2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster
Benjamin Sigouin
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Vancouver, Canada
- High School:
- Vancouver Learning Network
• 2020 ITA Carolina Regional Player to Watch
• Third-team All-ACC in 2021
• Second-team All-ACC in 2022
Career High ATP Doubles Ranking: #474 (2019.04.29)
Majoring in exercise and sport science (sport administration) ... Last name is pronounced "see-GWIN"
2021-22 SEASON
Named Second-Team All-ACC after the season, becoming a four-time All-ACC pick ... Missed the Fall but posted a strong Spring season with a 13-7 record in singles ... Went 11-3 at No. 2 singles and 2-4 at No. 1 ... Picked up three wins over Martins Rocens of NC State during the season ... Also beat No. 53-ranked Gustaf Strom of Arizona in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to help clinch the NCAA Tournament second round win over the Wildcats ... Teamed with Peter Murphy at No. 3 doubles for much of the Spring, going 10-7 at that slot in the lineup and overall ... The pair went 8-4 against ACC foes.
2020-21 SEASON
Final Rankings: No. 62 singles
Named third-team All-ACC, earning all-conference honors for a third time ... Finished the year ranked No. 62 nationally in singles ... Was ranked as high as No. 41 nationally in the preseason ... Went 11-9 overall in singles, all in dual matches ... Played mostly at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, but moved into the No. 1 slot for four dual matches ... Played doubles primarily with Rinky Hijikata, going 6-6 as a duo (4-4 at No. 3 doubles).
2019-20 SEASON
Final Rankings: No. 53 singles
Won the 2020 ITA Carolina Regional Player to Watch award ... Finished the season ranked No. 53 in the ITA singles rankings ... Joined the lineup slightly late due to a nagging early-season injury, but went 5-2 in singles action and reached as high as No. 42 in the national singles rankings ... Teamed with Rinky Hijikata to go 7-0 at No. 3 doubles in dual matches in the spring ... One of UNC’s team captains for the 2019-20 season (along with William Blumberg and Ladd Harrison)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19)
Rankings: #20 singles, #65 doubles
Went 15-6 in dual match singles and 2-1 in NCAA play ... Earned All-America honors for the first time in his career, reaching the Round of 16 in NCAA singles ... Clinched the NCAA quarterfinals win over Ohio State by beating John McNally on Court 2 to put UNC in the semifinals for the second time in program history ... Earned NCAA All-Tournament honors at No. 2 doubles with Brian Cernoch ... Played mostly No. 2 in both singles and doubles, but also played six matches at No. 1 singles, going 5-1 ... All-ACC first team in each of the last two years
FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)
Named the ACC Freshman of the Year and the Carolinas Region Rookie of the Year to cap an outstanding first year in Chapel Hill ... Finished 16-4 in singles, playing at the No. 1 (3-0) and No. 2 (13-4) spots ... Ranked No. 45 at the end of the season ... Was 7-4 vs. ranked players ... Went 18-5 in doubles, playing with three different partners and mostly at No. 2 ... First-team All-ACC ... ACC Singles Player of the Week on April 24 for his play during the final week of the season ... Clinched team victories over TCU, FSU, Virginia and Duke ... Reached the NCAA singles draw but fell in a first-round match ... A finalist at UNC's Rammy Awards for Best Male Newcomer ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll
BEFORE UNC
The top-ranked recruit in the 2017 class, according to tennisrecruiting.net ... Came to UNC ranked No. 4 in the ITF World Junior Rankings and No. 780 in the ATP World Rankings ... Six-time Canadian National Champion ...Member of the 2015 Junior Davis Cup team that won a championship for Canada ... Doubles runner-up in the boys’ draw at the 2016 U.S. Open ... Quarterfinalist in singles at the 2016 French Open.
More on Sigouin: Son of Ilse Van De Hoef and Hubert Sigouin ... Has one sister
Why I chose Carolina: Felt like home. Unbelievable school and tennis program with an amazing history, and it's the best for my tennis development.
The best part of being a Tar Heel tennis player is: Playing for the team and the chance to win a national championship.
My greatest strength as a tennis player is: My all-around aggressive game
Favorite tennis memory: Winning Junior Davis Cup and reaching top 5 junior in the world.
Dream doubles partner: Rafael Nadal
Favorite post-match meal: Pasta Bolognese
Favorite sport other than tennis: Hockey
Outside of tennis, I like to spend time: With loved ones and friends
Favorite movie: We Are Your Friends
Dream job: Professional tennis player or NHL GM
