Robert Farah (tennis)

Robert Farah Maksoud
Farah at the 2011 US Open
Country (sports)  Colombia
Residence Bogotá, Colombia
Born (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro 2010
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Southern California
Prize money $2,163,873
Singles
Career record 4–9 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 163 (6 June 2011)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2011)
French Open Q2 (2011, 2012)
Wimbledon Q2 (2012)
US Open 1R (2011)
Doubles
Career record 214–133 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 11
Highest ranking No. 7 (8 October 2018)
Current ranking No. 7 (8 October 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open F (2018)
French Open SF (2017)
Wimbledon 3R (2011, 2013, 2018)
US Open SF (2018)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2016)
French Open F (2017)
Wimbledon F (2016)
US Open SF (2016)
Last updated on: 8 October 2018.
Robert Farah
Medal record
Tennis
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Guadalajara 2011Singles
Guadalajara 2011Doubles

Robert Charbel Farah Maksoud (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈroβeɾt ˈfaɾa];[2][3] born 20 January 1987)[1] is a Canadian-born Colombian professional tennis player.

College Tennis

Farah played college tennis at the University of Southern California from 2006 to 2010. He finished his senior season as the number one ranked player in singles, while additionally ranked second in doubles. He won the 2008 NCAA men's doubles national championship, partnering with Kaes Van’t Hof. He occasionally played doubles with future ATP pro Steve Johnson.[4]

ATP Tour

Farah's consistent doubles partnership with fellow countryman Juan Sebastián Cabal began at Wimbledon 2011, when they defeated the pair consisting of Pakistani Aisam Qureshi (8 in doubles) and Indian Rohan Bopanna (9 in the world), who were ranked number 5 in the world, 2–6, 6–2 and 21–19, and lost in second round against American Michael Russell and Kazakhstani Mikhail Kukushkin, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3.

In the 2013 Australian Open, Farah and Cabal made their first appearance in the quarterfinals.

In 2016, Farah reached his first grand slam final, in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon partnering Anna-Lena Grönefeld. They lost in straight sets to Henri Kontinen of Finland and Heather Watson of the UK.

In 2017, Farah and Cabal reached their first men's doubles grand slam semifinal at the French Open. In the same tournament he reached the final of the mixed doubles partnering Gronefeld where they lost to Rohan Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski in 3 sets.

In July 2018, Farah was given a suspended three month suspension and fined £3,800 for promoting a gambling website on his twitter. Farah would only serve the suspension if there were further breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.[5]

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 Australian Open Hard Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Austria Oliver Marach
Croatia Mate Pavić		 4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2016 Wimbledon Grass Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld United Kingdom Heather Watson
Finland Henri Kontinen		 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 2017 French Open Clay Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
India Rohan Bopanna		 6–2, 2–6, [10–12]

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2014 Miami Open Hard Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 6–7(8–10), 4–6
Win 2018 Italian Open Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Portugal João Sousa		 3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 2018 Cincinnati Masters Hard Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Brazil Bruno Soares		 6–4, 3–6, [6–10]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 27 (11 titles, 16 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–2)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–3)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (8–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (9–11)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (9–15)
Indoor (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2012 Swiss Open, Switzerland 250 Series Clay Colombia Santiago Giraldo Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Marc López		 4–6, 6–7(9–11)
Loss 0–2 May 2013 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France 250 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Sweden Johan Brunström
South Africa Raven Klaasen		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Jan 2014 Brisbane International, Australia 250 Series Hard Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Canada Daniel Nestor		 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 0–4 Feb 2014 Chile Open, Chile 250 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Austria Oliver Marach
Romania Florin Mergea		 3–6 4–6
Win 1–4 Feb 2014 Rio Open, Brazil 500 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Spain David Marrero
Brazil Marcelo Melo		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–5 Mar 2014 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay (i) Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Spain Guillermo García-López
Austria Philipp Oswald		 7–5, 4–6, [13–15]
Loss 1–6 Mar 2014 Miami Open, United States Masters 1000 Hard Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 6–7(8–10), 4–6
Win 2–6 Aug 2014 Winston-Salem Open, United States 250 Series Hard Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Australia John Peers		 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–6 Feb 2015 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay (i) Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Italy Paolo Lorenzi
Argentina Diego Schwartzman		 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–6 May 2015 Geneva Open, Switaerland 250 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal South Africa Raven Klaasen
Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun		 7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 4–7 Jul 2015 Swedish Open, Sweden 250 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal France Jérémy Chardy
Poland Łukasz Kubot		 7–6(8–6), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 4–8 Aug 2015 German Open, Germany 500 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Australia John Peers		 6–2, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 4–9 Oct 2015 Japan Open, Japan 500 Series Hard Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal South Africa Raven Klaasen
Brazil Marcelo Melo		 6–7(5–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Win 5–9 Feb 2016 Argentina Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Spain Íñigo Cervantes
Italy Paolo Lorenzi		 6–3, 6–0
Win 6–9 Feb 2016 Rio Open, Brazil (2) 500 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Spain David Marrero		 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Loss 6–10 May 2016 Bavarian International, Germany 250 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Finland Henri Kontinen
Australia John Peers		 3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 7–10 May 2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France 250 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Croatia Mate Pavić
New Zealand Michael Venus		 4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 8–10 Oct 2016 Kremlin Cup, Russia 250 Series Hard (i) Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Austria Julian Knowle
Austria Jürgen Melzer		 7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 9–10 Feb 2017 Argentina Open, Argentina (2) 250 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Mexico Santiago González
Spain David Marrero		 6–1, 6–4
Loss 9–11 Feb 2017 Rio Open, Brazil 500 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Uruguay Pablo Cuevas		 4–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 9–12 Apr 2017 Hungarian Open, Hungary 250 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal United States Brian Baker
Croatia Nikola Mektić		 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 10–12 May 2017 Bavarian International, Germany 250 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal France Jérémy Chardy
France Fabrice Martin		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 10–13 May 2017 Geneva Open, Switaerland 250 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
Romania Horia Tecău		 6–2, 6–7(9–11), [6–10]
Loss 10–14 Jan 2018 Australian Open, Australia Grand Slam Hard Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Austria Oliver Marach
Croatia Mate Pavić		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 10–15 Feb 2018 Argentina Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Argentina Andrés Molteni
Argentina Horacio Zeballos		 3–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Win 11–15 May 2018 Italian Open, Italy Masters 1000 Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Portugal João Sousa		 3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 11–16 Aug 2018 Cincinnati Masters, United States Masters 1000 Hard Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Brazil Bruno Soares		 6–4, 3–6, [6–10]

ATP Challenger & ITF Futures

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
ITF Futures (2–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 7 June 2010 Maracaibo, Venezuela Hard Peru Iván Miranda 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Winner 2. 21 June 2010 Barquisimeto, Venezuela Hard Ecuador Iván Endara 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 12 July 2010 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia Carlos Salamanca 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Runner–up 4. 16 September 2011 Aguascalientes, Mexico Clay Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Runner–up 54. 6 August 2012 Aptos, USA Hard United States Steve Johnson 6–3, 6–3

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament2010201120122013SRW-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A Q2 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A Q2 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q3 1R Q2 A 0 / 1 0–1
Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Miami Masters A Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
ATP World Tour 500 series
Barcelona A A 3R A 0 / 1 2–1
Washington A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0 / 1 2–1
ATP World Tour 250 series
Brisbane A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Viña del Mar A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
San Jose A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1
Delray Beach A 1R Q3 A 0 / 1 0–1
Munich A 1R 2R A 0 / 1 1–2
Stuttgart A A Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 0 / 4 1–4
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Year End Ranking 189 232 207 NA

Doubles performance timeline

Current till 2018 French Open.

Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018SRW-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R QF 1R 2R 3R 3R F 0 / 7 14–7
French Open A A 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R SF QF 0 / 7 11–7
Wimbledon A 3R 1R 3R A 2R 2R 2R 3R 0 / 7 9–7
US Open A 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R A 0 / 6 3–5
Win–Loss 0–0 3–2 3–4 7–4 1–3 3–4 3–4 7–3 10–3 0 / 26 37–26
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A 2R 1R A 1R 0 / 3 1–3
Miami Masters A A A A F 2R A 1R QF 0 / 4 7–4
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A 2R 1R SF A QF 0 / 4 6–4
Madrid Masters A A A A SF A 1R 2R SF 0 / 4 6–4
Rome Masters A A A A 1R QF 1R A W 1 / 4 6–3
Canada Masters A A A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A 2R A A F 0 / 2 5–2
Shanghai Masters A A A A QF QF 2R 2R 0 / 4 6–4
Paris Masters A A A A 2R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 4 3–4
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 11–6 8–7 4–6 3–4 15-5 1 / 28 41–28
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A Not Held 2R NH 0 / 1 1–1
Davis Cup PO Z1 Z1 PO PO PO Z1 PO 0 / 0 9–5
Win–Loss 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 0 / 1 10–6
Career statistics
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 6 2 / 5 4 / 5 2 / 5 1 / 3 11 / 26
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 4–3 16–14 21–17 35–20 37–24 33–21 27–10 5-1 173–110
Year-end ranking 160 83 64 48 23 27 30 27 61%

Mixed doubles performance timeline

Tournament20112012201320142015201620172018SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 4 1–4
French Open A A A 2R 2R 1R F SF 0 / 5 9–5
Wimbledon A 1R 2R 1R A F A 2R 0 / 5 6–5
US Open A A A 2R 1R SF A 0 / 3 4-3
Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 8–4 4-2 4-3 0 /17 19–17
* Statistics correct as of 1 June 2013.

References

  1. 1 2 ATPtennis.com – Players – Profiles – Profile
  2. ↑ fedecoltenis (2014-09-11). "SALUDO ROBERT FARAH". YouTube (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  3. ↑ Ministerio TIC Colombia (2017-07-07). "#BajemosElTono - Robert Farah, tenista profesional". YouTube (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  4. ↑ "Robert Farah Player Profile". USC Athletics. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  5. ↑ "Robert Farah suspended for three months for endorsing betting". BBC Sport. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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