# Arthur Géa

Arthur Géa (born 2 January 2005) is a French tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of world No. 290 achieved on 17 February 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 470 achieved on 28 October 2024.

## Early life

Géa is from Velleron near Carpentras, in Vaucluse. Between the ages of seven and thirteen he trained at the Alain Barrère academy in Pontet, before joining the Ligue de Provence. He later joined the National Training Center of the French Tennis Federation in Paris.

## Junior career

Géa reached the third round of the boys' singles at the 2022 French Open, and in the boys' singles at the 2022 US Open. He went a round better to reach the quarter final of the boys’ singles at the 2023 Australian Open. At the 2023 French Open Géa reached the second round of the boys' singles, and first round in the boys' doubles. At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships he lost to Henry Searle in the third round of the singles, but reached the semifinals of the boys' doubles. He reached the semi-final of the 2023 US Open – Boys' singles, where he lost to American Learner Tien.

## Professional career
### 2023: Maiden ITF title, Major qualifying debut

In May, Géa made his debut at the French Open qualifying rounds after receiving a Wild Card for the event. He lost in the first round to Liam Broady. In June, after receiving a wildcard into the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois, Géa made his debut and recorded his first win at the Challenger level, defeating world No. 135 Timofey Skatov in straight sets.
Coached by Tarik Benhabiles and Jérôme Pottier, Géa made a successful start to his pro-career when he reached his first ITF Tour final in Heraklion in November 2023 where he lost to Guy den Ouden. The following week at the same venue he won his first senior title on the ITF Tour with a three sets victory over Cezar Crețu. He then won two more ITF Tour titles in the same month to reach four consecutive finals, winning three consecutive titles, including a win in the final of the fourth event over the higher ranked Brit Alastair Gray.

### 2024: Maiden Challenger doubles final

In March, Géa qualified for the 2024 Challenger Città di Lugano in Lugano. In the first round he defeated the higher ranked Lloyd Harris. He followed that win in his next Challenger event, the 2024 Tennis Napoli Cup, with a win over former top-ten player Fabio Fognini.
In the first qualifying round at the French Open, Géa lost in a deciding set to Lloyd Harris. He reached the final of the men's doubles at the 2024 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois in June 2024, playing alongside Corentin Denolly. He finished 2024 with back-to-back titles in M15 events in Doha.

### 2025: ATP Tour debut, top 300

Géa started 2025 with a final at the ITF tournament in Hazebrouck and a title at the ITF Tour tournament in Bressuire, defeating compatriot Maé Malige in the final, for his 19th win out of 20 matches.
In February, Géa made his ATP Tour debut at the 2025 Open 13 Provence in Marseille, France as a qualifier after defeating Henri Squire and Yosuke Watanuki in the qualifying rounds. He lost to fellow qualifier Hugo Grenier in the first round of the main draw, but still entered the top 300 as a result.

## Performance timeline

| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |

## ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
### Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger ((0–0)
* ITF World Tennis Tour (6–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (6–2)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2023 | M25 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Guy den Ouden | 2-6 2-6 |
| Win | 1-1 | Nov 2023 | M25 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Cezar Crețu | 2-6 6-3 6-2 |
| Win | 2-1 | Nov 2023 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jakub Nicod | 5–2 ret. |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2023 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alastair Gray | 7-6, 6-3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Dec 2024 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Giovanni Fonio | 7-5, 6-3 |
| Win | 5–1 | Dec 2024 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Savriyan Danilov | 6-4, 6-0 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jan 2025 | M25 Hazebrouck, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Joris De Loore | 6-7, 7-6, 3-6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jan 2025 | M15 Bressuire, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Maé Malige | 6-2, 6-2 |

### Doubles 1 (1 runner up)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0-1 | Jun 2024 | Blois, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Corentin Denolly | Benjamin Lock Courtney John Lock | 1–6, 6–3, [4–10] |