History of Ugo Humbert in Timeline

Ugo Humbert is a French professional tennis player who reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 13 in April 2024. He has secured seven ATP Tour singles titles and was a runner-up at the 2024 Paris Masters, an ATP Masters 1000 event. Humbert also has nine Challenger singles titles to his name and is currently the second-highest ranked French player.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

January 2016: Achieved Career-High Junior Ranking

In January 2016, Ugo Humbert achieved his career-high junior ranking of No. 18.

November 2020: Top 30 Debut

On November 9, 2020, Ugo Humbert made his top 30 debut following his run at the Paris Masters.

2020: Coaching by Nicolas Copin

From late 2020, Nicolas Copin of the Allin Academy was Ugo Humbert's main coach.

2020: Defending champion at ASB Classic

Ugo Humbert was the defending champion at the ASB Classic from when the event was last held in 2020.

June 2021: Won First ATP 500 Title and Reached Career-High ATP Ranking

In June 2021, Ugo Humbert won his first ATP 500 title at the Halle Open, and as a result, reached a career-high ATP ranking of No. 25 on June 21, 2021.

January 2022: Returned to the Top 40 in Rankings

On 22 May 2023, Ugo Humbert returned to the top 40 in the rankings for the first time since January 31, 2022.

July 2022: Ranking Plummets Out of Top 150

Due to poor form and early-round losses, Ugo Humbert's ranking plummeted out of the top 150 to No. 157 on July 18, 2022.

July 2022: Jérémy Chardy agreed to coach Humbert

In July 2022, Jérémy Chardy agreed to coach Ugo Humbert, after being off the tour for a few months due to a bad COVID-19 vaccine reaction.

August 2022: Ranking Improved to No. 138

In July and August 2022, Ugo Humbert reached three consecutive semifinals and a quarterfinal in Challengers, improving his ranking by close to 20 positions up to No. 138 on August 29, 2022.

September 2022: Won Seventh Challenger Title

Following a first-round exit at the US Open, Ugo Humbert won his seventh Challenger title at the 2022 Open de Rennes defeating Dominic Thiem and climbed close to 30 positions up to No. 110 on September 19, 2022.

October 2022: Re-entered Top 100

After a run to another Challenger semifinal at the 2022 Saint-Tropez Open, Ugo Humbert re-entered the top 100 on October 17, 2022.

2022: End of coaching relationship with Nicolas Copin

In the summer of 2022, Ugo Humbert ended his coaching relationship with Nicolas Copin.

May 2023: Returned to Top 50 and Became French No. 1

On May 8, 2023, Ugo Humbert returned to the top 50 and at the next Challenger 175 in Bordeaux, he again reached the final and became the French No. 1 ahead of Adrian Mannarino. He won the title with a win over Tomas Martin Etcheverry and returned to the top 40 in the rankings on 22 May 2023, for the first time since 31 January 2022.

August 2023: Returned to Top 35

On August 7, 2023, Ugo Humbert returned to the top 35 following a quarterfinal walkover against Grigor Dimitrov due to him being injured at the 2023 Citi Open.

March 2024: Reached Top 15 in Singles Rankings

On March 4, 2024, Ugo Humbert reached the top 15 in the singles rankings after winning the Dubai Championships.

April 2024: Achieved Career-High ATP Singles Ranking

On April 15, 2024, Ugo Humbert achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 13.

August 2024: Achieved Career-High ATP Doubles Ranking

On August 26, 2024, Ugo Humbert achieved a doubles ranking of No. 348.

2024: Coached by Tessah Andrianjafitrimo

In 2024, Ugo Humbert was also coached by his girlfriend and fellow tennis player, Tessah Andrianjafitrimo, while en route to his Open 13 Provence and Dubai titles.

2024: Rolex Paris Masters

In 2024, Ugo Humbert, seeded 15th at the Rolex Paris Masters, advanced to the third round by defeating Brandon Nakashima and Marcos Giron. He then upset Carlos Alcaraz in three sets, reaching his third Masters 1000 quarterfinal. He went on to beat Jordan Thompson and Karen Khachanov, reaching his eighth final and his first at a Masters 1000 level, where he lost to Alexander Zverev.

2025: Split with Chardy and Martin Takes Over

In early 2025, Ugo Humbert amicably split with Jérémy Chardy, and Fabrice Martin took over as coach. Martin started his coaching career as the French team captain at the 2025 United Cup, in which Humbert participated.