Manuel Guinard

Manuel Guinard (born 15 November 1995) is a French tennis player. Guinard competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 92 achieved on 10 June 2024 and a singles ranking of No. 134 achieved on 31 October 2022.

Manuel Guinard
Country (sports) France
Born (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995
Saint-Malo, France
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSébastien Villette
Prize moneyUS $639,238
Singles
Career record4–5 (44.4%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 134 (31 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 225 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2022, 2023)
French Open1R (2022)
WimbledonQ1 (2022, 2024)
US OpenQ1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record5–7 (41.7%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 92 (10 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 92 (10 June 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (2024)
Last updated on: 10 June 2024.

Professional career

2019–2020: Grand Slam doubles debut and first win in doubles

Guinard made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2019 French Open after receiving a wildcard for the doubles main draw, partnering Arthur Rinderknech.[1]

At the 2020 French Open he reached the second round for his first Grand Slam win in doubles also as a wildcard partnering Rinderknech.

2021: First Challenger final, Top 250 singles debut

He made his first Challenger final at the 2021 Open du Pays d'Aix where he lost to Carlos Taberner. He reached the top 250 on 8 November 2021 at World No. 247.

2022: Maiden challenger title, Major, ATP & Top 150 debut in singles & doubles

He reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 155 on 17 January 2022, after winning the 2022 Traralgon International with Zdeněk Kolář.

In March, he won his maiden singles 2022 Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi II title as an Alternate.

In April, he made his ATP debut as a lucky loser at the 2022 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell where he lost to Hugo Dellien. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 151 on 25 April 2022.

In May, Guinard was awarded wildcards into the main draw of the 2022 French Open in singles and doubles partnering Enzo Couacaud.[2][3]

He qualified for the 2022 ATP Lyon Open main draw and defeated compatriot World No. 68 and wildcard Hugo Gaston in the first round for his first tour-level win.[4] He went on to defeat Michael Mmoh in the next round to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in his career.[5] As a result, he reached the top 150 in the rankings.

2023–2024: Major third round, top 100 in doubles

In July 2023, Guinard won the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes as a qualifier, defeating fellow countryman Calvin Hemery in the final. This was Guinard's first final on the ATP Challenger Tour in more than a year, allowing him to return into the Top 300. He also won the doubles title at the same tournament.[6]

In six months, he won four doubles Challenger titles starting in June 2023 and another two in January 2024 (five of the total with Grégoire Jacq).[7][8][9] In March 2024, he won one more Challenger in Zadar also with Jacq.[10] As a result, he reached a career high doubles ranking of No. 107 on 20 May 2024. Next, the French duo Guinard/Jacq entered their home Slam, the 2024 French Open as alternates, and on their Major debut as a team, defeated 14th seeded American pair of Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in the first round. They reached the third round with a win over Guido Andreozzi and Rinky Hijikata.[11] They lost to the Tsitsipas brothers.[12] As a result he reached the top 100 at world No. 92 in doubles on 10 June 2024.

Grand Slam 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
Tournament201920202021 202220232024SRW–LWin%
Australian Open A A A Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q3 Q1 Q2 1R A Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%

Doubles

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runners-up)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
ITF Futures Tour (9–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (9–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2018 Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj Futures Clay Nerman Fatić 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 May 2018 Sweden F3, Lund Futures Clay Alexander Ritschard 3–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Sep 2018 Netherlands F5, Rotterdam Futures Clay Nik Razboršek 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–1 Dec 2018 Tunisia F44, Monastir Futures Hard Aziz Dougaz 7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Mar 2019 M15 Quinta Do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Evan Hoyt 4–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Jun 2019 M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay Lukas Klein 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Win 5–2 Nov 2019 M15 Prague, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Michael Vrbenský 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 6–2 Dec 2019 M15 Cairo II, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay Laurynas Grigelis 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–2 Aug 2020 M25 Vogau, Austria World Tennis Tour Clay Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–3, 6–3
Win 8–2 Apr 2021 M25 Angers, France World Tennis Tour Clay Lucas Catarina 7–5, 6–4
Win 9–2 May 2021 M25 Prague, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay Jack Draper 6–4, 6–3
Loss 9–3 Jun 2021 Aix-en-Provence, France Challenger Clay Carlos Taberner 2–6, 2–6
Win 10–3 Mar 2022 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Challenger Clay Tseng Chun-hsin 6–1, 6–2
Win 11–3 Jul 2023 Troyes, France Challenger Clay Calvin Hemery 6–3, 6–3
Loss 11–4 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard Valentin Vacherot 5–7, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 27 (21 titles, 6 runners-up)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (14–4)
ITF Futures Tour (7–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (16–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2017 Tunisia F40, Hammamet Futures Clay Clément Tabur Samuel Bensoussan
François-Arthur Vibert		 6–7(6–8), 6–2, [13–11]
Loss 1–1 May 2018 Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj Futures Clay Luka Pavlovic Christian Hirschmüller
Dane Propoggia		 5–7, 5–7
Win 2–1 Jul 2018 Germany F9, Wetzlar Futures Clay François Musitelli Marco Neubau
Kai Wehnelt		 6–1, 6–3
Win 3–1 Jan 2019 M25 Tucson, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Aziz Dougaz Lloyd Glasspool
Evan Hoyt		 6–4, 5–7, [10–3]
Loss 3–2 May 2019 Savannah, USA Challenger Clay Arthur Rinderknech Roberto Maytín
Fernando Romboli		 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [9–11]
Win 4–2 May 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay Mariano Kestelboim Anis Ghorbel
Aziz Dougaz		 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–3 Jun 2019 M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay Aziz Dougaz Vít Kopřiva
Jaroslav Pospíšil		 4–6, 2–6
Win 5–3 Dec 2019 M15 Cairo II, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay Laurynas Grigelis Facundo Juarez
Octavio Volpi		 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Win 6–3 Feb 2020 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard Arthur Rinderknech Roberto Cid Subervi
Gonçalo Oliveira		 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Win 7–3 Aug 2020 M25 Vogau, Austria World Tennis Tour Clay Johannes Härteis Gijs Brouwer
Jelle Sels		 6–4, 4–6, 11–9
Win 8–3 Mar 2021 Las Palmas, Spain Challenger Clay Enzo Couacaud Javier Barranco Cosano
Eduard Esteve Lobato		 6-1, 6-4
Win 9–3 Apr 2021 M25 Angers, France World Tennis Tour Clay Corentin Denolly Arthur Cazaux
Titouan Droguet		 Walkover
Win 10–3 Jul 2021 Amersfoort, Netherlands Challenger Clay Luca Castelnuovo Sergio Galdós
Gonçalo Oliveira		 0–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Loss 10–4 Sep 2021 Saint-Tropez, France Challenger Hard Romain Arneodo Antonio Šančić
Artem Sitak		 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 11–4 Jan 2022 Traralgon, Australia Challenger Hard Zdeněk Kolář Marc-Andrea Hüsler
Dominic Stricker		 6-3, 6-4
Win 12–4 Mar 2022 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Challenger Clay Franco Agamenone Ivan Sabanov
Matej Sabanov		 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 12–5 Mar 2022 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay Franco Agamenone Zdeněk Kolář
Andrea Vavassori		 6–3, 6–7(7–9), [6–10]
Win 13–5 Mar 2023 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay Nino Serdarušić Ivan Sabanov
Matej Sabanov		 6–4, 6–0
Loss 13–6 Jun 2023 Troisdorf, Germany Challenger Clay Grégoire Jacq Íñigo Cervantes
Oriol Roca Batalla		 2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 14–6 Jun 2023 Lyon, France Challenger Clay Grégoire Jacq Constantin Frantzen
Hendrik Jebens		 6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Win 15–6 Jul 2023 Troyes, France Challenger Clay Grégoire Jacq Álvaro López San Martín
Daniel Rincón		 Walkover
Win 16–6 Jul 2023 Amersfoort, Netherlands Challenger Clay Grégoire Jacq Mats Hermans
Sander Jong		 6–4, 6–4
Win 17–6 Aug 2023 Meerbusch, Germany Challenger Clay Grégoire Jacq Fernando Romboli
Marcelo Zormann		 7–5, 7–6
Win 18–6 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard Grégoire Jacq Francis Casey Alcantara
Sun Fajing		 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 19–6 Jan 2024 Quimper, France Challenger Hard Arthur Rinderknech Anirudh Chandrasekar
Vijay Sundar Prashanth		 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 20–6 Mar 2024 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay Grégoire Jacq Roman Jebavý
Zdeněk Kolář		 6–4, 6–4
Win 21–6 Jun 2024 Lyon, France Challenger Clay Grégoire Jacq Markos Kalovelonis
Vladyslav Orlov		 4–7, 6–3, [10–6]

Notes

    References
    1. "Roland-Garros. Manuel Guinard jouera le double". Le Telegramme. 24 May 2019.
    2. "Roland-Garros 2022: Wildcards Announced". rolandgarros.com. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
    3. "Tsonga, Simon & Pouille Headline Roland Garros Wild Cards".
    4. "Cameron Norrie Makes Winning Start in Lyon".
    5. "Cameron Norrie Passes Sebastian Baez Test to Reach Lyon SFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
    6. "Retour sur la victoire de Manuel Guinard aux Internationaux de Troyes de tennis" (in French).
    7. "Manuel Guinard remporte le challenger de Lyon… en double" (in French). 17 June 2023.
    8. "Manuel Guinard remporte un nouveau challenger en double" (in French). 22 July 2023.
    9. "Open de Quimper 2024. Manuel Guinard construit sa carrière en double" (in French). 28 January 2024.
    10. "À Zadar, Manuel Guinard remporte son troisième titre de la saison en double" (in French).
    11. "Tennis. Roland-Garros (D) - Guinard et Jacq en 8es, le conte de fées continue" (in French). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
    12. "Tsitsipas brothers continue Roland Garros journey, reach QFs". 5 June 2024.


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