Geoffrey Blancaneaux (born 8 August 1998) is a French professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 134 achieved on 14 November 2022 and a doubles ranking of World No. 164 achieved on 18 July 2022.

Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Blancaneaux at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports) France
ResidenceParis, France
Born (1998-08-08) 8 August 1998 (age 26)
Paris, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
CoachMaximilien Blancaneaux
Prize money$777,928
Singles
Career record0–6
Career titles2 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 134 (14 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 259 (5 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2022, 2023, 2024)
French Open1R (2022)
WimbledonQ1 (2022, 2023)
US Open1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Career titles4 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 164 (18 July 2022)
Current rankingNo. 278 (5 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2019)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (2017)
Last updated on: 5 August 2024.

Junior career

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Blancaneaux won the 2016 French Open boys' singles title, defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime in the final after saving three championship points.

Professional career

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2017: Grand Slam debut

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In September 2017, Blancaneaux made his Grand Slam debut, after receiving a wildcard to enter the main draw at the US Open.

2021: First Challenger title

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In December 2021, Blancaneaux won his first Challenger singles tournament at the Maia Challenger, defeating Tseng Chun-hsin in the finals.

2022: French Open, Masters and top 150 debuts

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Seeded No. 190 at the 2022 French Open he qualified to make his Grand Slam debut at this Major on his sixth attempt.[1] He reached the top 150 on 8 August 2022.

In October, Blancaneaux made his Masters debut, after receiving a wildcard to enter the qualifying draw at the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters. As a result, he reached a new career high ranking of No. 134 on 14 November 2022.

2023: Out of top 200

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In May, Blancaneaux reached his second final on the ATP Challenger Tour at the Tunis Open, losing to Sho Shimabukuro in the final.

2024: Second Challenger title

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In February, Blancaneaux won his second Challenger title at the Delhi Open, defeating Coleman Wong in the final.[2]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2016 French Open Clay   Félix Auger-Aliassime 1–6, 6–3, 8–6

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q2 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 A 1R Q3 Q3 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A A NH A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A 1R A A A A Q3 Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0%

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

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Singles: 19 (15–4)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (13–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–2)
Clay (8–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2017 Tunisia F13, Hammamet Futures Clay   Cristian Carli 4-6, 6–3, 6-0
Loss 1–1 Apr 2017 France F9, Angers Futures Clay   Gleb Sakharov 4-6, 4-6
Win 2–1 Jul 2017 France F14, Bourg-en-Bresse Futures Clay   Constant Lestienne 3-6, 6–2, 7-5
Win 3–1 Jul 2017 Turkey F25, Istanbul Futures Clay   Martin Cuevas 7-5, 6-1
Win 4–1 Jul 2017 Turkey F26, Istanbul Futures Clay   Bruno Sant'Anna 6-7(8-10), 6–4, 6-2
Loss 4–2 Feb 2018 Tunisia F4, Djerba Futures Hard   Laurent Lokoli 2–6, 1-6
Win 5–2 Mar 2018 Croatia F3, Opatija Futures Clay   Nino Serdarusic 6-2, 3–6, 6-2
Win 6–2 Nov 2018 Tunisia F38, Monastir Futures Hard   Ronan Joncour 6-0, 6-1
Win 7–2 Nov 2018 South Africa F1, Stellenbosch Futures Hard   Sebastian Prechtel 6-4, 6-0
Win 8–2 Mar 2019 M15 Doha, Qatar World Tennis Tour Hard   Jacob Grills 6-4, 6-1
Win 9–2 Mar 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay   Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo 6-2, 7-5
Win 10–2 Apr 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay   Orlando Luz 7-6(7-3), 6-4
Win 11–2 Nov 2019 M15 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard   Yshai Oliel 6-1, 6-2
Loss 11–3 Jan 2020 M25 Rancho Santa Fe, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Brandon Nakashima 3–6, 3–6
Win 12–3 Feb 2020 M15 Cancun, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard   Maximiliano Estevez 6-7(5-7), 6–3, 6-1
Win 13–3 Dec 2021 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay   Tseng Chun-hsin 3-6, 6–3, 6-2
Win 14–3 Mar 2022 M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic World Tennis Tour Hard   Rinky Hijikata 3-6, 6–2, 6-2
Loss 14–4 May 2023 Tunis, Tunisia Challenger Clay   Sho Shimabukuro 4–6, 4–6
Win 15–4 Feb 2024 New Delhi, India Challenger Hard   Coleman Wong 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 16 (10–6)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (5–1)
ITF Futures (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0-1 Oct 2016 France F22, Saint-Dizier Futures Hard   Evan Furness   Mick Lescure
  Hugo Nys
2-6, 3-6
Win 1-1 Jan 2017 Hong Kong F6, Hong Kong Futures Hard   Takuto Niki   Karan Rastogi
  Chun Hun Wong
7-6(8-6), 6-0
Loss 1-2 Apr 2017 Tunisia F15, Hammamet Futures Clay   Antoine Hoang   Franco Agamenone
  Hernán Casanova
5-7, 6–1, [5-10]
Loss 1-3 Jul 2017 Belgium F2, Arlon Futures Clay   C De la Bassetiere   Florian Lakat
  Arthur Rinderknech
1-6, 6–4, [4-10]
Win 2-3 Jun 2018 Lyon, France Challenger Clay   Elliot Benchetrit   Hsieh Cheng-peng
  Luca Margaroli
6-3, 4–6, [10-7]
Win 3-3 Feb 2019 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Arthur Rinderknech   Marek Gengel
  Petr Nouza
6-1, 6-4
Win 4-3 Mar 2019 M15 Doha, Qatar World Tennis Tour Hard   Zizou Bergs   Arnaud Bovy
  Jesper De Jong
6-2, 6-4
Loss 4-4 Mar 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay   Clement Tabur   Alexander Merino
  Christoph Negritu
2-6, 2-6
Win 5-4 Dec 2019 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Skander Mansouri   Baptiste Crepatte
  Gabriel Petit
6-0, 7-6(7-1)
Loss 5-5 Feb 2020 M15 Cancun, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard   Gabriel Petit   Mateus Alves
  Igor Marcondes
6-7(5-7), 5-7
Loss 5-6 Aug 2021 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Maxime Janvier   Roman Jebavy
  Igor Zelenay
2-6, 7-6(8-6), [5-10]
Win 6-6 Feb 2022 M25 Cancun, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard   Michail Pervolarakis   Boris Arias
  Federico Zeballos
6-2, 4-6, [11-9]
Win 7-6 Apr 2022 Sanremo, Italy Challenger Clay   Alexandre Müller   Flavio Cobolli
  Matteo Gigante
4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win 8-6 Jul 2022 Iasi, Romania Challenger Clay   Renzo Olivo   Diego Hidalgo
  Cristian Rodriguez
6-4, 2–6, [10–6]
Win 9–6 Jun 2024 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Clay   Romain Arneodo   Jakob Schnaitter
  Mark Wallner
7–6(7–5), 7–5, [10–3]
Win 10–6 Oct 2024 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Hard (i)   Gabriel Debru   Jakub Paul
  Matej Vocel
3–3 [Def.]

References

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  1. ^ "#NextGenATP Star Chun-hsin Tseng Qualifies for Roland Garros | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  2. ^ "Mikhail Kukushkin claims second straight Challenger title | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
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