyd Harris.[4][5] Continuing his good form, Cazaux reached the final again the following week, losing to Japanese player Sho Shimabukuro in straight sets. As a result of his performances, he achieved a new career-high, moving more than 100 positions up to No. 265 on 16 January 2023. He reached the top 200 at No. 199 on 10 April 2023 following a semifinal showing in the Zadar Challenger.
He received a wildcard for the 2023 French Open.[6] He reached the Challenger 125 final at the 2023 Nottingham Open as a qualifier, his first on grass, defeating Gabriel Diallo[7] and fifth seed Dominik Koepfer in the semifinals without dropping a set,[8] before losing to top seed Andy Murray in the final.[9] As a result he reached the top 150 at No. 147 on 19 June 2023 and seventh place in the Next Gen race.[10] The following week, he reached the semifinals of the 2023 Ilkley Trophy and reached a new career high of world No. 139 on 26 June 2023.[11]
Ranked No. 119 in August, Cazaux made his debut at the US Open as a lucky loser, losing to eight seed Andrey Rublev in the first round.[12] He received a wildcard for the 2023 Moselle Open.[13]
2024: Grand Slam fourth round, Masters debut & third round, top 70
editIn January, Cazaux won his third Challenger at the 2024 Open Nouvelle-Calédonie defeating fellow countryman Enzo Couacaud in the final.[14]
Ranked No. 122, for his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open, Cazaux received a wildcard.[15] He recorded his first Major win defeating Laslo Djere in five sets.[16] In the second round, he upset world No. 8 Holger Rune in four sets.[17] He defeated 28th seed Tallon Griekspoor in straight sets to advance to the fourth round of a Major for the first time in his career.[18][19] In the fourth round, he lost to Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets. As a result, he reached the top 85 in the rankings.[20] A week later, in Montpellier, he defeated Maximilian Marterer and reached the top 80 in the rankings. Next, at the end February, he qualified for the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships and defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the first round.
In June, Cazaux participated in his third French Open but lost in the first round to 29th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry. In July, he won his first Wimbledon match by defeating Zizou Bergs in the first round in five sets with a super tiebreak.[21] He made his Masters debut and recorded his first win at this level at the 2024 Shanghai Masters over Marin Čilić.[22] Following the late withdrawal of top seed Jannik Sinner at the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters, Cazaux entered the main draw as a lucky loser replacement directly into the second round. He then defeated Ben Shelton in straight sets to reach the third round for the first time at a Masters level.[23]
Performance timeline
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
edit| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 4R | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| French Open | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | NH | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | NH | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | NH | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | NH | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Paris Masters | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 3R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Doubles
edit| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2019 | M15 Pretoria, South Africa | WTT | Hard |  Alexander Donski
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6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 2020 | M15 Torelló, Spain | WTT | Hard | Quentin Robert
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4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2021 | M25 Meerbusch, Germany | WTT | Clay |  Alexander Erler
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2–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2021 | M25+H Bacău, Romania | WTT | Clay |  Yshai Oliel
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4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2021 | M25 Setúbal, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Rinky Hijikata
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7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 2021 | M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Naoki Nakagawa
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2022 | Nonthaburi II, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Omar Jasika
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7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2022 | Nonthaburi III, Thailand | Challenger | Hard |  Stuart Parker
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4–6, 1–4 ret. |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2023 | Nonthaburi II, Thailand (2) | Challenger | Hard |  Lloyd Harris
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jan 2023 | Nonthaburi III, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Sho Shimabukuro
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2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2023 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Andy Murray
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2023 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Steve Johnson
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jan 2024 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Enzo Couacaud
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2024 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | Mackenzie McDonald
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4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2020 | M15 Torelló, Spain | WTT | Hard |  Leandro Riedi
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 Gerard Granollers Pujol Oriol Roca Batalla
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6–7(7–9), 6–3, [9–11] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2021 | M25 Angers, France | WTT | Clay | Titouan Droguet
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Manuel Guinard Corentin Denolly
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walkover |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editSingles: 1 (1 runner-up)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2020 | Australian Open | Hard | Harold Mayot
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4–6, 1–6 |
Wins over top 10 players
editCazaux has a 1–3 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ACR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||||||
| 1. |  Holger Rune
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8 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | 122 |
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- ^ @ATPTour (30 October 2024). "REMEMBER THE NAME 📣Cazaux topples Shelton 6-3 7-6(4) to advance at home @RolexPMasters #RolexParisMasters" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
