Nicolas Mahut
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Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut (nikɔla may) (born January 21, 1982 in Angers
, Maine-et-Loire
) 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 volley
er and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau
. His career high was no. 40, achieved on February 18, 2008.
Mahut was runner-up to Andy Roddick
at the 2007 Queen's Club Championships
, having held a championship point in the second-set tiebreak. Mahut defeated both fifth seed Ivan Ljubičić
and top seed Rafael Nadal
in straight sets, as well as compatriot and future doubles partner Arnaud Clément
, to reach the final.
Mahut holds a number of tennis records and awards for his performance in the longest match in professional tennis history
against John Isner
in the first round of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, where he also broke the record of most points won in a single match (502); and, most games won by a losing player (91).
, France. He has three older brothers and one sister. His mother died in 2005, and his father is a retired computer engineer. He first trained at the Beaucouzé tennis club when he was five years old. He joined a tennis club in Paris
when he was 11. As a child, he admired Pete Sampras
, Michael Jordan
, and Yannick Noah
. His favourite film is The Matrix
, and he likes listening to music by Oasis
. He also likes football and is a fan of Paris Saint-Germain.
He currently lives in Boulogne-Billancourt
, a suburb
of Paris
. He is married; his wife, Minette, gave birth to their first child, Nathanaël, on 18 August 2011
He is close friends with the American
tennis player, John Isner
. The two became friends after they played together in the longest ever professional tennis match
at Wimbledon 2010
, which lasted over 11 hours.
doubles title. In addition, Mahut was the winner of the Sunshine Cup, the 35th Coffee Bowl, and U.S. Open
junior doubles. Mahut was also a winner of the Coupe Galéa-Valério.
Mahut was the 2000 Wimbledon Championships
boys' singles winner. He also was the winner of the Australian Open
with future top 5 Tommy Robredo
in doubles competition.
singles rankings. He was also the winner of the Open de Moselle
in doubles in Metz
, France with Julien Benneteau
. 2004 saw the Frenchman become the champion of France with the team Paris Jean Bouin. His doubles results were bright, losing in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Masters with Julien Benneteau
. He was the winner of the Open de Moselle in Metz, France with Arnaud Clément
, and a semifinalist of the U.S. Open
with Benneteau in doubles.
In 2005, Mahut was the champion of France with the Paris Jean Bouin team for the second year in succession. Mahut won the doubles Challenger de Grenoble and Open d'Orléans
titles with compatriot Julien Benneteau
. He was a finalist of the Orléans Open and the Ford challenger of Cherbourg-Octeville in singles. Mahut lost in the doubles final, with partner Gilles Müller
, at the Pozoblanco
, Spain Challenger
.
, despite having a championship point, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7. En route to the final, he defeated second-ranked Rafael Nadal
. In the semifinals, Mahut defeated compatriot Arnaud Clément
. Mahut beat Clément in four sets and reached the second round at Wimbledon, losing in straight sets to Richard Gasquet
, seeded 12th, who went on to beat Roddick in the quarterfinals. He then made the finals in Newport, Rhode Island
, reaching his second career ATP
-level final, but lost 4–6, 4–6 to Fabrice Santoro
. In addition to these good results, Mahut and Julien Benneteau
reached the 2007 U.S. Open
Men's Doubles
semifinals, knocking out defending champions Martin Damm
and Leander Paes
in the first round, before falling 3–6, 6–1, 5–7 to eventual tournament winners Simon Aspelin
and Julian Knowle
.
in the first round of the 2008 Australian Open
. His attempt to repeat his great run at the The Queen's Club Championships the year before ended with a straight-sets defeat to David Nalbandian
, then world no. 8, in the round of 16.
Outside the ATP tour, a highlight of 2008 for Mahut was the Challenger level tournament in Orléans, France, which he won, beating Christophe Rochus
of Belgium, 5–7, 6–1, 7–6, in a tight final.
in the round of 16, and crucially defending his ranking points from the previous year. This marked the fourth consecutive year that Mahut reached the round of 16 at The Queen's Club. After a first-round defeat at Wimbledon, Mahut reached two consecutive semifinals at the Challenger level, losing to Olivier Rochus
in Manchester, England, and Feliciano López
in Segovia, Spain. Towards the end of the year, Mahut's ranking fell further, and he dropped out of the top 200.
of Germany, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4. This victory marked the first time Mahut reached the second round at Roland Garros. He exited the tournament in the next round, however, putting up a good fight before losing to eventual semifinalist Jürgen Melzer
of Austria in four sets.
Mahut's next tournament was The Queen's Club Championships in London, where he again had to come through qualifying to enter the main draw. He qualified with relative ease, however, and went on to beat Lu Yen-Hsun
in the first round in straight sets, despite being a break down in the first. He then faced big-hitting Croat Marin Čilić
in the second round, a replica of the match between the two the previous year, which Mahut had won in two tight sets. 7–6. 7–6. It briefly looked as if another upset was on the cards, as Mahut took the first set on a tie-breaker. Eventually, however, Cilic showed why he has been ranked in the top 10, finally prevailing, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2. This marked the first time Mahut was beaten before the round of 16 at The Queen's Club since 2004.
Mahut was then forced to enter qualifying for Wimbledon, where he was seeded 27th. He enjoyed a routine win over Canadian Frank Dancevic
in his first match, before coming up against Alex Bogdanovic
in the second. After a four-hour epic, by far the most extraordinary match of the round, Mahut finally prevailed, 3–6, 6–3, 24–22, to advance to the final qualifying round, where he played 13th seed Stefan Koubek
. Things looked grim for Mahut after he lost the first two sets, but he battled back to win another lengthy match, 6–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4. This win saw him enter the main draw of Wimbledon 2010, where he was drawn against the big-serving American John Isner
in round one, setting up a historic match (see below).
In recognition of his heroic efforts in the aforementioned match, Mahut was given a wildcard entry to Newport, where he had reached the final in 2007.
Despite a very tough opening-round draw against third seed, Alejandro Falla
, who had taken Federer to five sets in the first round at Wimbledon just two weeks previously, Mahut prevailed, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, and went on to face Frank Dancevic
of Canada in round 2, a match he lost in straight sets.
Mahut then fell in the last round of qualifying for the final Grand Slam of the year at Flushing Meadows
, before finishing the year on a high with a win on the Challenger circuit at Orleans, France, and an extremely close three-set defeat to Richard Gasquet
, ranked over 100 places higher than Mahut, at the Masters 1000 tournament at Paris Bercy.
at the Hopman Cup
with his compatriot, Kristina Mladenovic
. Mahut lost to John Isner
, 3–6, 6–7(5), and Andy Murray, 6–7(4), 6–7(5), in his first two matches, but defeated Potito Starace
in his final match, 6–3, 7–6(2). France finished second in their section behind the USA. Afterwards, Mahut entered the qualifying tournament for the 2011 Australian Open
, where he defeated Luke Saville
, Guillermo Olaso
, and Frederik Nielsen
to secure himself a place in the main draw. He won his first match at the Australian Open against Brian Dabul
, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4, but lost to Viktor Troicki
, 6-4, 6-2, 1-6, 3-6, in the second round. As the defending champion of the 2011 Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg
, Mahut made it to the final, before losing to Grigor Dimitrov
, 2-6, 6-7(4).
Mahut competed in the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
, and his opponent in the first round was again John Isner
, but unlike 2010, Isner won in straight sets, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6.
Mahut lost in the second round of the US Open
to finalist Rafael Nadal
. He reached the quarterfinals in Metz in September, where he lost to eventual champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7.
in the first round of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
on 22–24 June. Isner served a world record 113 aces in the single match alone, breaking Ivo Karlović's record of 78. Mahut would go on to surpass it as well with 103. The match is the longest match ever in a Tennis Open in terms of both times and games lasting 183 games, 11 hours and 5 minutes beating the previous record set by (respectively) Pancho Gonzales
defeating Charlie Pasarell
in 112 games in 1969 at Wimbledon
in the first round, as well as the Fabrice Santoro
and Arnaud Clément
(both French) match at the 2004 French Open
which lasted 6 hours, 33 mins. Play was suspended at 21:11 on 23 June due to darkness at a score of 59–59. Isner ended up winning (6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 70–68), with the final match time being 11 hours and 5 minutes. Both players and the referee received prizes for participating in the match. Mahut holds the record for most points won in a tennis match, at 502 points. He also holds the Wimbledon record for most games won in a match by a losing player with 91.
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Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
, Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....
) is a French tennis
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. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl (tennis)
The Orange Bowl is an annual college football bowl game. Orange Bowl may also refer to:* Miami Orange Bowl, a demolished stadium formerly in Miami, Florida* One of two tennis tournaments, one for juniors and the other for youth...
in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volley
Serve and volley
Serve and volley is a style of play in tennis where the player serving moves quickly towards the net after hitting a serve. The server then attempts to hit a volley , as opposed to the baseline style, where the server would stay back following the serve and attempt to hit a groundstroke Serve and...
er and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva...
. His career high was no. 40, achieved on February 18, 2008.
Mahut was runner-up to Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
at the 2007 Queen's Club Championships
Queen's Club Championships
The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The event is now an ATP World Tour 250 series tournament on the Association of...
, having held a championship point in the second-set tiebreak. Mahut defeated both fifth seed Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubicic
----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....
and top seed Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
in straight sets, as well as compatriot and future doubles partner Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
, to reach the final.
Mahut holds a number of tennis records and awards for his performance in the longest match in professional tennis history
Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
The Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships is the longest match in tennis history, measured both by time and number of games. In the Gentlemen's Singles tournament first round, the American 23rd seed John Isner defeated the French qualifier Nicolas Mahut after 11 hours, 5 minutes of...
against John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
in the first round of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, where he also broke the record of most points won in a single match (502); and, most games won by a losing player (91).
Early and personal life
Nicolas Mahut was born in 1982 in AngersAngers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
, France. He has three older brothers and one sister. His mother died in 2005, and his father is a retired computer engineer. He first trained at the Beaucouzé tennis club when he was five years old. He joined a tennis club in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
when he was 11. As a child, he admired Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
, Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
, and Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah is a former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for being the last French man to win the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams...
. His favourite film is The Matrix
The Matrix
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...
, and he likes listening to music by Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
. He also likes football and is a fan of Paris Saint-Germain.
He currently lives in Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt is a sub-prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt....
, a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He is married; his wife, Minette, gave birth to their first child, Nathanaël, on 18 August 2011
He is close friends with the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
tennis player, John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
. The two became friends after they played together in the longest ever professional tennis match
Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
The Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships is the longest match in tennis history, measured both by time and number of games. In the Gentlemen's Singles tournament first round, the American 23rd seed John Isner defeated the French qualifier Nicolas Mahut after 11 hours, 5 minutes of...
at Wimbledon 2010
2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...
, which lasted over 11 hours.
Junior career
In 1998, Mahut was champion of France for 15- and 16-year-olds and the 17- and 18-year-olds. 1999 saw Mahut win the Orange BowlOrange Bowl (tennis)
The Orange Bowl is an annual college football bowl game. Orange Bowl may also refer to:* Miami Orange Bowl, a demolished stadium formerly in Miami, Florida* One of two tennis tournaments, one for juniors and the other for youth...
doubles title. In addition, Mahut was the winner of the Sunshine Cup, the 35th Coffee Bowl, and U.S. Open
U.S. Open (tennis)
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
junior doubles. Mahut was also a winner of the Coupe Galéa-Valério.
Mahut was the 2000 Wimbledon Championships
2000 Wimbledon Championships
List of the 2000 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's Singles:* Men's Singles-Men's singles: Pete Sampras def. Patrick Rafter, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2...
boys' singles winner. He also was the winner of the 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...
with future top 5 Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
in doubles competition.
2003–2005
In 2003, Mahut entered the top 100 of the ATPAssociation of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
singles rankings. He was also the winner of the Open de Moselle
Open de Moselle
The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011...
in doubles in Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
, France with Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva...
. 2004 saw the Frenchman become the champion of France with the team Paris Jean Bouin. His doubles results were bright, losing in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Masters with Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva...
. He was the winner of the Open de Moselle in Metz, France with Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
, and a semifinalist of the U.S. Open
U.S. Open (tennis)
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
with Benneteau in doubles.
In 2005, Mahut was the champion of France with the Paris Jean Bouin team for the second year in succession. Mahut won the doubles Challenger de Grenoble and Open d'Orléans
Open d'Orléans
The Open d'Orléans is a tennis tournament held in Orléans, France, since 2005. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...
titles with compatriot Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva...
. He was a finalist of the Orléans Open and the Ford challenger of Cherbourg-Octeville in singles. Mahut lost in the doubles final, with partner Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country...
, at the Pozoblanco
Open Diputación
The Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the Club Tenis Pozoblanco in Pozoblanco, Spain since...
, Spain Challenger
ITF Men's Circuit
The ITF Men's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. The ITF Men's Circuit represents the lowest rung of the men's professional tennis ladder...
.
2007
In 2007, Mahut was a finalist at the Queen's Club Championship, but lost in three sets to former world no. 1 Andy RoddickAndy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
, despite having a championship point, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7. En route to the final, he defeated second-ranked Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
. In the semifinals, Mahut defeated compatriot Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
. Mahut beat Clément in four sets and reached the second round at Wimbledon, losing in straight sets to 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...
, seeded 12th, who went on to beat Roddick in the quarterfinals. He then made the finals in Newport, Rhode Island
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
The Hall of Fame Championships is an international tennis tournament that has been held every year in July since 1976 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island...
, reaching his second career ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
-level final, but lost 4–6, 4–6 to Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
. In addition to these good results, Mahut and Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva...
reached the 2007 U.S. Open
2007 U.S. Open (tennis)
The 2007 US Open was held from 27 August to 9 September 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City....
Men's Doubles
2007 U.S. Open - Men's Doubles
The 2007 US Open – Men's Doubles was an event that was won by Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle.-Seeds:# Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan # Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor # Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi ...
semifinals, knocking out defending champions Martin Damm
Martin Damm
Martin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997...
and Leander Paes
Leander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
in the first round, before falling 3–6, 6–1, 5–7 to eventual tournament winners Simon Aspelin
Simon Aspelin
Simon Aspelin is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998...
and Julian Knowle
Julian Knowle
----Julian Knowle is an Austrian male professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander Knowle is one of now only few on the ATP Tour who plays his forehand, backhand and even volleys double-handed. He is Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching no...
.
2008
After an excellent 2007, Mahut endured a less successful 2008, failing to reach any ATP tour finals and exiting in the first round at Wimbledon, Roland Garros, and the US Open, although he did manage a win over Argentine José AcasusoJosé Acasuso
José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favours clay. He is known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off both sides...
in the first round of the 2008 Australian Open
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
. His attempt to repeat his great run at the The Queen's Club Championships the year before ended with a straight-sets defeat to David Nalbandian
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
, then world no. 8, in the round of 16.
Outside the ATP tour, a highlight of 2008 for Mahut was the Challenger level tournament in Orléans, France, which he won, beating Christophe Rochus
Christophe Rochus
Christophe Rochus is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium.Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus, also a tennis player who has been slightly more successful than Christophe. He reached the singles finals of two ATP tournaments: Valencia and Rotterdam but lost them both...
of Belgium, 5–7, 6–1, 7–6, in a tight final.
2009
Injuries and some bad results towards the end of 2008 meant that 2009 saw Mahut slip out of the world's top 100. This ensured another tough year, as Mahut was forced to come through qualifying in order to play in the bigger tournaments. After disappointingly failing to qualify for Roland Garros for what would have been a fourth year in a row, he returned to play at The Queen's Club, where he had enjoyed so much success in the past. Once again, he played well in London, not only coming through qualifying, but also winning three main draw matches, finally falling to the big-serving Ivo KarlovićIvo Karlovic
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
in the round of 16, and crucially defending his ranking points from the previous year. This marked the fourth consecutive year that Mahut reached the round of 16 at The Queen's Club. After a first-round defeat at Wimbledon, Mahut reached two consecutive semifinals at the Challenger level, losing to Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:...
in Manchester, England, and Feliciano López
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....
in Segovia, Spain. Towards the end of the year, Mahut's ranking fell further, and he dropped out of the top 200.
2010
A win on the Challenger circuit in Cherbourg, France in only Mahut's second tournament of the year got 2010 off to a good start and saw him re-enter the world's top 200. Mahut was given a wildcard into Roland Garros and took full advantage, winning his opening-round match against Mischa ZverevMischa Zverev
Mikhail "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Monte-Carlo, Monaco and represents Germany internationally...
of Germany, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4. This victory marked the first time Mahut reached the second round at Roland Garros. He exited the tournament in the next round, however, putting up a good fight before losing to eventual semifinalist 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 four sets.
Mahut's next tournament was The Queen's Club Championships in London, where he again had to come through qualifying to enter the main draw. He qualified with relative ease, however, and went on to beat Lu Yen-Hsun
Lu Yen-hsun
Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:...
in the first round in straight sets, despite being a break down in the first. He then faced big-hitting Croat Marin Čilić
Marin Cilic
Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
in the second round, a replica of the match between the two the previous year, which Mahut had won in two tight sets. 7–6. 7–6. It briefly looked as if another upset was on the cards, as Mahut took the first set on a tie-breaker. Eventually, however, Cilic showed why he has been ranked in the top 10, finally prevailing, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2. This marked the first time Mahut was beaten before the round of 16 at The Queen's Club since 2004.
Mahut was then forced to enter qualifying for Wimbledon, where he was seeded 27th. He enjoyed a routine win over Canadian Frank Dancevic
Frank Dancevic
Frank Russell Dancevic is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. He is the Canada No...
in his first match, before coming up against Alex Bogdanovic
Alex Bogdanovic
Aleksa Bogdanovic , also known as his British nickname Alex, is a Serbian-British tennis player born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Alex was brought to England by his parents Dušan and Amelija when he was seven and took up tennis as a means of making new friends.Bogdanovic turned professional in 2002...
in the second. After a four-hour epic, by far the most extraordinary match of the round, Mahut finally prevailed, 3–6, 6–3, 24–22, to advance to the final qualifying round, where he played 13th seed Stefan Koubek
Stefan Koubek
Stefan Koubek is a tennis player from Austria. Koubek plays left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek has won three titles, two of which have come on hardcourts; despite this, he says his favorite surface is clay.His nickname is Cooley or Stef...
. Things looked grim for Mahut after he lost the first two sets, but he battled back to win another lengthy match, 6–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4. This win saw him enter the main draw of Wimbledon 2010, where he was drawn against the big-serving American John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
in round one, setting up a historic match (see below).
In recognition of his heroic efforts in the aforementioned match, Mahut was given a wildcard entry to Newport, where he had reached the final in 2007.
Despite a very tough opening-round draw against third seed, Alejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla Ramirez is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lb and measures 6'1" . At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat 9th seed Tommy Haas in...
, who had taken Federer to five sets in the first round at Wimbledon just two weeks previously, Mahut prevailed, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, and went on to face Frank Dancevic
Frank Dancevic
Frank Russell Dancevic is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. He is the Canada No...
of Canada in round 2, a match he lost in straight sets.
Mahut then fell in the last round of qualifying for the final Grand Slam of the year at Flushing Meadows
Flushing Meadows
Flushing Meadows is an American short film by Larry Jordan, with director Joseph Cornell. The film is 8 minutes long, in color, 16mm, and silent....
, before finishing the year on a high with a win on the Challenger circuit at Orleans, France, and an extremely close three-set defeat to 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...
, ranked over 100 places higher than Mahut, at the Masters 1000 tournament at Paris Bercy.
2011
Mahut began his 2011 season by representing FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
at the Hopman Cup
2011 Hopman Cup
-Serbia vs. Kazakhstan: -Belgium vs. Kazakhstan: -Serbia vs. Australia: -Australia vs. Kazakhstan: -Serbia vs. Belgium: -Standings:...
with his compatriot, Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player of Serbian background. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171st, which she reached on 12 April 2010.Kristina was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord department of France...
. Mahut lost to John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
, 3–6, 6–7(5), and Andy Murray, 6–7(4), 6–7(5), in his first two matches, but defeated Potito Starace
Potito Starace
Potito Starace is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007 and prefers to play on red clay...
in his final match, 6–3, 7–6(2). France finished second in their section behind the USA. Afterwards, Mahut entered the qualifying tournament for 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...
, where he defeated Luke Saville
Luke Saville
Luke Saville is an Australian junior tennis player. Saville is most famous for winning the boys singles at the Wimbledon Championships, and was also runner up in the boys singles at the Australian Open.-Junior career:...
, Guillermo Olaso
Guillermo Olaso
Guillermo Olaso De la Rica is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Singles: 1 :-Doubles: 4 :-Futures:-External links:...
, and Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Løchte Nielsen is a professional male tennis player. Nielsen competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, in both singles and doubles....
to secure himself a place in the main draw. He won his first match at the Australian Open against Brian Dabul
Brian Dabul
Brian Dabul is a professional tennis player.-Juniors career:Dabul was an outstanding player in juniors tennis, reaching #1 in the world in January, 2002.-2003 to 2007:...
, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4, but lost to Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,...
, 6-4, 6-2, 1-6, 3-6, in the second round. As the defending champion of the 2011 Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg
2011 Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg
The 2011 Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...
, Mahut made it to the final, before losing to Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov is a tennis player from Bulgaria. He achieved a career high ranking of World No. 52 on August 22, 2011. Dimitrov also enjoyed a very successful junior career, in which he held the World No...
, 2-6, 6-7(4).
Mahut competed in the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
, and his opponent in the first round was again John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
, but unlike 2010, Isner won in straight sets, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6.
Mahut lost in the second round of the US Open
2011 US Open (tennis)
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
to finalist Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
. He reached the quarterfinals in Metz in September, where he lost to eventual champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7.
Longest match in history
In what became a record-setting match, spanning three days, qualifier Mahut faced 23rd seed John IsnerJohn Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
in the first round of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
The Men's Singles event at the 2010 saw Rafael Nadal, the World No. 1 and 2nd seed, defeat 12th seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3 7–5 6–4 in the final to win his 2nd Wimbledon title, and his 8th Grand Slam title overall....
on 22–24 June. Isner served a world record 113 aces in the single match alone, breaking Ivo Karlović's record of 78. Mahut would go on to surpass it as well with 103. The match is the longest match ever in a Tennis Open in terms of both times and games lasting 183 games, 11 hours and 5 minutes beating the previous record set by (respectively) Pancho Gonzales
Pancho Gonzales
Ricardo Alonso González , generally known as Richard "Pancho" Gonzales was an American tennis player. He was the world no. 1 professional tennis player for an unequalled eight years in the 1950s and early 1960s...
defeating Charlie Pasarell
Charlie Pasarell
Charlie Pasarell, Jr. is a former Puerto Rican tennis player and commentator...
in 112 games in 1969 at Wimbledon
1969 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
Rod Laver was the defending champion and won in the final, 6–4 5–7 6–4 6–4, against John Newcombe.-Seeds:# Rod Laver # Tony Roche # Tom Okker # Ken Rosewall ...
in the first round, as well as the Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
and Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
(both French) match at the 2004 French Open
2004 French Open
The 2004 French Open was the 103rd edition of the tournament. Gastón Gaudio became the first men's Open Era Grand Slam title winner to save match points in the final; the last time that had happened was 70 years earlier. Gaudio also became the first Argentine man since Guillermo Vilas to win a...
which lasted 6 hours, 33 mins. Play was suspended at 21:11 on 23 June due to darkness at a score of 59–59. Isner ended up winning (6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 70–68), with the final match time being 11 hours and 5 minutes. Both players and the referee received prizes for participating in the match. Mahut holds the record for most points won in a tennis match, at 502 points. He also holds the Wimbledon record for most games won in a match by a losing player with 91.
Records
- These records were attained in the Open EraOpen eraOpen era or Open Era may refer to:* Open Era , the period since 1968 where professionals can compete in Grand Slams* Glasnost era, the increased openness in the Soviet Union from the mid-1980s...
of tennis.Tournament Year Record accomplished Player tied Wimbledon 2010 2010 Wimbledon ChampionshipsThe 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...Most points won in an ATP singles match (502) Stands alone Most games lost in a single match (92) Stands alone Longest singles match ever played (11 hours, 5 minutes) John Isner John IsnerJohn Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...Longest play in a single day (7 hours, 6 minutes) John Isner Most games in a single day (118) John Isner
Singles: 2 (0–2)
| Legend (Singles) |
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| Grand Slam (0–0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
| ATP Tour (0–2) |
Runner-ups (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 17, 2007 | London (Queen's Club) Queen's Club Championships The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The event is now an ATP World Tour 250 series tournament on the Association of... , UK |
Grass |  Andy RoddickAndy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish.... |
6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
| 2. | July 15, 2007 | Newport, USA | Grass |  Fabrice SantoroFabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other... |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 7 (3–4)
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Winner (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | September 29, 2003 | Metz Open de Moselle The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011... , France |
Hard | Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva... |
Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:... Fabrice SantoroFabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other... |
7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| 2. | October 16, 2004 | Metz Open de Moselle The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011... , France |
Hard | Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland... |
 Ivan LjubičićIvan Ljubicic ----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....  Uros VicoUros Vico Uros Vico is a Croatian-born Italian tennis player.Vico has yet to win any titles on the ATP Tour and has reached one final, in doubles. He plays mainly challenger tournaments.-Wins :-Runners-up :... |
6–2, 7–6(10–8) |
| 3. | October 31, 2009 | Lyon Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon The Open Sud de France is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It was held annually at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, in October, from 1987 through to 2009, before being relocated to... , France |
Hard | Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva... |
Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland... Sébastien GrosjeanSébastien Grosjean Sébastien René Grosjean is a retired tennis player from France. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 4 . He retired from tennis on May 27, 2010.-Career:... |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Runner-ups (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | October 6, 2003 | Lyon Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon The Open Sud de France is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It was held annually at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, in October, from 1987 through to 2009, before being relocated to... , France |
Carpet | Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva... |
 Jonathan ErlichJonathan Erlich Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player... Andy RamAndy Ram Andy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches... |
1–6, 3–6 |
| 2. | July 10, 2004 | Newport, USA | Grass | Gregory Carraz Grégory Carraz Grégory Carraz is a retired professional French tennis player. During his career, he reached one ATP Tour doubles final.-Doubles: 1 :-Singles: 14 :-Doubles: 13 :-External links:... |
 Jordan KerrJordan Kerr Jordan Kerr is an Australian professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 356th, which he reached on 7 August 2000. His career high in doubles was at 23rd, which he reached on 18 August 2008... Jim ThomasJim Thomas (tennis) Jim Thomas is a professional American tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was World No. 288, which he reached on November 2, 1998. His career high in doubles was at 29 set at August 21, 2006.... |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
| 3. | September 29, 2007 | Bangkok, Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
Hard | Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:... |
 Sanchai RatiwatanaSanchai Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He turned professional in 2004.... Sonchat RatiwatanaSonchat Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana is a professional tennis player from Thailand. In 2007, Sonchat and his twin brother Sanchai Ratiwatana won their first ATP doubles title in Bangkok in their home country... |
6–3, 5–7, [7–10] |
| 4. | November 13, 2011 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva... |
 Rohan BopannaRohan Bopanna Rohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career high ranking was 213th in 2007. Recently, most of his appearances in professional tournaments has been in doubles matches. He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002...  Aisam-ul-Haq QureshiAisam-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... |
2–6, 4–6 |
Singles: 16 (9–7)
Wins (9)| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | July 14, 2003 | Manchester, UK | Grass |  Gilles ElseneerGilles Elseneer Gilles Valere Jacque Elseneer is a professional tennis player on the ATP tour from Belgium. He is mostly known for his grass court game, and has achieved his best results on this surface.... |
6–3, 7–6 |
| 2. | July 19, 2004 | Valladolid Valladolid Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales... , Spain |
Hard | Jean-Michel Pequery Jean-Michel Pequery Jean-Michel Pequery is a retired French professional tennis player. During his career, he competed exclusively in Challengers and Futures tournaments, except for two showings in the doubles main draw of ATP Tour-level tournaments... |
6–3, 3–6, 6–5, retired |
| 3. | February 20, 2006 | Besançon Internationaux du Doubs – Open de Franche-Comté The Internationaux du Doubs – Open de Franche-Comté is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Besançon, France, since 1996 .-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:**... , France |
Hard (i) |  Frank DancevicFrank Dancevic Frank Russell Dancevic is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. He is the Canada No... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 4. | February 27, 2006 | Cherbourg Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg The Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Complexe Sportif Chantereyne in Cherbourg, France, since 1994.-Singles:-Doubles:-External... , France |
Hard (i) | Jean-Christophe Faurel |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 5. | March 6, 2006 | Kyoto Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships The is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Kyoto, Japan, since 1997.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:**... , Japan |
Carpet |  Yen-Hsun Lu |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 6. | September 14, 2008 | Orléans Open d'Orléans The Open d'Orléans is a tennis tournament held in Orléans, France, since 2005. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**... , France |
Hard | Christophe Rochus Christophe Rochus Christophe Rochus is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium.Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus, also a tennis player who has been slightly more successful than Christophe. He reached the singles finals of two ATP tournaments: Valencia and Rotterdam but lost them both... |
5–7, 6–1, 7–6 |
| 7. | March 7, 2010 | Cherbourg Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg The Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Complexe Sportif Chantereyne in Cherbourg, France, since 1994.-Singles:-Doubles:-External... , France |
Hard (i) |  Gilles MüllerGilles Müller Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 8. | October 24, 2010 | Orléans Open d'Orléans The Open d'Orléans is a tennis tournament held in Orléans, France, since 2005. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**... , France |
Hard (i) |  Grigor DimitrovGrigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov is a tennis player from Bulgaria. He achieved a career high ranking of World No. 52 on August 22, 2011. Dimitrov also enjoyed a very successful junior career, in which he held the World No... |
2–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) |
| 9. | February 6, 2011 | Courmayeur Valle d'Aosta Open The Valle d'Aosta Open is a tennis tournament held in Courmayeur, Italy since 2011.-Singles:-Doubles:... , Italy |
Hard (i) | Gilles Müller Gilles Müller Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country... |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Runner-ups (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 30, 2003 | Pozoblanco Open Diputación The Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the Club Tenis Pozoblanco in Pozoblanco, Spain since... , Spain |
Hard | Stefano Pescosolido Stefano Pescosolido Stefano Pescosolido is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1989.Pescosolido was born in Sora. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Brazil's Fernando Meligeni... |
4–6, 3–6 |
| 2. | July 26, 2004 | Segovia Torneo Villa de El Espinar The Open Castilla y León is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour... , Spain |
Hard | Paul-Henri Mathieu Paul-Henri Mathieu Paul-Henri Mathieu is a French tennis player.-Tennis career:Mathieu was born in Strasbourg, France. He first began playing tennis at age 3, with his older brother Pierre-Yves. Between 1997 and 2000 he trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida... |
7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| 3. | September 27, 2004 | Grenoble Grenoble Challenger The Grenoble Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Grenoble, France since 1999. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:... , France |
Hard (i) |  Karol KučeraKarol Kucera Karol Kučera is a retired ATP professional male tennis player from Slovakia. He is a former top 10 player and has been ranked as high as World No. 6.-Tennis career:... |
5–7, 2–6 |
| 4. | February 21, 2005 | Cherbourg Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg The Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Complexe Sportif Chantereyne in Cherbourg, France, since 1994.-Singles:-Doubles:-External... , France |
Hard (i) |  Rik de VoestRik de Voest Rik de Voest is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006.... |
5–7, 2–6 |
| 5. | September 12, 2005 | Orléans Open d'Orléans The Open d'Orléans is a tennis tournament held in Orléans, France, since 2005. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**... , France |
Hard (i) | Cyril Saulnier Cyril Saulnier Cyril Saulnier is a retired French tennis player.His career-high singles ranking is 48th and was reached on March 21, 2005. Earlier that year he reached the final of the SAP Open in San Jose to be ranked in the top 50 for the first time in his career.-Singles Titles:-External links:*... |
3–6, 4–6 |
| 6. | September 10, 2007 | Orléans Open d'Orléans The Open d'Orléans is a tennis tournament held in Orléans, France, since 2005. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**... , France |
Hard (i) | Olivier Rochus Olivier Rochus Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:... |
4–6, 4–6 |
| 7. | February 28, 2011 | Cherbourg Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg The Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Complexe Sportif Chantereyne in Cherbourg, France, since 1994.-Singles:-Doubles:-External... , France |
Hard (i) | Grigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov is a tennis player from Bulgaria. He achieved a career high ranking of World No. 52 on August 22, 2011. Dimitrov also enjoyed a very successful junior career, in which he held the World No... |
2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
External links
- Mahut's blog (in French, not updated beyond April 2008)
- Mahut Recent Match Results
- Mahut World Ranking History