Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Blancaneaux at the 2018 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Born | 8 August 1998 Paris, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
| Coach | Maximilien Blancaneaux |
| Prize money | $ 968,905 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–6 |
| Career titles | 3 Challengers |
| Highest ranking | No. 134 (14 November 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 274 (16 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2022, 2023, 2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2022, 2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2017) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–3 |
| Career titles | 5 Challengers |
| Highest ranking | No. 115 (19 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 128 (9 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2019) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 16 June 2025. | |
Geoffrey Blancaneaux (born 8 August 1998) is a French professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 134 achieved on 14 November 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 115 achieved on 19 May 2025.
Junior career
Blancaneaux won the 2016 French Open boys' singles title, defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime in the final after saving three championship points.
Professional career
2017: Grand Slam debut
In September 2017, Blancaneaux made his Grand Slam debut, after receiving a wildcard to enter the main draw at the US Open.
2021: Maiden Challenger title
In December 2021, Blancaneaux won his maiden Challenger singles tournament at the Maia Challenger, defeating Tseng Chun-hsin in the finals.
2022-2024: French Open, Masters and top 150 debuts
Seeded No. 190 at the 2022 French Open he qualified to make his Grand Slam debut at this Major on his sixth attempt.[1] He reached the top 150 on 8 August 2022.
In October, Blancaneaux made his Masters debut, after receiving a wildcard to enter the qualifying draw at the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters. As a result, he reached a new career high ranking of No. 134 on 14 November 2022.
In May 2023, Blancaneaux reached his second final on the ATP Challenger Tour at the Tunis Open, losing to Sho Shimabukuro in the final.
In February 2024, Blancaneaux won his second Challenger title at the Delhi Open, defeating Coleman Wong in the final.[2][3]
2025: Top 125 debut in doubles
In February, Blancaneaux won his third Challenger title at the Brazzaville Challenger, defeating fellow countryman Calvin Hemery in the final.[4][5] He also reached the final in the doubles tournament, partnering with Maxime Chazal, but lost in the final to top seeds Mateo Barreiros Reyes and Paulo Andre Saraiva Dos Santos.[6] Blancaneaux reached three consecutive Challenger doubles finals by also reaching the final at the Rwanda Challenger and Rwanda Challenger II, both times partnering with Zdeněk Kolář.[7][8]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2016 | French Open | Clay | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 1–6, 6–3, 8–6 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | A | 1R | Q3 | Q3 | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| US Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 20 (16–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2017 | Tunisia F13, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Cristian Carli | 4-6, 6–3, 6-0 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2017 | France F9, Angers | Futures | Clay | Gleb Sakharov | 4-6, 4-6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2017 | France F14, Bourg-en-Bresse | Futures | Clay | Constant Lestienne | 3-6, 6–2, 7-5 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2017 | Turkey F25, Istanbul | Futures | Clay | Martin Cuevas | 7-5, 6-1 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2017 | Turkey F26, Istanbul | Futures | Clay | Bruno Sant'Anna | 6-7(8-10), 6–4, 6-2 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2018 | Tunisia F4, Djerba | Futures | Hard | Laurent Lokoli | 2–6, 1-6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Mar 2018 | Croatia F3, Opatija | Futures | Clay | Nino Serdarusic | 6-2, 3–6, 6-2 |
| Win | 6–2 | Nov 2018 | Tunisia F38, Monastir | Futures | Hard | Ronan Joncour | 6-0, 6-1 |
| Win | 7–2 | Nov 2018 | South Africa F1, Stellenbosch | Futures | Hard | Sebastian Prechtel | 6-4, 6-0 |
| Win | 8–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jacob Grills | 6-4, 6-1 |
| Win | 9–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Tabarka, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo | 6-2, 7-5 |
| Win | 10–2 | Apr 2019 | M15 Tabarka, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Orlando Luz | 7-6(7-3), 6-4 |
| Win | 11–2 | Nov 2019 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yshai Oliel | 6-1, 6-2 |
| Loss | 11–3 | Jan 2020 | M25 Rancho Santa Fe, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Brandon Nakashima | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12–3 | Feb 2020 | M15 Cancun, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Maximiliano Estevez | 6-7(5-7), 6–3, 6-1 |
| Win | 13–3 | Dec 2021 | Maia, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Tseng Chun-hsin | 3-6, 6–3, 6-2 |
| Win | 14–3 | Mar 2022 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Rinky Hijikata | 3-6, 6–2, 6-2 |
| Loss | 14–4 | May 2023 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Sho Shimabukuro | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–4 | Feb 2024 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Coleman Wong | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–4 | Feb 2025 | Brazzaville, Republic of Congo | Challenger | Clay | Calvin Hemery | 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles: 20 (10–10)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | Oct 2016 | France F22, Saint-Dizier | Futures | Hard | Evan Furness | Mick Lescure Hugo Nys |
2-6, 3-6 |
| Win | 1-1 | Jan 2017 | Hong Kong F6, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | Takuto Niki | Karan Rastogi Chun Hun Wong |
7-6(8-6), 6-0 |
| Loss | 1-2 | Apr 2017 | Tunisia F15, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Antoine Hoang | Franco Agamenone Hernán Casanova |
5-7, 6–1, [5-10] |
| Loss | 1-3 | Jul 2017 | Belgium F2, Arlon | Futures | Clay | C De la Bassetiere | Florian Lakat Arthur Rinderknech |
1-6, 6–4, [4-10] |
| Win | 2-3 | Jun 2018 | Lyon, France | Challenger | Clay | Elliot Benchetrit | Hsieh Cheng-peng Luca Margaroli |
6-3, 4–6, [10-7] |
| Win | 3-3 | Feb 2019 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Arthur Rinderknech | Marek Gengel Petr Nouza |
6-1, 6-4 |
| Win | 4-3 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Zizou Bergs | Arnaud Bovy Jesper De Jong |
6-2, 6-4 |
| Loss | 4-4 | Mar 2019 | M15 Tabarka, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Clement Tabur | Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu |
2-6, 2-6 |
| Win | 5-4 | Dec 2019 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Skander Mansouri | Baptiste Crepatte Gabriel Petit |
6-0, 7-6(7-1) |
| Loss | 5-5 | Feb 2020 | M15 Cancun, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Gabriel Petit | Mateus Alves Igor Marcondes |
6-7(5-7), 5-7 |
| Loss | 5-6 | Aug 2021 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Maxime Janvier | Roman Jebavy Igor Zelenay |
2-6, 7-6(8-6), [5-10] |
| Win | 6-6 | Feb 2022 | M25 Cancun, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Michail Pervolarakis | Boris Arias Federico Zeballos |
6-2, 4-6, [11-9] |
| Win | 7-6 | Apr 2022 | Sanremo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alexandre Müller | Flavio Cobolli Matteo Gigante |
4–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Win | 8-6 | Jul 2022 | Iasi, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Renzo Olivo | Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodriguez |
6-4, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 9–6 | Jun 2024 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Romain Arneodo | Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner |
7–6(7–5), 7–5, [10–3] |
| Win | 10–6 | Oct 2024 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Gabriel Debru | Jakub Paul Matěj Vocel |
3–3 [Def.] |
| Loss | 10-7 | Jan 2025 | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Joshua Paris | Jakub Paul David Pel |
[Walkover] |
| Loss | 10-8 | Feb 2025 | Brazzaville, Republic of Congo | Challenger | Clay | Maxime Chazal | Mateo Barreiros Reyes Paulo Andre Saraiva Dos Santos |
4–6, 6–1, [6–10] |
| Loss | 10-9 | Feb 2025 | Kigali, Rwanda | Challenger | Clay | Zdeněk Kolář | Jesper de Jong Max Houkes |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Mar 2025 | Kigali II, Rwanda | Challenger | Clay | Zdeněk Kolář | Alexander Donski Siddhant Banthia |
4–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
References
- ^ "#NextGenATP Star Chun-hsin Tseng Qualifies for Roland Garros | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Mikhail Kukushkin claims second straight Challenger title | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Delhi Open: Geoffrey Blancaneaux claims second challenger title after commanding win over Wong in final". Sportstar. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Blancaneaux At His Best, Wins Brazzaville Challenger". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/budkov-kjaer-durasovic-glasgow-challenger-2025-final
- ^ "Barreiros And Saraiva Dos Santos Clinch Doubles Title At Brazzaville Challenger". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Royer dominates Martin to win ATP Challenger 75 trophy in Kigali". The New Times. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Royer Reaches Back-To-Back Rwanda Challenger Finals". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 8 March 2025.