Manuel Guinard (born 15 November 1995) is a French tennis player.
He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 67 achieved on 18 November 2024 and a singles ranking of No. 134 achieved on 31 October 2022. Guinard competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour where he has won 15 doubles and 2 singles titles.
Early life
Born in Saint-Malo, Guinard began playing tennis at the age of 5-6 at the TCJA Saint-Malo under the guidance of his first coach, Olivier Courteau. At 12, he joined a tennis-studies program in Quimperlé, where he trained from 5th to 3rd grade. He later spent four seasons at the French Tennis Academy near Gorron, Mayenne.
Driven by his passion for tennis, he aimed to build a career as a professional player, setting long-term goals such as breaking into the Top 100 worldwide. Early international experiences included Futures and Challenger tournaments, where he advanced past qualifiers. Known for his strong serve and forehand, he continued refining his game, particularly in advancing to the net.
By 19, Guinard sought to obtain a state diploma (Diplôme d'État en France) to qualify as a tennis coach while simultaneously working on his competitive career. He joined the Tennis Elite Team (TET) project in Saint-Malo, led by Christophe Cazuc, to support his progression on the professional circuit.[1]
Professional career
2019–2020: Grand Slam debut and first win in doubles
Guinard made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2019 French Open after receiving a wildcard for the doubles main draw, partnering Arthur Rinderknech.[2]
At the 2020 French Open he reached the second round for his first Grand Slam win in doubles also as a wildcard partnering Rinderknech.
2021: First Challenger final, Top 250 debut
He made his first Challenger final at the 2021 Open du Pays d'Aix where he lost to Carlos Taberner. He reached the top 250 on 8 November 2021 at World No. 247.
2022: Singles Challenger title, Major, ATP & Top 150 debuts in singles & doubles
In April, he made his ATP debut as a lucky loser at the 2022 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell where he lost to Hugo Dellien. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 151 on 25 April 2022.
In May, Guinard was awarded wildcards into the main draw of the 2022 French Open in singles and doubles partnering Enzo Couacaud.[3][4]
He qualified for the 2022 ATP Lyon Open main draw and defeated compatriot World No. 68 and wildcard Hugo Gaston in the first round for his first tour-level win.[5] He went on to defeat Michael Mmoh in the next round to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in his career. As a result, he reached the top 150 in the singles rankings.[6][7]
2023–2025 Doubles success: Major third round, two finals, top 70
In July 2023, Guinard won the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes as a qualifier, defeating fellow countryman Calvin Hemery in the final. This was Guinard's first final on the ATP Challenger Tour in more than a year, allowing him to return into the Top 300 in the singles rankings. He also won the doubles title at the same tournament.[8]
In six months starting in June 2023, Guinard won four doubles Challenger titles, and then another two in January 2024 (five of the titles won were with Grégoire Jacq).[9][10][11] In March 2024, he won one more Challenger in Zadar also with Jacq.[12]
In November 2024, Guinard played his first ATP Tour singles tournament in more than two years by entering the main draw of the 2024 Moselle Open as a lucky loser, losing in the first round to Zizou Bergs.[20]In doubles at the same tournament, he lost with Gregoire Jacq to French duo, compatriots Herbert/Olivetti in the quarterfinals.[21]
Ranked No. 261, he also entered as a lucky loser the main draw of the 2025 Adelaide International and defeated Roman Safiullin, having entered the tournament as alternate in the qualifying stage.[6][22] He lost to top seed Tommy Paul in three sets.[23]
Grand Slam performance timeline
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.
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