Richard Gasquet

Richard Gasquet
Full nameRichard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet
Country (sports) France
ResidenceNeuchâtel, Switzerland
Born (1986-06-18) 18 June 1986 (age 38)
Béziers, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachÉric 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 moneyUS$ 20,906,304[1]
Official websiterichardgasquet.net
Singles
Career record605–400 (60.3%)[a]
Career titles16
Highest rankingNo. 7 (9 July 2007)
Current rankingNo. 116 (10 June 2024) [2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2007, 2008, 2012, 2013)
French OpenQF (2016)
WimbledonSF (2007, 2015)
US OpenSF (2013)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2007, 2013)
Olympic Games2R (2012)
Doubles
Career record72–62 (53.7%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 45 (7 April 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2006)
French Open1R (2002, 2003, 2005, 2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games (2012)
Mixed doubles
Career record11–0
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenW (2004)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (2017)
Hopman CupW (2017)
Medal record
Tennis
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Men's doubles
Last updated on: 19 February 2024.

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.

  1. ^ "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Richard Gasquet | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ "The pronunciation by Richard Gasquet himself". ATPWorldTour.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Players | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 600win was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Gasquet Celebrates 600th Win: 'I Wanted It a Lot' | ATP Tour | Tennis". Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.


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