Results

US Open 08/26 15:00 23 [10] Lorenzo Musetti v Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard [37] 6-7,6-3,6-4,6-4
ATP Winston-Salem 08/22 22:30 28 [92] Botic Van De Zandschulp v Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard [39] 6-4,7-5
ATP Winston-Salem 08/21 22:45 27 [65] Hamad Medjedovic v Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard [39] 6-7,2-6
ATP Winston-Salem 08/20 19:45 26 [39] Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard v Alexandre Muller [38] 6-3,6-2
ATP Winston-Salem 08/19 18:00 25 [39] Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard v Pedro Martinez [64] 2-6,6-3,7-6
ATP Cincinnati 08/07 17:00 23 [43] Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard v Coleman Wong [168] 3-6,2-6
ATP Toronto 07/29 16:30 24 [43] Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard v Holger Rune [9] 6-7,3-6
ATP Toronto 07/27 20:00 23 [123] Shintaro Mochizuki v Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard [45] 4-6,2-6
ATP Washington 07/21 22:55 24 [45] Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard v Aleksandar Vukic [105] 4-6,6-3,3-6
Wimbledon 07/01 14:15 23 [5] Taylor Fritz v Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard [36] 6-7,6-7,6-4,7-6,6-4
ATP Eastbourne 06/24 10:00 25 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard v Cameron Norrie CANC
ATP Queens 06/17 11:00 25 [32] Brandon Nakashima v Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard [36] 6-7,7-6,6-4

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (French pronunciation: [pɛtʃi pɛʁikɑʁ]; born 8 July 2003) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 29, achieved on 24 February 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 208, achieved on 5 May 2025. He is currently the No. 3 French player. One of the most powerful servers in professional tennis, at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships he broke the tournament record with a 153-mile-per-hour (246 km/h) serve, and set the record for the fastest second serve ever with a serve of 147 mph (237 km/h).

History

2021: Junior French Open champion, Turned Pro

Mpetshi Perricard won the 2021 French Open boys' doubles title, partnered with compatriot Arthur Fils. He also reached the semifinals of the singles tournament, losing to Fils.

2023: Challenger title, top 200

Mpetshi Perricard won his first ATP Challenger singles title at the 2023 León Open, defeating Juan Pablo Ficovich in the finals.

He received a wildcard for the 2023 French Open for his Grand Slam debut, but lost to Major debutant Genaro Alberto Olivieri.

In June, Mpetshi Perricard made his ATP Tour debut at the Rosmalen Open as a qualifier, losing in the first round to Jordan Thompson.[]

In October, Mpetshi Perricard won his first two matches on the ATP Tour in Antwerp as a qualifier and reached his first ATP quarterfinal, defeating sixth seed Roberto Carballés Baena in the first round, and wildcard and home favorite David Goffin in the second round, but lost in the quarterfinals against the eventual winner of the tournament, Alexander Bublik. As a result he entered the top 200 on 23 October 2023.

2024: First ATP 500 title in Basel, top 30

In January, Mpetshi Pericard participated in his first Australian Open qualifying, but lost in the final round to fellow countryman Hugo Grenier.[]

In February, Mpetshi Perricard won his first title of the year on the ATP Challenger Tour, his second career title, at the 2024 Lexus Nottingham Challenger, defeating fellow countryman Matteo Martineau in the final. In April, Mpetshi Perricard won back-to-back Challenger titles in Mexico, at the 2024 Morelos Open, defeating Nicolas Mejia in the final, and then at the 2024 GNP Seguros Tennis Open in Acapulco, defeating Adam Walton in the final. As a result, he reached the top 125 on 22 April 2024.

In May, at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open, Mpetshi Perricard won his first title on the ATP Tour as a wildcard with wins over Lorenzo Sonego, Yoshihito Nishioka by walkover, compatriot and qualifier Hugo Gaston, second seed Alexander Bublik and sixth seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the final. He became the lowest-ranked titlist in the tournament's history. As a result, he climbed more than 50 spots in the singles rankings to a career-high in the top 70 at world No. 66 on 27 May 2024. He received a wildcard for the 2024 French Open for the second year in a row.

At the beginning of the grass season, he qualified for the 2024 Queen's Club Championships and upset sixth seed Ben Shelton in the first round. As a result he reached the top 60 in the rankings at world No. 59 on 24 June 2024. At the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, Mpetshi Perricard entered the main draw as a lucky loser, having lost to Maxime Janvier in the qualifying rounds. In the first round, he defeated twentieth seed Sebastian Korda in a five-set match with four tiebreaks, producing 51 aces to record his first Major win. He then reached the fourth round by defeating Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round and Emil Ruusuvuori in the third round. He lost in the fourth round to Lorenzo Musetti.

At the 2024 Swiss Indoors in Basel, Mpetshi Perricard won his first ATP 500 title defeating again Ben Shelton. Ranked No. 50, he became the lowest-ranked champion since the tournament became a tour-level event in 1975. As a result he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 31 on 28 October 2024. On his main draw debut at his home tournament, the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters, where he received a wildcard, he upset 14th seed Frances Tiafoe in three sets. He lost to Karen Khachanov in three sets. As a result, he reached the top 30 on 4 November 2024.

2025: First French Open win

In May, Mpetshi Perricard won his first Challenger title in more than a year at the Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final. Later that month, Mpetshi Perricard won his first match at the French Open by defeating Zizou Bergs in the first round. He lost in the second round to Damir Džumhur.

At 2025 Wimbledon, he broke the tournament record in the first round with a 153 mph serve, yet still lost the point to Taylor Fritz.