Antoine Escoffier (born 29 February 1992) is a French tennis player who plays mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Antoine Escoffier
Country (sports) France
Born (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32)
Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$386,995
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 135 (16 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 169 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2023, 2024)
French OpenQ1 (2022, 2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2022, 2023)
US OpenQ1 (2022, 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 256 (16 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 312 (15 January 2024)
Last updated on: 20 January 2024.

Escoffier has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 135 achieved on 16 October 2023. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 256 achieved on 16 October 2023.[1] He achieved most of his career milestones after the age of 30.

Professional career edit

2015: First ITF title edit

In June 2015, Escoffier won his first ITF title in Hyderabad, India, following seven straight lost finals in the previous three years.

2022: Grand Slam qualifying debut, Top 200 debut edit

In May 2022, Escoffier played his first Grand Slam qualifying match at the French Open, losing in the first round. In July 2022, Escoffier made his Top 200 debut in the ATP singles ranking.[2]

2023: First Challenger finals, Top 150 debut edit

In April 2023, Escoffier won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 León Open partnering with Aziz Dougaz.

In July 2023, Escoffier reached his first final on the single Challenger Tour at the 2023 Open Castilla y León in Segovia, losing to Pablo Llamas Ruiz.

2024: ATP Tour debut edit

In January 2024, Escoffier made his debut on the ATP Tour as a qualifier at the 2024 Open Sud de France in Montpellier, France, losing to seventh seed Alexandre Müller in the first round.[3]

Performance timeline edit

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 edit

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals edit

Singles: 26 (13–13) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (13–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–9)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2012 Saudi Arabia F1, Saudi Arabia Futures Hard   Jules Marie 1–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 0–2 May 2012 Thailand F1, Thailand Futures Hard   Luke Saville 6–2, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 May 2012 Thailand F3, Thailand Futures Hard   Christopher Rungkat 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Jul 2012 India F12, India Futures Hard   Saketh Myneni 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–5 Nov 2014 Spain F22, Spain Futures Clay   Roberto Ortega Olmedo 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–6 Nov 2014 Tunisia F8, Tunisia Futures Hard   Yannick Jankovits 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–7 May 2015 India F5, Mandya Futures Clay   Karununday Singh 0–3 ret.
Win 1–7 Jun 2015 India F9, Hyderabad Futures Hard (i)   Vishnu Vardhan 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 2–7 Jul 2015 India F10, Hyderabad Futures Hard (i)   Vishnu Vardhan 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–7 Feb 2016 Israel F3, Ramat Gan Futures Hard   Julien Dubail 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–7 Apr 2016 Spain F11, Mostoles Futures Hard   Akira Santillan 6–4, 6–7(7–5), 6–3
Loss 4–8 Apr 2017 Qatar F1, Qatar Futures Hard   Daniel Altmaier 4–6, 3–6
Win 5–8 Apr 2017 Qatar F2, Qatar Futures Hard   Daniel Altmaier 6–2, 6–7(7–2), 6–4
Win 6–8 Jul 2017 Israel F12, Tel Aviv Futures Hard   Hugo Grenier 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 4–2 ret.
Loss 6–9 Jun 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 7–9 Aug 2019 M25 Glasgow, Scotland World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Jeremy Jahn 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Win 8–9 Aug 2019 M15 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Lucas Poullain 7–5, 6–4
Win 9–9 Jan 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Thomas Laurent 6–2, 6–0
Loss 9–10 Apr 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Franco Agamenone 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 2–6
Loss 9–11 Jul 2021 M25 Gandia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay   Javier Barranco Cosano 4–6, 2–6
Win 10–11 Sep 2021 M25 Bagneres de Bigorre, France World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Millen Hurrion 7–6(7–4), 6–0
Win 11–11 Oct 2021 M25 Rodez, France World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Aidan McHugh 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Win 12–11 Nov 2021 M25 Villers Les Nancy, France World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Maximilian Neuchrist 6–4, 6–4
Win 13–11 Jan 2022 M25 Loughborough, England World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Ryan Peniston 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 13–12 Apr 2022 M25 Nottingham, England World Tennis Tour Hard   Hiroki Moriya 6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Loss 13–13 Jul 2023 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Pablo Llamas Ruiz 6–7(9–11), 6–7(5–7)

Doubles: 20 (8 titles, 12 runner-ups) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (7–11)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–9)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2011 Romania F6, Romania Futures Clay   Thomas Le Boulch   Paris Gemouchidis
  Alexandros Jakupovic
7-6(5-7), 3-6, [5-10]
Loss 0–2 Nov 2012 Thailand F5, Thailand Futures Hard   Alexander Ward   Brydan Klein
  Dane Propoggia
3-6, 2-6
Loss 0–3 Nov 2012 Thailand F6, Thailand Futures Hard   Alexander Ward   Ryan Agar
  Sebastian Bader
6-7(2-7), 6-2, [8-10]
Loss 0–4 Oct 2014 Spain F31, Spain Futures Hard   Matthieu Roy   Yannick Mertens
  Roberto Ortega Olmedo
2-6, 4-6
Loss 0–5 Apr 2015 Turkey F14, El Kantaoui Futures Hard   Cesar Testoni   Richard Gabb
  Maximilian Neuchrist
2-6, 4-6
Win 1-5 Apr 2015 Tunisia F15, El Kantaoui Futures Hard   Sam Barry   Anis Ghorbel
  Victor Ouvrard
6-3, 6-2
Loss 1-6 Jun 2015 India F10, Hyderabad Futures Clay   Hugo Grenier   Sriram Balaji
  Vishnu Vardhan
4-6, 2-6
Win 2-6 Aug 2015 Gabon F1, Libreville Futures Hard   Jaime Pulgar-Garcia   Javier Pulgar-Garcia
  Cameron Silverman
7-5, 3-6, [10-8]
Win 3-6 Jan 2017 Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Alexandre Müller   Adrian Bodmer
  Jakob Sude
6-2, 3-6, [11-9]
Win 4-6 Jun 2017 Israel F9, Kyriat Shmona Futures Hard   Alon Elia   David Guez
  Mick Lescure
6-3, 7-6(7-5)
Loss 4-7 Jun 2017 Israel F10, Kyriat Shmona Futures Hard   Matthieu Roy   Dekel Bar
  Mor Bulis
5-7, 6-1, [6-10]
Loss 4-8 Jun 2017 Israel F11, Herzlia Futures Clay   Matthieu Roy   Dekel Bar
  Mor Bulis
6-7(6-8), 2–6
Loss 4-9 Jan 2018 Turkey F2, Antalya Futures Hard   Fran Zvonimir Zgombic   Mikhail Fufygin
  Alexander Pavlioutchenkov
7–6(7-4), 3–6, [7-10]
Win 5-9 Mar 2019 M15 Toulouse, France World Tennis Tour Hard   Maxime Tchoutakian   Teymuraz Gabashvili
  Denis Yevseyev
6–2, 7–5
Loss 5-10 Mar 2019 M15 Poitiers, France World Tennis Tour Hard   Tony Bourcet   Matteo Martineau
  Clément Tabur
3–6, 4–6
Win 6-10 Aug 2019 M15 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Maxime Tchoutakian   Peter Bothwell
  Bernardo Azevedo Pereira
0–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Loss 6-11 Mar 2021 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Hugo Voljacques   Kenny de Schepper
  Quentin Robert
0–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Win 7-11 Jun 2021 M25 Montauban, France World Tennis Tour Clay   Franco Agamenone   Arthur Bouquier
  Louis Dussin
6–1, 7–5
Win 8-11 Apr 2023 León, Mexico Challenger Hard   Aziz Dougaz   Maximilian Neuchrist
  Michail Pervolarakis
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 8-12 Sep 2023 Rennes, France Challenger Hard (i)   Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha   Sander Arends
  David Pel
3–6, 2–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Antoine Escoffier | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/players/antoine-escoffier/e768/rankings-history
  3. ^ https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Gregoire-barrere-et-alexandre-muller-qualifies-pour-le-2e-tour-a-montpellier-hugo-gaston-elimine/1445691

External links edit