Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (French pronunciation:[pɛtʃipɛʁikɑʁ];[3] born 8 July 2003) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 29, achieved on 24 February 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 208, achieved on 5 May 2025.[2] He is currently the No. 3 French player.[4]
One of the most powerful servers in professional tennis,[5] at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships he broke the tournament record with a 153-mile-per-hour (246 km/h) serve, and set the record for the fastest second serve ever with a serve of 147 mph (237 km/h).[6]
Mpetshi Perricard was born in Lyon to Ghislain Mpetshi and Sylvie Perricard; his father is a Congolese former semi-professional footballer, while his mother is a former volleyball player.[7][8] He has two sisters, Ariane and Daphnée, the latter of whom is also a tennis player.[1][9]
In October, Mpetshi Perricard won his first two matches on the ATP Tour in Antwerp as a qualifier and reached his first ATP quarterfinal, defeating sixth seed Roberto Carballés Baena in the first round,[14] and wildcard and home favorite David Goffin in the second round,[15] but lost in the quarterfinals against the eventual winner of the tournament, Alexander Bublik. As a result he entered the top 200 on 23 October 2023.[2]
In May, at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open, Mpetshi Perricard won his first title on the ATP Tour as a wildcard with wins over Lorenzo Sonego, Yoshihito Nishioka by walkover,[19] compatriot and qualifier Hugo Gaston, second seed Alexander Bublik[20] and sixth seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the final.[21] He became the lowest-ranked titlist in the tournament's history. As a result, he climbed more than 50 spots in the singles rankings to a career-high in the top 70 at world No. 66 on 27 May 2024.[22] He received a wildcard for the 2024 French Open for the second year in a row.[23]
At the beginning of the grass season, he qualified for the 2024 Queen's Club Championships and upset sixth seed Ben Shelton in the first round.[24] As a result he reached the top 60 in the rankings at world No. 59 on 24 June 2024.[2] At the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, Mpetshi Perricard entered the main draw as a lucky loser, having lost to Maxime Janvier in the qualifying rounds. In the first round, he defeated twentieth seed Sebastian Korda in a five-set match with four tiebreaks, producing 51 aces to record his first Major win.[25][26] He then reached the fourth round by defeating Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round and Emil Ruusuvuori in the third round.[27][28] He lost in the fourth round to Lorenzo Musetti.[29]
At the 2024 Swiss Indoors in Basel, Mpetshi Perricard won his first ATP 500 title defeating again Ben Shelton. Ranked No. 50, he became the lowest-ranked champion since the tournament became a tour-level event in 1975.[30] As a result he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 31 on 28 October 2024.[31] On his main draw debut at his home tournament, the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters, where he received a wildcard, he upset 14th seed Frances Tiafoe in three sets.[32] He lost to Karen Khachanov in three sets.[33] As a result, he reached the top 30 on 4 November 2024.[2]
Mpetshi Perricard is one of the most powerful servers in professional tennis, with an average first serve of 135 mph and average second serve of 123 mph on average as of December 2024. His ball toss isn't high compared to a lot of big servers but he is able to generate immense power with his height and athleticism.[5]
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Tomás Martín Etcheverry
Ben Shelton
Nicolás Mejía
Adam Walton
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Marcus Willis
Alexander Erler 
Skander Mansouri
Eliakim Coulibaly
Adrien Burdet
Martin Katz
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