Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Mpetshi Perricard in 2024
Country (sports) France
Born (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003
Lyon, France
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachEmmanuel Planque[1]
Prize moneyUS $ 2,392,940
Singles
Career record27–29
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 29 (24 February 2025)
Current rankingNo. 36 (9 June 2025) [2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2025)
French Open2R (2025)
Wimbledon4R (2024)
US Open1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record6–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 207 (23 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 207 (23 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2023, 2024, 2025)
US Open1R (2024)
Last updated on: 23 June 2025.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (French pronunciation: [pɛtʃi pɛʁikɑʁ];[3] born 8 July 2003) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 29, achieved on 24 February 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 208, achieved on 5 May 2025.[2] He is currently the No. 3 French player.[4] One of the most powerful servers in professional tennis,[5] at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships he broke the tournament record with a 153-mile-per-hour (246 km/h) serve, and set the record for the fastest second serve ever with a serve of 147 mph (237 km/h).[6]

Early life

Mpetshi Perricard was born in Lyon to Ghislain Mpetshi and Sylvie Perricard; his father is a Congolese former semi-professional footballer, while his mother is a former volleyball player.[7][8] He has two sisters, Ariane and Daphnée, the latter of whom is also a tennis player.[1][9]

Career

2021: Junior French Open champion, Turned Pro

Mpetshi Perricard won the 2021 French Open boys' doubles title, partnered with compatriot Arthur Fils.[1] He also reached the semifinals of the singles tournament, losing to Fils.[10]

2023: Challenger title, top 200

Mpetshi Perricard won his first ATP Challenger singles title at the 2023 León Open, defeating Juan Pablo Ficovich in the finals.[11][12]

He received a wildcard for the 2023 French Open for his Grand Slam debut, but lost to Major debutant Genaro Alberto Olivieri.[13]

In June, Mpetshi Perricard made his ATP Tour debut at the Rosmalen Open as a qualifier, losing in the first round to Jordan Thompson.

In October, Mpetshi Perricard won his first two matches on the ATP Tour in Antwerp as a qualifier and reached his first ATP quarterfinal, defeating sixth seed Roberto Carballés Baena in the first round,[14] and wildcard and home favorite David Goffin in the second round,[15] but lost in the quarterfinals against the eventual winner of the tournament, Alexander Bublik. As a result he entered the top 200 on 23 October 2023.[2]

2024: First ATP 500 title in Basel, top 30

In January, Mpetshi Pericard participated in his first Australian Open qualifying, but lost in the final round to fellow countryman Hugo Grenier.

In February, Mpetshi Perricard won his first title of the year on the ATP Challenger Tour, his second career title, at the 2024 Lexus Nottingham Challenger, defeating fellow countryman Matteo Martineau in the final.[16] In April, Mpetshi Perricard won back-to-back Challenger titles in Mexico, at the 2024 Morelos Open, defeating Nicolas Mejia in the final,[17] and then at the 2024 GNP Seguros Tennis Open in Acapulco, defeating Adam Walton in the final.[18] As a result, he reached the top 125 on 22 April 2024.[2]

In May, at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open, Mpetshi Perricard won his first title on the ATP Tour as a wildcard with wins over Lorenzo Sonego, Yoshihito Nishioka by walkover,[19] compatriot and qualifier Hugo Gaston, second seed Alexander Bublik[20] and sixth seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the final.[21] He became the lowest-ranked titlist in the tournament's history. As a result, he climbed more than 50 spots in the singles rankings to a career-high in the top 70 at world No. 66 on 27 May 2024.[22] He received a wildcard for the 2024 French Open for the second year in a row.[23]

At the beginning of the grass season, he qualified for the 2024 Queen's Club Championships and upset sixth seed Ben Shelton in the first round.[24] As a result he reached the top 60 in the rankings at world No. 59 on 24 June 2024.[2] At the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, Mpetshi Perricard entered the main draw as a lucky loser, having lost to Maxime Janvier in the qualifying rounds. In the first round, he defeated twentieth seed Sebastian Korda in a five-set match with four tiebreaks, producing 51 aces to record his first Major win.[25][26] He then reached the fourth round by defeating Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round and Emil Ruusuvuori in the third round.[27][28] He lost in the fourth round to Lorenzo Musetti.[29]

At the 2024 Swiss Indoors in Basel, Mpetshi Perricard won his first ATP 500 title defeating again Ben Shelton. Ranked No. 50, he became the lowest-ranked champion since the tournament became a tour-level event in 1975.[30] As a result he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 31 on 28 October 2024.[31] On his main draw debut at his home tournament, the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters, where he received a wildcard, he upset 14th seed Frances Tiafoe in three sets.[32] He lost to Karen Khachanov in three sets.[33] As a result, he reached the top 30 on 4 November 2024.[2]

2025: First French Open win

In May, Mpetshi Perricard won his first Challenger title in more than a year at the Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final.[34] Later that month, Mpetshi Perricard won his first match at the French Open by defeating Zizou Bergs in the first round.[35] He lost in the second round to Damir Džumhur.[36]

At 2025 Wimbledon, he broke the tournament record in the first round with a 153 mph serve, yet still lost the point to Taylor Fritz.[6]

Playing style

Mpetshi Perricard is one of the most powerful servers in professional tennis, with an average first serve of 135 mph and average second serve of 123 mph on average as of December 2024. His ball toss isn't high compared to a lot of big servers but he is able to generate immense power with his height and athleticism.[5]

Performance timeline

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

Current through the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q3 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open Q1 Q1 A 1R 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Wimbledon NH A A A 4R 1R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
US Open A A A Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–3 0 / 7 4–7 36%
National representation
Davis Cup A A A A 0 / 1 1–0 100%
ATP 1000 tournaments
Indian Wells Open NH A A A A 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open NH A A A A 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Monte-Carlo Masters NH A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open NH A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open NH A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris Masters A A A Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–5 0 / 8 2–8 20%
Career statistics
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Career
Tournaments 0 0 0 3 14 14 31
Titles 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Finals 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 8–8 6–5 1 / 15 16–14 53%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–1 2–6 1 / 9 6–8 43%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–3 1–3 0 / 7 5–7 42%
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 16–12 9–14 27–29
Win Percentage  –   –   –  40% 57% 39% 48%
Year-end ranking 1411 597 370 205 31 $2,392,940

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (1–0)
ATP 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2024 Lyon Open, France ATP 250 Clay Tomás Martín Etcheverry 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(9–7)
Win 2–0 Oct 2024 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland ATP 500 Hard (i) Ben Shelton 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 5 (5 titles)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (5–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2023 León Open, Mexico Challenger Hard Juan Pablo Ficovich 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
Win 2–0 Feb 2024 Nottingham Challenger, UK Challenger Hard (i) Matteo Martineau 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 3–0 Apr 2024 Morelos Open, Mexico Challenger Hard Nicolás Mejía 7–5, 7–5
Win 4–0 Apr 2024 GNP Seguros Open, Mexico Challenger Hard Adam Walton 6–3, 6–3
Win 5–0 May 2025 Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay Nikoloz Basilashvili 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2024 Play In Challenger, France Challenger Hard (i) Titouan Droguet Christian Harrison
Marcus Willis 		7–6(8–6), 6–3

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2021 M25 Uriage, France WTT Clay Arthur Fils 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–1 Jun 2022 M25 Montauban, France WTT Clay Timo Legout 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 2022 M25 Uriage, France WTT Clay Ugo Blanchet 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (3–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Lilian Marmousez Alexander Erler
Skander Mansouri 		2–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win 1–1 Apr 2021 M25 Reus, Spain WTT Clay Arthur Fils Hunter Johnson
Yates Johnson 		6–4, 7–5
Win 2–1 Jul 2021 M25 Uriage, France WTT Clay Arthur Fils Allan Deschamps
Maxime Mora 		7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 3–1 Jul 2022 M25 Uriage, France WTT Clay Eliakim Coulibaly Adrien Burdet
Alexandre Reco 		6–3, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2021 French Open Clay Arthur Fils Martin Katz
German Samofalov 		7–5, 6–2

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