Richard Gasquet
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Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet (French: [ʁiʃaʁ ɡaskɛ];[3] born 18 June 1986) is a French professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 7, attained on 9 July 2007.[4] He has won 16 singles titles on the ATP Tour, tied for eighth most among active players. He is also fourth among active players with over 600 career match wins.[5][6] His best performances in Grand Slam singles tournaments have been three semifinal appearances, two at the Wimbledon Championships (in 2007 and 2015) and once at the US Open (in 2013). His best performance in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 singles tournaments was being the runner-up in Hamburg in 2005 and Toronto in 2006 and 2012. He won the mixed doubles title at the 2004 French Open, partnering with Tatiana Golovin. He also won the men's doubles Olympic bronze medal in 2012 with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. Gasquet is best known for his elegant groundstrokes and his one-handed backhand.
Full name | Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet | ||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | France | ||||||||||||||
Residence | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-06-18) 18 June 1986 (age 37) Béziers, France | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Éric Deblicker (2004-2008) Guillaume Peyre (2008-2009) Gabriel Markus (2010) Riccardo Piatti (2011-2013) Sergi Bruguera (2014-2017) Thierry Tulasne & Fabrice Santoro (2018) Thierry Ascione (2018-2020) Julien Cassaigne (2020-) | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | US$20,858,567[1] | ||||||||||||||
Official website | richardgasquet.net | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 604–397 (60.3% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 7 (9 July 2007) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 124 (20 May 2024) [2] | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 4R (2007, 2008, 2012, 2013) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | QF (2016) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (2007, 2015) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | SF (2013) | ||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | RR (2007, 2013) | ||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 2R (2012) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 72–62 (53.7%) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 45 (7 April 2008) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2006) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2002, 2003, 2005, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | (2012) | ||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 11–0 (100%) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
French Open | W (2004) | ||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | W (2017) | ||||||||||||||
Hopman Cup | W (2017) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 19 February 2024. |