Tom Paris (born 2 September 2002) is a French tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of 545 achieved on 14 August 2023.[1][2]

Tom Paris
Country (sports) France
Born (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22)
Chalon-sur-Saône
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed, one-handed backhand
CoachAntoine Pastrana
Prize money$17,218
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 545 (23 November 2023)
Last updated on: 19 May 2024.

Early life

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He was immersed in tennis from a young age with his first coach being his father Christophe Paris, a former tennis player who played at regional level, being the head of the Pontcharra-sur-Turdine tennis club. Paris is a member of Charbonnières-les-Bains Tennis Club.[3][4] As a youngster he trained at a tennis centre in Poitiers which had previously alumni including Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon and Nicolas Escudé.[5]

Career

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In October 2023 he won his first ITF title beating the number one seed Dan Added in the semifinal and defeating Alexey Vatutin in the final in Sarreguemines.[6]

He received a wild card for his ATP Tour debut into the doubles at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open, alongside Tristan Lamasine.[7]

Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (1–0)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–0)
Finals by surface
Carpet (1-0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 March 2024 M25 Sarreguemines, France World Tour Carpet   Alexey Vatutin 6–2, 6–1

References

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  1. ^ "Tom Paris". ITF. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Tom Paris". ATP. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Tom Paris, new promise of French and world tennis?". le-pays. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Tom Paris joins the French top 100: "Tennis is a school of life"". leprogress.fr. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Tom Paris, child ball prodigy". le-pays. September 15, 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Tom Paris won the title against Russian Vatutin". tennisactu.net. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Scouting Report: Djokovic among stars in Geneva, Humbert leads three French seeds in Lyon". ATP. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.