Elliot Benchetrit

Elliot Benchetrit (born 2 October 1998) is a Moroccan tennis player. His highest singles ranking was No. 198 on 10 February 2020, and his highest doubles ranking was No. 198 on 10 June 2019. Since 1 January 2021 Benchetrit represent Morocco.[1]

Elliot Benchetrit
Benchetrit at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) Morocco (2021–current)
 France (–2020)
ResidenceMorocco
Born (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998
Nice, France
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$385,377
Singles
Career record1–4 (20.0%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 198 (10 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 208 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2020)
French Open2R (2019)
US Open1R (2019)
Doubles
Career record1–2 (33.3%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 198 (10 June 2019)
Current rankingNo. 275 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open2R (2019)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

He was born in Nice, France, and lives in Morocco.[2]

Tennis career

He won his first ITF singles tournament in 2017 in Tunisia, and his first ITF doubles tournament the same year in Morocco, with Maxime Hamou.[3]

Benchetrit made his Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2018 French Open, after receiving a wild card to the singles main draw.[4] He was defeated by fellow Frenchman Gaël Monfils in four sets in the first round. The following year at the 2019 French Open he won his first round matches in both singles and doubles. He has won three singles titles on the ITF Men's Circuit, and two doubles titles, as well as another doubles title on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Banana incident at the 2020 Australian Open

On 19 January 2020, while competing in the qualifiers for the 2020 Australian Open, 21-year-old Benchetrit asked a teenage ball girl to get him a banana. Upon being handed the banana, Benchetrit told the ball girl “I can’t do it,” indicating that he himself was unable to peel the banana due to his fingers being "heavily taped" due to blisters (or "heavily bandaged" as some outlets reported), and him having put cream on his hands in order not to sweat, and requested that she peel it for him.[5][6][7] The chair umpire intervened, ordering Benchetrit to peel the banana himself, and, according to Benchetrit, telling him that the ball girl "was not his slave."[8][7] Benchetrit went on to defeat his opponent and qualify for the main tournament, where he lost in the first round.[9] The incident triggered debate on social media and within the ranks of tennis about the role of ball girls and ball boys.[10] Benchetrit later expressed his disbelief at the umpire's statement to him, and the social media response "without people knowing what really happened".[7]

Personal life

Benchetrit is of Moroccan descent through his father.[11]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (3–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 4 June 2017 Hammamet, Tunisia F21 Clay Cristian Rodríguez 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 29 July 2017 Mohammedia, Morocco F2 Clay Carlos Boluda-Purkiss 0–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 10 September 2017 Hammamet, Tunisia F25 Clay Rudolf Molleker 6–4, 2–0 (ret.)
Winner 2. 17 September 2017 Hammamet, Tunisia F26 Clay Luca Giacomini 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 18 February 2018 Djerba, Tunisia F6 Hard Matteo Martineau 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (2–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 5 August 2017 Casablanca, Morocco F3 Clay Maxime Hamou Nick Chappell
Skander Mansouri
7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), [10–5]
Winner 2. 10 September 2017 Hammamet, Tunisia F25 Clay Rudolf Molleker Aziz Dougaz
Anis Ghorbel
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 17 September 2017 Hammamet, Tunisia F26 Clay Louis Wessels Filippo Baldi
Mirko Cutuli
4–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 17 June 2018 Lyon, France Clay Geoffrey Blancaneaux Hsieh Cheng-peng
Luca Margaroli
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Runner-up 2. 22 August 2020 Todi, Italy Clay Hugo Gaston Ariel Behar
Andrey Golubev
4-6, 2-6

References

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