Luca Van Assche (born 11 May 2004) is a Belgian-born French tennis player.
Van Assche at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Born | (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 18) Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $101,889 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 208 (31 October 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 208 (31 October 2022) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2021, 2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1-1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 344 (3 October 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 362 (24 October 2022) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2022) |
| Last updated on: 31 October 2022. | |
Van Assche has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 208 achieved on 31 October 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 344 achieved on 3 October 2022.
Van Assche won the 2021 French Open Boys' Singles title, defeating fellow countryman Arthur Fils in the finals.[1]
In January, Van Assche made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Open Sud de France after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg.
He made his Grand Slam debut in doubles at the 2022 French Open as a wildcard pair partnering also Gueymard Wayenburg.
In October, Van Assche reached his first singles final on the ATP Challenger Tour in Lisbon, Portugal, entering the main draw as a qualifier and losing to Marco Cecchinato in the finals. As a result he climbed close to 60 positions in the rankings into the top 250 at world No. 231 on 3 October 2022.
Van Assche has a Belgian father and an Italian mother.[2] He also has two sisters, Sofia and Elisa, and a brother Paolo.
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 2021 | French Open | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2022 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2022 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | 3–6, 3–6 |
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