Gaston at the2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | |||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Fonsorbes, France | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (age 25) Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Marc Barbier,Younes El Aynaoui[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US $3,623,594 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 48–74 (atATP Tour level,Grand Slam level, and inDavis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 58 (11 July 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 101 (27 October 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2024,2025) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 4R (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 5-16 (atATP Tour level,Grand Slam level, and inDavis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 220 (16 May 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 900 (20 October 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2022,2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2022,2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 28 October 2025. | |||||||||||||||
Hugo Gaston (French pronunciation:[yɡoɡastɔ̃]; born 26 September 2000) is a French professionaltennis player. His career highATP ranking in singles is world No. 58, which he achieved on 11 July 2022, and in doubles is world No. 220, which he achieved on 16 May 2022.[2] He won the2018 Australian Open – Boys' doubles title with compatriotClément Tabur.
In December 2017, Gaston won theOrange Bowl International Tennis Championship.[3]
In 2018, Gaston won the Boys' Doubles at theAustralian Open with fellow countryman Clément Tabur.[4] The same year, he was named flag bearer for France at theYouth Summer Olympics in Buenos Aires. There, Gaston captured his first singles major title as well as two bronze medals, withClément Tabur in the boys' doubles and withClara Burel in the mixed doubles.[5] He achieved a junior career-high ranking of No.2 the next week. Gaston also qualified for theITF Junior Masters, where he reached the semifinals, losing toTseng Chun-hsin.
In February, Gaston received a wildcard into the main draw of the2018 Open 13 but lost in the first round to world no. 129Stefano Travaglia 2–6, 2–6.[6]
Gaston received a wildcard into the2018 French Open qualifying but lost in the first round to 24th SeedJürgen Zopp 7–5, 4–6, 2–6.[7]

Gaston started 2019 with no ranking points to his name and $44,264 in prize money.[8] He played in his firstChallenger of the year inRennes, but lost in the first round to world no. 164 Alexander Bublik 5–7, 6–3, 3–6.[9] His next challenger was inQuimper where he lost in the first round to world no. 185 Daniel Brands 2–6, 6–7(7–3).[9]
In April, Gaston won his firstFutures tournament in Pula, Italy, defeatingDavid Pichler in the final 6–4, 2–6, 6–3.[9] This win brought him to a new career high of number 661 in the world.[8] He continued his good form into May by winning his first Challenger match inAix-en-Provence against world no. 553Dan Added 6–1, 7–6(7–3). He lost in the next round to world no. 148Antoine Hoang 2–6, 1–6.[10]
In May, he was again given a wildcard intoFrench Open qualifying draw. In the first round he met the 25th seed and world no. 139,Marco Trungelliti. He beat Trungelliti 6–4, 6–1 to mark his first win against a top 200 player. He lost to world no. 212Alexey Vatutin in the next round 1–6, 3–6.[7]
His next tournament was inLyon and buoyed by his French Open results, he reached the third round, beatingBernabé Zapata Miralles 6–1, 6–3 and world no.199Tallon Griekspoor 2–6, 6–4 ret. His run was ended by the top seed and former world no.17[11]Albert Ramos Viñolas 2–6, 1–6.[12]
Over the next four months, Gaston reached four ITF Futures finals, winning one in Houston.[13] He also competed inCassis but lost in the first round to world no. 291Marc-Andrea Hüsler 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6. These combined results brought inside the world's top 400 at number 379 in the world.[8]
His next tournament was inTiburon where he equalled his best challenger result by reaching the third round, beating Evan Song andDaniel Galán before losing to eventual champion and world no. 87Tommy Paul 6–7(8–10), 1–6.[14] He continued his good run of form, winning Futures in Norman and Rodez defeatingMichael Geerts andBenjamin Bonzi in the finals respectively.[9]
He played his last challenger of the year inBrest where he beatConstant Lestienne 7–6(7–3), 6–2 before losing to world no.106Lloyd Harris 6–7(3–7), 5–7.[15] Due to his impressive form and promise, he was given a wildcard into the2019 Paris Masters qualifying draw. In the first round, he played the 5th seed and world no.51Juan Ignacio Londero. He upset the Argentine, defeating him 7–6(7–2), 6–4 for his first top 100 win. In the qualifying competition, he lost to world no.63Casper Ruud in three tight sets.[9]
He ended the year ranked No. 252 in the world with 185 ranking points, a huge improvement compared to his ranking at the end of 2018. He earned $54,214 in prize money in 2019, bringing his career earnings to $98,478.[9][2]
Gaston began his 2020 season atNouméa where he defeated world no. 211Yan Bai 6–4, 7–6(8–6) before losing to the 5th seed and world no. 111 Thomas Fabbiano 2–6, 2–6.[16] He next played inBendigo where he was the no. 9 seed. He lost his first match to Alexander Crnokrak 4–6 6–7(2–7).[17]
At the end of January, Hugo received a wildcard into the main draw of the2020 Australian Open in his firstGrand Slam tournament.[18] He played the world no. 90 and clay-court specialistJaume Munar in the first round, but lost in 4 sets, 5–7, 7–5, 0–6, 3–6.
He next played in theMontpellier qualifying draw but lost to the French veteran and world No. 192Nicolas Mahut.[19] He next competed inCherbourg but lost in the first round to former world no. 45Maximilian Marterer 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6.[20]
The following week, Hugo played inBergamo as the 15th seed. In the second round, he played fellow Frenchman and world No. 246Hugo Grenier, beating him. In the third round, he played the top seedLorenzo Giustino and beat him to reach his first Challenger quarterfinal. There he facedCem İlkel and defeated him to reach the semifinals of a Challenger for the first time. In the semifinals, Gaston faced former world No. 49Illya Marchenko. In a tight match full of breaks of serve, Gaston came up short against Marchenko, losing 6–4, 4–6, 4–6. Gaston hit 34 dropshots throughout the match, including 14 in the third set. After the tournament, Gaston's ranking climbed to number 228 in the world.[21][8]
The week after he played inPau.[22] In the first round he played world no. 262Aslan Karatsev and beat him 6–3, 1–6, 6–1. In the next round he played world no. 139 and 5th seedYannick Maden and beat him 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 to make the third round. There, he played 18-year old and world no. 514Harold Mayot, a fellow up and coming French prodigy. After losing the first set 1–6, he retired due to injury to end his run. This was the last tournament he played before thecoronavirus pandemic halted professional men's tennis until August.[23]
After the tennis season resumed in August, Gaston went on a poor run of form, losing before or in the first round in his next four Challenger tournaments, losing toFacundo Bagnis, Maximilian Marterer, Andrea Pelligrino andRoberto Cid Subervi respectively.
In September, he received another wildcard into the main draw of the2020 French Open and was given an opportunity to turn his form around.[24]Gaston made a breakthrough at the French Open, defeating countrymanMaxime Janvier,Yoshihito Nishioka, and2015 French Open champion and sixteenth-seededStan Wawrinka in five sets to advance to the fourth round of the tournament, where he exited in five sets to World No. 3Dominic Thiem.[25][26] He attempted 58 drop shots in his match against Thiem, winning 40 of those points[27] 5.6 million French tuned in to watch his match against Thiem, the highest number for any match at the tournament.[27]
Two weeks after the French Open, Gaston competed inHamburg where he was forced to play in the qualifying draw. In the first round he played world no. 249Hugo Grenier. He beat his compatriot in three sets after squandering a 5–1 lead in the second set, 7–6(7–0), 6–7(7–1), 6–4.[28] In the next round he faced world no. 280Matthias Bachinger but lost 6–4, 4–6, 4–6. He still made it into the main draw as a lucky loser and played 5th seed and world no. 130Sumit Nagal in the first round, beating him 7–5, 4–1 ret. In the next round he lost to world no. 171Sebastian Ofner 6–7(5–7), 2–6.
He received a wildcard from theFrench Tennis Federation into the first round at the2020 Rolex Paris Masters. He lost to world no. 15Pablo Carreño Busta in the first round 3–6, 2–6.
In March, Gaston won his first match at the ATP masters 1000 level as a wildcard at the2021 Miami Open defeatingDominik Koepfer. He entered the top 150 on 10 May 2021 for the first time in his career.
In June at the2021 French Open, Gaston reached the second round in doubles, on the 4th consecutive attempt being awarded a wildcard each time, partnering with fellow FrenchmanArthur Cazaux.
In July at theSwiss Open, Gaston beatJuan Manuel Cerúndolo, fifth seedFederico Delbonis, fourth seedCristian Garín in the quarterfinals, and seventh seedLaslo Đere in the semifinals to reach his first ATP semifinal[29] and final,[30] where he lost to third seedCasper Ruud.[31]
At the2021 Rolex Paris Masters, Gaston entered as a qualifier and reached the quarterfinal of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career, defeating fellow Frenchman wildcardArthur Rinderknech, twelfth seedPablo Carreño Busta, andCarlos Alcaraz.[32][33] Ranked No. 103 he became the lowest-ranked Paris quarterfinalist since Frenchman world No. 121Michaël Llodra in 2012. As a result, he entered the top 100 in the rankings for the first time in his career, moving 36 positions up the rankings. He also qualified for the2021 Next Generation ATP Finals the next day on 5 November.[34][35][36]
Ranked No. 74 at the2022 French Open, he defeated World No. 20 and 19th seedAlex de Minaur in a five sets match, with a super tiebreak in the fifth set, lasting almost 4 hours for his second Grand Slam and French Open top-20 win.[37][38] In the second round he moved past lucky loser and debutantPedro Cachin to reach the third round for a second time at this Major in his career. As a result, a month later, he reached the top 60 at world No. 58 on 11 July 2022.
He received a wildcard for the qualifying competition in his home tournament, the2022 Rolex Paris Masters,[39][40] but lost in the first round toMarc-Andrea Huesler. As a result of not being able to defend his points from his quarterfinal run in Paris in 2021, he dropped by close to 50 positions in the rankings, out of the top 100 to No. 132 on 7 November 2022. He won the Challenger inRoanne defeatingHenri Laaksonen and climbed 26 positions up to No. 106 on 14 November 2022.
He received a wildcard for the main draw at the2023 French Open where he lost in the first round toAlex Molcan.
In May, Gaston received a fine for intentionally dropping a ball during his match withBorna Ćorić in the second round of the2023 Madrid Open, with the aim of forcing the replay of a point.[41] The 144,000 euro fine was higher than his 2023 prize money earnings to that point, but on appeal it was conditionally reduced to 72,000 euros subject to no further similar incidents happening within a year.[42] The ATP stated that they would increase fines by 100% with each consecutive violation in the same season.[43]
In July, Gaston won his second title on theChallenger tour at theIasi Open in Romania, defeatingBernabe Zapata Miralles in the final. Later in the same month, Gaston won his third title inTrieste, defeatingFrancesco Passaro in the final.
In August, Gaston entered the main draw of theUS Open as a qualifier, defeating fellow qualifierSho Shimabukuro in the first round to reach the second round for the first time at this Major.[44]
In January, Gaston entered the2024 Australian Open as a lucky loser and lost in the second round to 12th seedTaylor Fritz.
In June, Gaston won his firstChallenger title of the season inLyon as the top seed, defeating fellow countrymanAlexandre Muller in the final.[45]
At the2024 Generali Open Kitzbühel he reached the quarterfinals defeatingDaniel Altmaier and seventh seedRoberto Carballés Baena. He reached his second career ATP semifinal defeating top seed and defending championSebastián Báez in the longest three-set match of his career, lasting three hours and eight minutes.[46][47] He reached his second final after defeating another ArgentineFacundo Díaz Acosta, following his retirement. As a result he returned to the top 65 moving 30 positions up in the singles rankings on 29 July 2024 and in the top 60 a week later.
In September, Gaston won his firstChallenger title in more than a year at theOpen de Rennes, defeatingStan Wawrinka in the final.[48] In October, he reached a newChallenger final at theOpen de Roanne, losing toOtto Virtanen. As a result, Gaston returned into the top 100 on 13 October 2025.[49] Later in the month, Gaston won his secondChallenger title of the season at theBrest Challenger, defeatingEliot Spizzirri in the final.[50]

Gaston is known for his unique and unorthodox style of play. He is left-handed and utilizes the wide serve on the advantage court like many left-handed players. Gaston weaponizesdropshots often in his matches. He is known to hit dropshots after bringing his opponent out wide with his serve, to make them cover more of the court. After his fourth round loss to Dominic Thiem, Gaston said "I love to do some dropshots. But I can do all the shots in my game, so it's important to change".[51] Thiem said of him "I haven't seen in a very long time a player with such a big touch in his hands, his dropshots are just from another planet".[52] Gaston has a varied playing style and hitssliced forehands as well as backhands to destabilize his opponents. His favourite surface is clay and his backhand is his favourite groundstroke.[53][54]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the2025 BNP Paribas Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| French Open | Q1 | Q2 | 4R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 6 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0 / 17 | 10–16 | 38% |
| ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Miami Open | A | A | NH | 2R | 3R | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Paris Masters | A | Q2 | 1R | QF | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 0 / 14 | 10–14 | 42% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 5 | Career total: 61 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 9–9 | 10–18 | 5–9 | 13–16 | 2–5 | 0 / 61 | 42–61 | 41% |
| Win % | 0% | – | 50% | 50% | 36% | 36% | 45% | 29% | Career total: 40.78% | ||
| Year-end ranking | – | 252 | 162 | 66 | 111 | 104 | 76 | $2,991,734 | |||
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 9 | 2–9 | 18% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Career: 15 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | Career: 4–15 | ||
| Win % | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 38% | – | 0% | Career: 21% | ||
| Year-end ranking | – | 835 | 337 | 347 | 298 | 826 | ||||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | ATP 250 | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2024 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | ATP 250 | Clay | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2018 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2019 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | WTT | Clay | 2–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2019 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | WTT | Clay | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2019 | M25+H, Toulouse, France | WTT | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2019 | M25 Montauban, France | WTT | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2019 | M15 Piombino, Italy | WTT | Hard | 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(3–7) | |
| Win | 2–4 | Sep 2019 | M25 Houston, USA | WTT | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2019 | M25 Norman, USA | WTT | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 2019 | M25+H Rodez, France | WTT | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4–5 | Apr 2021 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jul 2021 | Iași, Romania | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 4–7 | Sep 2021 | Tulln an der Donau, Austria | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 4–8 | Oct 2021 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 5–8 | Nov 2022 | Roanne, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 5–9 | Mar 2023 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Win | 6–9 | Jul 2023 | Iasi, Romania | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 | |
| Win | 7–9 | Jul 2023 | Trieste, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 | |
| Win | 8–9 | Jun 2024 | Lyon, France | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 | |
| Win | 9–9 | Sep 2025 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 9–10 | Oct 2025 | Roanne, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Win | 10–10 | Oct 2025 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2018 | France F9, Grasse | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2019 | M25 Gandia, Spain | WTT | Clay | 6–4, 1–6, [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2020 | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | Aug 2020 | Trieste, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 2018 | Buenos Aires Youth Olympics | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2018 | Buenos Aires Youth Olympics | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–8] |
| Season | 2024 | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | HGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||||||||
| 1. | 9 | European Open, Belgium | Hard (i) | QF | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 | 77 | ||