Laurent Lokoli (born 18 October 1994) is a French professional

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player. Lokoli plays primarily ATP Challenger and ITF events. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 167 achieved on 27 February 2023.

Career

Lokoli received a wildcard for the 2014 French Open men's singles qualifying draw. He won three qualifying matches and hence advanced to the main draw 1st round, where he lost to Steve Johnson. He was given a wildcard for the 2017 French Open where he lost in the first round to

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. He made minor news by twice refusing to shake hands with Klizan after the match. He reached the top 200 at No. 199 on 3 October 2022. He made his first Challenger final at the 2023 Open Nouvelle-Calédonie in Nouméa, New Caledonia losing to Raúl Brancaccio. As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 176 inside the top 200 on 9 January 2023. Next he qualified into the

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main draw after 8 years of absence. In July 2023, Lokoli made his

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debut as a qualifier, losing to fourth seed

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in the first round.

Personal life

He is the son of former French footballer Dominique Lokoli. Through his father, he is of Congolese descent.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 25 (14-11)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lokoli, Laurent 1994 births Living people French male tennis players Sportspeople from Bastia French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Black French sportspeople 21st-century French sportsmen