Arthur Fils was named the Newcomer of the Year in the 2023 Awards.
The 19-year-old Frenchman started the 2023 season outside the top 250 in the ATP Ranking, but he reached his career-high number 36 after advancing to the final in Antwerp. He claimed the first tour-level title in Lyon becoming the youngest champion on the ATP Tour in 2023 as wild card.
Fils reached a career-high number 46 on 7 August after advancing to a semifinal at the ATP 500 in Hamburg. He beat number 4 seed Casper Ruud in the German tournament to achieve the biggest win before losing to eventual champion Alexander Zverev.
This year Fils became the youngest Frenchman to reach an ATP Tour semifinal since Richard Gasquet in 2004 in Montpellier.
Fils won his first nine matches of the 2023 season on the ATP Challenger Tour and clinching a title in Oeiras and advanced to two ATP 250 semifinals in Montpellier and Marseille. He finished runner-up to Hamad Medjedovic at the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah.
The other nominees for the Newcomer of the Year Award are Flavio Cobolli, Alex Michelsen, Dominic Stricker and Luca Van Assche.
“It was a nice year for sure. I started at 250 but finished at 36, so that’s pretty good. It still could have been better. I lost some close matches, but it’s just experience and I will try to be better next year”, said Fils.
