Antoine Escoffier
Escoffier at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | France |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 February 1992 Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, France |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US $ 665,709 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 135 (16 October 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 233 (16 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2023, 2024, 2025) |
| French Open | Q1 (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2024) |
| US Open | Q3 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 214 (20 May 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 351 (16 June 2025) |
| Last updated on: 16 June 2025. | |
Antoine Escoffier (born 29 February 1992) is a French professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 135, achieved on 16 October 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 214, achieved on 20 May 2024.[1] He achieved most of his career milestones after the age of 30.
Professional career
2015: First ITF title
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
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
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 singles Challenger Tour at the 2023 Open Castilla y León in Segovia, losing to Pablo Llamas Ruiz.
2024: ATP Tour debut, Maiden Challenger title
In January 2024, at age 31, 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]
In June, Escoffier won his first grand slam qualifying match by reaching the second round at the Wimbledon qualifying, having lost in the first round in his prior nine attempts.[4]
In July, Escoffier reached his second career Challenger final in Pozablanco, Spain, losing to August Holmgren in the final.[5] The following week, he won his maiden Challenger title in Segovia, Spain as the top seed, defeating qualifier Alex Martinez in the final. At 32 years and four months, Escoffier became the second oldest player to win a maiden Challenger title.[6]
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.
Singles
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2023 | Open Castilla y León, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Pablo Llamas Ruiz | 6–7(9–11), 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2024 | Open de Tenis Pozoblanco, Spain | Challenger | Hard | August Holmgren | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 2024 | Open Castilla y León, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Àlex Martínez | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 5 (2 title, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2023 | León Open, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Aziz Dougaz | Maximilian Neuchrist Michail Pervolarakis |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2023 | Open de Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | Sander Arends David Pel |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2024 | Nottingham Challenger, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard (i) | Joshua Paris | Petr Nouza Patrik Rikl |
3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2024 | Open de Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Joshua Paris | Sander Arends Grégoire Jacq |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | May 2025 | Little Rock, United States | Challenger | Hard | Aziz Dougaz | Andrés Andrade Nicolas Mejia |
6–2, 6–3 |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 28 (16 titles, 12 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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, Doha | Futures | Hard | Daniel Altmaier | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–8 | Apr 2017 | Qatar F2, Doha | 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 | WTT | Hard | Juan Manuel Cerúndolo | 4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 7–9 | Aug 2019 | M25 Glasgow, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard (i) | Jeremy Jahn | 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 8–9 | Aug 2019 | M15 Sintra, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Lucas Poullain | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–9 | Jan 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Thomas Laurent | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 9–10 | Apr 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Franco Agamenone | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–11 | Jul 2021 | M25 Gandia, Spain | WTT | Clay | Javier Barranco Cosano | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–11 | Sep 2021 | M25 Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France | WTT | Hard (i) | Millen Hurrion | 7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
| Win | 11–11 | Oct 2021 | M25 Rodez, France | WTT | Hard (i) | Aidan McHugh | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–11 | Nov 2021 | M25 Villers-lès-Nancy, France | WTT | Hard (i) | Maximilian Neuchrist | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–11 | Jan 2022 | M25 Loughborough, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard (i) | Ryan Peniston | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13–12 | Apr 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard | Hiroki Moriya | 6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 14–12 | Jun 2024 | M25 Setúbal, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Antoine Bellier | 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
| Win | 15–12 | Jun 2024 | M25 Elvas, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Duarte Vale | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–12 | Jul 2025 | M25 Ajaccio, France | WTT | Hard | Laurent Lokoli | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) |
Doubles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 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, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Cesar Testoni | Richard Gabb Maximilian Neuchrist |
2-6, 4-6 |
| Win | 1–5 | Apr 2015 | Tunisia F15, Port El Kantaoui | Futures | Hard | Sam Barry | Victor Ouvrard Anis Ghorbel |
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-García | Javier Pulgar-García 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 | Mick Lescure David Guez |
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, Herzliya | 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 Zgombić | Mikhail Fufygin Alexander Pavlioutchenkov |
7–6(7-4), 3–6, [7-10] |
| Win | 5–9 | Mar 2019 | M15 Toulouse, France | WTT | Hard (i) | Maxime Tchoutakian | Teymuraz Gabashvili Denis Yevseyev |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Mar 2019 | M15 Poitiers, France | WTT | Hard (i) | Tony Bourcet | Matteo Martineau Clément Tabur |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–10 | Aug 2019 | M15 Sintra, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Maxime Tchoutakian | Peter Bothwell Bernardo Azevedo Pereira |
0–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Loss | 6–11 | Mar 2021 | M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Hugo Voljacques | Quentin Robert Kenny de Schepper |
0–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
| Win | 7–11 | Jun 2021 | M25 Montauban, France | WTT | Clay | Franco Agamenone | Louis Dussin Arthur Bouquier |
6–1, 7–5 |
References
- ^ "Antoine Escoffier | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Antoine Escoffier | Rankings History | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Grégoire Barrère et Alexandre Müller qualifiés pour le 2e tour à Montpellier, Hugo Gaston éliminé". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Douze-francais-au-deuxieme-tour-des-qualifications-de-wimbledon/1477211
- ^ "'Bu' strengthens claim on Chinese Challenger history". ATPTour. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Rincon, former US Open boys champ, wins first Challenger title". ATPTour. Retrieved 20 January 2025.