Arthur Cazaux

Arthur Cazaux

Arthur Cazaux at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)	France
Residence	Les Matelles, France
Born	(2002-08-23) 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. 67 (4 November 2024)
Current ranking	No. 67 (4 November 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.

Arthur Cazaux (French pronunciation: [aʁtyʁ kazo]; 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. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 430, achieved on 1 November 2021. Cazaux has won 3 Challenger singles titles.

Junior career

As 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

2020: Grand Slam doubles debut

Cazaux 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

Cazaux 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. 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

Cazaux 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

In January 2023, he won his second title also at the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger defeating former top 50 player Lloyd Harris. 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. He reached the Challenger 125 final at the 2023 Nottingham Open as a qualifier, his first on grass, defeating Gabriel Diallo and fifth seed Dominik Koepfer in the semifinals without dropping a set, before losing to top seed Andy Murray in the final. As a result he reached the top 150 at No. 147 on 19 June 2023 and seventh place in the Next Gen race. 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.

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. He received a wildcard for the 2023 Moselle Open.

2024: Grand Slam fourth round, Masters debut & third round, top 70

In January, Cazaux won his third Challenger at the 2024 Open Nouvelle-Calédonie defeating fellow countryman Enzo Couacaud in the final.

Ranked No. 122, for his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open, Cazaux received a wildcard. He recorded his first Major win defeating Laslo Djere in five sets. In the second round, he upset world No. 8 Holger Rune in four sets. 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. In the fourth round, he lost to Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets. As a result, he reached the top 85 in the rankings. 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. He made his Masters debut and recorded his first win at this level at the 2024 Shanghai Masters over Marin Čilić. 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.

Performance timeline

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.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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

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

Singles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (3–5) ITF WTT (3–3)

Finals by surface Hard (6–5) Clay (0–2) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2019	M15 Pretoria, South Africa	WTT	Hard	Alexander Donski	6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8)
Win	1–1	Dec 2020	M15 Torelló, Spain	WTT	Hard	Quentin Robert	4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss	1–2	Apr 2021	M25 Meerbusch, Germany	WTT	Clay	Alexander Erler	2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss	1–3	Aug 2021	M25+H Bacău, Romania	WTT	Clay	Yshai Oliel	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	2–3	Oct 2021	M25 Setúbal, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Rinky Hijikata	7–5, 6–0
Win	3–3	Oct 2021	M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Naoki Nakagawa	6–3, 6–4
Win	1–0	Sep 2022	Nonthaburi II, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Omar Jasika	7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss	1–1	Sep 2022	Nonthaburi III, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Stuart Parker	4–6, 1–4 ret.
Win	2–1	Jan 2023	Nonthaburi II, Thailand (2)	Challenger	Hard	Lloyd Harris	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss	2–2	Jan 2023	Nonthaburi III, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Sho Shimabukuro	2–6, 5–7
Loss	2–3	Jun 2023	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Andy Murray	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2–4	Jul 2023	Lexington, USA	Challenger	Hard	Steve Johnson	6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win	3–4	Jan 2024	Nouméa, New Caledonia	Challenger	Hard	Enzo Couacaud	6–1, 6–1
Loss	3–5	Oct 2024	Shenzhen, China	Challenger	Hard	Mackenzie McDonald	4–6, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) ITF WTT (0–2)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 2020	M15 Torelló, Spain	WTT	Hard	Leandro Riedi	Gerard Granollers Pujol Oriol Roca Batalla	6–7(7–9), 6–3, [9–11]
Loss	0–2	Apr 2021	M25 Angers, France	WTT	Clay	Titouan Droguet	Manuel Guinard Corentin Denolly	walkover

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2020	Australian Open	Hard	Harold Mayot	4–6, 1–6

Wins over top 10 players

Cazaux 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	8	Australian Open, Australia	Hard	2R	7–6(7–4), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	122

External links

• Arthur Cazaux at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Arthur Cazaux at the International Tennis Federation