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The reason why Kouamé has entered directly into the draw of an ATP tournament

Andrés Tomás Rico - 21 Sep 2026
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The reason why Kouamé has gone straight into the draw of an ATP tournament.

Moise Kouamé, the great pearl of French and world tennis, will be present in the main draw of the ATP 250 in Chengdu. In this way, the 17-year-old will play his sixth tournament on the ATP circuit (five ATP tournaments and Roland Garros). His record in these tournaments is 3 wins and 4 losses. And although in most of them he has played thanks to a Wildcard, in the Chinese tournament he will do so by entering directly into the main draw How is this possible if he is ranked number 191 in the world?

Kouamé has not entered by surpassing the qualifying round or through an invitation; he has achieved this thanks to the PIF ATP Next Gen Accelerator. This is a still little-known program of the men's circuit that aims to help young promises make the leap to the elite. The ATP grants players aged 20 or younger who are among the top 250 in the world, during certain weeks of the calendar, a spot in the main draw and two spots in the qualifying rounds of ATP 250, in addition to the opportunities they may have in the Challenger circuit. The Frenchman is ranked number 191 in the world and has therefore benefited from this program.

This PIF ATP Next Gen Accelerator has other types of aid. For example, players aged 20 or younger ranked between 351 and 500 will be able to obtain up to eight opportunities in the main draw of Challenger 50 or 75 tournaments. Meanwhile, those reaching the Top 350 will be able to benefit from eight opportunities in Challenger 100 or 125 tournaments.

Fonseca also took advantage of the benefits of the PIF ATP Next Gen Accelerator program to win his first ATP title

The Frenchman wants to follow in the footsteps of Joao Fonseca, who was possibly the player that best benefited from this program. Thanks to it, he was able to enter the main draw of the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires in 2025, which he ended up winning. A victory that allowed him to make the definitive leap to the elite. 
 

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