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Manuel Guinard

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Manuel Guinard
Country (sports) France
Born (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995 (age 29)
Saint-Malo, France
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSébastien Villette
Prize moneyUS $681,351
Singles
Career record4–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 134 (31 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 260 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2022, 2023)
French Open1R (2022)
WimbledonQ1 (2022, 2024)
US OpenQ1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record11–10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 70 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 70 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (2024)
US Open1R (2024)
Last updated on: 31 October 2024.

Manuel Guinard (born 15 November 1995) is a French tennis player. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 70 achieved on 9 September 2024 and a singles ranking of No. 134 achieved on 31 October 2022. Guinard competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour where he has won 2 singles and 15 doubles titles.

Professional career

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2019–2020: Grand Slam doubles debut and first win in doubles

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Guinard made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2019 French Open after receiving a wildcard for the doubles main draw, partnering Arthur Rinderknech.[1]

At the 2020 French Open he reached the second round for his first Grand Slam win in doubles also as a wildcard partnering Rinderknech.

2021: First Challenger final, Top 250 singles debut

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He made his first Challenger final at the 2021 Open du Pays d'Aix where he lost to Carlos Taberner. He reached the top 250 on 8 November 2021 at World No. 247.

2022: Maiden challenger title, Major, ATP & Top 150 debut in singles & doubles

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He reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 155 on 17 January 2022, after winning the 2022 Traralgon International with Zdeněk Kolář.

In March, he won his maiden singles 2022 Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi II title as an Alternate.

In April, he made his ATP debut as a lucky loser at the 2022 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell where he lost to Hugo Dellien. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 151 on 25 April 2022.

In May, Guinard was awarded wildcards into the main draw of the 2022 French Open in singles and doubles partnering Enzo Couacaud.[2][3]

He qualified for the 2022 ATP Lyon Open main draw and defeated compatriot World No. 68 and wildcard Hugo Gaston in the first round for his first tour-level win.[4] He went on to defeat Michael Mmoh in the next round to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in his career.[5] As a result, he reached the top 150 in the rankings.

2023: Out of Top 300

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In July 2023, Guinard won the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes as a qualifier, defeating fellow countryman Calvin Hemery in the final. This was Guinard's first final on the ATP Challenger Tour in more than a year, allowing him to return into the Top 300. He also won the doubles title at the same tournament.[6] In six months starting in June 2023, Guinard won four doubles Challenger titles.

2024: Major third round, first two ATP finals and top 75 in doubles

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Guinard won another two Challenger in January 2024 (five of the six wins came with Grégoire Jacq).[7][8][9] In March 2024, he won one more Challenger in Zadar also with Jacq.[10]

The French pair Guinard/Jacq entered their home Slam, the 2024 French Open as alternates, and on their Major debut as a team, defeated 14th seeded American pair of Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in the first round. They reached the third round with a win over Guido Andreozzi and Rinky Hijikata.[11] They lost to the Tsitsipas brothers.[12][13] As a result, Guinard reached the top 100 at world No. 92 in doubles on 10 June 2024.

Guinard reached his first ATP final with Jacq at the 2024 Swedish Open defeating defending champions and top seeded pair of Aleksandr Nedovyesov and Gonzalo Escobar.[14] They lost to Brazilian duo Rafael Matos and Orlando Luz.[15][16] The following week the pair reached their second ATP final at the 2024 Croatia Open Umag. Following one more Challenger final in Cassis, France, Guinard reached the top 70 in the doubles rankings on 9 September 2024.[17]

In November, Guinard played his first ATP Tour singles tournament in more than two years by entering the main draw of the 2024 Moselle Open as a lucky loser, losing in the first round to Zizou Bergs.

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

Doubles

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ATP Tour career finals

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Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2024 Swedish Open,
Sweden
250 Series Clay France Grégoire Jacq Brazil Orlando Luz
Brazil Rafael Matos
5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2024 Croatia Open,
Croatia
250 Series Clay France Grégoire Jacq Argentina Guido Andreozzi
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
4–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

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Singles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
ITF Futures Tour (9–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (9–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2018 Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj Futures Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Nerman Fatić 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 May 2018 Sweden F3, Lund Futures Clay United States Alexander Ritschard 3–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Sep 2018 Netherlands F5, Rotterdam Futures Clay Slovenia Nik Razboršek 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–1 Dec 2018 Tunisia F44, Monastir Futures Hard Tunisia Aziz Dougaz 7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Mar 2019 M15 Quinta Do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Evan Hoyt 4–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Jun 2019 M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay Slovakia Lukas Klein 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Win 5–2 Nov 2019 M15 Prague, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Czech Republic Michael Vrbenský 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 6–2 Dec 2019 M15 Cairo II, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay Lithuania Laurynas Grigelis 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–2 Aug 2020 M25 Vogau, Austria World Tennis Tour Clay Bulgaria Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–3, 6–3
Win 8–2 Apr 2021 M25 Angers, France World Tennis Tour Clay Monaco Lucas Catarina 7–5, 6–4
Win 9–2 May 2021 M25 Prague, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay United Kingdom Jack Draper 6–4, 6–3
Loss 9–3 Jun 2021 Aix-en-Provence, France Challenger Clay Spain Carlos Taberner 2–6, 2–6
Win 10–3 Mar 2022 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Challenger Clay Chinese Taipei Tseng Chun-hsin 6–1, 6–2
Win 11–3 Jul 2023 Troyes, France Challenger Clay France Calvin Hemery 6–3, 6–3
Loss 11–4 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard Monaco Valentin Vacherot 5–7, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 28 (22 titles, 6 runners-up)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (15–4)
ITF Futures Tour (7–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (17–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2017 Tunisia F40, Hammamet Futures Clay France Clément Tabur France Samuel Bensoussan
France François-Arthur Vibert
6–7(6–8), 6–2, [13–11]
Loss 1–1 May 2018 Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj Futures Clay France Luka Pavlovic Germany Christian Hirschmüller
Australia Dane Propoggia
5–7, 5–7
Win 2–1 Jul 2018 Germany F9, Wetzlar Futures Clay France François Musitelli Spain Marco Neubau
Germany Kai Wehnelt
6–1, 6–3
Win 3–1 Jan 2019 M25 Tucson, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Tunisia Aziz Dougaz United Kingdom Lloyd Glasspool
United Kingdom Evan Hoyt
6–4, 5–7, [10–3]
Loss 3–2 May 2019 Savannah, USA Challenger Clay France Arthur Rinderknech Venezuela Roberto Maytín
Brazil Fernando Romboli
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [9–11]
Win 4–2 May 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Mariano Kestelboim Tunisia Anis Ghorbel
Tunisia Aziz Dougaz
6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–3 Jun 2019 M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay Tunisia Aziz Dougaz Czech Republic Vít Kopřiva
Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil
4–6, 2–6
Win 5–3 Dec 2019 M15 Cairo II, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay Lithuania Laurynas Grigelis Argentina Facundo Juarez
Argentina Octavio Volpi
7–6(9–7), 6–3
Win 6–3 Feb 2020 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard France Arthur Rinderknech Dominican Republic Roberto Cid Subervi
Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Win 7–3 Aug 2020 M25 Vogau, Austria World Tennis Tour Clay Germany Johannes Härteis Netherlands Gijs Brouwer
Netherlands Jelle Sels
6–4, 4–6, 11–9
Win 8–3 Mar 2021 Las Palmas, Spain Challenger Clay France Enzo Couacaud Spain Javier Barranco Cosano
Spain Eduard Esteve Lobato
6-1, 6-4
Win 9–3 Apr 2021 M25 Angers, France World Tennis Tour Clay France Corentin Denolly France Arthur Cazaux
France Titouan Droguet
Walkover
Win 10–3 Jul 2021 Amersfoort, Netherlands Challenger Clay Switzerland Luca Castelnuovo Peru Sergio Galdós
Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira
0–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Loss 10–4 Sep 2021 Saint-Tropez, France Challenger Hard Monaco Romain Arneodo SerbiaAntonio Šančić
New Zealand Artem Sitak
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 11–4 Jan 2022 Traralgon, Australia Challenger Hard Czech Republic Zdeněk Kolář Switzerland Marc-Andrea Hüsler
Switzerland Dominic Stricker
6-3, 6-4
Win 12–4 Mar 2022 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Franco Agamenone Serbia Ivan Sabanov
Serbia Matej Sabanov
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 12–5 Mar 2022 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay Italy Franco Agamenone Czech Republic Zdeněk Kolář
Italy Andrea Vavassori
6–3, 6–7(7–9), [6–10]
Win 13–5 Mar 2023 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay Croatia Nino Serdarušić Serbia Ivan Sabanov
Serbia Matej Sabanov
6–4, 6–0
Loss 13–6 Jun 2023 Troisdorf, Germany Challenger Clay France Grégoire Jacq Spain Íñigo Cervantes
Spain Oriol Roca Batalla
2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 14–6 Jun 2023 Lyon, France Challenger Clay France Grégoire Jacq Germany Constantin Frantzen
Germany Hendrik Jebens
6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Win 15–6 Jul 2023 Troyes, France Challenger Clay France Grégoire Jacq Spain Álvaro López San Martín
Spain Daniel Rincón
Walkover
Win 16–6 Jul 2023 Amersfoort, Netherlands Challenger Clay France Grégoire Jacq Netherlands Mats Hermans
Netherlands Sander Jong
6–4, 6–4
Win 17–6 Aug 2023 Meerbusch, Germany Challenger Clay France Grégoire Jacq Brazil Fernando Romboli
Brazil Marcelo Zormann
7–5, 7–6
Win 18–6 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard France Grégoire Jacq Philippines Francis Casey Alcantara
China Sun Fajing
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 19–6 Jan 2024 Quimper, France Challenger Hard France Arthur Rinderknech India Anirudh Chandrasekar
India Vijay Sundar Prashanth
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 20–6 Mar 2024 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay France Grégoire Jacq Czech Republic Roman Jebavý
Czech Republic Zdeněk Kolář
6–4, 6–4
Win 21–6 Jun 2024 Lyon, France Challenger Clay France Grégoire Jacq Greece Markos Kalovelonis
Ukraine Vladyslav Orlov
4–7, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 22–6 Jul 2024 Salzburg, Austria Challenger Clay France Grégoire Jacq Czech Republic Petr Nouza
Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
2–6, 6–3, [14–12]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Roland-Garros. Manuel Guinard jouera le double". Le Telegramme. 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 2022: Wildcards Announced". rolandgarros.com. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Tsonga, Simon & Pouille Headline Roland Garros Wild Cards".
  4. ^ "Cameron Norrie Makes Winning Start in Lyon".
  5. ^ "Cameron Norrie Passes Sebastian Baez Test to Reach Lyon SFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. ^ "Retour sur la victoire de Manuel Guinard aux Internationaux de Troyes de tennis" (in French).
  7. ^ "Manuel Guinard remporte le challenger de Lyon… en double" (in French). 17 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Manuel Guinard remporte un nouveau challenger en double" (in French). 22 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Open de Quimper 2024. Manuel Guinard construit sa carrière en double" (in French). 28 January 2024.
  10. ^ "À Zadar, Manuel Guinard remporte son troisième titre de la saison en double" (in French).
  11. ^ "Tennis. Roland-Garros (D) - Guinard et Jacq en 8es, le conte de fées continue" (in French). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Tsitsipas brothers continue Roland Garros journey, reach QFs". 5 June 2024.
  13. ^ "The TsitsiBros are through to the quarter-finals, beating last remaining French pair Guinard/Jacq". 6 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Krawietz nets 200th doubles win, reaches Hamburg final with Puetz". 20 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Brazilian duo Luz/Matos win double's final". 21 July 2024.
  16. ^ ATP Staff (21 July 2024). "Home favourites Krawietz/Puetz defend Hamburg crown; Legend Paes presents Goransson/Verbeek Newport trophy".
  17. ^ "Musetti rides hot form into Umag final vs. Cerundolo". 26 July 2024.
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