Loïs Boisson
Boisson at the 2021 Engie Open de Biarritz | |
| Country (sports) | France |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 May 2003 Dijon, France |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | US $904,562 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 137–80 |
| Career titles | 0 1 WTA 125 |
| Highest ranking | No. 65 (9 June 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 67 (16 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | SF (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–12 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1044 (17 April 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 1476 (16 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 16 June 2025. | |
Loïs Boisson (French pronunciation: [lɔis bwasɔ̃]; born 16 May 2003) is a French professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 65 by the WTA, achieved on 9 June 2025. Her best result is reaching the semifinals of a Grand Slam event at the 2025 French Open, on her main-draw debut, becoming the first wildcard player in the Open Era to accomplish the feat.[1][2] She is the current French No. 1 singles player.
Career
2021: WTA Tour debut
Boisson made her WTA Tour debut at the 2021 WTA Lyon Open, having received a wildcard into the doubles main draw, partnering Juline Fayard.[3]
2024: First WTA 125 title, top 200
Following three titles on the ITF Circuit earlier in the year, Boisson won her first WTA 125 title in Saint-Malo, defeating Chloé Paquet in three sets in the final. She entered the top 200 as a result.[4][5] She was slated to receive a wildcard for her major main draw debut at the 2024 French Open, but missed the event after she injured her left knee, tearing her ACL a week before Roland Garros, at the 2024 Trophée Clarins.[6][7][8]
2025: Major debut and semifinal, top 75 and French No. 1
Ranked No. 361, on her Grand Slam tournament debut at the 2025 French Open, Boisson reached a semifinal for the first time, recording her first major wins, as a wildcard, defeating 24th seed Elise Mertens, Anhelina Kalinina, fellow wildcard Elsa Jacquemot, world No. 3, Jessica Pegula, and world No. 6 seed and former semifinalist, Mirra Andreeva.[9][10][11][7][8] Boisson was the first woman to make the quarterfinals in her major main-draw debut since Carla Suárez Navarro made the last eight in 2008 as a qualifier.[12] Boisson became the lowest-ranked quarterfinalist and semifinalist at Roland Garros in the last 40 years, and the lowest quarterfinalist at any Grand Slam event since 2017 (No. 418 Kanepi at the US Open).[13][14][15] She became the first woman in 35 years to reach the semifinals at their first major since Jennifer Capriati in 1990, and the first Frenchwoman since Marion Bartoli in 2011, into the Roland Garros semifinals.[16] Her run was ended by eventual champion and second seed Coco Gauff. As a result, she reached world No. 65, moving nearly 300 positions up and entering the top 100 in the singles rankings with the biggest leap of the 21st century.[17] She became the French No. 1 player on 9 June 2025.[18][2]
Boisson requested a wildcard into the main-draw of Wimbledon, but was turned down.[19] with tournament organisers stating "wildcards are usually offered on the basis of past performance at Wimbledon or to increase British interest".[20] Instead, using her protected ranking she entered qualifying as the top seed but was defeated in the first round by Canadian Carson Branstine in three sets.[21][22]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | SF | 0 / 1 | 5–1 | 83% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0 / 1 | 5–1 | 83% |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||
| Qatar Open[a] | NTI | A | NTI | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Dubai[a] | A | NTI | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | NTI | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| China Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Wuhan Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Career statistics | ||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Total: 1 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0 / 1 | 5–1 | 83% |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2024 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | Clay | Chloé Paquet | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2022 | ITF Dijon, France | W15 | Clay | Vivian Wolff | 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2023 | ITF Le Havre, France | W15 | Clay (i) | Diana Martynov | 6–0, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2023 | ITF Seville, Spain | W25 | Clay | Dominika Šalková | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2024 | ITF Alaminos, Cyprus | W35 | Clay | Despina Papamichail | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–1 | Mar 2024 | ITF Terrassa, Spain | W35 | Clay | Hanne Vandewinkel | 6–0, 7–6(8) |
| Win | 5–1 | Mar 2024 | Bellinzona Ladies Open, Switzerland |
W75 | Clay | Anna Bondár | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2025 | ITF Terrassa, Spain | W35 | Clay | Lilli Tagger | 6–7(4), 3–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | May 2025 | Open Saint-Gaudens Occitanie, France |
W75 | Clay | Tatiana Prozorova | 7–6(4), 6–0 |
Wins against top 10 players
- Boisson has a 2–1 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| # | Opponent | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | LBR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||||||
| 1. | Jessica Pegula | 3 | French Open | Clay | 4R | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | 361 | |
| 2. | Mirra Andreeva | 6 | French Open | Clay | QF | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | 361 | |
- *As of 4 June 2025
Notes
- ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
References
- ^ "Lois Boisson and the fairytale French Open run that deserves Roland Garros' biggest stage". The New York Times. 4 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Semifinal bound: Boisson's magical Roland Garros continues with Andreeva upset". WTATennis. 4 June 2025.
- ^ "WTA Lyon Results". www.gazettextra.com.
- ^ "Siniakova, Boisson win marathon finals to capture WTA 125 clay-court titles". 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Tennis : Loïs Boisson remporte le WTA 125 de Saint-Malo" (in French).
- ^ "Tennis : Lois Boisson va être opérée au genou gauche et sera absente plusieurs mois" (in French).
- ^ a b "Lois Boisson was supposed to play her first Roland-Garros main draw last year, but tore her ACL just a week before the big event". 31 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Who is Lois Boisson? French Open star +191 in WTA Rankings after epic Roland Garros run". 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Boisson and Jacquemot provide ray of light for French tennis at Roland Garros". 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Pegula battles into French Open tie with last home hope Boisson". 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Lois Boisson reaches French Open second week after Roland Garros nightmare last year". The New York Times. 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Homeland hero: French wild card Boisson stuns Pegula at Roland Garros". 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Boisson smells success as French hope reaches Paris last eight". Reuters. 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Jessica Pegula, world No. 3, loses to 361st-ranked Lois Boisson in giant Roland Garros upset". 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Lois Boisson's stunning French Open run, one year after Roland Garros heartache". The New York Times. 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Lois Boisson reaches French Open semifinals with stunning win over Mirra Andreeva". The New York Times. 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Rankings Watch: Boisson enters Top 100 with biggest leap of the century". 9 June 2025.
- ^ "France's Lois Boisson entered Roland Garros as the world's No. 361 player. She's become the host nation's Cinderella story". CNN Sport. 4 June 2025.
- ^ "French star Boisson set for Wimbledon qualifiers after missing wildcard". Radio France Internationale. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "British veteran Evans given Wimbledon wildcard". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Branstine upsets Boisson in Wimbledon qualifying, will face Andreescu next". The Albertan. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "French star Boisson has Wimbledon hopes ended". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2025.