Moïse Kouamé

Moïse Kouamé
Country (sports) France
Born (2009-03-06) 6 March 2009
Sarcelles
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2025
PlaysRight-handed, two handed backhand
Prize money$48,471
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 828 (30 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 828 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (2025)
French Open Junior1R (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 946 (18 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 993 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2025)
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Moïse Kouamé (born 6 March 2009) is a French tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 828 achieved on 30 June 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 946 achieved on 18 November 2024.[1]

Early life

Kouamé was born in Sarcelles.[2] He is of Ivorian descent through his father and Cameroonian descent through his mother.[3] His older brother, Michaël Kouamé, is also a tennis player.[4]

He began playing tennis at the age of five, later joining the CREPS de Poitiers.[5] At the age of 13, he left Poitiers to join the Justine Henin Academy in Belgium.[6][7] He also trained at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Biot and the Tennis Club du Perreux in Le Perreux-sur-Marne.[8]

Junior career

In January 2023, he and Svit Suljić won the boys' doubles title at the Petits As, defeating Tomáš Krejčí and Jakub Kusý in the final. In January 2024, he won the J100 title in Chandigarh, defeating Seo Hyeon-seok in the final. That June, he reached the boys' singles quarterfinals of the French Open.[2][9] In December, he reached the final of the J500 Orange Bowl, but lost to Andrés Santamarta Roig.[10]

Professional career

In October 2024, he made his professional debut at the Open Saint-Brieuc as a wildcard, but lost to compatriot Jules Marie in the first round.[11] Later that month, he received a wildcard into the qualifying competition of the Brest Challenger and defeated Denis Yevseyev in the first round, but ultimately failed to advance into the singles main draw.[12][13] In the doubles main draw, he and compatriot Tristan Lamasine reached the semifinals as wildcards.[14][15]

In March 2025, he reached his first professional final at the M15 Men's Future Tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, but lost to top seed Robert Strombachs.[16][17] In April, he received a wildcard into the qualifying competition of the Madrid Open.[18] He also received a wildcard into the qualifying competition of the French Open the following month.[19][20]

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.
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 2025 French Open.

Tournament 2025 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Robert Strombachs 3–6, 2–6

References

  1. ^ "Moise Kouame". ATP. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b Bruna, Éric (5 June 2024). "Roland-Garros 2024: Moïse Kouamé, 15 ans, en quart de finale du tournoi juniors, «vit un rêve immense»". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  3. ^ Penoignon, Christophe (26 January 2022). "Tennis. Les Petits As: qui sont les pépites françaises de l'édition 2022?". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  4. ^ Lesage, Julien (25 November 2018). "Tennis: à 9 et 11 ans, les frères Kouamé sont déjà des phénomènes". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  5. ^ Boutonnat, Victor (6 June 2024). "Roland-Garros. Qui est Moïse Kouamé, la sensation française chez les juniors?". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  6. ^ Bruna, Éric (25 January 2023). "«Une tendance à te tirer vers le bas»: pourquoi l'espoir Moïse Kouame a quitté le système français". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  7. ^ Vigneron, Adrien (13 May 2025). "Passé par l'académie Justine Henin, le Français Moïse Kouamé (16 ans) va disputer le Masters 1000 de Madrid: "Ce garçon est un régal"". La DH Les Sports+ (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  8. ^ Pereira, William (6 June 2024). "Kouamé, le nouveau crack du tennis français qui «peut voir très grand»". 20 Minutes (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  9. ^ Lengronne, Victor (5 June 2024). "«C'est rare de voir des gamins de 15 ans avec de telles qualités» : Moïse Kouamé, le phénomène de précocité du tennis français". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  10. ^ Bruna, Éric (15 December 2024). "Tennis: le jeune prodige français Moïse Kouamé s'incline en finale de l'Orange Bowl". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  11. ^ Rivier, Laurent (14 October 2024). "À 15 ans, Moïse Kouamé a fait ses débuts chez les grands à Saint-Brieuc". Le Télégramme (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  12. ^ Leduc, Baptiste (21 October 2024). "Moïse Kouamé va-t-il battre tous les records de précocité?". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  13. ^ Battistella, Maxime (23 October 2024). "15 ans et déjà un match gagné chez les professionnels: "Moïse Kouamé est en avance, mais il ne faut pas s'enflammer"". Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  14. ^ Le Mée, Dylan (26 October 2024). "Open de Brest 2024. Moïse Kouamé: «Cette semaine j'ai beaucoup appris, sur et en dehors du terrain»". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  15. ^ Laborde, Hugo (26 October 2024). "«Si je commence à énumérer tout ce que j'ai appris, ça sera un peu long...» Moïse Kouamé, sensation du Brest Open Groupe Vert à 15 ans". Le Télégramme (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  16. ^ Lengronne, Victor (16 April 2025). "La pépite de 16 ans Moïse Kouamé, qui s'entraîne avec Gilles Simon, invitée aux qualifications du Masters 1000 de Madrid". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  17. ^ Cognet, Vincent (9 March 2025). "«Il se passe toujours des choses étonnantes» avec Moïse Kouamé, raconte Laurent Raymond, son coach ponctuel". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  18. ^ Mastroluca, Alessandro (17 April 2025). "Kouamé a 16 anni nelle "quali" a Madrid con Gilles Simon". SuperTennis (in Italian). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  19. ^ Ferreira, Sébastien (13 May 2025). "Roland-Garros: Gasquet et Wawrinka invités, les wild-cards sont connues". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  20. ^ Canot, Aurélien (13 May 2025). "Roland-Garros: Gasquet et Wawrinka invités, Herbert, Cazaux, Parry, Paquet et Jeanjean aussi, mais pas Mannarino". Orange Sport (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
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