Benjamin Bonzi
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Anduze, France |
Born | Nîmes, France | 9 June 1996
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$944,757 |
Singles | |
Career record | 5–11 (31.3%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 60 (1 November 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 63 (22 November 2021) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2021) |
French Open | 2R (2017, 2020) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2021) |
US Open | Q2 (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 11–9 (55.0%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 132 (8 November 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 137 (22 November 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 3R (2020) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
French Open | QF (2019) |
Last updated on: 22 November 2021. |
Benjamin Bonzi (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ bɔ̃zi]; born 9 June 1996) is a French tennis player. Bonzi has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 60 achieved on 1 November 2021. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 132 achieved on 8 November 2021.
Junior career[]
Bonzi won the 2014 French Open boys' doubles title with partner Quentin Halys after defeating Lucas Miedler and Akira Santillan in the final, 6–3, 6–3.
Professional career[]
2017: Grand Slam debut and first win at the French Open[]
A wildcard entry for the 2017 French Open, he won the match over Daniil Medvedev after his retirement in the first round before losing to 19th seed Albert Ramos Vinolas in the second round.[1]
2018: Wimbledon debut[]
He qualified for the 2018 Wimbledon Championships defeating Britain's James Ward in the final qualifying round but lost to Lukáš Lacko in the first round.
2019: Mixed Doubles Grand Slam quarterfinal and first ATP doubles final[]
He reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 French Open in mixed doubles as a wildcard partnering compatriot Amandine Hesse where they lost to eventual champions Ivan Dodig and Latisha Chan.
He made his first final in doubles as a wildcard partnering compatriot Antoine Hoang at the 2019 Open Sud de France where they lost to top seeded pair Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Ivan Dodig.
2020: French Open doubles third round[]
Bonzi qualified for the 2020 French Open beating Ivo Karlovic amongst others in qualifying.[2] In the first round Bonzi defeated Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori before losing in a second round clash against teenage Italian Jannik Sinner.[3] In doubles as a wildcard he reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career partnering Antoine Hoang where they were defeated by 8th seeded German duo and eventual champions from Germany, Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies.
2021: Historic six Challenger titles record, First Wimbledon singles win, Top 60 debut[]
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Bonzi started the year winning his first and second Challengers of his career in Potchefstroom and Ostrava. In July, Bonzi qualified for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships and reached the second round for the first time after defeating fellow qualifier Marco Trungelliti in the first round before he lost to 32nd seed Marin Čilić.
He made his top 100 debut after winning the Segovia Challenger over Tim van Rijthoven, jumping 16 spots at a new career high of No. 95 of the World on 2 August 2021.[4][5] He was the top seed in the qualifications at the 2021 US Open but lost to American Aleksandar Kovacevic in the second round.[6] That same month, he followed his defeat by winning his fourth challenger title in Saint-Tropez. He then won two more back-to-back challengers in France in Cassis and Rennes, his fifth and sixth of 2021, making it three titles on home soil in three weeks with just three combined sets lost. He was the first player to go back-to-back-to-back on the circuit since Mikhail Youzhny in 2016. He joined Facundo Bagnis (2016), Juan Ignacio Chela (2001) and Younes El Aynaoui (1998) as the only players to lift six singles trophies in one season in ATP Challenger history.[7] As a result he reached a new career-high of World No. 61 on 20 September 2021. He subsequently reached the top 60 on 1 November 2021.
ATP career finals[]
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2019 | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
ATP Challenger & ITF Futures finals[]
Singles: 27 (17–10)[]
Legend |
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ATP Challenger (6–3) |
ITF Futures (11–7) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2015 | Portugal F10, Castelo Branco | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2015 | Turkey F33, İzmir | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2016 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2016 | Tunisia F22, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Oct 2016 | Tunisia F25, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2016 | Tunisia F26, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Oct 2016 | Tunisia F27, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 4–4 | Nov 2016 | Egypt F31, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 5–4 | Feb 2017 | Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 5–5 | Apr 2017 | Greece F5, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6–5 | May 2017 | Tunisia F17, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 7–5 | May 2017 | France F22, Nevers | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2018 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 5–7 |
Win | 8–6 | Jun 2019 | M25+H Toulouse, France | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–7 | Aug 2019 | M25 Schlieren, Switzerland | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9–7 | Sep 2019 | M25 Madrid, Spain | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 9–8 | Oct 2019 | M25+H Rodez, France | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Win | 10–8 | Feb 2020 | M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 10–9 | Feb 2020 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11–9 | Mar 2020 | M25 Potchefstroom, South Africa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(14–12), 6–4 |
Loss | 11–10 | Jan 2021 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6-4, 6-7(1-7), 6-7(3-7) |
Win | 12–10 | Feb 2021 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7-5, 6-4 |
Win | 13–10 | May 2021 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6-4, 6-4 |
Win | 14–10 | Jul 2021 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(12–10), 3–6, 6–4. |
Win | 15–10 | Aug 2021 | Saint-Tropez, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(10–12), 6–1, 0–0 ret. |
Win | 16–10 | Sep 2021 | Cassis, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Win | 17–10 | Sep 2021 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) |
Doubles (3–3)[]
Legend |
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ATP Challenger (0) |
ITF Futures (3–3) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2014 | Heraklion, Greece F9 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2015 | Antalya, Turkey F18 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2015 | Castelo Branco, Portugal F9 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
Win | 2–2 | Jul 2015 | Castelo Branco, Portugal F10 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(10–8), 6–7(7–9), [10–7] |
Loss | 2–3 | Aug 2015 | Castelo Branco, Portugal F11 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Win | 3–3 | Aug 2015 | Sakarya, Turkey F32 | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2015 | İzmir, Turkey F33 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(0–7), 7–6(8–6) [7–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals[]
Boys' Doubles[]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2014 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Record against top-10 players[]
Bonzi's record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
Player | Years | MP | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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Number 2 ranked players | ||||||||
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2017 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (5–7, 6–4, 6–1, 3–1r) at 2017 French Open |
Number 3 ranked players | ||||||||
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2021 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(5-7)) at 2021 Wimbledon Championships |
Number 7 ranked players | ||||||||
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2021 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–4, 4–6, 5–7) at 2021 Montpellier |
Number 8 ranked players | ||||||||
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2021 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)) at 2021 Lyon |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||||
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2020 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2020 French Open |
Number 10 ranked players | ||||||||
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2021 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(8–6), 6–2) at 2021 Montpellier |
Total | 2017-21 | 6 | 2–4 | 33% | 1–1 (50%) |
1–2 (33%) |
0–1 (0%) |
* Statistics correct as of 9 October 2021. |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "French Open 2017: Dan Evans puts up fight before losing to Tommy Robredo". TheGuardian.com. 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Roland Garros: Defeat for Ivo Karlović | Croatia Week". 23 September 2020.
- ^ https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/sports-games/1229422-tennis-teenager-sinner-stuns-11th-seed-goffin-on-french-open-debut%3Famp
- ^ "The Rise of Rinderknech & Bonzi: Get to Know France's Newest Top 100 Stars | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Rising Arthur Rinderknech reflects on his journey to breaking into top-100".
- ^ "#NextGenATP Rune on a Roll in US Open Qualifying | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Bonzi Claims Record-Tying Sixth Challenger Title of 2021 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- French male tennis players
- French Open junior champions
- Sportspeople from Nîmes
- People from Vincennes
- Sportspeople from Val-de-Marne
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles