Luca_Van_Assche
Luca Van Assche
Belgian-born French tennis player
Luca Van Assche (born 11 May 2004) is a French professional tennis player.[1]
Van Assche at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux | |
| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Born | (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 19) Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2021 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Yannick Quere |
| Prize money | $1,238,347 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 19–29 (39.6%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 63 (23 October 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 80 (18 March 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–7 (22.2%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 335 (9 January 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 576 (18 March 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2022, 2023) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 20 March 2024. | |
Van Assche has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 65 achieved on 31 August 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 344 achieved on 3 October 2022. Van Assche is currently the fourth youngest player in the top 100, behind Jakub Menšík, Alex Michelsen and Arthur Fils.
Juniors
Van Assche won the 2021 French Open Boys' Singles title, defeating fellow countryman Arthur Fils in the final.[2]
2022: ATP, Major doubles debuts, Maiden Challenger title and top 150
In January 2024, ranked No. 445, Van Assche received a wildcard for the qualifying event at the 2022 Open Sud de France but lost to Roman Safiullin.[3] He also made his ATP main draw doubles debut after receiving a wildcard into the main draw with Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg where they defeated David Vega Hernandez and Denys Molchanov to win their first ATP tour level match.[4][5] He also made his Grand Slam debut in doubles at the French Open as a wildcard pair partnering also Gueymard Wayenburg.
In October, Van Assche reached his first singles final on the ATP Challenger Tour in Lisbon, Portugal, entering the main draw as a qualifier and losing to Marco Cecchinato in the finals.[6] As a result he broke into the top 250. The following week, he made his ATP singles debut in Antwerp after qualifying for the main draw.[7]
On 14 November 2022, he entered the top 200 at world No. 198, after reaching the final of the Brest Challenger losing to Gregoire Barrere[8] and the quarterfinals in Roanne. In December, Van Assche won his maiden Challenger title in Maia defeating qualifier Maximilian Neuchrist in the final.[9] As a result he moved to No. 138 in the rankings, making him the youngest player in the top 150.[10][11]
2023: Major and Masters debuts, Two Challengers 125 titles & top 100, first ATP win
Van Assche received a wildcard into the 2023 Australian Open main draw to make his Grand Slam debut in singles.[12]
He then competed in the Teréga Open Pau–Pyrénées Challenger 125 (indoor), defeating Ugo Humbert in the final in 3 hours and 56 minutes, which set a record for the longest ATP Challenger final and saving two match points.[13] Following his second title win in Pau, he moved close to 40 positions up and reached the top 110 on 6 March 2023.[14] Following his title at the 2023 Sanremo Challenger 125 (clay) he reached No. 91 on 3 April 2023 making him the youngest player in the top 100.[15][16] The following week he recorded his first ATP win at the 2023 Estoril Open over qualifier Pedro Sousa after entering into the main draw directly. He recorded his first top-100 win over Stan Wawrinka at the 2023 Srpska Open.[17]
Van Assche recorded his first Grand Slam win at the 2023 French Open defeating Marco Cecchinato in the first round before losing to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round. He made his Wimbledon debut in July, losing to Aslan Karatsev in the first round.[18] At Wimbledon, Van Assche recorded his first Grand Slam doubles win, playing along with fellow countryman Arthur Fils, defeating brothers Stefanos Tsitsipas and Petros Tsitsipas in the first round.[19]
In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals.[20][21]
2024: Australian Open debut and third round
At the 2024 Australian Open he reached the third round defeating James Duckworth and 25th seed Lorenzo Musetti on his debut at this Major.[22]
Van Assche has a Belgian father and an Italian mother, who later was naturalised French.[23] He also has two sisters, Sofia and Elisa, a brother Paolo and cousins Gabriel and Tristan. He was raised in France, in Aix-en-Provence, Lyon and then Paris.[24] He studies mathematics at the Paris Dauphine University.[25]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| French Open | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| US Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Italian Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2021 | French Open | Clay | Arthur Fils |
6–4, 6–2 |
Singles: 7 (4–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2022 | M15+H Bagnoles de l'Orne, France | World Tennis Tour | Clay (i) | Corentin Denolly |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2022 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay |  Marco Cecchinato |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2022 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Grégoire Barrère |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2022 | Valencia, Spain | Challenger | Clay |  Oleksii Krutykh |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Dec 2022 | Maia, Portugal | Challenger | Clay (i) |  Maximilian Neuchrist |
3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–3 | Feb 2023 | Pau, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ugo Humbert |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 2023 | Sanremo, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Juan Pablo Varillas |
6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2022 | M15+H Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, France | World Tennis Tour | Clay (i) | Corentin Denolly |
Ronan Joncour Mandresy Rakotomalala |
6–3, 6–4 |
Van Assche's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
 Novak Djokovic |
0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (7–6(7–4), 3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Banja Luka |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
 Alexander Zverev |
0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2023 Hamburg |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
 Stan Wawrinka |
2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | Won (3–6, 7–6(8–6), ret.) at 2023 Metz |
 Stefanos Tsitsipas |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 0–6, 4–6) at 2024 Australian Open |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
 Diego Schwartzman |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (7–5, 3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Shanghai |
 Cameron Norrie |
0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 7–6(8–6), 1–6) at 2024 Auckland |
| Total | 2–6 | 25% | 1–4 (20%) |
1–2 (33%) |
0–0 ( – ) |
* Statistics correct as of 19 January 2024[update]. |
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- "Fils, Stricker, Van Assche & Cobolli Qualify For Next Gen ATP Finals". Next Generation ATP Finals. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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- "Alex Michelsen charges into R3 at Australian Open | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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