Antoine Bellier
Bellier at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Born | 18 October 1996 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2014 |
| Retired | 2024 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Jean-Rene Lisnard |
| Prize money | $349,991 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 5–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 168 (10 April 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2023) |
| French Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2023) |
| US Open | Q1 (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 331 (22 April 2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 1R (2016, 2017) |
| Last updated on: 20 October 2024. | |
Antoine Bellier (born 18 October 1996) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 168, achieved on 10 April 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 331 achieved on 22 April 2024. Bellier has won one ATP Challenger and four ITF singles titles as well as twelve doubles titles on the ITF Men's Circuit. Bellier represented Switzerland in Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 1–4. He had a serve-and-volley style of play.
Career
2016: ATP debut
Bellier made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad, receiving singles and doubles main draw wildcards.
2022: First ATP semifinal & Top 200 debut
Ranked No. 303 at the 2022 Mallorca Championships Bellier recorded his second ATP win over Federico Delbonis as a qualifier.[1] He went one step further to defeat fourth seed Pablo Carreno Busta and reach his first ATP quarterfinal.[2][3] He defeated Tallon Griekspoor to reach his first ATP semifinal in his career. He became the lowest ranked semi-finalist since No. 335 Juan Manuel Cerundolo in 2021 in Cordoba.[4] As a result, he moved almost 90 positions up to World No. 217 in the rankings on 27 June 2022.
He made his debut in the top 200 in the rankings on 25 July 2022 after a second round showing at the Pozoblanco Challenger where he defeated top seed Nuno Borges.
2023: Second Challenger title
In October he won his second Challenger title in Ismaining, Germany and returned to the top 250 on 6 November 2023.
2024: Retirement
He received a wildcard in doubles for the 2024 Geneva Open partnering Jakub Paul. At the same tournament, he also entered the singles competition as an alternate.[5]
On his 28th birthday, Bellier announced his retirement from professional tennis on October 18, 2024.[6]
Singles performance timeline
| 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.
Current through the 2023 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| National representation | |||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | 1R | 1R | PO | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–3 | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 5–8 | |
| Year-end ranking | 691 | 611 | 702 | – | 609 | 552 | 491 | 184 | |||
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 9 (6–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2015 | Tunisia F23, El Kantaoui | Futures | Hard | Patrik Fabian | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2016 | Switzerland F5, Sion | Futures | Clay | Johan Nikles | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Arcadia, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Grey Hamilton | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2019 | M15 Sarreguemines, France | World Tennis Tour | Carpet (i) | Tobias Simon | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 3–2 | Jan 2020 | M15 Bressuire, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Quentin Robert | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jan 2021 | M15 Manacor, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Evan Furness | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jan 2022 | M15, Manacor, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Ugo Blanchet | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 2022 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Renzo Olivo | 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–3 | Oct 2023 | Ismaning, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Maximilian Marterer | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6) |
Doubles: 28 (13–15)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2014 | Turkey F42, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Adrian Bodmer | Lucas Miedler Tristan-Samuel Weissborn |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2015 | Greece F3, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Hugo Grenier | Maxim Dubarenco Vladyslav Manafov |
1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2015 | Turkey F17, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Hugo Nys | Lucas Miedler Maximilian Neuchrist |
6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jun 2015 | Serbia F2, Valjevo | Futures | Clay | Aleksandar Vukic | Danilo Petrović Libor Salaba |
6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Jul 2015 | Serbia F5, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Maxime Janvier | Nebojsa Peric Danilo Petrović |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–5 | Aug 2015 | Switzerland F5, Lausanne | Futures | Clay | Joss Espasandin | Antoine Baroz Pascal Meis |
7–5, 3–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–6 | Sep 2015 | Tunisia F23, El Kantaoui | Futures | Hard | Aaron Cortes Alcaraz | Jannis Kahlke Hugo Voljacques |
3–6, 6–6 ret. |
| Win | 2–6 | Jan 2016 | Germany F1, Schwieberdingen | Futures | Carpet (i) | Hugo Grenier | Andreas Mies Oscar Otte |
6–4, 7–6(9–7) |
| Loss | 2–7 | Mar 2016 | Israel F5, Ramat Hasharon | Futures | Hard | Gábor Borsos | Corentin Denolly Maxime Janvier |
6–4, 4–6, [10–12] |
| Win | 3–7 | Apr 2016 | Qatar F1, Doha | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Bonzi | Daniel Cox Milos Sekulic |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–7 | Apr 2016 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Bonzi | Anis Ghorbel Tak Khunn Wang |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 5–7 | Apr 2016 | Qatar F3, Doha | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Bonzi | Anis Ghorbel Tak Khunn Wang |
6–3, 1–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 5–8 | May 2016 | Ukraine F1, Cherkassy | Futures | Clay | Vladyslav Manafov | Sander Gille Joran Vliegen |
3–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
| Loss | 5–9 | Aug 2016 | Switzerland F3, Collonge-Bellerive | Futures | Clay (i) | Hugo Nys | Gonçalo Oliveira Fabien Reboul |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Mar 2017 | Portugal F2, Faro | Futures | Hard | Marat Deviatiarov | James Marsalek Lucas Miedler |
7–5, 1–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 6–10 | May 2017 | Israel F7, Herzliya | Futures | Hard | Albano Olivetti | Dekel Bar Matias Franco Descotte |
7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
| Win | 7–10 | May 2017 | Israel F8, Netanya | Futures | Hard | Albano Olivetti | Yanais Laurent Filip Peliwo |
7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–11 | Jul 2017 | France F16, Uriage | Futures | Clay | Johan Tatlot | Corentin Denolly Alexandre Müller |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 8–11 | Sep 2018 | Great Britain F5, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | Baptiste Crepatte | James Story Connor Thomson |
7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), [10–5] |
| Loss | 8–12 | Sep 2018 | Sweden F4, Stockholm | Futures | Hard (i) | Johannes Härteis | Markus Eriksson Fred Simonsson |
6–2, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 8–13 | Oct 2018 | Sweden F5, Falun | Futures | Hard (i) | Johannes Härteis | Mārtiņš Podžus Jānis Podžus |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–13 | Aug 2019 | M15 Horgen, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Raphael Baltensperger | Luca Staeheli Damien Wenger |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–14 | Sep 2019 | M25 Mulhouse, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Christopher Heyman | Gijs Brouwer Glenn Smits |
4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 10–14 | Sep 2019 | M25 Plaisir, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Maxime Tchoutakian | Christopher Heyman Yannick Mertens |
7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Win | 11–14 | Oct 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Quentin Folliot | Adam Moundir Marek Semjan |
6–4, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 12–14 | Oct 2019 | M15 Mishref, Kuwait | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jonathan Mridha | Yurii Dzhavakian Mikalai Haliak |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–15 | Jan 2021 | M15 Manacor, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Dan Added | Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul |
6–7(1–7), 1–6 |
| Win | 13-15 | May 2022 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Gabriel Décamps | Sebastian Fanselow Kaichi Uchida |
7-6(7-3), 6-3 |
References
- ^ "Roberto Bautista Agut Downs Taro Daniel in Mallorca | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Bellier Bests Carreno Busta at Mallorca Championships". 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Antoine Bellier en quart de finale du tournoi de Majorque". Le Temps. 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Roberto Bautista Agut Flips the Script Against Daniil Medvedev in Mallorca | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Two wild cards for the Swiss". 14 May 2024.
- ^ "TENNIS Le tennisman genevois Antoine Bellier range sa raquette | Radio Lac" (in French).