Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

Early life Mpetshi Perricard was born in Lyon, to parents Ghislain 'Guylain' Mpetshi-Kalongo and Sylvie Perricard; his father emigrated from Congo to France in the 1990s.

He started taking tennis lessons in his early childhood.

Juniors Mpetshi Perricard had good results on the ITF junior circuit. He won the boys' doubles title at the 2021 French Open, with compatriot Arthur Fils.

He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 4 on 5 July 2021.

Professional career

2023: First Challenger title, top 200 Mpetshi Perricard won his first ATP Challenger singles title at the 2023 León Open, defeating Juan Pablo Ficovich in the finals.

He received a wildcard for the 2023 French Open for his Grand Slam debut, but lost to Major debutant Genaro Alberto Olivieri.

In June, Mpetshi Perricard made his ATP Tour debut at the Rosmalen Open as a qualifier, losing in the first round to Jordan Thompson.

In October, Mpetshi Perricard won his first two matches on the ATP Tour in Antwerp as a qualifier and reached his first ATP quarterfinal, defeating sixth seed Roberto Carballés Baena in the first round, and wildcard and home favorite David Goffin in the second round, but lost in the quarterfinals against the eventual winner of the tournament, Alexander Bublik. As a result he entered the top 200 on 23 October 2023. In April, Mpetshi Perricard won back-to-back Challenger titles in Mexico, at the 2024 Morelos Open, defeating Nicolas Mejia in the final, and then at the 2024 GNP Seguros Tennis Open in Acapulco, defeating Adam Walton in the final. As a result, he reached the top 125 on 22 April 2024. compatriot and qualifier Hugo Gaston, second seed Alexander Bublik and sixth seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the final. He became the lowest-ranked titlist in the tournament's history. As a result, he climbed more than 50 spots in the singles rankings to a career-high in the top 70 at world No. 66 on 27 May 2024. He received a wildcard for the 2024 French Open for the second year in a row.

At the beginning of the grass season, he qualified for the 2024 Queen's Club Championships and upset sixth seed Ben Shelton in the first round. As a result he reached the top 60 in the rankings at world No. 59 on 24 June 2024. He then reached the fourth round by defeating Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round and Emil Ruusuvuori in the third round. He lost in the fourth round to Lorenzo Musetti. Mpetchi Perricard became the first lucky loser to reach the fourth round at the Wimbledon Championships since Dick Norman in 1995.

At the 2024 Swiss Indoors in Basel, Mpetshi Perricard won his first ATP 500 title defeating again Ben Shelton. Ranked No. 50, he became the lowest-ranked champion since the tournament became a tour-level event in 1975. As a result he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 31 on 28 October 2024. On his main draw debut at his home tournament, the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters, where he received a wildcard, he upset 14th seed Frances Tiafoe in three sets. He lost to Karen Khachanov in three sets. As a result, he reached the top 30 on 4 November 2024. He exits in the second round in Hamburg. Later that month, Mpetshi Perricard won his first match at the French Open by defeating Zizou Bergs in the first round. He lost in the second round to Damir Džumhur.

During the grass season, he exited in the first round in all three tournaments he played, including Wimbledon, where, however, he stood out by taking world number 5, Taylor Fritz, to the fifth set. In the match, he broke the tournament record in the first round with a 153 mph serve, yet still lost the point to Taylor Fritz. The attempted collaboration with Francisco Roig failed after less than a month, due to the better offer received by the latter from the six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Świątek.

He was again defeated in his debut match in Indian Wells and Miami Open. He manages to enter the draw directly in Monte Carlo Master due to numerous defections, but he also withdraws before taking to the court due to a wrist injury that also prevented him from competing in Madrid. He returned to action in Rome, where he lost in the second round to Lorenzo Musetti.

He tried to defend his Challenger title at Bordeaux, but he was defeated in quarterfinal by Quentin Halys. At Geneva, an ATP 250, he lost in first round against Stefanos Tsitsipas. At Roland Garros, he lost again in first round, against Novak Djokovic.

In preparation for Wimbledon, he took part in the Stuttgart Open, where he reached the quarterfinals only to be eliminated by Alexander Bublik in two tie breaks. He also made it through qualifying at Queen's, only to be defeated in his debut by compatriot Corentin Moutet. At Wimbledon, he suffered another first-round exit, losing in four sets to Yannick Hanfmann.

In American hardcourt swing, he was ousted in his debut at the Canadian Open, defeated in three sets by Botic van de Zandschulp. At the next Masters, the one in Cincinnati, he was even eliminated in the first qualifying round, at the hands of Trevor Svajda, and at the 250 in Winston-Salem, where he was defending his semi-final, he suffered yet another defeat in the first round, losing in an hour to Jenson Brooksby. More than halfway through the season, on the ATP main tour his record stands at 8 wins and 17 losses, 12 of which were in his debut match. Consequently, he slipped to 104st in the rankings, out of the top 100 for the first time in almost three season.

At the US Open he exited again in the first round, being defeated in straight sets by Jurij Rodionov, thus ending the season without having won a single match at Slam level.

Playing style Mpetshi Perricard is one of the most powerful servers in professional tennis, with an average first serve of 135 mph and average second serve of 123 mph on average as of December 2024. Although his ball toss is not as high as that of other tennis players, he is able to generate significant power with his height and athleticism.

Performance timeline

Singles Current through the 2026 US Open

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles) LegendGrand Slam (–)ATP 1000 (–)ATP 500 (1–0)ATP 250 (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (1–0)Grass (–)Finals by settingOutdoor (1–0)Indoor (1–0)

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 5 (5 titles) LegendATP Challenger Tour (5–0)Finals by surfaceHard (4–0)Clay (1–0)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) LegendATP Challenger Tour (0–1)

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) LegendITF WTT (1–2)

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up) LegendITF WTT (3–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (3–0)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

Wins against Top 10 players

Mpetshi Perricard has a record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season 2025 2026 TotalWins202