Thierry Ascione

Ascione turned pro in 2000. He played Roger Federer in the second round of Roland Garros 2007, saving five match points in the third set and holding two set points before eventually losing in straight sets. He retired in September 2010 and was the tournament director of the defunct ATP Lyon Open, and later following its cancellation, currently director of the All In Open Challenger. Coaching Since his retirement he coached the former World No. 3 WTA player, Elina Svitolina. He was also coach to former World No. 5 ATP player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and former World No.7 Richard Gasquet. Since 2021 he coached Ugo Humbert (until 2022) and also Lucas Pouille (until 2024) ==Trivia==

• Began playing tennis at age eight with his older brother, Frédéric. • His uncle was European boxing champion and another uncle was World military boxing champion. • Was Marat Safin's last ATP match win after holding 3 match points at the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, Bercy. • He is the godfather of Julien Boutter's son, Oscar. ==Performance timelines==

Singles Doubles ==ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals==

Singles: 18 (11–7) Doubles: 9 (4–5) ==References==