Tom Paris (born 2 September 2002) is a French tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of 338 achieved on 14 July 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 1123 achieved on 16 October 2023

Early life

Paris was immersed in tennis from a young age with his first coach being his father Christophe Paris, a former tennis player who played at regional level, being the head of the Pontcharra-sur-Turdine tennis club. Paris is a member of Charbonnières-les-Bains Tennis Club. As a youngster he trained at a tennis centre in

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which has alumni including

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and

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Career

2023: Maiden ITF title

In October 2023, Paris won his first ITF title defeating top seed

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in the semifinal and defeating

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in the final in

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, France.

2024: ATP Tour debut

Paris received a wild card for his

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debut into the doubles at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open, alongside

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2025: First Challenger semifinal, top 350

In June, Paris reached his first Challenger semifinal at the 2025 Ion Țiriac Challenger, as a lucky loser. He lost to

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in the semifinal. He entered the top 350 as a result.

Performance timeline

Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (4–1)

References

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