Thierry Ascione (born 17 January 1981) is a retired professional

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. He turned pro in 2000 and retired in September 2010, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 81 in February 2004. He played

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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 coached the former World No.3 WTA player,

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. He was also coach to former World No.5 ATP player

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and former World No.7

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. He is currently coaching

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since 2021.

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. *Coached by former ATP professional and countryman

Jérôme Potier Jérôme Potier (born 18 July 1962) is a French former tennis player. He is currently Josselin Ouanna's coach and has coached Marc Gicquel and Thierry Ascione Thierry Ascione (born 17 January 1981) is a retired professional tour male tennis ...

. *Was Marat Safin's last ATP match win after holding 3 match points at the

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in Paris, Bercy. *He is the godfather of

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's son, Oscar.

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 18 (11–7)

Doubles: 9 (4–5)

External links

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Ascione world ranking history
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ascione, Thierry 1981 births Living people French male tennis players French tennis coaches People from Rueil-Malmaison People from Villeurbanne Sportspeople from Lyon Metropolis