Arthur Géa

Arthur Géa
Géa at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) France
Born (2005-01-02) 2 January 2005
Carpentras, France
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2023
CoachGerald Melzer (2025-),[1]
Tarik Benhabiles (2023-2025)[2]
Prize moneyUS $411,413
Singles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 156 (9 February 2026)
Current rankingNo. 156 (9 February 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2026)
French OpenQ2 (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 456 (5 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 1,197 (9 February 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2025)
Last updated on: 9 February 2026.

Arthur Géa (French: [aʁtyʁ ʒea]; born 2 January 2005) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 156 achieved on 9 February 2026 and a best doubles ranking of No. 456 reached on 5 May 2025.[3][4]

Early life

Géa is from Velleron near Carpentras, in Vaucluse, France. He started taking tennis lessons in his early childhood. Between the ages of seven and thirteen, Géa trained at the Alain Barrère academy in Pontet, before joining the Ligue de Provence.

Junior career

Géa had good results on ITF junior circuit, maintaining a 93–52 singles win-loss record. He reached the third round of the boys' singles category at the 2022 French Open,[5] and in the boys' singles at the 2022 US Open. At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, he lost to eventual champion Henry Searle in the third round of the boys' singles, but was a runner-up in doubles that edition, with Serbian Branko Djuric.[6] Later that season, he reached the semifinals of the 2023 US Open in singles, where he lost to American Learner Tien.[7]

He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 8 on 30 January 2023.[8]

Professional career

2023: Maiden ITF title, Major qualifying debut

In May, Géa made his debut at the French Open qualifying rounds after receiving a wildcard 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.[9]

Coached by Tarik Benhabiles and Jérôme Pottier,[2] 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.[10] 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.[11][12]

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.[13] He followed that win in his next Challenger event, the 2024 Tennis Napoli Cup, with a win over former top-ten player Fabio Fognini.[14]

In the first qualifying round at the French Open, Géa lost in a deciding set to Lloyd Harris.[15] 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.[16][17]

2025: ATP Tour debut, top 250

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.[18]

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, but still entered the top 300 on 17 February 2025.[19]

In May, Géa made his Grand Slam doubles debut at the French Open, partnering with Moïse Kouamé but the French pair lost in the first round.

2026: Major debut & first win & ATP quarterfinal, top 200

In January, Géa won his first Challenger title in Nouméa, New Caledonia, defeating Jurij Rodionov in the final. As a result, Géa made his Top 200 debut on 12 January 2026.[20][21]

The following week, Géa made his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open as a qualifier.[22] He recorded his Major first win by defeating 17th seed Jiří Lehečka in the first round.[23][24] He lost to Stan Wawrinka in the second round in five sets.[25]

In February, Géa reached his first quarterfinal on the ATP Tour at the Open Occitanie, having received a wildcard into the main draw. He defeated Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round and third seed Tomáš Macháč in the second round.[26] He lost to future finalist Adrian Mannarino in the quarterfinals.[27]

Personal life

Géa currently trains at the National Training Center of the French Tennis Federation in Paris.[28]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2026 BNC Tennis Open, New Caledonia Challenger Hard Austria Jurij Rodionov 6–3, 4–6, 7–5

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 12 (9 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (9–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–2)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2023 M25 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard Netherlands Guy den Ouden 2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2023 M25 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard Romania Cezar Crețu 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–1 Nov 2023 M15 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard Czech Republic Jakub Nicod 5–2 ret.
Win 3–1 Nov 2023 M15 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard United Kingdom Alastair Gray 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win 4–1 Dec 2024 M15 Doha, Qatar WTT Hard Italy Giovanni Fonio 7–5, 6–3
Win 5–1 Dec 2024 M15 Doha, Qatar WTT Hard Savriyan Danilov 6–4, 6–0
Loss 5–2 Jan 2025 M25 Hazebrouck, France WTT Hard (i) Belgium Joris De Loore 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Win 6–2 Jan 2025 M15 Bressuire, France WTT Hard (i) France Maé Malige 6–2, 6–2
Loss 6–3 Apr 2025 M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy WTT Clay United Kingdom Jay Clarke 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 7–3 Aug 2025 M25 Bali, Indonesia WTT Hard Turkey Yanki Erel 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win 8–3 Aug 2025 M25 Bali, Indonesia WTT Hard Australia Philip Sekulic 6–1, 6–2
Win 9–3 Oct 2025 M25 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Igor Kudriashov 6–2, 6–0

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (–)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2023 M25 Dénia, Spain WTT Clay United States Dali Blanch Spain Luis Francisco
Spain Joan Torres Espinosa 		4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 1–1 Aug 2024 M15 Sofia, Bulgaria WTT Clay Ukraine Vladyslav Orlov Bulgaria Anthony Genov
Bulgaria Nikolay Nedelchev 		2–6, 7–6(7–3), [7–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2023 Wimbledon Grass Serbia Branko Djuric Czech Republic Jakub Filip
Italy Gabriele Vulpitta 		3–6, 3–6

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