Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Corentin Moutet

Discover the career path of Corentin Moutet, from the first major opportunity to industry-changing achievements.

Corentin Moutet is a French professional tennis player known for achieving a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 51 in November 2022. He has secured 6 ATP Challenger Tour and 5 ITF World Tennis Tour singles titles. Moutet's ATP Tour main draw debut came at the 2017 French Open, where he received a wildcard for the doubles event alongside Constant Lestienne. They won their first-round match but were later defeated in the second round. His highest ATP doubles ranking is No. 425, attained in June 2017.

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2014: US Open record as lucky loser

Ranked world No. 112 at the US Open, in September 2022 Moutet entered the singles main draw as a lucky loser. He went one step further defeating Pedro Cachin to move into a Grand Slam fourth round for the first time in his career and making history by becoming the first male lucky loser to reach the fourth round at this Grand Slam and the first to do so at any Grand Slam since Stéphane Robert at the 2014 Australian Open.

2015: Focus on ITF Men's Circuit events

In 2015, Corentin Moutet began to shift his focus to ITF Men's Circuit events, resulting in a shortened season of only three tournaments. His best results came at the AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International in January, where he reached the third round in singles and quarterfinals in doubles, with Orlando Luz. Later that month, he made his Australian Open debut, losing in the first round in both singles and doubles. His final event of the year was the Trofeo Juan Carlos Ferrero in April, where he fell in the first round in singles and second round in doubles.

2015: Spain F5 Quarterfinals

In 2015, Corentin Moutet's season started in Spain. Competing in the Spain F5, he won two qualifying matches before advancing to the quarterfinals, defeating the second seed, Oriol Roca Batalla, in the first round.

2016: Junior Season

In 2016, Corentin Moutet's Junior season began in May at the French Open, moving through two rounds before losing to Geoffrey Blancaneaux. In July 2016, he found singles success at the European Junior Championships, reaching the final against Stefanos Tsitsipas, where he quit the match due to being upset with the chair umpire. Moutet then competed in the European Summer Cups, helping France win the title, before finishing his year at the US Open, where he lost in the third round.

2016: US Open record against Wawrinka

Ranked world No. 112 at the US Open, in September 2022 Moutet entered the singles main draw as a lucky loser. In the first round, he defeated Stanislas Wawrinka (who retired after losing the first two sets) to register a 3-0 head-to-head record against the 2016 US Open champion.

June 2017: ATP Doubles Ranking No. 425

In June 2017, Corentin Moutet attained his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 425.

August 2017: ITF Combined Junior Rankings

On 14 August 2017, Corentin Moutet reached a career high of No. 7 in the ITF Combined Junior Rankings.

2017: AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International Win and Australian Open Semifinal

In January 2017, Corentin Moutet started his season at the AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International and won his first tournament of the season after defeating Zsombor Piros in the final. He also reached the doubles semifinals. At the Australian Open in 2017, Moutet reached the singles semifinals, where he lost to Piros.

2017: Wimbledon Semifinal and European Junior Championships Final

In July 2017, Corentin Moutet made a deep run at Wimbledon, reaching the semifinals. After Wimbledon, he entered the European Junior Championships, reaching the final where he lost to Zsombor Piros.

2018: French Open Main Draw Debut and First Grand Slam Win

In 2018, Corentin Moutet received a wildcard for the singles main draw of the French Open. He won the first Grand Slam singles main draw match of his career. Moutet lost his second round match to David Goffin.

June 2019: Top 100 Ranking

On 17 June 2019, Corentin Moutet reached the top 100 after winning his fourth title at the 2019 Open Sopra Steria de Lyon.

2020: French Open First Round Loss

At the 2020 French Open, Corentin Moutet lost to Lorenzo Giustino in the first round in a match lasting 6 hours, 5 minutes, the second-longest in French Open history.

2020: US Open Third Round

At the 2020 US Open, Corentin Moutet enjoyed his joint-best showing in a Grand Slam tournament, reaching the third round.

2020: Hip-Hop Album Release

In 2020, Corentin Moutet dropped his debut hip-hop album, "Écorché", and has released several new songs since then, including a track with fellow player Denis Shapovalov.

2020: Qatar ExxonMobil Open Final

In 2020, Corentin Moutet reached his first career ATP Tour singles final at the 2020 Qatar ExxonMobil Open as a qualifier, where he lost to Andrey Rublev.

May 2021: Career-High ATP Singles Ranking

In May 2021, Corentin Moutet reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 67.

2021: Murray River Open Semifinals and Australian Open First Round Win

In February 2021, Corentin Moutet reached the semifinals at the 2021 Murray River Open. He won his first round match at the Australian Open for the first time at the 2021 edition.

January 2022: Disqualification and Adelaide International 2 Semifinals

On 5 January 2022, Corentin Moutet was disqualified from the Adelaide International 1 tournament for swearing at the chair umpire. He then reached the semifinals at the Adelaide International 2.

September 2022: US Open Fourth Round and Ranking Increase

In September 2022, Corentin Moutet reached the fourth round at the US Open as a lucky loser, making history as the first male lucky loser to reach the fourth round at this Grand Slam since 2014. As a result, he moved close to 30 places up the ATP singles rankings to world No. 84 on 12 September 2022.

September 2022: Szczecin Open Title and Career-High Ranking

In September 2022, Corentin Moutet won the ATP Challenger Tour Szczecin Open singles title, defeating Dennis Novak in the final. He reached a career-high ATP singles rankings of world No. 64 on 19 September 2022.

November 2022: ATP Singles Ranking No. 51

In November 2022, Corentin Moutet attained his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 51.

November 2022: Expulsion from FFT and Career-High Ranking

In November 2022, Corentin Moutet was expelled from the Federation of French Tennis (FFT) due to repeated bad behavior. He achieved a new career-high ranking of world No. 51 on 7 November 2022.

2022: Australian Open Second Round

At the 2022 Australian Open, Corentin Moutet defeated Lucas Pouille in the first round before losing to Sebastian Korda in the second round.

July 2024: Paris Olympics

In July 2024, at the Paris Olympics, Corentin Moutet defeated Sumit Nagal in the first round and then received a walkover against Jan-Lennard Struff. His run ended in the third round when he was defeated by ninth seed Tommy Paul in straight sets.