Thierry Ascione (born 17 January 1981) is a retired professional tour male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 2000 and retired in September 2010, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 81 in February 2004. 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 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. He is currently coaching Lucas Pouille since 2021. 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. Coached by former ATP professional and countryman Jérôme Potier. 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. Performance timelines Singles Doubles ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 18 (11–7) Doubles: 9 (4–5) External links Ascione world ranking history 1981 births Living people French male tennis players French tennis coaches People from Rueil-Malmaison People from Villeurbanne Sportspeople from Lyon Metropolis