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.
| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Rueil-Malmaison, France |
| Born | 17 January 1981 Villeurbanne, France |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,031,961 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 22–54 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 81 (9 February 2004) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2004) |
| French Open | 2R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2004, 2008) |
| US Open | 1R (2004, 2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 12–25 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 140 (3 May 2004) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2006) |
| French Open | 3R (2010) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2010) |
| Last updated on: 13 September 2021. | |
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
edit- 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
edit| 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
edit| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||||||
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| 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
edit| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||||||
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| 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
editSingles: 18 (11–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2001 | France F13, Aix-Les-Bains | Futures | Clay | Florent Serra | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2001 | France F14, Valescure | Futures | Hard | Julien Couly | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2002 | Spain F22, Orense | Futures | Hard | Roko Karanusic | walkover |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2003 | Andrézieux, France | Challenger | Hard | Karol Beck | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2003 | France F8, Melun | Futures | Carpet | Peter Wessels | walkover |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2003 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Igor Andreev | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2005 | Andrézieux, France | Challenger | Hard | Stan Wawrinka | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2005 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Martin Vassallo Arguello | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 7–2 | Aug 2005 | Bronx, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian Vahaly | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–2 | Feb 2007 | France F3, Bressuire | Futures | Hard | Daniel Munoz De La Nava | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 9–2 | May 2007 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Victor Crivoi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–3 | Jul 2007 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Michael Lammer | 6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 9–4 | Jul 2007 | Mantova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessio Di Mauro | 5–7, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 10–4 | Oct 2007 | Andrézieux, France | Challenger | Hard | Jose Acasuso | 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–4 | Mar 2008 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Kristian Pless | 7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 11–5 | Mar 2009 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Arnaud Clément | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Aug 2009 | Vigo, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Thiemo de Bakker | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11–7 | Oct 2009 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet | Alejandro Falla | 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 9 (4–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1999 | France F8, Aix les Bains | Futures | Clay | Marc-Olivier Baron | Julien Cassaigne Nicolas Mahut |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2002 | France F2, Angers | Futures | Clay | Stephane Huet | Oscar Hernandez Perez German Puentes-Alcaniz |
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2002 | Greece F1, Syros | Futures | Hard | Florent Serra | Karol Beck Michal Mertinak |
3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2002 | France F20, Saint Dizier | Futures | Hard | Stephane Huet | Jan Mertl Pavel Riha |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Dec 2002 | Spain F21, Ponte Vedra | Futures | Clay | Thomas Oger | Carlos Martinez-Comet German Puentes-Alcaniz |
2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2003 | France F1, Grasse | Futures | Clay | Jerome Haehnel | Nicolas Mahut Edouard Roger-Vasselin |
3–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | May 2004 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | Jean-Francois Bachelot | Federico Browne Rogier Wassen |
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–4 | Jul 2006 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Edouard Roger-Vasselin | Lauri Kiiski Tero Vilen |
5–7, 6–2, [12–10] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jan 2007 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Edouard Roger-Vasselin | Alex Kuznetsov Phillip Simmonds |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Who is Ugo Humbert's Coach in 2022?". 18 October 2022.