.jpg) Van Assche at the2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux | |
| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Born | (2004-05-11)11 May 2004 (age 21) Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2021 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Yannick Quere |
| Prize money | US $ 2,037,092 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 23–40 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 63 (23 October 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 165 (20 October 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023,2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–8 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 335 (9 January 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 879 (30 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2022,2023) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 19 October 2025. | |
Luca Van Assche (French pronunciation:[lykavanaʃ];[citation needed] born 11 May 2004) is aFrench professionaltennis player.[1] He has a career-highATP singles ranking of world No. 63, achieved on 23 October 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 335, achieved on 9 January 2023.
Van Assche won the2021 French Open Boys' Singles title, defeating fellow countrymanArthur Fils in the final.[2]
In January 2022, ranked No. 445, Van Assche received a wildcard for the qualifying event at the2022 Open Sud de France but lost toRoman Safiullin.[3] He also made his ATP main draw doubles debut after receiving a wildcard into the main draw withSascha Gueymard Wayenburg where they defeatedDavid Vega Hernandez andDenys Molchanov to win their first ATP tour level match.[4][5]He also made his Grand Slam debut in doubles at theFrench Open as a wildcard pair partnering also Gueymard Wayenburg.
In October, Van Assche reached his first singles final on theATP Challenger Tour inLisbon, Portugal, entering the main draw as a qualifier and losing toMarco Cecchinato in the finals.[6] As a result he broke into the top 250. The following week, he made hisATP singles debut inAntwerp after qualifying for the main draw.[7]
On 14 November 2022, he entered the top 200 at world No. 198, after reaching the final of theBrest Challenger losing toGrégoire Barrère[8] and the quarterfinals inRoanne.In December, Van Assche won his maidenChallenger title inMaia defeating qualifierMaximilian Neuchrist in the final.[9] As a result he moved to No. 138 in the rankings, making him the youngest player in the top 150.[10][11]
Van Assche received a wildcard into the2023 Australian Open main draw to make his Grand Slam tournament debut in singles,[12] losing in the first round to 11th seedCameron Norrie.[13]
He then competed in theTeréga Open Pau–Pyrénées Challenger 125 (indoor), defeatingUgo Humbert in the final in three hours and 56 minutes, which set a record for the longest ATP Challenger final and saving two match points.[14] Following his second title win in Pau, he moved close to 40 positions up and reached the top 110 on 6 March 2023.[15] Following his title at the2023 Sanremo Challenger 125 (clay) he reached No. 91 on 3 April 2023 making him the youngest player in the top 100.[16][17] The following week he recorded his first ATP win at theEstoril Open over qualifierPedro Sousa[18] after entering into the main draw directly. He lost his next match to third seedAlejandro Davidovich Fokina.[19]
Van Assche recorded his first top-100 win overStan Wawrinka at theSrpska Open,[20] before losing to world No.1Novak Djokovic in the second round.[21]
He recorded his first Grand Slam win at theFrench Open defeatingMarco Cecchinato[22] in the first round before losing to 29th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round.[23] Van Assche made hisWimbledon debut in July, losing toAslan Karatsev in the first round.[24] AtWimbledon, Van Assche recorded his first Grand Slam doubles win, playing along with fellow countrymanArthur Fils, defeating brothersStefanos Tsitsipas andPetros Tsitsipas in the first round.[25]
In November, he qualified for theNext Generation ATP Finals[26][27] where wins overAbedallah Shelbayh[28] andAlex Michelsen[29] were enough for Van Assche to advance from his group into the semifinals despite a defeat toHamad Medjedovic.[30] He lost in the last four to top seedArthur Fils.[31]
At theAustralian Open, Van Assche reached the third round defeatingJames Duckworth[32] and 25th seedLorenzo Musetti,[33] before losing to seventh seedStefanos Tsitsipas.[34]
In May, ranked No. 211, Van Assche reached his firstChallenger final in more than two years at the2025 Zagreb Open, losing toDino Prižmić in the final.[35]
In October, Van Assche won his firstChallenger title in more than two years at theOlbiaChallenger 125, defeatingPablo Carreño Busta in the final.[36]
Van Assche has a Belgian father and an Italian mother, who later was naturalised French.[37] He also has two sisters, Sofia and Elisa, a brother Paolo and cousins Gabriel and Tristan. He was raised in France, inAix-en-Provence,Lyon and thenParis.[38] He studies mathematics at theParis Dauphine University.[39]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q3 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0-0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Italian Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Shanghai Masters | NH | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Paris Masters | Q1 | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0-0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
Van Assche's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active inboldface. OnlyATP Tour main draw matches andDavis Cup matches are considered:
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
 Novak Djokovic | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (7–6(7–4), 3–6, 2–6) at2023 Banja Luka |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
 Casper Ruud | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(5–7), 6–1, 1–6) at2024 Miami |
 Alexander Zverev | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at2023 Hamburg |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
 Stan Wawrinka | 2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | Won (3–6, 7–6(8–6), ret.) at2023 Metz |
 Stefanos Tsitsipas | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 0–6, 4–6) at2024 Australian Open |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
 Karen Khachanov | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at2024 Dubai |
 Diego Schwartzman | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (7–5, 3–6, 2–6) at2023 Shanghai |
 Cameron Norrie | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 7–6(8–6), 1–6) at2024 Auckland |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
 Fabio Fognini | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (1–6, 3–6, 5–7) at2024 Wimbledon |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
 Denis Shapovalov | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6, 4–6) at2024 French Open |
| Total | 2–10 | 17% | 1–6 (14%) | 1–3 (25%) | 0–1 (0%) | * Statistics correct as of 22 July 2024[update]. |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2022 | Lisboa Belém Open, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Marco Cecchinato | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2022 | Brest Challenger, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Grégoire Barrère | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2022 | Copa Faulcombridge, Spain | Challenger | Clay |  Oleksii Krutykh | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Dec 2022 | Maia Challenger, Portugal | Challenger | Clay (i) |  Maximilian Neuchrist | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–3 | Feb 2023 | Open Pau–Pyrénées, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ugo Humbert | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2023 | Sanremo Challenger, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Juan Pablo Varillas | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2025 | Zagreb Open, Croatia | Challenger | Clay |  Dino Prižmić | 2–6, ret. |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 2025 | Olbia Challenger, Italy | Challenger | Hard |  Pablo Carreño Busta | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(1–7), 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2022 | M15+H Bagnoles de l'Orne, France | WTT | Clay (i) | Corentin Denolly | 7–5, 6–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2022 | M15+H Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, France | WTT | Clay (i) | Corentin Denolly | Ronan Joncour Mandresy Rakotomalala | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2021 | French Open | Clay | Arthur Fils | 6–4, 6–2 |
