# Thierry Ascione

Thierry Ascione (French:; born 17 January 1981) is an ATP tennis coach and a former professional player from France. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 81 in February 2004.

## Pro career

He turned pro in 2000 and retired in September 2010.
He played Roger Federer 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.

## Coaching career

He coached the former World No. 3 WTA player, Elina Svitolina. He was also coach to former World No. 5 ATP player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and former World No.7 Richard Gasquet.
Since 2021 he coached Ugo Humbert (until 2022) and also Lucas Pouille (until 2024).

## 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.
* Was Marat Safin's last ATP match win after holding 3 match points at the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, Bercy.
* He is the godfather of Julien Boutter's son, Oscar.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| French Open | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | 1R | Q3 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 13 | 2–13 | 13% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami | A | A | A | 3R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | NMS | NMS | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–-0 | – |
| Paris Masters | A | A | 2R | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0 / 9 | 3–9 | 25% |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 18 (11–7)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (8–5)
* ITF Futures (3–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (8–1)
* Clay (3–4)
* Grass (0–9)
* Carpet (0–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2001 | France F13, Aix-Les-Bains | Futures | Clay | Florent Serra | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2001 | France F14, Valescure | Futures | Hard | Julien Couly | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2002 | Spain F22, Orense | Futures | Hard | Roko Karanusic | walkover |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2003 | Andrézieux, France | Challenger | Hard | Karol Beck | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2003 | France F8, Melun | Futures | Carpet | Peter Wessels | walkover |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2003 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Igor Andreev | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2005 | Andrézieux, France | Challenger | Hard | Stan Wawrinka | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2005 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Martin Vassallo Arguello | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 7–2 | Aug 2005 | Bronx, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian Vahaly | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–2 | Feb 2007 | France F3, Bressuire | Futures | Hard | Daniel Munoz De La Nava | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 9–2 | May 2007 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Victor Crivoi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–3 | Jul 2007 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Michael Lammer | 6–1, 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 9–4 | Jul 2007 | Mantova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessio Di Mauro | 5–7, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 10–4 | Oct 2007 | Andrézieux, France | Challenger | Hard | Jose Acasuso | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–4 | Mar 2008 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Kristian Pless | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 11–5 | Mar 2009 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Arnaud Clément | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Aug 2009 | Vigo, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Thiemo de Bakker | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11–7 | Oct 2009 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet | Alejandro Falla | 3–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 9 (4–5)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (2–1)
* ITF Futures (2–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (3–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1999 | France F8, Aix les Bains | Futures | Clay | Marc-Olivier Baron | Julien Cassaigne Nicolas Mahut | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2002 | France F2, Angers | Futures | Clay | Stephane Huet | Oscar Hernandez Perez German Puentes-Alcaniz | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2002 | Greece F1, Syros | Futures | Hard | Florent Serra | Karol Beck Michal Mertinak | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2002 | France F20, Saint Dizier | Futures | Hard | Stephane Huet | Jan Mertl Pavel Riha | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Dec 2002 | Spain F21, Ponte Vedra | Futures | Clay | Thomas Oger | Carlos Martinez-Comet German Puentes-Alcaniz | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2003 | France F1, Grasse | Futures | Clay | Jerome Haehnel | Nicolas Mahut Edouard Roger-Vasselin | 3–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | May 2004 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | Jean-Francois Bachelot | Federico Browne Rogier Wassen | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–4 | Jul 2006 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Edouard Roger-Vasselin | Lauri Kiiski Tero Vilen | 5–7, 6–2, [12–10] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jan 2007 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Edouard Roger-Vasselin | Alex Kuznetsov Phillip Simmonds | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 3–6 |