Kouamé advances from the qualifying stage in Montpellier and will play his first ATP main draw at 16 years old

Moise Kouamé has just made history. The young French tennis player, barely 16 years old, has entered the main draw of the ATP Montpellier 2026 after overcoming the qualifying rounds by first defeating Elias Ymer 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Today, he has also triumphed over his compatriot Climent Chidekh 7-5, 6-7(8), 6-2, after a two hours and 55-minute match. Thus, he becomes the fifth youngest player of the 21st century to play in an ATP tournament, following Rafa Nadal, Rudolf Molleker, Richard Gasquet, and Ryan Harrison.

📊 At 16 years and 333 days, Moise Kouamé 🇫🇷 is the 5th youngest player to qualify for an ATP tournament in the 21st century:
▪️ 15 years and 301 days: Gasquet 🇫🇷 (Monte Carlo 2002)
▪️ 15 years and 342 days: Harrison 🇺🇸 (Houston 2008)
▪️ 16 years and 195 days: Gasquet 🇫🇷 (Adelaide… pic.twitter.com/R75d35X7Ny

— Jeu, Set et Maths (@JeuSetMaths) February 2, 2026

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Kouamé supera la fase previa de Montpellier y jugará su primer cuadro principal de un torneo ATP con 16 años