Arthur Fils is a French professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World Number 15 in March 2025 and has won three ATP singles titles. Fils reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2024.
Player Profile and Personal Life
Arthur Fils was born on June 12, 2004, in Courcouronnes, France. He stands 185 cm tall and he is a right-handed player with a two-handed backhand.
He grew up in Bondoufle, Île-de-France, near Paris. His father Jean-Philippe is originally from the French West Indies and introduced Arthur to tennis at age five.
Fils began training at the Saint-Michel-sur-Orge tennis club before joining the French National Training Center near Stade Roland Garros in Paris in 2019.
Junior Career
Fils had a standout junior career that included winning the prestigious Orange Bowl in December 2020—the tenth French player to win this tournament.
In June 2021 at Roland Garros, he claimed the boys’ doubles title alongside Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and finished as runner-up in the boys’ singles event to Luca Van Assche. These achievements propelled him to a career-high junior ranking of World Number 3.
Professional Career
Fils turned professional in late 2021 and made his ATP debut at the Rolex Paris Masters in October 2022 as a wildcard entry. At just eighteen years old, he became the youngest French qualifier to enter the main draw of a Masters tournament since Gaël Monfils in 2004.
In 2023, Fils won his maiden ATP title at the Lyon Open by defeating Francisco Cerúndolo in straight sets. He became the youngest champion in tournament history and entered the top-100 rankings for the first time.
Later that year at Wimbledon, he recorded his first Grand Slam doubles win alongside Luca Van Assche by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas and Petros Tsitsipas.
At the US Open, Fils earned his first Grand Slam singles win by defeating Tallon Griekspoor before falling to Matteo Arnaldi in the second round. He reached his second ATP final at the European Open but lost to Alexander Bublik.
At Wimbledon 2024, he reached the fourth round for the first time after defeating Hubert Hurkacz and Roman Safiullin but lost to Alex de Minaur.
At the Hamburg European Open, he claimed his first ATP500 title by defeating Alexander Zverev in three sets.
At the Japan Open in October, he won his third ATP title by defeating Ugo Humbert in three sets after beating four top-20 opponents en route.
In 2025, Fils reached back-to-back quarterfinals at Indian Wells and Miami Masters during the Sunshine Double. At Miami, he defeated World Number 2 Alexander Zverev for his biggest career win before losing to Jakub Mensik.
Career Record
Singles
- Career Titles: Three ATP titles (including one ATP500 title)
- Highest Singles Ranking: No. 15 on March 31, 2025
Best Grand Slam Singles Performances
- Australian Open - Third Round (2025)
- French Open - First Round (2023, 2024)
- Wimbledon - Fourth Round (2024)
- US Open - Second Round (2023, 2024)
Doubles
- Career Titles: None
- Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 186 on January 2025
