| Full Name: | Richard Gasquet |
| Born: | 18 June 1986 |
| Birthplace: | Beziers, France |
| Height: | 6'1" (185 cm) |
| Residence: | Neuchatel, Switzerland |
| Weight: | 165 lbs (75 kg) |
| Plays: | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Turned Pro: | 2002 |
| Coach: | Riccardo Piatti |
Personal
Began playing tennis at age four with his father, Francis, who ran a tennis club in Serignan and coached until October 2001; mother, Maryse, also teaches tennis... Appeared on cover of French Tennis Magazine at age nine in February 1996... Discovered by former ATP pro Pierre Barthes who ran the nearby Cap d' Agde tennis camp...Big rugby fan and supports his hometown Beziers team...No. 1 junior and World Junior Champion in 2002, winning Roland Garros (d. Recouderc) and US Open (d. Baghdatis)...Fifth Frenchman to finish as World No. 1 junior and first since Arnaud Di Pasquale in 1997...Moved to Switzerland in September 2005...In February 2008, launched The Richard Gasquet Foundation, which aims to help adolescents who struggle to find their place in society and who suffer from a lack of confidence...It will use sport as a way to bring underprivileged youths back to health and enable them to rediscover the joys of life; and as a way to build a future...Coached by Riccardo Piatti (since February 2011).
Career Highlights
2010 -- The Frenchman finished in Top 30 for fifth time in six years…Made QFs or better eight times…Won sixth career title in Nice (d. Verdasco)…Finalist in Sydney (l. to Baghdatis) and Gstaad (l. to Almagro)…Lost 2-0 set leads in 1st RD of Australian Open (l. to Youzhny) and Roland Garros (l. to Murray)…Went 20-14 on hard, 16-8 on clay.
2009 -- The French native finished out of Top 50 for first time in five years…His best ATP World Tour results were four SFs, including three in first five tournaments…He opened season with back-to-back SF showings in Brisbane (l. to Stepanek) and Sydney (l. to Nalbandian)…In February, he reached that round in Dubai (l. to Ferrer)…Did not play from May through July due to a three-month doping suspension…In September, reached SF in Metz, falling to countryman and eventual champion Monfils…Then closed season with QF in Kuala Lumpur (l. to Verdasco) and Basel (l. to Chiudinelli)…Compiled marks of 19-13 on hard and 3-2 on clay.
2009 -- The French native finished out of Top 50 for first time in five years…His best ATP World Tour results were four SFs, including three in first five tournaments…He opened season with back-to-back SF showings in Brisbane (l. to Stepanek) and Sydney (l. to Nalbandian)…In February, he reached that round in Dubai (l. to Ferrer)…Did not play from May through July due to a three-month doping suspension…In September, reached SF in Metz, falling to countryman and eventual champion Monfils…Then closed season with QF in Kuala Lumpur (l. to Verdasco) and Basel (l. to Chiudinelli)…Compiled marks of 19-13 on hard and 3-2 on clay.
2008 -- The Frenchman finished in Top 25 for fourth straight year...Did not win an ATP title for first time since 2004 but reached one ATP final and QF or better in five other tournaments...Compiled a 10-10 record in first five months of action with best result 4th RD at Australian Open (l. to Tsonga) and AMS Indian Wells (l. to Blake)...Withdrew from Roland Garros with left knee injury...Returned after one month to grass court circuit and reached QF at Queen's (l. to Nalbandian), 2nd RD at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Gicquel) and 4th RD at Wimbledon (l. to Murray in five sets)...Then reached his lone final on clay in Stuttgart (l. to del Potro)...In next tournament, advanced to QF at AMS Toronto (l. to Nadal in three sets)...Lost in 1st RD at US Open (l. to Haas)...In final five tournaments, compiled 9-5 mark with SF in Bucharest (l. to Moya) and Tokyo (l. to del Potro) with a QF in between in Beijing (l. to Schuettler)...Went 1-5 vs. Top 10 opponents with his lone win coming over No. 5 Ferrer in 3rd RD at AMS Toronto...Compiled marks of 18-13 on hard, 7-5 on clay and 6-3 on grass.
Year In Review
2011
During US summer swing, the Frenchman was coached by Sebastien Grosjean until the US Open...
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