Antoine Escoffier
Antoine Escoffier is a French former professional tennis player who competed on the Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 135, achieved on 16 October 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 214, achieved on 20 May 2024. He achieved most of his career milestones after the age of 30.
Professional career
2015: First ITF title
In June 2015, Escoffier won his first ITF title in Hyderabad, India, following seven straight lost finals in the previous three years.2022: Grand Slam qualifying debut, Top 200 debut
In May 2022, Escoffier played his first Grand Slam qualifying match at the French Open, losing in the first round. In July 2022, Escoffier made his Top 200 debut in the ATP singles ranking.2023: First Challenger finals, Top 150 debut
In April 2023, Escoffier won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 León Open partnering with Aziz Dougaz.In July 2023, Escoffier reached his first final on the singles Challenger Tour at the 2023 Open Castilla y León in Segovia, losing to Pablo Llamas Ruiz.
2024: ATP Tour debut, Maiden Challenger title
In January 2024, at age 31, Escoffier made his debut on the ATP Tour as a qualifier at the 2024 Open Sud de France in Montpellier, France, losing to seventh seed Alexandre Müller in the first round.In June, Escoffier won his first grand slam qualifying match by reaching the second round at the Wimbledon qualifying, having lost in the first round in his prior nine attempts.
In July, Escoffier reached his second career Challenger final in Pozablanco, Spain, losing to August Holmgren in the final. The following week, he won his maiden Challenger title in Segovia, Spain as the top seed, defeating qualifier Alex Martinez in the final. At 32 years and four months, Escoffier became the second oldest player to win a maiden Challenger title.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | [2023 Open Castilla y León – Singles|] | Open Castilla y León, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  dts|Jul 2024Doubles: 5 (2 title, 3 runner-ups)
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dts|May 2012