Eliakim Coulibaly (born 5 May 2002) is an Ivorian tennis player.
Full name | Eliakim Coulibaly |
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Country (sports) | Ivory Coast |
Born | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 5 May 2002
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US $77, 459 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 338 (18 November 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 338 (18 November 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 604 (30 January 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 1262 (18 November 2024) |
Last updated on: 18 November 2024. |
Coulibaly has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 338 achieved on 18 November 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 604 achieved on 30 January 2023.[1]
Coulibaly also played juniors and reach a career high ranking of 16 on January 6, 2020 and posted a win-loss record of 85–36 in singles and 45–34 in doubles.[2]
Coulibaly represents Ivory Coast at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–0.
Coulibaly began his tennis career training in Abidjan before moving to Casablanca at the age of 12. He currently lives in the south of France and trains at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy.[3][4] Coulibaly is a top prospect for African tennis, as he and South African Khololwam Montsi became the first African duo to reach the top 20 in the ITF juniors rankings.[5]
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Franco Agamenone | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Thomas Fancutt | 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 2–1 | July 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Luca Potenza | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 3–1 | Aug 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Matthew Dellavedova | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 4–1 | Sep 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–2 | Sep 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Skander Mansouri | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Sep 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Matthew Dellavedova | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 6–2 | May 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Te Rigele | 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 6–3 | Apr 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Robin Bertrand | 6–7 (3–7), 3–6 |
Win | 7–3 | Jul 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Aziz Ouakaa | 6–0, 2–0 ret. |
Win | 8–3 | Jul 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Darwin Blanch | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 8–4 | Aug 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Oliver Tarvet | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 9–4 | Aug 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Adrià Soriano Barrera | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 10–4 | Nov 2024 | M25 Maputo, Mozambique | WTT | Hard | Dominik Palan | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Yankı Erel | Jarno Jans Robin Bertrand |
4–6, 6–1, [6–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2022 | M25 Uriage, France | WTT | Hard | Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard | Adrien Burdet Alexandre Reco |
6–3, 7–5 |
References
edit- ^ "Eliakim Coulibaly | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Eliakim Coulibaly ITF junior overview". ITF Tennis.
- ^ "Eliakim Coulibaly : à la découverte de la pépite ivoirienne du tennis". October 6, 2020.
- ^ "Eliakim Coulibaly (Espoir du tennis ivoirien): « Je me donne trois ans pour bousculer la hiérarchie mondiale » | FratMat". www.fratmat.info.
- ^ "The tennis dreams of Khololwam Montsi and Eliakim Coulibaly". the Guardian. July 19, 2020.
External links
edit- Eliakim Coulibaly at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Eliakim Coulibaly at the International Tennis Federation
- Eliakim Coulibaly at the Davis Cup