Maxime Chazal (born 24 April 1993, in

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) is a French

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player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 234, achieved on 7 March 2016 and a doubles ranking of No. 347, achieved on 19 February 2018.

Professional career

2013: ATP Tour Double debut

In February, Chazal made his ATP main draw doubles debut in

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, partnering with

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. The pair lost in the first round.

2014: ATP Tour qualifying debut

In January, Chazal won his first ATP singles qualifying debut in

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, defeating

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in the first round and losing to Steve Johnson in the final round.

2016: Grand Slam qualifying debut

In January, Chazal made his Grand Slam debut at the

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, losing in the first qualifying round to fellow countryman

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. In May, he made his debut at the

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, also losing in the first qualifying round.

2017: Maiden ATP Tour doubles win

In February, Chazal won his first match on the ATP main draw doubles in

, partnering with

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. The pair reached the quarterfinal where they lost to

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and Matt Reid.

2025: Maiden Challenger doubles final

In February, Chazal reached his first Challenger doubles final in

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, partnering with

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. The pair lost to top seed Mateo Barreiros Reyes and Paulo André Saraiva dos Santos in the final.

Performance timeline

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 35 (14 titles, 21 runner-ups)

Doubles: 0 (0–1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chazal, Maxime 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Nouméa Sportspeople from Aix-en-Provence French male tennis players New Caledonian male tennis players New Caledonian people of French descent 21st-century French sportsmen