Geoffrey Blancaneaux (born 8 August 1998) is a French professional

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player who competes on the

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. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 134 achieved on 14 November 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 115 achieved on 19 May 2025.

Junior career

Blancaneaux won the 2016 French Open boys' singles title, defeating

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in the final after saving three championship points.

Professional career

2017: Grand Slam debut

In September 2017, Blancaneaux made his Grand Slam debut, after receiving a wildcard to enter the main draw at the

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2021: Maiden Challenger title

In December 2021, Blancaneaux won his maiden Challenger singles tournament at the Maia Challenger, defeating

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in the finals.

2022-2024: French Open, Masters and top 150 debuts

Seeded No. 190 at the

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he qualified to make his Grand Slam debut at this Major on his sixth attempt. He reached the top 150 on 8 August 2022. In October, Blancaneaux made his Masters debut, after receiving a wildcard to enter the qualifying draw at the

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. As a result, he reached a new career high ranking of No. 134 on 14 November 2022. In May 2023, Blancaneaux reached his second final on the

at the Tunis Open, losing to

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in the final. In February 2024, Blancaneaux won his second Challenger title at the

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, defeating

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in the final.

2025: Top 125 debut in doubles

In February, Blancaneaux won his third Challenger title at the

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, defeating fellow countryman

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in the final. He also reached the final in the doubles tournament, partnering with

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, but lost in the final to top seeds

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and Paulo Andre Saraiva Dos Santos. Blancaneaux reached three consecutive Challenger doubles finals by also reaching the final at the

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and Rwanda Challenger II, both times partnering with

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Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Performance timeline

Singles

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 20 (16–4)

Doubles: 20 (10–10)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blancaneaux, Geoffrey 1998 births Living people French male tennis players Tennis players from Paris French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles 21st-century French sportsmen