Luca Van Assche
Luca Van Assche is a French right-hander, born on 11 May 2004. He won the boys’ singles title at Roland Garros in 2021, beating Arthur Fils 6-4, 6-2 in the final. His best Grand Slam run so far came at the 2024 Australian Open, where he beat Lorenzo Musetti in five sets to reach the third round.
2026 has been the best season of his career. He won Challenger titles in Quimper, Lille, Parma and Quebec City. In July he won his first ATP title at the Estoril Open on clay. He beat top seed Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals and Alexander Blockx 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 in the final. He reached a career-high World No. 40 on 24 August 2026.
At the US Open he beat Cameron Norrie 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 for his first main-draw win in New York. He is World No. 48 on 1,065 points as of 19 October 2026 and reached the last 16 in Lyon in October.
Player Profile
| Full name | Luca Van Assche |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 2004 |
| Nationality | French |
| Height | 5ft 10in / 1.78m |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Sébastien Villette |
| Highest ranking | World No. 40 (August 2026) |
| Best Grand Slam result | Third round, Australian Open 2024 |
| ATP titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam titles | 0 |
Current Ranking & Recent Form
| Lyon Open 2026 | First round: beat Clément Tabur 7-6(3), 6-3 |
|---|---|
| US Open 2026 | Second round: beat Cameron Norrie 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-2, 6-3, lost to Denis Shapovalov 6-0, 6-4, 7-6(7) |
| Quebec City Challenger 2026 | Championbeat Stefanos Sakellaridis 6-1, 6-4 in the final |
| Estoril Open 2026 | Championbeat Andrey Rublev 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarter-final and Alexander Blockx 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 in the final |
| Australian Open 2024 | Third round: beat Lorenzo Musetti in five sets, lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas |
Playing Style & Strengths
Van Assche is a right-hander with a two-handed backhand, listed at 1.78m, which is small by the standards of the men's tour. He has worked with coach Sébastien Villette since the start of 2026, the season in which his results turned around. His Estoril title came on clay, and he won it the hard way. Against Rublev he came from a set down to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, and the final against Blockx went to 7-5 in the third set. He has also shown staying power in best-of-five matches, beating Musetti in five sets in Melbourne in 2024.
Assche Betting Tips & Predictions
Van Assche has done much of his winning at Challenger level this year, with four titles, and his tour-level results have been less steady. Since Estoril he has lost in the first round in Tokyo and Shanghai and fell to Denis Shapovalov at the US Open. He beat Clément Tabur in the first round in Lyon in October. He is also on the Vienna entry list as a replacement. Treat him as a player in decent form at 250 level rather than one ready to trouble the top seeds every week.
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