The tennis world has already witnessed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s might but the Perricard family has more to offer as the Frenchman’s sister Daphnee readies herself to leave her mark on the WTA Tour. Aged 16, Daphnee Mpetshi Perricard is ranked 65 in the ITF Junior rankings, having two singles titles under her belt already,
The Frenchwoman has also won two trophies on the ITF doubles circuit, one with Milena Ciocan in 2022 and the other with Lilli Tagger in 2023. She’s yet to make her senior Grand Slam main draw debut and is placed 1202nd in the WTA rankings.
The teenager most recently competed in the girls singles and doubles tournaments at the 2025 Australian Open. In doubles, she paired up with compatriot Eleejah Inisan but unfortunately couldn’t clear the first hurdle, losing 0-6, 6-4 [4-10] to the Chinese pair of Wei Zhang-Qian and Qu Yihan.
The Frenchwoman had a relatively better outing in the girls’ singles event, as she overcame American Shannon Lam 7-5, 6-2 in her opener. In the second round, she drew Julia Stusek, the No. 16 seed from Germany, and produced a valiant effort but couldn’t cross the finish line, losing 2-6, 6-4, 5-7.
Sportskeeda had the opportunity to sit down with the promising teenager on the sidelines of the Australian Open and learn about her choices and equation with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
