Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut (French pronunciation: ​[nikɔla may]; born 21 January 1982) is a French tennis player. He is well known for being skilled at grass court tennis, on which he has won his three career titles, and is adept at serve and volleying.Mahut had excellent junior results, winning the Orange Bowl in 1999 and the Wimbledon Boys' Singles in 2000, turning professional the same year. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 38, achieved in July 2014.