Térence Atmane Explained

Térence Atmane
Birth Date:9 January 2002
Birth Place:Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height:NaN1.93
Plays:Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$528,282
Singlesrecord:3–8
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 118 (22 July 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 118 (22 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2024)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2024)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2024)
Usopenresult:Q2 (2023)
Doublesrecord:0–0
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 1946 (20 September 2021)
Updated:20 May 2024

Térence Atmane (born 9 January 2002) is a French professional tennis player.Atmane has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 118 achieved on 22 July 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 1946 achieved on 20 September 2021.[1]

Professional career

2022: First ITF titles

In the first half of 2022, Atmane played multiple ITF tournaments in Monastir, Tunisia, reaching the finals five times, with two titles and three runner-ups.

2023: Maiden Challenger title & Top 150, ATP & Masters debuts and first win

In May, Atmane played his first Grand Slam qualifying match at the French Open, losing in the first round to Zdeněk Kolář. In August, Atmane made his US Open qualifying debut and recorded his first Grand Slam qualifying win, defeating Máté Valkusz in the first round, before losing to James Duckworth in the second round, having failed to convert three match points.[2]

In September, Atmane won his first Challenger title in Zhangjiagang, defeating qualifier Mikalai Haliak in the final.[3] Two weeks later, Atmane won his second Challenger title in Guangzhou, defeating top seed Christopher O'Connell in the quarterfinals and second seed Marc Polmans in the final.[4] Atmane broke into the top 150 as a result.[5]

Atmane made his ATP Tour debut at the 2023 Zhuhai Championships, losing to eight seed and eventual finalist Yoshihito Nishioka in the first round despite leading 6–0 in the first set.[6] In October, Atmane made his debut at the ATP Masters 1000 level as a qualifier at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.[7] He won his first match on the ATP Tour by defeating Jordan Thompson in the first round[8] [9] before losing to 22nd seed Nicolás Jarry in the second round.[10] In November, he qualified for his third ATP tournament at the 2023 Sofia Open, where he lost in the first round to eight seed Márton Fucsovics.

2024: Major debut and Masters third round, top 120

Atmane made his Major debut at the 2024 Australian Open as a qualifier. In the first round of the main draw, he won the first set against world No. 3 Daniil Medvedev, but ultimately retired two sets to one down due to cramping.[11]

As the top qualifying seed, he entered the 2024 Dallas Open as a lucky loser but lost to Yoshihito Nishioka. He also qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament, the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel.

In May, Atmane qualified for the main draw of the Italian Open, defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis and Harold Mayot in the qualifying competition.[12] He defeated Christopher Eubanks in the first round for his second career ATP win and also second at a Masters level.[13] He defeated 26th seed Lorenzo Musetti to reach the third round for the first time at a Masters level.[14] As a result he moved into the top 120 in the rankings. He lost in the third round to eight seed Grigor Dimitrov.[15] [16]

In June, Atmane received a Wild Card to make his French Open debut,[17] but lost in the first round to Sebastian Ofner.

In July, Atmane reached his third career Challenger final in Granby, Canada, losing to Yunchaokete Bu in the final.[18]

Performance timeline

Singles

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament20232024SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA1R0 / 10–1
French OpenQ11R0 / 10–1
WimbledonAQ10 / 00–0
US OpenQ2Q10 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–20 / 20–2
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells MastersAQ10 / 00–0
Miami OpenAQ20 / 00–0
Monte-Carlo MastersAA0 / 00–0
Madrid OpenAQ10 / 00–0
Italian OpenA3R0 / 12–1
Canadian OpenAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati MastersAA0 / 00–0
Shanghai Masters2R0 / 11–1
Paris MastersQ10 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss1–12–10 / 23–2
Career statistics
20232024Career
Tournaments35Career total: 8
style=text-align:leftTitles00Career total: 0
style=text-align:leftFinals00Career total: 0
Overall win–loss1–32–50 / 83–8
Win %Career total:
style=text-align:leftYear-end ranking144

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–5)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Francesco Passaro6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss0–2M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Lucas Catarina4–6, 1–6
Loss0–3M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Alexander Donski2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win1–3M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Cyril Vandermeersch6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win2–3M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Cyril Vandermeersch6–2, 6–2
Win3–3M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Kris Van Wyk6–3, 6–4
Loss3–4M15 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Alec Deckers4–6, 2–6
Win4–4M25 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Daniel Cukierman6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win5–4M25 Anapoima, ColombiaWorld Tennis TourClay Emilien Voisin6–3, 6–2
Win6–4Zhangjiagang, ChinaChallengerHard Mikalai Haliak6–1, 6–2
Win7–4Guangzhou, ChinaChallengerHard Marc Polmans4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Loss7–5Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Yunchaokete Bu3–6, 7–6, (9–7), 4–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terence Atmane | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
  2. Web site: Tennis (US Open): les regrets de Terence Atmane, éliminé au 2e tour des qualifications. August 25, 2023. La Voix du Nord.
  3. Web site: Tennis: Premier titre challenger pour Térence Atmane. September 3, 2023. La Voix du Nord.
  4. Web site: Tennis: Le boulonnais Térence Atmane s'impose à Guangzhou, doublé chinois. September 16, 2023. La Voix du Nord.
  5. Web site: Tennis: Térence Atmane dans le top 150 ATP : ces deux titres donnent des frissons. September 18, 2023. La Voix du Nord.
  6. Web site: Tennis: Térence Atmane gagne son premier set ATP 6-0 à Zhuhai mais s'incline. September 16, 2023. La Voix du Nord.
  7. Web site: Qualifications du Masters 1000 de Shanghai, ça passe pour Atmane. October 3, 2023. L'Équipe.
  8. Web site: Diego Schwartzman, young Frenchmen win in Shanghai. 5 October 2023 .
  9. Web site: Tennis: Le Boulonnais Térence Atmane s'offre un deuxième tour à Shanghai. October 5, 2023. La Voix du Nord.
  10. Web site: Atmane stoppé par Nicolas Jarry. October 7, 2023. L'Équipe.
  11. Web site: Terence Atmane : « Cela n'avait pas de sens de continuer » . 15 January 2024.
  12. Web site: Grégoire Barrère et Térence Atmane qualifiés pour le master 1000 de Rome, pas Richard Gasquet . 7 May 2024 .
  13. Web site: Térence Atmane après sa victoire contre Christopher Eubanks à Rome : « Une bonne surprise pour moi » . 8 May 2024.
  14. Web site: Térence Atmane rejoint le troisième tour du master 1000 de Rome après l'abandon de Lorenzo Musetti . 10 May 2024.
  15. Web site: Térence Atmane n'a pas résisté à Igor Dimitrov au troisième tour à Rome . 10 May 2024.
  16. Web site: Dimitrov wins 'one of the most difficult matches of the year' to advance in Rome. 12 May 2024.
  17. Web site: Richard Gasquet headlines Roland Garros wild cards ATP Tour Tennis . 2024-05-16 . ATP Tour . en.
  18. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/buyunchaokete-atmane-granby-challenger-2024-final