First Washington Husky to reach No. 1 in U.S. college singles
Right-handed, two-handed backhand, turned pro in 2022 after starring for the University of Washington — and opened 2026 with back-to-back Challenger titles on the British indoor circuit.
Career-High Rank
No. 176
13 APR 2026
Current Rank
No. 189
20 JAN 2026
Age
24
B. 13 JUN 2001
Turned Pro
2022
ARLES, FRA
Birthplace
Arles, France
Coach
Matt Anger (ex-UW head coach)
Height
180 cm (5'11")
Plays
Right-handed
Backhand
Two-handed
Best Slam
1R — Roland-Garros, US Open
Chidekh took the American college route: three seasons at the University of Washington, where he became the first Husky ever to top the national singles rankings and finished 42–11 in singles. When he turned pro in 2022, UW head coach Matt Anger resigned to travel with him — a bet on a player few outside Seattle rated. The bet started paying out in Glasgow in February 2024, where Chidekh lost the first set of the final 0–6 to Paul Jubb and still walked off with his first Challenger trophy.
"The result is over my expectation but I have been working hard recently." — After his first Challenger title, Glasgow 2024 · ATPTour.com
January 2026 was the real surge. Ranked No. 248 at the turn of the year, he won the Nottingham indoor Challenger — beating top seed Johannus Monday in a final-set tiebreak — then returned to Glasgow the following week and won that too, a 10-match streak that lifted him back inside the top 200. A career-high No. 176 followed in April, his first Roland-Garros qualification in May, and a third title of the season on the Nottingham grass in July.
"My first reaction, I was super proud and motivated."
ON COACH MATT ANGER LEAVING UW TO GUIDE HIS PRO CAREER, 2022 · THE SEATTLE TIMES"Nothing has been easy to this point and each match has been satisfying."
AT THE ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2021 · GOHUSKIES.COM"Really, the only ones who thought I was going to do this was my dad."
ON HIS COLLEGE-TENNIS RISE, 2022 · THE SEATTLE TIMES