Manuel Guinard (born 15 November 1995) is a French tennis player. Guinard competes mainly on the ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 134 achieved on 31 October 2022, and a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 114 achieved on 26 February 2024.

Manuel Guinard
Country (sports) France
Born (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995 (age 28)
Saint-Malo, France
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSébastien Villette
Prize moneyUS $568,327
Singles
Career record4–5 (44.4%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 134 (31 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 247 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2022, 2023)
French Open1R (2022)
WimbledonQ1 (2022)
US OpenQ1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record3–6 (33.3%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 114 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 117 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2020, 2022)
Last updated on: 19 March 2024.

Professional career edit

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

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 edit

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 edit

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: Return to Top 300 edit

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]

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

Doubles edit

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals edit

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

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   Nerman Fatić 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 May 2018 Sweden F3, Lund Futures Clay   Alexander Ritschard 3–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Sep 2018 Netherlands F5, Rotterdam Futures Clay   Nik Razboršek 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–1 Dec 2018 Tunisia F44, Monastir Futures Hard   Aziz Dougaz 7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Mar 2019 M15 Quinta Do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Evan Hoyt 4–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Jun 2019 M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay   Lukas Klein 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Win 5–2 Nov 2019 M15 Prague, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Michael Vrbenský 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 6–2 Dec 2019 M15 Cairo II, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay   Laurynas Grigelis 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–2 Aug 2020 M25 Vogau, Austria World Tennis Tour Clay   Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–3, 6–3
Win 8–2 Apr 2021 M25 Angers, France World Tennis Tour Clay   Lucas Catarina 7–5, 6–4
Win 9–2 May 2021 M25 Prague, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay   Jack Draper 6–4, 6–3
Loss 9–3 Jun 2021 Aix-en-Provence, France Challenger Clay   Carlos Taberner 2–6, 2–6
Win 10–3 Mar 2022 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Challenger Clay   Tseng Chun-hsin 6–1, 6–2
Win 11–3 Jul 2023 Troyes, France Challenger Clay   Calvin Hemery 6–3, 6–3
Loss 11–4 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard   Valentin Vacherot 5–7, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 26 (20 titles, 6 runners-up) edit

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

Notes edit

References edit

  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. ^ https://www.lest-eclair.fr/id501803/article/2023-07-09/manuel-guinard-est-venua-bout-de-ses-travaux-dhercule-aux-internationaux-de

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