Thierry Ascione
Thierry Ascione is an ATP tennis coach and a former professional player from France. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 81 in February 2004.
Career
Ascione turned pro in 2000. He played Roger Federer in the second round of Roland Garros 2007, saving five match points in the third set and holding two set points before eventually losing in straight sets.He retired in September 2010 and was the tournament director of the defunct ATP Lyon Open, and later following its cancellation, currently director of the All In Open [ATP ATP Challenger Tour|Challenger Tour|Challenger].
Coaching
Since his retirement he coached the former World No. 3 WTA player, Elina Svitolina.He was also coach to former World No. 5 ATP player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and former World No.7 Richard Gasquet.
Since 2021 he coached Ugo Humbert and also Lucas Pouille
Trivia
- Began playing tennis at age eight with his older brother, Frédéric.
- His uncle was European boxing champion and another uncle was World military boxing champion.
- Was Marat Safin's last ATP match win after holding 3 match points at the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, Bercy.
- He is the godfather of Julien Boutter's son, Oscar.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 18 (11–7)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |||||||||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | France F13, Aix-Les-Bains | Futures | Clay |  dts|Aug 2001Doubles: 9 (4–5)
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