Arthur Fils

French tennis player

Arthur Fils
Country (sports) France
Born (2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 19)
Courcouronnes, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSergi Bruguera (2023–)
Prize money$1,647,005
Singles
Career record32–27 (54.2% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 34 (15 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 37 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open2R (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–6 (14.3% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 459 (18 July 2022)
Current rankingNo. 578 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2023)
US Open1R (2023)
Last updated on: 1 April 2024.

Arthur Fils (French pronunciation: [aʁtyʁ fis];[1] born 12 June 2004) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 34, which he achieved on 15 January 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 459, which he achieved on 18 July 2022. Fils won his first ATP Tour singles title in Lyon in 2023. He is currently the No. 3 French player.[2]

Early life

Raised in Bondoufle in the department of Essonne next to the capital Paris in the region Île-de-France, Arthur Fils started playing tennis at the age of 5 with his father Jean-Philippe.[3] Licensed at the tennis club of Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, he has been trained at the French National Training Center (indoor) of the French Tennis Federation just next to Stade Roland Garros since 2019. He has been coached by Laurent Raymond since the end of 2022. At the end of the 2023, he was replaced by former No. 4 Sébastien Grosjean and former No. 3 and two-time Roland Garros winner Sergi Bruguera.[4]

Juniors

In the junior category, Arthur Fils won the Orange Bowl in 2020, becoming the tenth French player to win this prestigious tournament, equivalent to a world championship.

As a junior, Fils achieved his best results at the Grand Slam level at the 2021 French Open, where he won the boys' doubles title with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and placed runner-up in the boys' singles tournament, after which he was ranked as high as world No. 3 in July 2021.

Professional career

2022: ATP & Masters & top 250 debuts

Ranked No. 308 at the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters on his ATP debut, he became the youngest French qualifier to enter the main draw of a Masters 1000 tournament with a win against former top-10 player Fabio Fognini since Gaël Monfils in 2004, the year of his birth.[5][6] He lost in the first round to Fognini, who entered the draw as lucky loser. As a result he moved 50 positions up in the rankings.

2023: First major win, ATP 250 title, top 40

He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2023 Oeiras Indoors II and moved close to 60 positions up into the top 200 at No. 195 on 16 January 2023.[7][8][9]

Ranked No. 163, he received a wildcard entry into the 2023 Open Sud de France and recorded his first match win on the ATP Tour by defeating former world no. 7 Richard Gasquet in straight sets.[10] Next he defeated fourth seed Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the quarterfinals becoming the first player born in 2004 or later to reach this ATP level.[11][12] He defeated another countryman, Quentin Halys, becoming the youngest Frenchman since Gasquet to reach an ATP semifinal in Metz in 2004.[13][14] As a result he rose nearly 50 positions in the top 150 at world No. 117 on 13 February 2023. In the semifinals, Fils lost to second seed Jannik Sinner.[15]

He reached back to back semifinals at the 2023 Open 13 Provence in Marseille defeating Roman Safiullin,[16] second seed Jannik Sinner after getting a walkover, and Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. As a result he moved another 15 positions up a few spots shy of the top 100 to No. 104 on 27 February 2023.[17] He lost to compatriot Benjamin Bonzi.[18]

He qualified into the main draw for his first Masters 1000 on clay, the Italian Open and defeated fellow qualifier Juan Manuel Cerúndolo. He received a wildcard for the 2023 French Open.[19]

Following reaching his third semifinal of the season in Lyon after a walkover from top seed Félix Auger-Aliassime due to shoulder injury,[20] Fils made his debut in the top 100 of the rankings on 29 May 2023, the youngest active player to reach this milestone.[21][22] He won his maiden title defeating fourth seed Francisco Cerúndolo becoming the youngest champion in the tournament history.[23] Ranked No. 112, Fils was also the lowest-ranked champion and the third first time winner in the season.[24][25]

In his French Open debut, his first-ever appearance in a Major tournament, he was defeated in the first round by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. He reached the top 60 on 26 June 2023.

Arthur Fils at the 2023 Swiss Open Gstaad

He was awarded a wildcard for his main draw debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships losing again in the first round to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. At the same tournament in doubles, Fils recorded his first Grand Slam doubles win, playing along with fellow countryman Luca Van Assche, defeating brothers Stefanos Tsitsipas and Petros Tsitsipas in the first round.[26]

Fils reached his first ATP 500 semifinal at the Hamburg European Open, defeating top seed Casper Ruud in the quarter final, his first win against a Top 5 player, before losing to the eventual winner Alexander Zverev, in the semi-finals.[27] He made his debut into the Top 50 following the tournament.[28]

At the US Open, Fils earned his first Major win, defeating 24th seed Tallon Griekspoor in the first round. He then lost to Matteo Arnaldi in the second round. [29]

Ranked No. 44 at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters, on his debut at this tournament, he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the first round.[30] He reached the top 40 on 16 October 2023. He reached his second final at the 2023 European Open with a win over top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets with two tiebreaks, his second top-10 win of the season and his career. He became the youngest finalist in the tournament's history. [31][32] In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals. [33]

He won the Newcomer of the Year award.[34]

Playing style

Arthur Fils is a powerful player and uses his serve and forehand to quickly finish points. Indeed, as he said to Ouest-France in 2023: "In the way I play, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's the one I identify with the most".

Performance Timelines

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.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Chile Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open Q2 Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 0 / 4 2–4 33%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Miami Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canadian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters NH 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Paris Masters Q1 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 3–4 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Career statistics
2021 2022 2023 2024 Career
Tournaments 0 1 16 6 23
Titles 0 0 1 0 1
Finals 0 0 2 0 2
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 23–18 7–6 30–25
Year-end ranking 613 251 36 55%

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2021 French Open Clay France Luca Van Assche 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2021 French Open Clay France Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Belgium Martin Katz
Ukraine German Samofalov 		7–5, 6–2

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2023 Lyon Open, France 250 Series Clay Argentina Francisco Cerúndolo 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Oct 2023 European Open, Belgium 250 Series Hard (i) Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 4–6, 4–6

Team competitions finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Finals by tournaments
Laver Cup (0–1)
Result Year Tournament Surface Team Partner(s) Opponent team Opponent players Score
Loss 2023 Laver Cup Hard (i) Team Europe Casper Ruud
Andrey Rublev
Hubert Hurkacz
Alejandro Davidovich
Gaël Monfils 		Team World Taylor Fritz
Frances Tiafoe
Tommy Paul
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Ben Shelton
Francisco Cerúndolo 		2–13

ATP Next Generation finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss Dec 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals, Saudi Arabia Hard (i) Serbia Hamad Medjedovic 4–3(8–6), 1–4, 2–4, 4–3(11–9), 1–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2023 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Hard (i) Belgium Joris De Loore 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–1 Jan 2023 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i) France Grégoire Barrère 1–6, 4–6

Record against other players

Fils' record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Russia Daniil Medvedev 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2023 Vienna
Number 2 ranked players
Norway Casper Ruud 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 – Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2024 Indian Wells
Germany Alexander Zverev 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2023 Hamburg
Number 3 ranked players
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)) at 2023 Antwerp
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–2, 6–3) at 2023 Marseille
Italy Jannik Sinner 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2023 Montpellier
Number 4 ranked players
Denmark Holger Rune 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2023 Rome
Number 5 ranked players
Russia Andrey Rublev 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 6–1, 2–6) at 2024 Hong Kong
Number 7 ranked players
France Richard Gasquet 2–0 100% 2–0 – – Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2024 Auckland
Number 9 ranked players
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2023 Montpellier
Italy Fabio Fognini 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 2–6) at 2022 Paris
Total 6–7 46% 5–5
(50%) 		1–2
(33%) 		0–0
( – ) 		* Statistics correct as of 12 March 2024[update].

Top 10 wins

  • He has a 2–3 (40.0%) win-loss record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2021 2022 2023 Total
Wins 0 0 2 2
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score AFR
2023
1. Norway Casper Ruud 4 Hamburg Open, Germany Clay QF 6–0, 6–4 71
2. Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 7 European Open, Belgium Hard (i) SF 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) 38
*As of 21 October 2023[update]

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