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Ugo Blanchet (born 5 January 1999) is a French tennis player who plays mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 145 achieved on 22 July 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 387 achieved on 15 July 2024.^[1]

Professional career

2022: ATP doubles debut

In February, Blanchet made his ATP Tour debut at the 2022 Open 13 in Marseille after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Timo Legout. The pair went on to reach the quarterfinals, earning Blanchet his first ATP Tour doubles win.

2023: Maiden Challenger title, Top 200 debut

In October, Blanchet won his first Challenger title at the 2023 Málaga Open as a qualifier, defeating Mattia Bellucci in the final.^[2] In November, Blanchet recorded his second ATP career win in doubles at the 2023 Moselle Open, playing along with Matteo Martineau, after the pair received a wildcard to the main draw.

2024: ATP singles debut and first win, Top 150 debut

In January, Blanchet made his singles debut on the ATP Tour as a qualifier at the 2024 Open Sud de France in Montpellier, losing to Grégoire Barrère in the first round.^[3]

In April, Blanchet reached his second career Challenger final in Oeiras, Portugal, losing to fourth seed Francisco Comesana in the final.^[4]

In July, Blanchet won his first singles main draw match on the ATP Tour at the Hamburg Open as a qualifier, defeating Alexei Popyrin in the first round.^[5] As a result, he entered the top 150 in the singles rankings at No. 145 on 22 July 2024.

Performance timeline

**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.

Singles

Tournament	2024	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	Q2	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0 / 0	0–0	–

ATP Challenger and Futures finals

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

Legend (singles)
ATP Challengers (1–1)
Futures (6–4)

Finals by surface
Hard (7–3)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2021	M15, Monastir, Tunisia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Quentin Folliot	4–6, 7–6^(7–), 6–2
Loss	1–1	Oct 2021	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Guy Den Ouden	4–6, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Dec 2021	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Stuart Parker	2–6, 4–6
Win	2–2	Jan 2022	M15 Manacor, Spain	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Antoine Bellier	6–3, 4–6, 7–6^(7–2)
Loss	2–3	Apr 2022	M25 Reus, Spain	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Alex Marti Pujolras	6–3, 2–6, 6–7^(3–7)
Win	3–3	Jun 2022	M25 Bourg en Bresse, France	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Oliver Crawford	6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
Win	4–3	Jul 2022	M25 Uriage, France	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard	6–2, 6–3
Win	5–3	Nov 2022	M25 Monastir, Tunisia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Kyrian Jacquet	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	6–3	Jul 2023	M25 Uriage, France	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Marvin Moeller	6–3, 6–4
Loss	6–4	Sep 2023	M25 Monastir, Tunisia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Robin Bertrand	2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	7–4	Oct 2023	Malaga, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Mattia Bellucci	6–4, 6–4
Loss	7–5	Apr 2024	Oeiras, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Francisco Comesana	4–6, 6–3, 5–7