Laurent Lokoli (born 18 October 1994) is a French professional
tennis
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player. Lokoli plays primarily ATP Challenger and ITF events. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 169 achieved on 30 January 2023.
Career
Lokoli received a
wildcard
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* Wild card (cards), a playing card that substitutes for any other card in card games
* Wild card (sports), a tournament or playoff place awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal pla ...
for the
2014 French Open men's singles qualifying draw. He won three qualifying matches and hence advanced to the
main draw 1st round, where he lost to
Steve Johnson.
He was given a wildcard for the 2017 French Open where he lost in the first round to
Martin Klizan. He made minor news by twice refusing to shake hands with Klizan after the match.
He reached the top 200 at No. 199 on 3 October 2022. He made his first Challenger final at the
2023 Open Nouvelle-Calédonie in Noumea, New Caledonia losing to
Raul Brancaccio. As a result he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 176 inside the top 200 in 9 January 2023. Next he qualified into the
2023 Australian Open
The 2023 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park, from 16–29 January 2023. It was the 111th edition of the Australian Open, the 55th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament consi ...
main draw after 8 years of absence.
Personal life
He is the son of former French footballer
Dominique Lokoli.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 25 (14-11)
References
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1994 births
Living people
French male tennis players
Sportspeople from Bastia
French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Black French sportspeople