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Gea led two sets to love in the US Open fourth round and held a match point, then lost in five to Botic Van De Zandschulp, 6-3, 7-6(0), 6-7(7), 6-7(3), 4-6, converting one of six break points in the decider. The run still carried the 21-year-old Frenchman to ATP No. 63 in the September 15 ranking, his highest on record and a rise from No. 251 a year earlier.
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Currently ranked No. 56. Across 2025–2026: a high of No. 56 and a low of No. 296 over 244 ranking updates.
Year-end ranking: 2025 — No. 244 · 2026 — No. 56 (current)
Arthur Gea is a right-hander from Carpentras, born January 2, 2005, who came up through the Alain Barrère academy, moved to Paris at 17 to train inside the French federation system, and left at 20 to build his own team outside France. As a junior he reached No. 8 in the ITF junior rankings and the 2023 US Open boys' semifinals; he turned pro in 2023, collected nine ITF titles, and made his ATP debut at Marseille's Open 13 in February 2025.
Listed at 1.80 meters and coached since 2025 by Gerald Melzer, he takes the ball early and builds points around the forehand he calls his favorite shot — the ATP Tour's profile bills the game as "first-strike tennis balanced by resilience." Hard courts are his stated preference, so surfaces that reward the first two swings fit the design.
The 2026 season made him a top-100 player. He qualified for the Australian Open while dropping 14 games in six sets, upset then-ATP No. 19 Jiri Lehecka in his Grand Slam main-draw debut, and reached a first tour-level quarterfinal at the Montpellier Open in February with a win over Tomas Machac. Clay gave back less, including a first-round French Open loss to Karen Khachanov in May, but the hard-court summer delivered: five wins in five days at the Los Cabos Open, three deciding sets taken 6-2, 6-0 and 6-0, then a 6-3, 6-4 final over Denis Shapovalov on August 2 for his maiden ATP title.
As of August 2026, Gea holds a career-high ATP No. 82, first reached on August 4 and 201 places above his ranking a year earlier, with an 8-4 tour-level record in 2026 after opening the year at ATP No. 241.
Arthur Gea's latest available published ATP singles ranking is No. 56 as of Oct 6, 2026 with 985 ATP Points.
Arthur Gea has a 11–5 win-loss record in 2026 across the Grand Slam, Masters/1000, 500 and 250 events covered by The Drop Shot.
Arthur Gea beat Michael Zheng 7(9)-6(7) 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the round of 32 at the US Open on Sep 5, 2026. This is the latest result available in the 2026 records.
Across 2 recorded meetings, Arthur Gea leads the head-to-head 2–0. Coverage reflects the matches available on The Drop Shot.
Independent rolling tour snapshot · events starting Oct 7, 2024–Oct 6, 2026All surfaces · Slam / Masters / 500 / 250 · 70/30 when both windows qualifyUpdating snapshot…
| Opponent | Last meeting | H2H |
|---|---|---|
| USOSep '26 | 2-0 | |
| USOSep '26 | 1-0 | |
| USOSep '26 | 0-1 | |
| USOSep '26 | 1-0 | |
| AOJan '26 | 0-1 |