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Arthur Cazaux
Arthur Cazaux at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) France
ResidenceLes Matelles, France
Born (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 22)
Montpellier, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSam Sumyk (Oct 2024-),
Stéphane Huet (2022-Jul 2024)
Prize money$1,355,745
Singles
Career record11–18 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 67 (4 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 67 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2024)
French Open1R (2021, 2023, 2024)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record1–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 430 (1 November 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2021)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Arthur Cazaux (French pronunciation: [aʁtyʁ kazo];[1] born 23 August 2002) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 67 achieved on 4 November 2024.[2] He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 430, achieved on 1 November 2021. Cazaux has won 3 singles Challenger titles and 3 singles ITF titles.

Junior career

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As a junior, Cazaux reached his highest ranking of number 4 in the world, in the combined singles and doubles junior ranking system. This was highlighted by a runner-up finish at the 2020 Australian Open where he was defeated by compatriot Harold Mayot in straight sets.

Professional career

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2020: Grand Slam doubles debut

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Cazaux made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Open 13 in the doubles draw partnering Harold Mayot as a wildcard entry. They were defeated in the first round by Nicolas Mahut and Vasek Pospisil in straight sets 5–7, 1–6.

Pairing Mayot again, they were also given a wildcard entry into the main doubles draw of the 2020 French Open but were defeated in the first round by Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in straight sets.

2021: Major & top 300 singles debuts, first ATP win

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Cazaux made his singles debut the following year in 2021 Geneva Open as a wildcard, winning his first ATP match against compatriot Adrian Mannarino in three sets.[3] As a result, he entered the top 500 for the first time in his career.

He made his Grand Slam main draw singles debut at the 2021 French Open as a wildcard where he was defeated by Kamil Majchrzak. At the same tournament, he reached the second round in doubles also as a wildcard partnering with fellow Frenchman Hugo Gaston.

2022: First Challenger title

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Cazaux won his maiden Challenger title in September 2022 in Nonthaburi, Thailand, entering the main draw as a qualifier and defeating Omar Jasika in the final. Reaching the final of that same tournament the following week, Cazaux lost to Brit, Stuart Parker, pulling out due to injury in the second set.

2023: Top 125 and US Open debuts

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In January 2023, he won his second title also at the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger defeating former top 50 player Lloyd Harris.[4][5] Continuing his good form, Cazaux reached the final again the following week, losing to Japanese player Sho Shimabukuro in straight sets. As a result of his performances, he achieved a new career-high, moving more than 100 positions up to No. 265 on 16 January 2023. He reached the top 200 at No. 199 on 10 April 2023 following a semifinal showing in the Zadar Challenger.

He received a wildcard for the 2023 French Open.[6] He reached the Challenger 125 final at the 2023 Nottingham Open as a qualifier, his first on grass, defeating Gabriel Diallo[7] and fifth seed Dominik Koepfer in the semifinals without dropping a set,[8] before losing to top seed Andy Murray in the final.[9] As a result he reached the top 150 at No. 147 on 19 June 2023 and seventh place in the Next Gen race.[10] The following week, he reached the semifinals of the 2023 Ilkley Trophy and reached a new career high of world No. 139 on 26 June 2023.[11]

Ranked No. 119 in August, Cazaux made his debut at the US Open as a lucky loser, losing to eight seed Andrey Rublev in the first round.[12] He received a wildcard for the 2023 Moselle Open.[13]

2024: Grand Slam fourth round, Masters debut & third round, top 70

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In January, Cazaux won his third Challenger at the 2024 Open Nouvelle-Calédonie defeating fellow countryman Enzo Couacaud in the final.[14]

Ranked No. 122, for his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open, Cazaux received a wildcard.[15] He recorded his first Major win defeating Laslo Djere in five sets.[16] In the second round, he upset world No. 8 Holger Rune in four sets.[17] He defeated 28th seed Tallon Griekspoor in straight sets to advance to the fourth round of a Major for the first time in his career.[18][19] In the fourth round, he lost to Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets. As a result, he reached the top 85 in the rankings.[20] A week later, in Montpellier, he defeated Maximilian Marterer and reached the top 80 in the rankings. Next, at the end February, he qualified for the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships and defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the first round.

In June, Cazaux participated in his third French Open but lost in the first round to 29th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry. In July, he won his first Wimbledon match by defeating Zizou Bergs in the first round in five sets with a super tiebreak.[21] He made his Masters debut and recorded his first win at this level at the 2024 Shanghai Masters over Marin Čilić.[22] Following the late withdrawal of top seed Jannik Sinner at the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters, Cazaux entered the main draw as a lucky loser replacement directly into the second round. He then defeated Ben Shelton in straight sets to reach the third round for the first time at a Masters level.[23]

Performance timeline

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Key
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.
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

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Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 4R 0 / 1 3–1 75%
French Open Q1 1R Q1 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Wimbledon NH A A Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A A A 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 5–4 0 / 7 5–7 42%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters NH A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open NH A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open NH Q2 A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Paris Masters Q1 A A Q1 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0 / 2 2–2 50%

Doubles

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Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open 1R 2R A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 1–2 33%

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–5)
ITF WTT (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–5)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2019 M15 Pretoria, South Africa WTT Hard Bulgaria Alexander Donski 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–1 Dec 2020 M15 Torelló, Spain WTT Hard France Quentin Robert 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 1–2 Apr 2021 M25 Meerbusch, Germany WTT Clay Austria Alexander Erler 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Aug 2021 M25+H Bacău, Romania WTT Clay Israel Yshai Oliel 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 2–3 Oct 2021 M25 Setúbal, Portugal WTT Hard Australia Rinky Hijikata 7–5, 6–0
Win 3–3 Oct 2021 M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal WTT Hard Japan Naoki Nakagawa 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–3 Sep 2022 Nonthaburi II, Thailand Challenger Hard Australia Omar Jasika 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 4–4 Sep 2022 Nonthaburi III, Thailand Challenger Hard United Kingdom Stuart Parker 4–6, 1–4 ret.
Win 5–4 Jan 2023 Nonthaburi II, Thailand (2) Challenger Hard South Africa Lloyd Harris 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 5–5 Jan 2023 Nonthaburi III, Thailand Challenger Hard Japan Sho Shimabukuro 2–6, 5–7
Loss 5–6 Jun 2023 Nottingham, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom Andy Murray 4–6, 4–6
Loss 5–7 Jul 2023 Lexington, USA Challenger Hard United States Steve Johnson 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 6–7 Jan 2024 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard France Enzo Couacaud 6–1, 6–1
Loss 6–8 Oct 2024 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard United States Mackenzie McDonald 4–6, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF WTT (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2020 M15 Torelló, Spain WTT Hard Switzerland Leandro Riedi Spain Gerard Granollers Pujol
Spain Oriol Roca Batalla 		6–7(7–9), 6–3, [9–11]
Loss 0–2 Apr 2021 M25 Angers, France WTT Clay France Titouan Droguet France Manuel Guinard
France Corentin Denolly 		walkover

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2020 Australian Open Hard France Harold Mayot 4–6, 1–6

Wins over top 10 players

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Cazaux has a 1–3 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season 2024 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score ACR
2024
1. Denmark Holger Rune 8 Australian Open, Australia Hard 2R 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 122

References

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  1. ^ "The pronunciation by Arthur Cazaux himself". ATPWorldTour.com.
  2. ^ "Arthur Cazaux | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ "Arthur Cazaux, A Big Stephen Curry Fan, Lands Jaw-Dropping Tweener In First ATP Win | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  4. ^ "Avant l'Open d'Australie, le tennis français ne va (finalement) pas si mal". Tennis Majors FR. January 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Two Arthurs, Two Titles: French Youngsters Cazaux & Fils Claim Challenger Trophies | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  6. ^ "Fils & Paire Receive Roland Garros Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  7. ^ "Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori Reach Challenger SFs | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  8. ^ "Andy Murray Reaches Nottingham Final | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  9. ^ "Murray wins Nottingham for back-to-back titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  10. ^ "Arthur Cazaux Climbs In Next Gen Race After Nottingham Run | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  11. ^ "Challenger Standout Arthur Cazaux Inspired by Nadal, Curry, Kobe | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  12. ^ "Arthur Cazaux tombe en trois sets face à Andrey Rublev à l'US Open".
  13. ^ "#NextGenATP Cazaux's Mission: 'Put Some Show In The Game'". ATP Tour.
  14. ^ "Kasnikowski, 20, saves 6 MPs en route to first Challenger title".
  15. ^ "Saville, Kubler, McCabe among latest AO wildcards". 5 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Introducing Arthur Cazaux: Handball, Black Mamba mentality & Basecamp dominance". 17 January 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Arthur Cazaux dismantles Holger Rune for upset of the tournament in AO second round".
  18. ^ "Cazaux, 21, new-look Norrie charge into AO fourth round". 20 January 2024.
  19. ^ "French wildcard Cazaux continues to punch above his weight". Reuters. 20 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Cazaux recalibrates plans after breakout Aussie Open".
  21. ^ "Wimbledon (H) : Arthur Cazaux vainqueur de Zizou Bergs en cinq sets au premier tour de Wimbledon".
  22. ^ "Monfils earns clinical win in Shanghai opener; Cazaux, Rinderknech advance to second round of ATP Masters 1000 event". ATPTour. 2 October 2024.
  23. ^ @ATPTour (30 October 2024). "REMEMBER THE NAME 📣Cazaux topples Shelton 6-3 7-6(4) to advance at home @RolexPMasters #RolexParisMasters" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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