Moïse Kouamé (born 6 March 2009) is a French tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 817 achieved on 14 July 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 946 achieved on 18 November 2024.

Early life

Kouamé was born in

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. He is of Ivorian descent through his father and Cameroonian descent through his mother. His older brother, Michaël Kouamé, is also a tennis player. He began playing tennis at the age of five, later joining the . At the age of 13, he left

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to join the Justine Henin Academy in Belgium. He also trained at the

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and the Tennis Club du Perreux in

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Junior career

In January 2023, he and Svit Suljić won the boys' doubles title at the

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, defeating Tomáš Krejčí and Jakub Kusý in the final. In January 2024, he won the J100 title in

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, defeating Seo Hyeon-seok in the final. That June, he reached the boys' singles quarterfinals of the

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. In December, he reached the final of the J500

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, but lost to

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Professional career

In October 2024, he made his professional debut at the Open Saint-Brieuc as a wildcard, but lost to compatriot Jules Marie in the first round. Later that month, he received a wildcard into the qualifying competition of the

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and defeated

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in the first round, but ultimately failed to advance into the

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main draw. In the doubles main draw, he and compatriot

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reached the semifinals as wildcards. In March 2025, he reached his first professional final at the M15 Men's Future Tournament in

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, but lost to top seed

Robert Strombachs Robert Strombachs (; born 15 September 1999) is a Latvian-German tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 321, achieved on 23 June 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 383, achieved on 19 August 2019 ...

. In April, he received a wildcard into the qualifying competition of the Madrid Open. He also received a wildcard into the qualifying competition of the

the following month.

Performance timeline

''Current through the

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''.

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-ups)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kouame, Moise 2009 births Living people 21st-century French sportsmen Black French sportspeople French male tennis players French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Sportspeople from Sarcelles