Titouan Droguet (born 15 June 2001) is a French tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 130 achieved on 6 June 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 211 achieved on 24 April 2023.[1] Droguet has won one singles and three doubles ATP Challengers.

Titouan Droguet
Droguet in 2021
Country (sports) France
Born (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 23)
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$396,527
Singles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 130 (6 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 148 (19 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
French OpenQ2 (2024)
WimbledonQ2 (2024)
US Open2R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 211 (24 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 410 (19 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2024)
Last updated on: 21 August 2024.

Career

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2022: First ITF titles

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In April 2022, Droguet won his first ITF singles title in Angers, France.

In May, Droguet won his first Challenger doubles title in Aix-en-Provence, France playing alongside Kyrian Jacquet.[2]

2023: Major debut and first win, top 200

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In February, Droguet reached his first Challenger singles final in Cherbourg, France, where he lost to third seed Giulio Zeppieri. In June, Droguet made his Grand Slam qualifying debut as a wildcard, at the French Open, losing in the first round to Andrea Vavassori.[2]

Following two more Challenger finals, both lost, in Modena, Italy and Amersfoort, Netherlands, Droguet made his debut in the ATP top 200 at No. 185 on 23 July 2023.[1]

Ranked No. 172, Droguet made his Grand Slam debut at the US Open as a qualifier having never won an ATP tour level match in his career. In the qualifying first round, Droguet earned his first win against a player in the top 100 by defeating Cristian Garín.[3][4][5] In the first round of the main draw, Droguet defeated 18th seed Lorenzo Musetti, his first Grand Slam win and his first win against a top 20 player.[6][7] Droguet lost in the second round to fellow qualifier Jakub Menšík.

2024: Maiden Challenger title, top 150 debut

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In March, Droguet reached his fourth final on the ATP Challenger Tour in Szekesfehevar, Hungary, losing to Chun-Hsin Tseng in the final. However, he won the doubles title paired with Matteo Martineau.[8] He reached the top 150 in the singles rankings on 6 May 2024 at world No. 146.[1]

In May following four lost singles finals, Droguet won his maiden Challenger title as the top seed at the Francavilla al Mare Open, defeating Jacopo Berrettini.[9]

In July, Droguet made his ATP Tour debut as a qualifier at the 2024 Swiss Open Gstaad, losing in the first round to seventh seed Fabio Fognini. In November, he played his second ATP Tour tournament as a lucky loser at the 2024 Moselle Open, losing to fellow countryman Hugo Gaston in the first round.[10][11]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 2R Q2 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 1–1 0–0 0 / 1 1–1 50%

Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 12 (5–7)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–4)
ITF Futures Tour (4–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Ergi Kırkın 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2022 M25 Angers, France World Tennis Tour Clay   Lucas Catarina 6–1, 6–1
Win 2–1 Aug 2022 M25 Santander, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay   Oscar Jose Gutierrez 7–6(11–9), 6–0
Loss 2–2 Sep 2022 M15 Casablanca, Morocco World Tennis Tour Clay   Max Houkes 2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 3–2 Sep 2022 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay   Elmar Ejupovic 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3-3 Feb 2023 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard (i)   Giulio Zeppieri 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Win 4–3 Jun 2023 M25 Grasse, France World Tennis Tour Clay   Maxime Chazal 6–1, 7–5
Loss 4–4 Jun 2023 M25 Montauban, France World Tennis Tour Clay   Valentin Vacherot 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 4–5 Jun 2023 Modena, Italy Challenger Clay   Emilio Nava 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss 4–6 Jul 2023 Amersfoort, Netherlands Challenger Clay   Maximilian Marterer 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4–7 Mar 2024 Szekesfehevar, Hungary Challenger Clay   Chun-Hsin Tseng 1–4 RET
Win 5–7 May 2024 Francavilla al Mare, Italy Challenger Clay   Jacopo Berrettini 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 13 (6–7)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (3–1)
ITF Futures (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (5–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2018 France F14, Uriage Futures Clay   Clément Tabur   Maxime Tchoutakian
  Hugo Voljacques
6–7(3–7), 6–2, [4–10]
Loss 0–2 Jan 2020 M15 Bagnoles-de-l'Orne World Tennis Tour Clay   Hugo Pierre   Benjamin Dhoe
  Arthur Reymond
6–1, 2–6, [8–10]
Win 1–2 Dec 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Théo Arribagé   Alexander Erler
  David Pichler
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Loss 1–3 Apr 2021 M25 Angers, France World Tennis Tour Clay   Arthur Cazaux   Corentin Denolly
  Manuel Guinard
w/o
Loss 1–4 Jun 2021 M15 Helsinki, Finland World Tennis Tour Clay   Jonathan Eysseric   Cristian Rodríguez
  Glenn Smits
6–7(6–8), 2–6
Win 2–4 Jan 2022 M25 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Théo Arribagé   Zvonimir Babić
  Alexander Donski
1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 2–5 Mar 2022 M25 Poreč, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay   Ergi Kırkın   Aristotelis Thanos
  Petros Tsitsipas
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [7–10]
Win 3–5 Apr 2022 M25 Angers, France World Tennis Tour Clay   Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg   Lucas Bouquet
  Alexis Musialek
6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Win 4–5 May 2022 Aix-en-Provence, France Challenger Clay   Kyrian Jacquet   Nicolás Barrientos
  Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–2, 6–3
Loss 4–6 Aug 2022 M25 Santander, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay   Grégoire Jacq   Íñigo Cervantes
  Sergi Pérez Contri
3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–7 Aug 2022 Toulouse, France Challenger Clay   Théo Arribagé   Maxime Janvier
  Malek Jaziri
3–6, 6–7(5–7).
Win 5–7 Apr 2023 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Challenger Clay   Dan Added   Jacopo Berrettini
  Andrea Pellegrino
6–2, 1–6, [12–10]
Win 6–7 Mar 2024 Szekesfehevar, Hungary Challenger Clay   Matteo Martineau   André Göransson
  Denys Molchanov
4–6, 7–5, [10–8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Titouan Droguet | Rankings | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ a b "TD ATP activity".
  3. ^ "Titouan Droguet, qui ne dispute que son deuxième match ATP, a renversé Cristian Garin en qualifications de l'US Open". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  4. ^ "Titouan Droguet, Enzo Couacaud, Hugo Gaston et Elsa Jacquemot qualifiés pour l'US Open". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  5. ^ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-26/meet_the_2023_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html [bare URL]
  6. ^ "Titouan Droguet s'offre Lorenzo Musetti au premier tour de l'US Open". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  7. ^ "Titouan Droguet, vainqueur de Lorenzo Musetti à l'US Open : " Je ne trouve pas les mots "". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  8. ^ "Borges defends Phoenix Challenger crown: 'On cloud nine'". 18 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Bu, 22, makes Chinese tennis history; Pouille returns to Challenger titletown; Droguet downs Jacopo Berrettini in Italy". 13 March 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Ugo-humbert-declare-forfait-pour-metz/1518205
  11. ^ https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Richard-gasquet-elimine-au-bout-du-suspens-apres-trois-tie-breaks-a-metz/1518479
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