Manuel Guinard Bio
Manuel Guinard (born 15 November 1995) is a French professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 24 on 10 November 2025 and a career-high singles ranking of world No. 134 on 31 October 2022. Guinard won his first ATP Tour title at the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters in doubles, partnering with Romain Arneodo, and competes regularly on the ATP Challenger Tour, where he has collected 15 doubles titles and 2 singles titles.
Early Life and Background
Manuel Guinard was born on 15 November 1995 in Saint-Malo, France. He grew up near the Brittany coast and was introduced to tennis at the age of five or six at the TCJA Saint-Malo, where his first coach was Olivier Courteau. The early years at his hometown club shaped his baseline rhythm and competitive habits, and his family supported his growing interest in the sport.
At the age of 12, Guinard joined a tennis-studies program in Quimperlé, where he trained while completing classes from the equivalent of fifth to third grade. He later spent four seasons at the French Tennis Academy near Gorron, in the Mayenne region, continuing to sharpen his technique and tactical awareness. By the late stages of his teenage years, he had set a clear long-term goal of breaking into the world’s Top 100.
Path to Professional Tennis
Around the age of 19, Guinard pursued a state diploma (Diplôme d’État) so that he could qualify as a tennis coach while still pursuing his own competitive career. He joined the Tennis Elite Team (TET) project in Saint-Malo, led by Christophe Cazuc, to support his development on the professional circuit. He began collecting experience at Futures and Challenger level, often navigating qualifying rounds to reach the main draws.
Guinard turned professional in 2016 and gradually worked his way through the lower rungs of the ITF and Challenger circuits. Known for a strong serve and a heavy forehand, he focused on refining his net play and doubles instincts. His progress through regional and national events laid the foundation for the breakthrough results that followed at ATP and Grand Slam level.
Manuel Guinard Career
Early Career (2019–2020)
In 2019, Manuel Guinard made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the French Open after receiving a wildcard for the doubles draw, partnering Arthur Rinderknech. The following season, at the 2020 French Open, the same duo reached the second round to record his first Grand Slam win in doubles. These early Majors offered valuable experience against seasoned tour-level opponents.
During the same period, Guinard competed on the ITF and Challenger circuits, building his ranking and match toughness. While his singles results were still developing, his doubles craft improved steadily, preparing him for the more prominent finals that would arrive in later seasons.
Challenger Breakthrough (2021–2022)
In 2021, Guinard reached his first Challenger final at the Open du Pays d’Aix, where he lost to Carlos Taberner, and entered the top 250 at world No. 247 on 8 November 2021. The 2022 season marked a major step forward. He won his maiden singles Challenger title at the 2022 Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi II as an alternate, and lifted the 2022 Traralgon International doubles trophy with Zdeněk Kolář, reaching a career-high doubles ranking of No. 155 in January 2022.
Guinard made his ATP singles debut as a lucky loser at the 2022 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, losing to Hugo Dellien, and soon after won his first tour-level singles match at the 2022 ATP Lyon Open, defeating compatriot Hugo Gaston. A subsequent win over Michael Mmoh took him to his first ATP quarterfinal and pushed him into the top 150 in singles. He also received wildcards into the singles and doubles draws of the 2022 French Open.
Challenger Title Run and Top 100 in Doubles (2023–2024)
In July 2023, Guinard won the Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes as a qualifier, defeating fellow Frenchman Calvin Hemery in the final and also taking the doubles title at the same event. Between June 2023 and March 2024, he collected five more Challenger doubles titles, including four in the second half of 2023 and three additional wins in early 2024 with regular partner Grégoire Jacq.
At the 2024 French Open, Guinard and Jacq entered as alternates and upset 14th seeds Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in the first round on their Major debut as a team, before bowing out to the Tsitsipas brothers in the third round. The run pushed him into the top 100 in doubles at world No. 92 on 10 June 2024. He reached his first ATP doubles final at the 2024 Swedish Open with Jacq and added a second ATP final the following week at the 2024 Croatia Open Umag.
2025: Masters Doubles Title and Top 25
In April 2025, Manuel Guinard won his maiden ATP Tour title at the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters partnering Romain Arneodo. Entering as a wildcard pair in only their second tournament together, they upset Rohan Bopanna and Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals and second seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten in the semifinals before defeating seventh seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool in the final. The victory moved him into the top 40 in doubles on 14 April 2025.
In July, Guinard and Arneodo added a second ATP Tour crown at the Croatia Open Umag, defeating Patrik Trhac and Marcus Willis in the final. Earlier in the year, ranked No. 261, he had entered the 2025 Adelaide International as a lucky loser and stunned Roman Safiullin before falling to top seed Tommy Paul in three sets. He closed the 2025 season ranked No. 24 in the world in doubles.
Driving Style and Strengths
Guinard is recognized for a strong serve and a powerful forehand, with a doubles game built around aggressive net play. Working with regular partners such as Grégoire Jacq and Romain Arneodo, he has developed sharper reflexes at the net and a willingness to take control of points early, complementing his baseline weight of shot.
Notable Events and Milestones
His 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters doubles triumph stands as a career-defining moment, while his first Challenger title in singles at Roseto degli Abruzzi II marked his initial breakthrough. Reaching the top 100 in doubles in June 2024 and the top 25 by November 2025 underline his steady rise on the global stage.
Manuel Guinard Career Wins
Manuel Guinard has built a versatile resume across singles and doubles, capturing 2 ATP Tour doubles titles, 15 Challenger doubles titles, and 2 Challenger singles titles. His biggest prizes have come in doubles, highlighted by a Masters 1000 crown at Monte-Carlo.
ATP Tour Doubles Highlights
Guinard’s maiden ATP Tour title arrived at the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters with Romain Arneodo, a wildcard triumph that announced him on the biggest stages. Just a few months later, the same pair lifted the trophy at the 2025 Croatia Open Umag, confirming their rapid chemistry and reinforcing his status inside the elite doubles bracket.
Challenger and Other Performances
On the Challenger circuit, Guinard has been a consistent title threat. Standout wins include the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes in singles and doubles, the 2022 Traralgon International in doubles with Zdeněk Kolář, and a string of doubles trophies with Grégoire Jacq across 2023 and 2024. His maiden Challenger singles title came in 2022 at Roseto degli Abruzzi II.
Manuel Guinard Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Details about Manuel Guinard’s parents and broader family background are not publicly confirmed in available sources. What is clear is that his family supported his early move into tennis in Saint-Malo, which helped him progress to formal training programs in Quimperlé and at the French Tennis Academy near Gorron.
Personal Life
Guinard maintains his training base in France and is represented through the Tennis Elite Team project in Saint-Malo. Public information about his marital status, spouse, or children is not currently available, and he focuses publicly on his professional tennis career.
2025 Season Performance
Manuel Guinard’s 2025 season marked his breakthrough year at the highest level of men’s tennis. Entering the year ranked outside the top 200 in doubles, he lifted his first ATP Tour title at the Monte-Carlo Masters with Romain Arneodo and added a second trophy at the Croatia Open Umag. By 17 November 2025, he had climbed to a career-high No. 24 in the ATP doubles rankings.
His surge in 2025 was anchored by a strong partnership with Arneodo, whose comfort at the net matched Guinard’s serve-plus-forehand patterns. The chemistry between the pair was visible throughout the spring and summer, with sharp returning and aggressive first-strike tennis lifting them past several seeded opponents.
Looking ahead, Guinard is well positioned to target main-draw entries at the year’s biggest events and to push deeper into the top 20 in doubles, while continuing to balance singles play on the Challenger and ATP circuits.