Harold Mayot

Harold Mayot (born 4 February 2002) is a French tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 196 achieved on 8 May 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 443 achieved on 1 August 2022.[2] Mayot has reached 1 ATP Challenger Tour final and 4 singles ITF finals, with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, as well as 2 doubles ITF finals with a record of 1 win and 1 loss.

Harold Mayot
Mayot at the 2021 Open de Rennes
Country (sports) France
ResidenceMarly, France
Born (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002
Metz, France
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachThierry Tulasne[1]
Prize money$204,152
Singles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 196 (8 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 196 (8 May 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2022)
French Open1R (2020)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 443 (1 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 809 (24 April 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2020)
Last updated on: 30 April 2023.

Junior career

As a junior, Mayot reached his highest ranking of number 1 in the world in the combined singles and doubles ITF junior ranking system, which he reached on 3 February 2020 and sustained to end the year as the number one male juniors player in the world.[3] This was highlighted by a winning the championship at the 2020 Australian Open where he defeated compatriot Arthur Cazaux in straight sets 6–4, 6–1.[4]

Professional career

2020: Grand Slam singles and doubles debut

Mayot made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Open 13 simultaneously in both single and doubles when he was granted a wildcard entry into both draws partnering compatriot Arthur Cazaux. They were defeated in the first round by Nicolas Mahut and Vasek Pospisil in straight sets. He was also defeated in the singles first round by veteran compatriot Gilles Simon in straight sets 4–6, 6–7(3–7).

Pairing with Cazaux again, they were 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. At the same tournament Mayot received also a wildcard into the singles main draw, and was defeated by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 5–7.

2022-23: First ATP Challenger final, top 200 debut

Mayot received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the 2022 Australian Open.

Mayot reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final as a qualifier in July 2022 at the 2022 Tampere Open in Finland, losing against Zsombor Piros. As a result he reached a new career-high singles ranking of No. 304 and also a doubles ranking of No. 450 on 25 July 2022. He reached the top 250 at world No. 248 on 19 September 2022.

Following a semifinal showing at the 2023 Open Aix Provence as a lucky loser where he lost to fifth seed Andy Murray,[5] he reached the top 200 in the rankings on 8 May 2023.

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2019 M15 Forbach, France World Tennis Tour Carpet Germany Elmar Ejupovic 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2019 M25 Saint-Dizier, France World Tennis Tour Hard France Hugo Grenier 1–6, 5–7
Win 1–2 Nov 2019 M15 Villers Les Nancy, France World Tennis Tour Hard France Ronan Joncour 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–2 Jan 2022 M25 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard South Korea Chung Yun-seong 6–4, 0-6, 6-4
Loss 2-3 Jul 2022 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Hungary Zsombor Piros 2-6, 6-1, 4-6

Doubles: 2 (1–1)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2019 M25 Saint-Dizier, France World Tennis Tour Hard France Antoine Cornut Chauvinc France Benjamin Bonzi
France Corentin Denolly		 6–4, 0–6, [10–8]
Loss 1–1 Sep 2020 M15 Caslano, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay France Antoine Cornut Chauvinc Austria David Pichler
Austria Alexander Erler		 5–7, 4–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2020 Australian Open Hard France Arthur Cazaux 6–4, 6–1

Performance timelines
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
Tournament20202021 2022SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%

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

References
  1. "Harold Mayot Says Main Ambition is to be a Better Person & Player Every Day". Tennis World USA.
  2. "Harold Mayot | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  3. https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/class-of-2020-part-1-junior-year-end-no1s/
  4. https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/harold-mayot/800409132/fra/jt/d/overview/
  5. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/aix-en-provence-challenger-2023-semifinals


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