4 seed Rafael Nadal in five sets (6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 (8–6)) in the fourth round to reach the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by his compatriot Gaël Monfils in straight sets. [9] On 16 May, he broke into the top 32 (at No. 62. Pouille was the beneficiary of a singles main draw wildcard at the 2016 Monte Carlo Masters; he defeated Nicolas Mahut in the first round and the No. a[href*="540/live-scores"] { 134 compared to world No. At the German Open in Hamburg, Pouille earned a place in the singles main draw by winning two qualifying matches; in the singles main draw, he defeated Íñigo Cervantes, Juan Mónaco and Benoît Paire to reach his second career ATP World Tour and first ATP World Tour 500 series singles semifinal, where he lost to Fabio Fognini in two sets. In his first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal since the 2016 US Open, he faced 16th seed Milos Raonic, whom he defeated in four sets. [5][6], In 2011, Pouille played (only the singles events of) seven tournaments – an ATP Challenger Tour tournament in Saint–Brieuc and six ITF Men's Circuit tournaments. The Frenchman turned his season around at the Open 13 by reaching his third career ATP World Tour singles final as the No. Lucas Pouille Reveals he Was Offered Bribe to Lose After defeating Maximilian Marterer to reach the Australian Open third round, Lucas Pouille revealed he once got… by Dhruv George See you all soon.”, It’s never an easy decision to take, but I will get surgery on my right elbow this month in Paris.

[27][28], Pouille began his season in Sydney, where seeded 6th, he lost in the first round to the Russian qualifier Andrey Rublev (2–6, 3–6).[29].

He came into the tournament with an 0–4 ATP World Tour (including the Grand Slams) main draw singles career record on grass and had never contested an ATP Challenger Tour or ITF Men's Circuit singles event on grass. He finished the year with a final singles match win/loss record of 17–8 on the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour.[9].

[9][11], Pouille was defeated in the third and final singles qualifying round of the Heineken Open by Jiří Veselý but entered the singles main draw as a lucky loser after the top seed David Ferrer's withdrawal from the tournament; in the singles main draw, he won his second round and quarterfinal matches to reach his first career ATP World Tour singles semifinal, where he lost to Adrian Mannarino in three sets. At the Australian Open, Pouille was seeded 28th and won the first Australian Open main draw singles match of his career, defeating Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets in the first round. 9 seed Richard Gasquet before losing to the No. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { After winning both singles matches (he defeated Andreas Seppi and Fabio Fognini) in the 2018 Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal tie against Italy, he suffered a mini slump and lost his opening singles match in three consecutive clay court tournaments – Monte Carlo, Budapest and Madrid.

Lucas has 2 brothers, Nicolas and Jonathan. That injury further affected him at the Australian Open where, seeded No. 33 Feliciano López in the final in three close sets.[19].

The Frenchman has climbed as high as World No. Pouille achieved a new career-high ATP singles ranking of world number 15 on 7 November. (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. 10, attained on 19 March 2018. [13][14] He defeated qualifier Marius Copil in four sets in the first round. The 26-year-old’s lone tournament of the 2020 season came at the Indian Wells ATP Challenger Tour event, where he lost his opening match against Noah Rubin. As a result of reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals, Pouille attained a career-high ATP singles ranking of 21 on 11 July 2016. 31) of the ATP singles rankings for the first time in his career as a result of his performance at the Italian Open, thus ensuring that he would be seeded in the singles event of the upcoming French Open.

Frenchman Lucas Pouille announced Tuesday on social media that he will undergo right elbow surgery later this month in Paris. }

[9][18], Pouille reached his second career Masters 1000 singles semifinal at the 2017 Monte Carlo Masters; seeded No. He lost his match against Marin Čilić in straight sets and that enabled Croatia to take an unassailable 3–1 lead. 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (4–6, 4–6). Pouille won two singles qualifying matches to reach the singles main draw of the Madrid Open; he saved four match points in beating the No. [30] He then defeated Maximilian Marterer before triumphing over Australian wildcard Alexei Popyrin in five sets. At the end of the year, Pouille received the ATP World Tour Award for the Most Improved Player of the Year. [9], Pouille was defeated by Gilles Simon in first round of the French Open and by Kevin Anderson in the first round of Wimbledon. In April, the unseeded Pouille reached his first ATP World Tour singles final at the BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy in Bucharest after defeating three seeded players - Ivo Karlović, Paolo Lorenzi and Federico Delbonis in the second round, quarterfinals and semifinals respectively; he lost the final to the unseeded Fernando Verdasco (3–6, 2–6). 1 in his career) lost in the first round of the China Open to top seed and world No. Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand), 4th frenchman since the beginning of the Open Area who has won a title on 3 different surfaces (indoor, clay and grass), 2017: 3 titles won this year Lucas Pouille was born February 23, 1994 in Grande-Synthe, France; to father, Pascal and mother, Lena who is Finnish. …