Benjamin Sigouin

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Bography

Benjamin Sigouin (born June 3, 1999 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian tennis player. He reached a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 781 on April 16, 2018 and a career high ITF junior ranking of No. 4 on January 2, 2017. He is currently a part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tennis team. In 2015, Sigouin and compatriots Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov won the first Junior Davis Cup in Canada's history. In 2016 at the junior US Open, Sigouin reached the final with fellow Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime, losing in straight sets. In 2018 at the ITF Futures in Calgary, he won his first professional doubles title with compatriot Alexis Galarneau.

Sigouin was born an grew up in Vancouver. His father, Hubert, is from Laval, Québec and his mother, Ilse van de Hoef, from the Netherlands. He has one sister named Alexandra. He started playing on the Stanley Park tennis courts with his father Hubert when he was three years old. He also played soccer until age eight. It was at the age of nine when he realized his appreciation for tennis was more than just a hobby and that he wanted to play it professionally. At the age of 10, he won the Canadian U12 title and followed that up by winning the Canadian U14 title. Sigouin is currently a member of Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montréal where he trains with the country’s most talented and promising juniors.

ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2016 Canada F8, Toronto Futures Hard Juan Carlos Aguilar (BOL) Hans Hach Verdugo (MEX)
Rhyne Williams (USA)
3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2018 Canada F3, Calgary Futures Hard Alexis Galarneau (CAN) Alexios Halebian (USA)
Samuel Monette (CAN)
7–5, 7–6(7–4)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2016 US Open Hard Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) Juan Carlos Aguilar (BOL)
Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA)
3–6, 6–7(4–7)