Skander Mansouri Explained

Skander Mansouri
Birth Date:1995 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Tunis, Tunisia
Turnedpro:September 2018
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$316,542
Singlesrecord:0–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 238 (12 December 2022)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 682 (19 august 2024)
Doublesrecord:5–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 59 (10 June 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 65 (19 august 2024)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (2024)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2024)
Team:yes
Daviscupresult:10–2
Updated:21 august 2024

Skander Mansouri (born 23 July 1995) is a Tunisian tennis player.He has a career-high ranking by the ATP in doubles of world No. 59, achieved on 10 June 2024, and in singles of No. 238, achieved on 12 December 2022.

At the 2019 African Games, he won the gold medal at the men's doubles event with countryman Aziz Dougaz.[1]

Mansouri represents Tunisia in the Davis Cup where he has a win/loss record of 10–2.

Career

Mansouri made his ATP Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Winston-Salem Open, in the doubles draw partnering Christian Seraphim.

He reached the top 100 in the rankings at world No. 99 on 29 January 2024 when he won a Challenger title at the 2024 BW Open with Luke Johnson.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 27 (17-10)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (17-10)
Finals by surface
Hard (17-10)
Clay (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Cameroon F1, YaoundéFuturesHard Evan Furness3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss1–1Cameroon F2, YaoundéFuturesHard Corentin Denolly6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss1–2M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Lucas Catarina4–6, 5–7
Win2–2M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Riccardo Balzerani7–5, 6–3
Win3–2M15World Tennis TourHard Gilbert Klier Júnior7–5, 6–1
Loss3–3M15World Tennis TourHard Corentin Denolly6–7(10–12), 6–3, 5–7
Win4–3M15World Tennis TourHard Christopher Heyman6–4, 4–1 ret.
Win5–3M25+H Oliveira de Azeméis, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Eduardo Struvay6–2, 6–1
Win6–3M15World Tennis TourHard Ergi Kırkın6–2, 6–0
Win7–3M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Thiago Agustín Tirante4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win8–3M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Kaichi Uchida6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss8–4M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Eric Vanshelboim6-3, 4-6, 3-6
Win9-4M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Moerani Bouzige6-2, 6-4
Loss9-5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Renta Tokuda7-5, 4-6, 3-6
Win10-5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Renta Tokuda6-1, 7-6(8-6)
Win11-5M25 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Giovanni Oradini6–4, 6-4
Win12-5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Arnaud Bovy7-5, 4-6, 6-0
Win13-5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Li Tu6-4, 6-2
Loss13-6M25 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Li Tu7-6(7-3), 4-6, 6-7(4-7)
Loss13-7M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Aziz Dougaz4-6, 4-6
Loss13-8M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Aziz Dougaz6-7(5-7), 0-6
Loss13-9M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Aziz Dougaz6-7(4-7), 3-6
Loss13-10M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Abedallah Shelbayh6-7(3-7), 4-6
Win14-10M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Eliakim Coulibaly6-3, 6-4
Win15-10M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Omni Kumar6-3, 6-4
Win16-10M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Omni Kumar6-3, 6-4
Win17-10M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Yassine Dlimi6–4, 6-3

Doubles: 51 (39–12)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (8–2)
ITF Futures Tour (31–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (33–8)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Egypt F16, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Hassan Ndayishimiye Nerman Fatić
Ismar Gorčić
3–6, 4–6
Win1–1Egypt F28, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Cristian Rodríguez Tuna Altuna
Ivan Nedelko
6–3, 6–1
Win2–1Qatar F4, DohaFuturesHard Evan Hoyt Nikoloz Basilashvili
Yahor Yatsyk
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss2–2Tunisia F36, El KantaouiFuturesHard Moez Echargui Antoine Hoang
Ronan Joncour
6–7(6–8), 6–7(0–7)
Win3–2Morocco F4, NadorFuturesClay Aziz Dougaz Alejandro García Sáez
Daniel Monedero-González
6–3, 6–4
Win4–2Tunisia F22, HammametFuturesClay Aziz Dougaz Moez Echargui
Gonçalo Oliveira
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win5–2Tunisia F24, HammametFuturesClay Aziz Dougaz Théo Fournerie
Louis Tessa
6–2, 6–4
Loss5–3Morocco F1, TangerFuturesClay Nick Chappell Juan Manuel Benítez Chavarriaga
Raleigh Smith
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss5–4Morocco F3, CasablancaFuturesClay Nick Chappell Elliot Benchetrit
Maxime Hamou
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), [5–10]
Win6–4Tunisia F33, MonastirFuturesHard Ivan Liutarevich Altuğ Çelikbilek
Florent Diep
6–3, 6–1
Win7–4Tunisia F36, MonastirFuturesHard Alexis Klégou Petr Arkhipov
Bogdan Bobrov
6–4, 6–0
Win8–4Tunisia F37, MonastirFuturesHard Alexis Klégou Rémy Bertola
Yannik Steinegger
6–2, 6–1
Win9–4Cameroon F1, YaoundéFuturesHard Aziz Dougaz Sadio Doumbia
Diego Matos
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Win10–4Cameroon F2, YaoundéFuturesHard Aziz Dougaz Sadio Doumbia
Diego Matos
6–4, 6–2
Loss10–5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Christian Seraphim Luca Giacomini
Adelchi Virgili
7–5, 4–6, [6–10]
Win11–5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Evan Hoyt Diego Hidalgo
Gilbert Klier Júnior
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win12–5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Diego Hidalgo Dan Added
Yanais Laurent
7–5, 6–0
Win13–5Yokohama, JapanChallengerHard Moez Echargui Max Purcell
Luke Saville
7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Win14–5M25 La Marsa, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Aziz Dougaz Moez Echargui
Thomas Setodji
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Win15–5M25+H Lagos, NigeriaWorld Tennis TourHard Aziz Dougaz Benjamin Lock
Courtney John Lock
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win16–5M25 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Petros Chrysochos Gabriel Petit
Hugo Pontico
7–5, 6–2
Win17–5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Florian Lakat Yan Bondarevskiy
Anis Ghorbel
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win18–5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Geoffrey Blancaneaux Baptiste Crepatte
Gabriel Petit
6–0, 7–6(7–1)
Win19–5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Aziz Dougaz Mats Rosenkranz
Tom Schönenberg
4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–5]
Win20–5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Aziz Dougaz Mirko Martinez
Kristjan Tamm
6–3, 7–5
Loss20–6M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Mats Rosenkranz Alexander Erler
David Pichler
2–6, 6–7(12–14)
Loss20–7M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Dan Added Alexander Erler
David Pichler
6–7(7–9), 3–6
Loss20–8M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard David Pichler Tom Jomby
Ronan Joncour
7–6(8-6), 6-7(7-9), [7-10]
Win21–8M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Alexander Erler Naoki Nakagawa
Ryota Tanuma
6–0, 7-5
Win22–8M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Alexander Erler Lilian Marmousez
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
6–2, 5-7, [11-9]
Loss22–9Salinas, EcuadorChallengerHard Diego Hidalgo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Fernando Romboli
5-7, 6-4, [2-10]
Win23–9M25 Quinta do Lago, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Evan Hoyt Alberto Barroso Campos
Roberto Ortega-Olmedo
4–6, 6-3, [10-5]
Loss23–10M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Aziz Ouakaa Boris Butulija
Petr Nouza
4–6, 6-3, [7-10]
Win24–10M25 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Marko Topo Florent Bax
Robin Bertrand
6–4, 7-5
Win25–10M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Akira Santillan Gao Xin
Li Zhe
6–3, 6-0
Win26–10M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Luke Johnson Martin Breysach
Arthur Bouquier
7–6(7–3), 6-3
Win27–10M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Aziz Ouakaa Rigele Te
Zhang Ze
7–6(7–1), 6-2
Win28–10M25 Bakio, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Luke Johnson Aaron Cohen
Àlex Martínez
1–6, 6-2, [10–5]
Loss28–11M15 Roehampton, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourGrass Luca Castelnuovo Julian Cash
Henry Patten
(W/O)
Win29–11M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Aziz Ouakaa Ken Cavrak
Chase Ferguson
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss29–12Orléans, FranceChallengerHard (i) Nicolas Mahut
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
2–6, 4–6
Win30–12Cuernavaca, MexicoChallengerHard Michail Pervolarakis Benjamin Lock
Rubin Statham
6–4, 6–4
Win31–12M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Jakob Schnaitter Kokoro Isomura
Yamato Sueoka
6–2, 6–0
Win32–12Chicago, United StatesChallengerHard Mikelis Libietis Chung Yun-seong
Andrew Harris
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win33–12M25 Idanha-a-Nova, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Dan Added Alberto Barroso Campos
David Poljak
7–5, 6–4
Win34–12Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Luke Johnson Sander Arends
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win35–12Charleston, United StatesChallengerHard Luke Johnson Nicholas Bybel
Oliver Crawford
6–4, 6–4
Win36–12Tiburon, United StatesChallengerHard Luke Johnson William Blumberg
Luis David Martínez
6–2, 6–3
Win37–12M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Aziz Ouakaa Alberto Barroso Campos
Aleksandr Lobanov
7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win38–12Nonthaburi, ThailandChallengerHard Luke Johnson Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
7–5, 6–4
Win39–12Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumChallengerHard (i) Luke Johnson Sander Arends
Sem Verbeek
7-5, 6-3

Davis Cup

Participations: (10–2)

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (0–0)
Group II (2–2)
Group III (8–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (8–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Matches by type
Singles (5–0)
Doubles (5–2)
Rubber outcomeNo.RubberMatch type (partner if any)Opponent nationOpponent player(s)Score
3–0; 26 October 2015; Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt; Africa Zone Group III Pool A Round robin; Clay surface
Victory1ISingles AlgeriaYoucef Ghezal6–2, 6–0
Victory2IIIDoubles (with Aziz Dougaz) (dead rubber)Mohamed Hassan / Aymen Ikhlef6–1, 6–2
3–0; 27 October 2015; Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt; Africa Zone Group III Pool A Round robin; Clay surface
Victory3IIIDoubles (with Majed Kilani) (dead rubber) NamibiaJacobus Serdyn / Gideon Van Dyk6–0, 6–2
2–0; 29 October 2015; Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt; Africa Zone Group III Promotional Play-off; Clay surface
Victory4ISingles BeninJean Segodo6–2, 6–0
1–3; 4–6 March 2016; Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Europe/Africa Zone Group II First round; Carpet (indoor) surface
Defeat5IIIDoubles (with Malek Jaziri) Bosnia and HerzegovinaMirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić7–6(7–2), 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 4–6
3–2; 15–17 July 2016; Tennis Courts of Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia; Europe/Africa Zone Group II Relegation play-off; Hard surface
Victory6IIIDoubles (with Malek Jaziri) BulgariaAlexandar Lazarov / Vasko Mladenov6–4, 6–4, 6–3
4–1; 7–9 April 2017; National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus; Europe/Africa Zone Group II Relegation play-off; Hard surface
Victory7IIIDoubles (with Malek Jaziri) CyprusMarcos Baghdatis / Petros Chrysochos7–5, 3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
2–3; 3–4 February 2018; Tennis Courts of Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia; Europe/Africa Zone Group II First round; Hard surface
Defeat8VDoubles (with Anis Ghorbel) FinlandHarri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen4–6, 7–5, 2–6
3–0; 11 September 2019; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III Round robin; Clay surface
Victory9IISingles MozambiqueFranco Mata6–1, 6–2
3–0; 12 September 2019; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III Round robin; Clay surface
Victory10IISingles NigeriaEmmanuel Audu6–3, 6–2
3–0; 13 September 2019; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III Round robin; Clay surface
Victory11IIIDoubles (with Aziz Ouakaa) (dead rubber) NamibiaCodie van Schalkwyk / Connor van Schalkwyk6–2, 6–1
2–0; 14 September 2019; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III Promotional Play-off; Clay surface
Victory12IISingles MadagascarJean-Jacques Rakotohasy6–1, 6–4

African Games

Doubles 1 (1 victory)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeux Africains – Tennis : L’or pour Mansouri-Dougaz. French. La Presse. 31 August 2019. 20 February 2020.