Matthew Ebden
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Matthew Ebden is an Australian professional tennis
player who is currently ranked the World No. 80, making him the second highest ranked Australian behind Bernard Tomic
. Highlights of Ebden's career thus far include winning a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
and runs to the quarterfinals of the 2011 Brisbane International
, 2011 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
and 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
. He is currently coached by Darren Tandy.
of Great Britain in the first round of qualifying 6–3, 5–7, 8–6. He was defeated in the following round 2–6, 4–6 to Serbian player Ilija Bozoljac
. Ebden won his first Futures event at the USA F21 event which began in August 2007. He defeated American Michael Yani
in the final 3–6, 6–1, 7–5. Ebden played in the qualifying event for the Australian Open for the second year in a row in January 2008. He lost to Flavio Cipolla
of Italy in his first match 3–6, 6–4, 3–6. Ebden won his second Futures tournament at the Korea F2 event beginning in May 2008. He defeated Toshihide Matsui
of Japan in the final 6–4, 7–5. For the third year running, Ebden participated in the qualifying event for the Australian Open in January 2009. He won his first match against Italian Giancarlo Petrazzuolo 6–3, 6–3. He lost to Michael Berrer
of Germany in his following match 4–6, 6–3, 1–6. In October 2009, Ebden won his third Futures event at Australia F8. He defeated British player Jamie Baker
in the final 6–2, 6–4. He was also triumphant in his next tournament, Australia F9, which began in November 2009. He won 6–3, 6–4 in the final against fellow Australian John Millman
. At Australia F11, which began in November 2009, Ebden won his fifth Futures title. He defeated fellow Australian James Lemke
6–1, 6–1 in the final.
. In the first round of qualification he defeated Isaac Frost of Australia 6–2, 6–2. In the second round he played another Australian Brydan Klein
and won 6–4, 6–0. In the final round of qualifying Ebden defeated Marinko Matosevic
, another Australian, 6–2, 6–2. In the main draw, he was drawn against sixth seed and world number 28 Jürgen Melzer
of Austria in the first round. He caused a huge upset by winning in straight sets 7–5, 6–1. He was then defeated in the second round by Richard Gasquet
6–3, 6–4. Ebden was then entered into qualifying for the first major grand slam, the Australian Open. In the first round he played Spaniard Carles Poch-Gradin and was victorious 6–2, 6–1. In the second round he played another Spaniard Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras
and won 6–4, 1–6, 7–5. In the final round of qualification he defeated Michał Przysiężny of Poland 7–5, 6–2. Edben then qualified for the Australian Open
for the first time, losing in the first round to world number 12 Gaël Monfils
of France 4–6, 4–6, 4–6. In May, Ebden played in the qualifying tournament for Roland Garros and lost in his first match to Yuri Schukin
of Kazakhstan 4–6, 4–6. In June, Ebden played in the qualification event for Wimbledon. He won his first match David Marrero
of Spain 6–4, 6–4. In his second match he defeated Frenchman David Guez
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 before losing in the final round to American Taylor Dent
6–4, 6–7(1), 6–7(8), 3–6. In August, he participated in the qualifying for the US Open and lost in his first match to Nicolas Mahut
of France 3–6, 2–6. In October, Ebden was chosen as one of three Australians to play at the Men's Singles of the 2010 Commonwealth Games and was third seed. In the first round he defeated Patrick Ogier of Guernsey 6–3, 6–2. In the second round, he defeated Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
of Pakistan 6–4, 7–5. He faced seventh seed Joshua Goodall
of England in the quarterfinals and triumphed 6–7(3), 6–1, 7–6(3). In the semifinals he played local favourite and number one seed Somdev Devvarman
of India and lost 3–6, 1–6. Edben ended up winning the bronze medal by beating fellow Australian and second seed Peter Luczak
in straight sets 6–3, 6–3 in the third place play-off. Ebden won his sixth Futures event at Great Britain F16. He defeated Daniel Evans
of Great Britain 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.
In December Ebden participated in the 2010 Australian Open Playoffs for a chance into the maindraw of the 2011 Australian Open
. Ebden was the 4th seed. Ebden's first opponent was Benjamin Mitchell
. Ebden won the match 7–6(5) 7–6(3). This lead to a place in the QFs where Ebden played against Samuel Groth
. Unfortunately Ebden lost the first set 6–2, but Ebden went on to win the match 2–6 6–4 6–2. This put Ebden in the final 4 of the tournament. Unfortunately Ebden lost his SF match to Peter Luczak
6–2 1–6 6–7(5).
. He won his first round match of qualifying against Romanian Victor Crivoi
6–2, 4–6, 7–5. In the second round of qualifying he defeated eighth seed Slovenian Grega Žemlja
5–7, 7–6(1), 6–4. In the final round of qualification he played fellow Australian and wildcard Greg Jones
and won 6–4, 6–1. In the first round of the main draw he was drawn against another Australian John Millman
, who was given a wildcard. He defeated Millman in a close match 4–6, 6–2, 6–4. His second round match was against world number 40 and eighth seed Denis Istomin
of Uzbekistan. He made a huge upset by winning 6–4, 6–4 despite being 156 places below Istomin in the ATP Rankings. He was eventually defeated in the quarterfinals by number one seed, world number 5 and eventual champion Robin Söderling
of Sweden 3–6, 2–6. The following week, he was given a wildcard into the main draw of the 2011 Medibank International Sydney
. He lost to fifth seed Frenchman Richard Gasquet
in the first round 4–6, 3–6. The next week, he played in the Australian Open
after being given a wildcard into the main draw. He lost in the first round to American Michael Russell
3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–7(9).
At the 2011 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
, Ebden received acceptance into the main draw where he drew the 4th seed Ryan Sweeting
from America, Ebden caused a major upset by winning the match 6–4 6–2. Ebden's R16 match was against the German Matthias Bachinger
despite losing the first set 6–2 Ebden progressed by winning the match 2–6 6–4 6–4. Ebden later went on to face the 6th seed Olivier Rochus
for a place in the SFs. Unfortunately Ebden lost the match 7–6(5) 6–3. Fortunately for Ebden not only did he receive a direct draw acceptance to the singles event but also he received a Wild Card to the doubles event, in which he teamed with American Ryan Harrison in which they won their first doubles title together. The following week Ebden participated in the 2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships
where he partnered with yet another American Alex Bogomolov Jr doing so Ebden won his second consecutive doubles title.
At the 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Ebden went through the qualifying stages to get acceptance into the main draw. In the main draw Ebden drew Spaniard Pablo Andujar
, despite losing the first set in a tie breaker 7–6(4) Ebden progressed to win the match 6–7(4) 6–4 6–4, which place Ebden into the final 16 of the tournament. Unfortunately Ebden's run came to an end at that stage where he lost to the 3rd seed David Ferrer
6–4 2–6 2–6. From this appearance Ebden achieved a career high ranking of world number 124 in singles.
At the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
Ebden was placed in the qualifying draw where he placed as the 14th seed. Ebden's first opponent was Florent Serra
of France, Ebden won the match 6–4 6–2. Ebden played against Philipp Petzschner
the 2nd seed from Germany for a spot in the main draw. Ebden won the match 6–3 6–1. In the first round Ebden won for the 2nd time in a week 6–4 6–4 against Pablo Andujar
of Spain. Ebden then went on to defeat Ryan Harrison 6–4 6–2 and then 11th seed and former World No. 6 Gilles Simon
6–2 2–6 7–6(8). Ebden eventually lost in straight sets, 3–6, 2–6 to the World No. 4, second seed and defending champion, Andy Murray in the quarterfinals. Because of Ebdens success at the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
he is now ranked 80 in the world.
.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player who is currently ranked the World No. 80, making him the second highest ranked Australian behind Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic is an Australian professional tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Tomic is ranked the World No. 41, making him the highest ranked Australian male tennis player and the youngest player in the top 100...
. Highlights of Ebden's career thus far include winning a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
and runs to the quarterfinals of the 2011 Brisbane International
2011 Brisbane International
The 2011 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. It was held from 2 to 9 January...
, 2011 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
2011 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
The 2011 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
and 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
The 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's...
. He is currently coached by Darren Tandy.
Personal life
Ebden was born in Durban, South Africa to Charles and Ann Ebden. Ebden is currently studying a commerce degree while playing tennis professionally full time. In Perth Ebden plays State Grade for Wembley Downs Tennis Club as the number one player. Outside of tennis Edben enjoys Surfing, hanging out & watching moviesCareer
Ebden spent much of his early career on the futures tour attempting to rise his ranking. It was not until the end of 2009 that Ebden had consistent results on the future tour after making the final of the last four tournaments he entered in 2009, taking out three of the four titles.Early career
In January 2007, Ebden competed in the qualifying tournament for the Australian Open. He defeated Richard BloomfieldRichard Bloomfield
Richard Bloomfield is an English professional male tennis player. He turned professional in 2002 and reached a peak world ranking of 176 in March 2007. 'Bloomers', as he is known to the tennis world, is from the small Norfolk village of Alpington.Bloomfield won the 2001 British Junior Tennis...
of Great Britain in the first round of qualifying 6–3, 5–7, 8–6. He was defeated in the following round 2–6, 4–6 to Serbian player Ilija Bozoljac
Ilija Bozoljac
Ilija Bozoljac or Ilia Bozoljac is a professional male tennis player from Serbia....
. Ebden won his first Futures event at the USA F21 event which began in August 2007. He defeated American Michael Yani
Michael Yani
Michael Yani is a Singaporean-American tennis player. He turned professional in 2003.Yani is 6 ft 1 in and 75 kg . He resides in Durham, North Carolina. His high singles ranking to date is World No. 143, which he reached March 1, 2010.Yani qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and 2009...
in the final 3–6, 6–1, 7–5. Ebden played in the qualifying event for the Australian Open for the second year in a row in January 2008. He lost to Flavio Cipolla
Flavio Cipolla
Flavio Cipolla is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open...
of Italy in his first match 3–6, 6–4, 3–6. Ebden won his second Futures tournament at the Korea F2 event beginning in May 2008. He defeated Toshihide Matsui
Toshihide Matsui
Toshihide Matsui is a Japanese tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On June 12, 2006, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 261 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 231 achieved on June 7, 2004....
of Japan in the final 6–4, 7–5. For the third year running, Ebden participated in the qualifying event for the Australian Open in January 2009. He won his first match against Italian Giancarlo Petrazzuolo 6–3, 6–3. He lost to Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No...
of Germany in his following match 4–6, 6–3, 1–6. In October 2009, Ebden won his third Futures event at Australia F8. He defeated British player Jamie Baker
Jamie Baker (tennis)
Jamie Baker is a British professional male tennis player. He trains at Nottingham Tennis Centre and in Loughborough.-Junior:...
in the final 6–2, 6–4. He was also triumphant in his next tournament, Australia F9, which began in November 2009. He won 6–3, 6–4 in the final against fellow Australian John Millman
John Millman
John Millman is an Australian professional tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of 179 in October 2010.- 2008 :...
. At Australia F11, which began in November 2009, Ebden won his fifth Futures title. He defeated fellow Australian James Lemke
James Lemke
James Lemke is a Australian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 224 on 3 October 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 297, on 26 September 2011.-External...
6–1, 6–1 in the final.
2010
Ebden began 2010 by entering the qualifying of the 2010 Brisbane International2010 Brisbane International
The 2010 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was played at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. The centre court, Pat Rafter Arena is named in honour of Australian tennis hero...
. In the first round of qualification he defeated Isaac Frost of Australia 6–2, 6–2. In the second round he played another Australian Brydan Klein
Brydan Klein
Brydan Klein is an Australian professional tennis player. He prefers to play on a fast surface, such as grass or hard.Klein has yet to become an active competitor on the main ATP Tour. However, he did receive a wildcard from Tennis Australia for the 2008 Australian Open, but lost to Paul Capdeville...
and won 6–4, 6–0. In the final round of qualifying Ebden defeated Marinko Matosevic
Marinko Matosevic
Marinko Matosevic is a professional Croatian-Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 144, which he reached on October 25, 2010. His career high ranking in doubles was No. 541, set on September 28, 2009.-Tennis career and background:Matosevic was born in Jajce, SR Bosnia...
, another Australian, 6–2, 6–2. In the main draw, he was drawn against sixth seed and world number 28 Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
of Austria in the first round. He caused a huge upset by winning in straight sets 7–5, 6–1. He was then defeated in the second round by Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
6–3, 6–4. Ebden was then entered into qualifying for the first major grand slam, the Australian Open. In the first round he played Spaniard Carles Poch-Gradin and was victorious 6–2, 6–1. In the second round he played another Spaniard Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras
Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 174 .He has reached the finals of ten Futures tournaments; in eight of these he won...
and won 6–4, 1–6, 7–5. In the final round of qualification he defeated Michał Przysiężny of Poland 7–5, 6–2. Edben then qualified for the Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
for the first time, losing in the first round to world number 12 Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
of France 4–6, 4–6, 4–6. In May, Ebden played in the qualifying tournament for Roland Garros and lost in his first match to Yuri Schukin
Yuri Schukin
-2008:The 6 ft 2 inch 181 pound Russian began the 2008 tour season by losing in the first round to Rajeev Ram at the Chennai Open 6–7 , 6–7 .-References:...
of Kazakhstan 4–6, 4–6. In June, Ebden played in the qualification event for Wimbledon. He won his first match David Marrero
David Marrero
David Marrero Santana is a professional tennis player from Spain.He is the older brother of retired WTA player Marta Marrero.- 2000 to 2007 :...
of Spain 6–4, 6–4. In his second match he defeated Frenchman David Guez
David Guez
David Guez is a French tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 116 .-Career:Guez has played six major singles tournaments at professional level. At the 2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon he won with Rajeev Ram and reached to the second round, where he lost with Gilles Simon...
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 before losing in the final round to American Taylor Dent
Taylor Dent
Taylor Phillip Dent is a retired professional tennis player from the United States.-Early career and back injury:He won 4 ATP singles titles during his career: Newport , Bangkok , Memphis , and Moscow , and reached the finals of three other events on tour...
6–4, 6–7(1), 6–7(8), 3–6. In August, he participated in the qualifying for the US Open and lost in his first match to Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high...
of France 3–6, 2–6. In October, Ebden was chosen as one of three Australians to play at the Men's Singles of the 2010 Commonwealth Games and was third seed. In the first round he defeated Patrick Ogier of Guernsey 6–3, 6–2. In the second round, he defeated Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a professional tennis player from Pakistan. He is currently Pakistan's top player. A top 10 doubles player, his highest Singles Race ranking is 103rd and is the former Asian No. 3...
of Pakistan 6–4, 7–5. He faced seventh seed Joshua Goodall
Joshua Goodall
Joshua Jake Goodall is a British tennis player and the current British No.12 in Doubles, His ATP Doubles world ranking is 293...
of England in the quarterfinals and triumphed 6–7(3), 6–1, 7–6(3). In the semifinals he played local favourite and number one seed Somdev Devvarman
Somdev Devvarman
Somdev Devvarman , is a professional Indian tennis player. Three of Devvarman's college conquests, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, and Jesse Levine have successful pro careers. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning...
of India and lost 3–6, 1–6. Edben ended up winning the bronze medal by beating fellow Australian and second seed Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak is a professional tennis player for Australia. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 64 on 12 October 2009.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Luczak won the gold in the doubles....
in straight sets 6–3, 6–3 in the third place play-off. Ebden won his sixth Futures event at Great Britain F16. He defeated Daniel Evans
Daniel Evans (tennis)
Daniel Evans is an English professional tennis player. He is ranked 6th in the UK, and plays right-handed. Evans was until recently one of the highest ranked teenagers on the ATP rankings list. He made his Davis Cup debut for Great Britain in September 2009...
of Great Britain 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.
In December Ebden participated in the 2010 Australian Open Playoffs for a chance into the maindraw of the 2011 Australian Open
2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
. Ebden was the 4th seed. Ebden's first opponent was Benjamin Mitchell
Benjamin Mitchell (tennis)
Benjamin "Ben" Mitchell is an Australian junior tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, he currently has a professional ATP Ranking of World No. 256. Mitchell mainly competes on the junior tour where he has enjoyed varying success....
. Ebden won the match 7–6(5) 7–6(3). This lead to a place in the QFs where Ebden played against Samuel Groth
Samuel Groth
Samuel Groth is a professional Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 220, which he reached on 16 November 2009...
. Unfortunately Ebden lost the first set 6–2, but Ebden went on to win the match 2–6 6–4 6–2. This put Ebden in the final 4 of the tournament. Unfortunately Ebden lost his SF match to Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak is a professional tennis player for Australia. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 64 on 12 October 2009.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Luczak won the gold in the doubles....
6–2 1–6 6–7(5).
2011
Ebden began 2011 in a similar fashion to 2010 by being entered in the qualifying draw for the 2011 Brisbane International2011 Brisbane International
The 2011 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. It was held from 2 to 9 January...
. He won his first round match of qualifying against Romanian Victor Crivoi
Victor Crivoi
Victor Crivoi is a Romanian tennis player who lives in Bucharest. In 2005, he played in the International Tennis Federation's Professional Circuit and won seven titles. As a result, he was named the ITF's "Player Of The Year" for 2005. At the end of 2005, he was ranked #269 by the ATP, up from...
6–2, 4–6, 7–5. In the second round of qualifying he defeated eighth seed Slovenian Grega Žemlja
Grega Žemlja
Grega Žemlja is a tennis player from Slovenia.Žemlja reached his highest world ranking #111 in singles and #252 in doubles. He lives in Kranj, Slovenia...
5–7, 7–6(1), 6–4. In the final round of qualification he played fellow Australian and wildcard Greg Jones
Greg Jones (tennis)
Greg Jones is an Australian professional tennis player.-Early life:Born in Sydney, Jones is an only child. He is the son of Russell Jones, a quantity surveyor, and Donna Jones, a teacher...
and won 6–4, 6–1. In the first round of the main draw he was drawn against another Australian John Millman
John Millman
John Millman is an Australian professional tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of 179 in October 2010.- 2008 :...
, who was given a wildcard. He defeated Millman in a close match 4–6, 6–2, 6–4. His second round match was against world number 40 and eighth seed Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin is a professional Uzbek tennis player. His career high rank is #39, achieved on August 30, 2010. He is coached by his mother.- 2006 :...
of Uzbekistan. He made a huge upset by winning 6–4, 6–4 despite being 156 places below Istomin in the ATP Rankings. He was eventually defeated in the quarterfinals by number one seed, world number 5 and eventual champion Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
of Sweden 3–6, 2–6. The following week, he was given a wildcard into the main draw of the 2011 Medibank International Sydney
2011 Medibank International Sydney
The 2011 Medibank International Sydney was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the Medibank International Sydney, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
. He lost to fifth seed Frenchman Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
in the first round 4–6, 3–6. The next week, he played in the Australian Open
2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
after being given a wildcard into the main draw. He lost in the first round to American Michael Russell
Michael Russell (tennis)
Michael Craig Russell is an American tennis player.Russell is best known for, on two occasions, holding surprise two-set leads in Grand Slam tournaments against former Grand Slam champions before eventually being defeated both times...
3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–7(9).
At the 2011 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
2011 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
The 2011 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
, Ebden received acceptance into the main draw where he drew the 4th seed Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting is a Bahamian-born American professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Sweeting was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and has lived and trained in Ft. Lauderdale since the age of 12...
from America, Ebden caused a major upset by winning the match 6–4 6–2. Ebden's R16 match was against the German Matthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:...
despite losing the first set 6–2 Ebden progressed by winning the match 2–6 6–4 6–4. Ebden later went on to face the 6th seed Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:...
for a place in the SFs. Unfortunately Ebden lost the match 7–6(5) 6–3. Fortunately for Ebden not only did he receive a direct draw acceptance to the singles event but also he received a Wild Card to the doubles event, in which he teamed with American Ryan Harrison in which they won their first doubles title together. The following week Ebden participated in the 2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships
2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships
The 2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24rd edition of the event known that year as the Atlanta Tennis Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
where he partnered with yet another American Alex Bogomolov Jr doing so Ebden won his second consecutive doubles title.
At the 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the event known that year as the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, and was part of the 500 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
Ebden went through the qualifying stages to get acceptance into the main draw. In the main draw Ebden drew Spaniard Pablo Andujar
Pablo Andújar
Pablo Andújar Alba is a professional male tennis player from Spain. Andújar has played since he was 6 years old and has won 4 Challengers and several futures. He trained in Valencia, Spain in the Tennis Club El Collao. He has been in the 2010 Australian Open, but he lost to Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–1,...
, despite losing the first set in a tie breaker 7–6(4) Ebden progressed to win the match 6–7(4) 6–4 6–4, which place Ebden into the final 16 of the tournament. Unfortunately Ebden's run came to an end at that stage where he lost to the 3rd seed David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
6–4 2–6 2–6. From this appearance Ebden achieved a career high ranking of world number 124 in singles.
At the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
The 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's...
Ebden was placed in the qualifying draw where he placed as the 14th seed. Ebden's first opponent was Florent Serra
Florent Serra
Florent Lucien Serra is a French male tennis player. A right-hander, he has won two ATP titles during his career and is coached by Pierre Cherret.-Early life and junior career:...
of France, Ebden won the match 6–4 6–2. Ebden played against Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
the 2nd seed from Germany for a spot in the main draw. Ebden won the match 6–3 6–1. In the first round Ebden won for the 2nd time in a week 6–4 6–4 against Pablo Andujar
Pablo Andújar
Pablo Andújar Alba is a professional male tennis player from Spain. Andújar has played since he was 6 years old and has won 4 Challengers and several futures. He trained in Valencia, Spain in the Tennis Club El Collao. He has been in the 2010 Australian Open, but he lost to Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–1,...
of Spain. Ebden then went on to defeat Ryan Harrison 6–4 6–2 and then 11th seed and former World No. 6 Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
6–2 2–6 7–6(8). Ebden eventually lost in straight sets, 3–6, 2–6 to the World No. 4, second seed and defending champion, Andy Murray in the quarterfinals. Because of Ebdens success at the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
The 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's...
he is now ranked 80 in the world.
Doubles: 2 (2–0)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 10 July 2011 |  Newport, United States |
Grass | Ryan Harrison |
 Johan BrunströmJohan Brunström Johan Brunström is a professional Swedish tennis player. His highest ATP doubles ranking is 31st, which he reached on March 22, 2010. His career high in singles is 377th, which he reached on September 24, 2007.-Doubles: 10 :...  Adil ShamasdinAdil Shamasdin Adil Shamasdin is a Canadian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles tennis.-Career:Adil's junior career saw him finish ranked #5 in singles and #1 in doubles in Canada. He reached his highest doubles ranking of World No. 67 on 14 February 2011... |
4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Winner | 2. | 24 July 2011 | Atlanta Atlanta Tennis Championships The Atlanta Tennis Championships is an annual men's tennis tournament that is now played at the Atlanta Athletic Club in the Atlanta suburb of Johns Creek, Georgia as part of the ATP Tour.... , United States |
Hard | Alex Bogomolov, Jr. Alex Bogomolov, Jr. Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bogomolov, most known as Alex Bogomolov Jr. , nicknamed Bogie, is a Russian professional tennis player.-Tennis career:... |
 Matthias BachingerMatthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:... Frank MoserFrank Moser (tennis) Frank Moser is a German professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he reached two ATP final of his career .-Doubles: 2 :-Singles: 4 :... |
3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
Challengers & Futures(6)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (0) |
| Futures (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 6 August 2007 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the... |
Hard | Michael Yani Michael Yani Michael Yani is a Singaporean-American tennis player. He turned professional in 2003.Yani is 6 ft 1 in and 75 kg . He resides in Durham, North Carolina. His high singles ranking to date is World No. 143, which he reached March 1, 2010.Yani qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and 2009... |
3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| 2. | 5 May 2008 |  Changwon, KoreaChangwon Changwon is a city in and the capital of Gyeongsangnam-do in South Korea. Changwon city is 8th most populous city in South Korea, with a 2010 established population of 1,089,039. It encompasses a land area of on southeastern of South Korea. The population of Southeastern part of Korea, that... |
Hard |  Toshihide MatsuiToshihide Matsui Toshihide Matsui is a Japanese tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On June 12, 2006, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 261 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 231 achieved on June 7, 2004.... |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 3. | 12 October 2009 |  Port Pirie, South AustraliaPort Pirie, South Australia -Transport:Port Pirie is located off National Highway One. It is serviced by an airport five minutes out of the city.- Railways :The first railways in Port Pirie were of the narrow [3' 6"] gauge.... |
Hard |  Jamie BakerJamie Baker (tennis) Jamie Baker is a British professional male tennis player. He trains at Nottingham Tennis Centre and in Loughborough.-Junior:... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 4. | 16 November 2009 | Esperance, Western Australia Esperance, Western Australia Esperance is a large town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The shire of Esperance is home to 9,536 people as of the 2006 census, its major industries are tourism, agriculture,... |
Hard | John Millman John Millman John Millman is an Australian professional tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of 179 in October 2010.- 2008 :... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 5. | 1 November 2009 | Bendigo, Victoria Bendigo, Victoria Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban... |
Hard | James Lemke James Lemke James Lemke is a Australian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 224 on 3 October 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 297, on 26 September 2011.-External... |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 6. | 23 October 2010 | Glasgow, Scotland |
Hard | Daniel Evans Daniel Evans (tennis) Daniel Evans is an English professional tennis player. He is ranked 6th in the UK, and plays right-handed. Evans was until recently one of the highest ranked teenagers on the ATP rankings list. He made his Davis Cup debut for Great Britain in September 2009... |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Singles Performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
The 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's...
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| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 2007 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-January:... | 2008 2008 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:This... | 2009 2009 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 2009 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | 2010 2010 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | 2011 2011 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | |W-L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R 2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event... |
1R 2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic... |
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| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 2010 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying -Seeds:# Robby Ginepri # Frederico Gil # Rui Machado # Marcos Daniel # Thiago Alves # Somdev Devvarman # Iván Navarro ... |
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| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | LQ 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying -Seeds:# Taylor Dent # Björn Phau # Somdev Devvarman # Thiago Alves # Iván Navarro # Grega Žemlja # Donald Young ... |
Q2 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:# Lukáš Rosol # Łukasz Kubot # Rui Machado # Thomas Schoorel # Tatsuma Ito ... |
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| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 2010 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying -Seeds:# Marsel İlhan # Go Soeda # Karol Beck # Édouard Roger-Vasselin # Simone Bolelli # Grega Žemlja # Adrian Ungur ... |
Q2 2011 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying -Seeds:# João Souza # Paul Capdeville # Marsel İlhan # Thomas Schoorel # Rogério Dutra da Silva # Mischa Zverev ... |
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| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years.... |
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Not Held | SF Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's Singles This was the first edition of tennis at the Commonwealth Games. The competition was won by top seed, Somdev Devvarman of India, who beat Greg Jones of Australia 6-4, 6-2 in the final.-Medalists:-Seeds:# ... |
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| ATP Masters Series ATP Masters Series The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America... |
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| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R 2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 37th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011... |
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| Miami Masters Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Qualifying This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open.-Seeds:# Grigor Dimitrov # Rainer Schüttler # Robert Kendrick # Dudi Sela # Brian Dabul ... |
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| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Rome Masters Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Madrid Masters Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Canada Masters Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ 2011 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles Andy Murray was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Kevin Anderson in the second round.World No.1 Novak Djokovic won his 10th Masters 1000 title of his career and his 9th title of the year, beating Mardy Fish in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–4... |
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| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai Masters (tennis) The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's... |
Held as Madrid (Hard) | A | A | QF 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion and successfully defended his title by beating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4 in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Rafael Nadal # Andy Murray ... |
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| Paris Masters Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 2011 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles Qualifying This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 BNP Paribas Masters.-Seeds:# Bernard Tomic # Donald Young # Santiago Giraldo # Philipp Kohlschreiber # Andreas Seppi... |
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| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 11–9 | 2–4 | |
| Career Statistics | |||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hard Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 7–7 | 8–9 | |
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
| Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 10–9 | 11–11 | |
| Win (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 53% | 50% | |
| Year-End Ranking | 1401 | 896 | 542 | 332 | 285 | 196 | 86 | N/A | |
External links
- Matthew Ebden profile on Tennis Australia
- Matthew Ebden profile on Tennis Insight
- Matthew Ebden profile on ITF Tennis
- Matthew Ebden profile on Sam Maxwell