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Thierry Ascione

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Thierry Ascione
Country (sports) France
ResidenceRueil-Malmaison, France
Born (1981-01-17) 17 January 1981 (age 43)
Villeurbanne, France
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,031,961
Singles
Career record22–54 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 81 (9 February 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2004)
French Open2R (2007)
Wimbledon1R (2004, 2008)
US Open1R (2004, 2007)
Doubles
Career record12–25 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 140 (3 May 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2006)
French Open3R (2010)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (2010)
Last updated on: 13 September 2021.

Thierry Ascione (born 17 January 1981) is a retired professional tour male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 2000 and retired in September 2010, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 81 in February 2004.

He played Roger Federer in the second round of Roland Garros 2007, saving five match points in the third set and holding two set points before eventually losing in straight sets.

He coached the former World No.3 WTA player, Elina Svitolina. He was also coach to former World No.5 ATP player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and former World No.7 Richard Gasquet. Since 2021 he is coaching Lucas Pouille and Ugo Humbert.[1]

Trivia

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  • Began playing tennis at age eight with his older brother, Frédéric.
  • His uncle was European boxing champion and another uncle was World military boxing champion.
  • Coached by former ATP professional and countryman Jérôme Potier.
  • Was Marat Safin's last ATP match win after holding 3 match points at the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, Bercy.
  • He is the godfather of Julien Boutter's son, Oscar.


Performance timelines

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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

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Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R Q1 1R Q1 1R Q2 Q2 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open Q2 Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R Q3 Q2 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Wimbledon A A Q1 1R Q1 A Q2 1R A Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A A Q1 1R Q1 A 1R Q3 A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–4 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0 / 13 2–13 13%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A 1R Q1 Q1 A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami A A A 3R Q1 A A A A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Monte Carlo A A A 1R 2R Q1 A Q1 A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Hamburg A A A 1R Q2 Q1 A A NMS 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada Masters A A A Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati A A A Q2 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–-0  – 
Paris Masters A A 2R Q2 A Q1 A A 1R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 7 4–7 36%


Doubles

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 3R 0 / 8 3–8 27%
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 0 / 9 3–9 25%


ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 18 (11–7)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (8–5)
ITF Futures (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–1)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–9)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2001 France F13, Aix-Les-Bains Futures Clay France Florent Serra 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2001 France F14, Valescure Futures Hard France Julien Couly 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Win 2–1 Dec 2002 Spain F22, Orense Futures Hard Croatia Roko Karanusic walkover
Win 3–1 Feb 2003 Andrézieux, France Challenger Hard Slovakia Karol Beck 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–2 Mar 2003 France F8, Melun Futures Carpet Netherlands Peter Wessels walkover
Win 4–2 Jul 2003 Helsinki, Finland Challenger Clay Russia Igor Andreev 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 5–2 Feb 2005 Andrézieux, France Challenger Hard Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6–1, 6–3
Win 6–2 Jun 2005 Reggio Emilia, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Martin Vassallo Arguello 6–3, 6–0
Win 7–2 Aug 2005 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard United States Brian Vahaly 6–2, 6–3
Win 8–2 Feb 2007 France F3, Bressuire Futures Hard Spain Daniel Munoz De La Nava 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win 9–2 May 2007 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Romania Victor Crivoi 6–3, 6–3
Loss 9–3 Jul 2007 Montauban, France Challenger Clay Switzerland Michael Lammer 6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 9–4 Jul 2007 Mantova, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Alessio Di Mauro 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win 10–4 Oct 2007 Andrézieux, France Challenger Hard Argentina Jose Acasuso 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–2
Win 11–4 Mar 2008 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard Denmark Kristian Pless 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 11–5 Mar 2009 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard France Arnaud Clément 2–6, 4–6
Loss 11–6 Aug 2009 Vigo, Spain Challenger Clay Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 11–7 Oct 2009 Rennes, France Challenger Carpet Colombia Alejandro Falla 3–6, 2–6


Doubles: 9 (4–5)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1999 France F8, Aix les Bains Futures Clay France Marc-Olivier Baron France Julien Cassaigne
France Nicolas Mahut
3–6, 6–7
Win 1–1 Jan 2002 France F2, Angers Futures Clay France Stephane Huet Spain Oscar Hernandez Perez
Spain German Puentes-Alcaniz
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Win 2–1 Apr 2002 Greece F1, Syros Futures Hard France Florent Serra Slovakia Karol Beck
Slovakia Michal Mertinak
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Oct 2002 France F20, Saint Dizier Futures Hard France Stephane Huet Czech Republic Jan Mertl
Czech Republic Pavel Riha
4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Dec 2002 Spain F21, Ponte Vedra Futures Clay France Thomas Oger Spain Carlos Martinez-Comet
Spain German Puentes-Alcaniz
2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Jan 2003 France F1, Grasse Futures Clay France Jerome Haehnel France Nicolas Mahut
France Edouard Roger-Vasselin
3–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win 3–4 May 2004 Aix-en-Provence, France Challenger Clay France Jean-Francois Bachelot Argentina Federico Browne
Netherlands Rogier Wassen
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Win 4–4 Jul 2006 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay France Edouard Roger-Vasselin Finland Lauri Kiiski
Finland Tero Vilen
5–7, 6–2, [12–10]
Loss 4–5 Jan 2007 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard France Edouard Roger-Vasselin United States Alex Kuznetsov
United States Phillip Simmonds
6–7(5–7), 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "Who is Ugo Humbert's Coach in 2022?". 18 October 2022.
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