Richard Gasquet
Gasquet at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | France | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 June 1986 Béziers, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 29 May 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$21,471,116 | ||||||||||||||
| Official website | richardgasquet.net | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 610–408 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (9 July 2007) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 4R (2007, 2008, 2012, 2013) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (2007, 2015) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | SF (2013) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | RR (2007, 2013) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 72–63 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 45 (7 April 2008) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (2006) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2002, 2003, 2005, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | (2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 11–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2004) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | W (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Hopman Cup | W (2017) | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet (French: [ʁiʃaʁ ɡaskɛ]; born 18 June 1986) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 7 in men's singles by the ATP, attained in July 2007. Gasquet won 16 singles titles on the ATP Tour, and earned over 600 career match wins. His best performances in major singles tournaments were three semifinal appearances, two at the Wimbledon Championships (in 2007 and 2015) and one at the US Open (in 2013). His best performance in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments tournaments was runner-up finishes in Hamburg in 2005 and Toronto in 2006 and 2012. Gasquet won the mixed doubles title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin, and an Olympic bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2012 London Olympics, partnering Julien Benneteau. Gasquet was best known for his elegant groundstrokes and his one-handed backhand.