Tom Paris (tennis)

Tom Paris (born 2 September 2002) is a French tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of 545 achieved on 14 August 2023.[1][2]

Tom Paris
Born (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002
Chalon-sur-Saône
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed, one-handed backhand
CoachAntoine Pastrana
Prize money$17,218
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 545 (23 November 2023)
Last updated on: 19 May 2024.

Early life

He was immersed in tennis from a young age with his first coach being his father Christophe Paris, a former tennis player who played at regional level, being the head of the Pontcharra-sur-Turdine tennis club. Paris is a member of Charbonnières-les-Bains Tennis Club.[3][4] As a youngster he trained at a tennis centre in Poitiers which had previously alumni including Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon and Nicolas Escudé.[5]

Career

In October 2023 he won his first ITF title beating the number one seed Dan Added in the semifinal and defeating Alexey Vatutin in the final in Sarreguemines.[6]

He received a wild card for his ATP Tour debut into the doubles at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open, alongside Tristan Lamasine.[7]

Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–0)
Finals by surface
Carpet (1-0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 March 2024 M25 Sarreguemines, France World Tour Carpet Alexey Vatutin 6–2, 6–1

References
  1. "Tom Paris". ITF. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. "Tom Paris". ATP. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. "Tom Paris, new promise of French and world tennis?". le-pays. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. "Tom Paris joins the French top 100: "Tennis is a school of life"". leprogress.fr. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. "Tom Paris, child ball prodigy". le-pays. September 15, 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. "Tom Paris won the title against Russian Vatutin". tennisactu.net. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. "Scouting Report: Djokovic among stars in Geneva, Humbert leads three French seeds in Lyon". ATP. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.


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