Arthur Cazaux

Arthur Cazaux (born 23 August 2002) is a French tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 191 achieved on 17 April 2023.[1] He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 430, achieved of 1 November 2021. Cazaux has won 1 singles Challenger title and 3 singles ITF titles.

Arthur Cazaux
Cazaux at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Country (sports) France
ResidenceLes Matelles, France
Born (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002
Montpellier, France
Height6'0" (183cm)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachBoris Vallejo
Prize money$246,588
Singles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 191 (17 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 197 (8 May 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–3 (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: 15 May 2023.

Junior career

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

2020: Grand Slam doubles debut

Cazaux made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Open 13 in the doubles draw partnering Harold Mayot when they were granted 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 would again be defeated in the first round by Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in straight sets 2–6, 2–6.

2021: Major & top 300 debuts in singles, maiden ATP win

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.[2] 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.

2022-23: First and Second Challenger titles, top 200

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.

In January 2023, he won his second title also at the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger defeating former top 50 player Lloyd Harris.[3][4] As a result he reached a new career-high into the top 300 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.[5]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 10 (5–5)
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2019 M15 Pretoria, South Africa World Tennis Tour Hard Bulgaria Alexander Donski 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–1 Dec 2020 M15 Torelló, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard France Quentin Robert 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 1–2 Apr 2021 M25 Meerbusch, Germany World Tennis Tour Clay Austria Alexander Erler 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Aug 2021 M25+H Bacău, Romania World Tennis Tour Clay Israel Yshai Oliel 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 2–3 Oct 2021 M25 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Australia Rinky Hijikata 7–5, 6–0
Win 3–3 Oct 2021 M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Japan Naoki Nakagawa 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–3 Sep 2022 Nonthaburi 2, Thailand Challenger Hard Australia Omar Jasika 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 4–4 Sep 2022 Nonthaburi 3, Thailand Challenger Hard United Kingdom Stuart Parker 4–6, 1–4 ret.
Win 5–4 Jan 2023 Nonthaburi 2, Thailand Challenger Hard South Africa Lloyd Harris 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 5–5 Jan 2023 Nonthaburi 3, Thailand Challenger Hard Japan Sho Shimabukuro 2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 2 (0–2)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (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 World Tennis Tour 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 World Tennis Tour Clay France Titouan Droguet France Manuel Guinard
France Corentin Denolly		 walkover

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2020 Australian Open Hard France Harold Mayot 4–6, 1–6

Performance timeline
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
Tournament20202021SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Madrid Open NH Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

Doubles
Tournament20202021SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 1–2 0 / 2 1–2 33%

References
  1. "Arthur Cazaux | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/cazaux-geneva-2021-monday
  3. https://www.tennismajors.com/fr/open-australie-actualite/a-la-veille-de-lopen-daustralie-le-tennis-francais-nest-finalement-pas-si-mal-626642.html
  4. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/challenger-tour-cazaux-fils-win-titles-january-2023
  5. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/roland-garros-2023-wild-cards


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