Pouille at the 2016 US Open
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Country (sports) | France |
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Residence | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Born |
Grande-Synthe, France |
23 February 1994
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2013 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach(es) | Emmanuel Planque |
Prize money | $2,519,113 |
Singles | |
Career record | 50–46 (52.08% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 15 (7 November 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 15 (27 February 2017) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
French Open | 2R (2013, 2016) |
Wimbledon | QF (2016) |
US Open | QF (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 9–16 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 79 (11 April 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 354 (30 January 2017) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2016) |
French Open | 2R (2015) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2015, 2016) |
US Open | 2R (2016) |
Last updated on: 30 January 2017. |
Lucas Pouille (French pronunciation: [lyka puj], born 23 February 1994) is a French professional tennis player.
Since December 2016, he is managed by Ion Țiriac.
Pouille's mother is a Swedish-speaking Finn.
Pouille received a wildcard for the 2013 French Open to make his first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam event. In the first round, he defeated the American wildcard entrant Alex Kuznetsov in straight sets but lost in the second round to then-world No. 28 Grigor Dimitrov.
At the 2014 Paris Masters, Pouille entered the main draw as a qualifier. In the main draw, he defeated Ivo Karlović and Fabio Fognini to reach the round of 16, where he lost to Roger Federer.
Pouille lost to Gaël Monfils in the first round at the Australian Open. At the Monte-Carlo Masters, he defeated Dominic Thiem to reach the second round, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He was defeated by Gilles Simon in first round of the French Open and by Kevin Anderson in the first round of Wimbledon. At the German Open in Hamburg, Pouille won a place in the main draw via qualifying. In the main draw of that tournament, he defeated Juan Mónaco and Benoît Paire, to reach the semifinals. It was his first ATP World Tour 500 singles semifinal appearance. He lost the semifinal match against Fabio Fognini in two sets.