Enzo Couacaud

Enzo Couacaud
Couacaud at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) France
ResidenceFrance
Born (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29)
Curepipe, Mauritius
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize moneyUS $1,218,399
Singles
Career record2–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 151 (17 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 210 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
French Open2R (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2023)
US Open1R (2022, 2023)
Doubles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 188 (8 March 2021)
Current rankingNo. 607 (15 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2019, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (2022)
Last updated on: 8 April 2024.

Enzo Couacaud (French pronunciation: [ɛnzo kwako];[1] born 1 March 1995) is a French-Mauritian[2] professional tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of world No. 151, which he achieved on 17 July 2023 and a doubles ranking of world No. 188 achieved on 8 March 2021.

Career

2015: Grand Slam doubles debut

Couacaud received a wildcard to enter the doubles main draw in the 2015 French Open with doubles partner Quentin Halys, losing in the first round.

He competed in the 2015 Wimbledon singles qualifying event, losing to John Millman in the third qualifying round.

2021: Major singles debut at the French Open and first win

Couacaud made his Grand Slam singles main draw debut at the 2021 French Open as a wildcard where he defeated Egor Gerasimov to reach the second round.

2022: Wimbledon and US Open debut

In May, Couacaud was awarded a wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 French Open in doubles partnering Manuel Guinard where they defeated Hans Hach Verdugo and Philipp Oswald.

He qualified for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships making his debut at this Major.[3] He also qualified for the next Major making his debut at the US Open.[4]

2023: Australian Open debut

In January, Couacaud qualified for the 2023 Australian Open making his debut at this Major.[5] He reached the second round, where he took a set off eventual champion Novak Djokovic but lost in four sets.[6]

In May, Couacaud was awarded a wildcard into the main draw of the 2023 French Open in doubles partnering Arthur Rinderknech.

Couacaud qualified for Wimbledon for the second year in a row, losing in the first round to J. J. Wolf.[7] He then qualified for the US Open, also for the second year in a row.[8] Couacaud lost to Jiri Vesely in the first round of the main draw.[9]

2024: Successful run at Challenger Tour

In January, Couacaud reached the final in Nouméa New Caledonia, his first Challenger final in two years but lost in the final to fellow countryman Arthur Cazaux.[10] In March, he reached another Challenger final in São Léopoldo, Brazil, losing to Adolfo Daniel Vallejo in the final.[11] The following week, he won the title in Florianópolis, Brazil, defeating Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva in the final. This represented his first Challenger title in three years.[12]

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q2 A A A A Q2 Q1 Q3 2R Q1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open Q1 Q1 A A A Q3 Q3 2R Q2 Q1 Q2 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A Q3 A A A Q3 NH Q2 1R 1R Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A Q1 A A A Q2 A Q3 1R 1R Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–0 0 / 6 2–6 25%

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 27 (15 titles, 11 runner-ups & 1 not contested)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–5)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (12–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–9)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2013 Israel F7, Ashkelon Futures Hard Japan Takuto Niki 7–5, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Jul 2013 Turkey F27, Istanbul Futures Hard Brazil Henrique Cunha 6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2013 Turkey F28, Istanbul Futures Hard Israel Bar Tzuf Botzer 6–4, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Aug 2013 Turkey F32, İzmir Futures Hard Croatia Borna Ćorić 7–6(7–0), 6–7(1–7), 5–7
Loss 2–3 Feb 2014 Turkey F4, Antalya Futures Hard Belgium Kimmer Coppejans 5–7, 2–6
Win 3–3 Jun 2014 France F12, Toulon Futures Clay France Constant Lestienne 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–3 Aug 2014 Croatia F14, Čakovec Futures Clay Germany Peter Heller 6–2, 6–4
Win 5–3 Sep 2014 France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre Futures Hard France Laurent Lokoli 6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–4 Oct 2014 France F21, Nevers Futures Hard (i) Belgium Niels Desein 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 2–6
Loss 5–5 Nov 2015 Cyprus F2, Limassol Futures Hard Serbia Miki Janković 1–6, 2–6
Win 6–5 Oct 2016 Vietnam F8, Thủ Dầu Một Futures Hard India Rishab Agarwal 6–2, 6–1
Win 7–5 Nov 2016 Vietnam F9, Thủ Dầu Một Futures Hard Philippines Francis Casey Alcantara 6–1, 6–1
Loss 7–6 Dec 2016 Indonesia F4, Jakarta Futures Hard Japan Shintaro Imai 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 8–6 Dec 2016 Indonesia F5, Jakarta Futures Hard Japan Yusuke Takahashi 6–3, 6–2
Win 9–6 Dec 2016 Indonesia F6, Jakarta Futures Hard Japan Kento Takeuchi 6–1, 6–1
Win 10–6 Mar 2017 Israel F1, Ramat HaSharon Futures Hard Israel Edan Leshem 6–4, 6–4
Win 11–6 Mar 2017 Israel F2, Ramat HaSharon Futures Hard Israel Edan Leshem 7–5, 6–1
Win 12–6 Nov 2017 Vietnam F1, Thủ Dầu Một Futures Hard Kyrgyzstan Daniiar Duldaev 6–1, 6–1
Win 13–6 Sep 2018 Cassis, France Challenger Hard France Ugo Humbert 6–2, 6–3
Loss 13–7 Jul 2019 Gatineau, Canada Challenger Hard Australia Jason Kubler 4–6, 4–6
NC[13] 13–7 Feb 2020 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard Ukraine Illya Marchenko Final cancelled[a]
Win 14–7 Feb 2021 Las Palmas, Spain Challenger Clay Canada Steven Diez 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 14–8 May 2021 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis 3–6, 4–6
Loss 14–9 Jan 2022 Bendigo, Australia Challenger Hard United States Ernesto Escobedo 7–5, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 14–10 Jan 2024 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard France Arthur Cazaux 1–6, 1–6
Loss 14–11 Mar 2024 São Léopoldo, Brazil Challenger Clay Paraguay Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 3–6, 2–6
Win 15–11 Apr 2024 Florianópolis, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)

Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2012 Greece F7, Heraklion Futures Carpet Belgium Julien Dubail Serbia Nikola Čačić
Croatia Mate Delić 		1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2014 Turkey F4, Antalya Futures Hard Monaco Romain Arneodo United Kingdom Richard Gabb
United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara 		6–3, 6–0
Win 2–1 Jun 2014 France F11, Ajaccio Futures Clay France Laurent Rochette Germany Florian Fallert
Germany Nils Langer 		6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss 2–2 Sep 2014 France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre Futures Hard France Laurent Lokoli United Kingdom Edward Corrie
United Kingdom David Rice 		4–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Loss 2–3 Jul 2015 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard Australia Luke Saville Canada Philip Bester
Canada Peter Polansky 		7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), [7–10]
Loss 2–4 Dec 2016 Indonesia F4, Jakarta Futures Hard Belgium Julien Cagnina South Korea Chung Yun-seong
Japan Shintaro Imai 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 2–5 Apr 2019 Sophia Antipolis, France Challenger Clay France Tristan Lamasine Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker
Netherlands Robin Haase 		4–6, 4–6
Win 3–5 Oct 2020 Alicante, Spain Challenger Clay France Albano Olivetti Spain Íñigo Cervantes
Spain Oriol Roca Batalla 		4–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Win 4–5 Mar 2021 Las Palmas, Spain Challenger Clay France Manuel Guinard Spain Javier Barranco Cosano
Spain Eduard Esteve Lobato 		6-1, 6-4
Loss 4–6 Jan 2022 Bendigo, Australia Challenger Hard Slovenia Blaž Rola Belgium Ruben Bemelmans
Germany Daniel Masur 		6-7(2-7), 4-6
Win 5–6 July 2022 Rome, USA Challenger Hard (i) Australia Andrew Harris Philippines Ruben Gonzales
United States Reese Stalder 		6-4, 6-2

Record against top 10 players

Player Years MP Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Serbia Novak Djokovic 2023– 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (1–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 0–6) at 2023 Australian Open 2R
Number 8 ranked players
United States John Isner 2022– 1 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 3–6, 5–7) at 2022 Wimbledon Championship 1R
Number 10 ranked players
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 2021– 1 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2021 French Open 2R
Total 2021–23 3 0–3 0% 0–1
(0%) 		0–1
(0%) 		0–1
(0%) 		Statistics correct as of 19 January 2023.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2013 Wimbledon Grass Italy Stefano Napolitano Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis
Australia Nick Kyrgios 		2–6, 2–6

Notes

  1. ^ Final cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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