Robert Farah (tennis)

Robert Charbel Farah Maksoud (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈroβeɾt ˈfaɾa];[2][3] born 20 January 1987)[1] is a Canadian-born Colombian professional tennis player. Currently, he is ranked No. 1 in the world in men's doubles. Farah has a long-standing doubles partnership with countryman Juan Sebastián Cabal, with whom he has won 15 ATP titles, including the 2019 Wimbledon title, 2019 US Open title and two Italian Open titles. He currently resides in Bogota, Colombia.

For the Australian rugby league footballer, see Robbie Farah.
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Farah and the second or maternal family name is Maksoud.

Robert Farah Maksoud
Farah at the 2016 Wimbledon
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidenceBogota, Colombia
Born (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Prize money$3,742,771
Singles
Career record4–9 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 163 (6 June 2011)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2011)
French OpenQ2 (2011, 2012)
WimbledonQ2 (2011, 2012)
US Open1R (2011)
Doubles
Career record273–160 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles16
Highest rankingNo. 1 (15 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 1 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (2018)
French OpenSF (2017, 2019)
WimbledonW (2019)
US OpenW (2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2018, 2019)
Olympic Games2R (2016)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2019)
French OpenF (2017)
WimbledonF (2016)
US OpenSF (2016)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Guadalajara 2011Singles
Guadalajara 2011Doubles
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

Family

Maksoud is the son of a family of Lebanese descent[4]. His mother is a teacher at the French Liceo Paul Valery de Cali. His father is a tennis player (not recognized at professional level)[4]. In 2006, he became a 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 Kaes Van't Hof. He occasionally played doubles with future ATP pro Steve Johnson.[5]

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), in a tight three set match that went to 21–19 in the final set, before losing in second round against American Michael Russell and Kazakhstani Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets.

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.[6]

Exactly a year after his suspension, Farah and countryman Cabal won their first ever grand slam men's doubles title at Wimbledon in 2019, defeating Frenchmen Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in a thrilling 5 set match that required 4 tie-break sets; this victory means that Farah and Cabal both will ascend to world No. 1 in the week following the conclusion of the Championships.[7]

In October 2019, Farah was tested positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone. He was provisionally suspended from official tournaments from 14 January 2020 and did not compete at the 2020 Australian Open.[8] Farah argued that he had ingested Boldenone from contaminated Colombian meat and the ITF chose not to ban him, holding that he "bears no fault or negligence for the violation".[9]

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 Australian Open Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Oliver Marach
Mate Pavić		 4–6, 4–6
Win 2019 Wimbledon Grass Juan Sebastián Cabal Nicolas Mahut
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Win 2019 US Open Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos		 6–4, 7–5

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2016 Wimbledon Grass Anna-Lena Grönefeld Heather Watson
Henri Kontinen		 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 2017 French Open Clay Anna-Lena Grönefeld Gabriela Dabrowski
Rohan Bopanna		 6–2, 2–6, [10–12]

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2014 Miami Open Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–7(8–10), 4–6
Win 2018 Italian Open Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Pablo Carreño Busta
João Sousa		 3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 2018 Cincinnati Masters Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares		 6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 2019 Italian Open (2) Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Raven Klaasen
Michael Venus		 6–1, 6–3
Loss 2019 Cincinnati Masters Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Ivan Dodig
Filip Polášek		 6–4, 4–6, [6–10]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 34 (16 titles, 19 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–3)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (3–4)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (9–11)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–8)
Clay (11–11)
Grass (2–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (14–18)
Indoor (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2012 Swiss Open, Switzerland 250 Series Clay Santiago Giraldo Marcel Granollers
Marc López		 4–6, 6–7(9–11)
Loss 0–2 May 2013 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France 250 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Johan Brunström
Raven Klaasen		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Jan 2014 Brisbane International, Australia 250 Series Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Daniel Nestor		 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 0–4 Feb 2014 Chile Open, Chile 250 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Oliver Marach
Florin Mergea		 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–4 Feb 2014 Rio Open, Brazil 500 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal David Marrero
Marcelo Melo		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–5 Mar 2014 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay (i) Juan Sebastián Cabal Guillermo García-López
Philipp Oswald		 7–5, 4–6, [13–15]
Loss 1–6 Mar 2014 Miami Open, United States Masters 1000 Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–7(8–10), 4–6
Win 2–6 Aug 2014 Winston-Salem Open, United States 250 Series Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Jamie Murray
John Peers		 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–6 Feb 2015 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay (i) Juan Sebastián Cabal Paolo Lorenzi
Diego Schwartzman		 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–6 May 2015 Geneva Open, Switaerland 250 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Raven Klaasen
Lu Yen-hsun		 7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 4–7 Jul 2015 Swedish Open, Sweden 250 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Jérémy Chardy
Łukasz Kubot		 7–6(8–6), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 4–8 Aug 2015 German Open, Germany 500 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Jamie Murray
John Peers		 6–2, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 4–9 Oct 2015 Japan Open, Japan 500 Series Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Raven Klaasen
Marcelo Melo		 6–7(5–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Win 5–9 Feb 2016 Argentina Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Íñigo Cervantes
Paolo Lorenzi		 6–3, 6–0
Win 6–9 Feb 2016 Rio Open, Brazil (2) 500 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Pablo Carreño Busta
David Marrero		 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Loss 6–10 May 2016 Bavarian International, Germany 250 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Henri Kontinen
John Peers		 3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 7–10 May 2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France 250 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Mate Pavić
Michael Venus		 4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 8–10 Oct 2016 Kremlin Cup, Russia 250 Series Hard (i) Juan Sebastián Cabal Julian Knowle
Jürgen Melzer		 7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 9–10 Feb 2017 Argentina Open, Argentina (2) 250 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Santiago González
David Marrero		 6–1, 6–4
Loss 9–11 Feb 2017 Rio Open, Brazil 500 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Pablo Carreño Busta
Pablo Cuevas		 4–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 9–12 Apr 2017 Hungarian Open, Hungary 250 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Brian Baker
Nikola Mektić		 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 10–12 May 2017 Bavarian International, Germany 250 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Jérémy Chardy
Fabrice Martin		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 10–13 May 2017 Geneva Open, Switaerland 250 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău		 6–2, 6–7(9–11), [6–10]
Loss 10–14 Jan 2018 Australian Open, Australia Grand Slam Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Oliver Marach
Mate Pavić		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 10–15 Feb 2018 Argentina Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Andrés Molteni
Horacio Zeballos		 3–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Win 11–15 May 2018 Italian Open, Italy Masters 1000 Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Pablo Carreño Busta
João Sousa		 3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 11–16 Aug 2018 Cincinnati Masters, United States Masters 1000 Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares		 6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 11–17 Jan 2019 Sydney International, Australia 250 Series Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares		 4–6, 3–6
Win 12–17 Apr 2019 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares		 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 13–17 May 2019 Italian Open, Italy (2) Masters 1000 Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Raven Klaasen
Michael Venus		 6–1, 6–3
Win 14–17 Jun 2019 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Juan Sebastián Cabal Maximo González
Horacio Zeballos		 3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–6]
Win 15–17 Jul 2019 Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass Juan Sebastián Cabal Nicolas Mahut
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Loss 15–18 Aug 2019 Cincinnati Masters, United States Masters 1000 Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Ivan Dodig
Filip Polášek		 6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 16–18 Sep 2019 US Open, United States Grand Slam Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos		 6–4, 7–5
Loss 16–19 Feb 2020 Mexican Open, Mexico 500 Series Hard Juan Sebastián Cabal Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo		 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), [9–11]

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 Iván Miranda 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Winner 2. 21 June 2010 Barquisimeto, Venezuela Hard Iván Endara 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 12 July 2010 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Carlos Salamanca 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Runner–up 4. 16 September 2011 Aguascalientes, Mexico Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Runner–up 5. 6 August 2012 Aptos, USA Hard Steve Johnson 6–3, 6–3

Performance timelines
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; (P) postponed; (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.

Doubles

Current through the 2019 Davis Cup Finals.

Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019SRW-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R QF 1R 2R 3R 3R F 1R 0 / 8 14–8
French Open A A 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R SF QF SF 0 / 8 15–8
Wimbledon A 3R 1R 3R A 2R 2R 2R 3R W 1 / 8 15–7
US Open A 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R A SF W 1 / 8 13–7
Win–Loss 0–0 3–2 3–4 7–4 1–3 3–4 3–4 7–3 14–4 16–2 2 / 32 57–30
Year-end championship
ATP Finals Did not qualify SF SF 0 / 2 3–5
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A 2R 1R A 1R QF 0 / 4 3–4
Miami Open A A A A F 2R A 1R QF 2R 0 / 5 7–5
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A 2R 1R SF A QF 2R 0 / 5 7–5
Madrid Open A A A A SF A 1R 2R SF 1R 0 / 5 6–5
Italian Open A A A A 1R QF 1R A W W 2 / 5 11–3
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 0–2
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A 2R A A F F 0 / 3 7–3
Shanghai Masters A A A A QF QF 2R 2R SF QF 0 / 6 10–6
Paris Masters A A A A 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R 0 / 6 4–6
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 11–6 8–7 4–6 3–4 13–8 16–8 2 / 41 55–39
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A Not Held 2R Not Held 0 / 1 1–1
Davis Cup PO Z1 Z1 PO PO PO Z1 PO PO RR 0 / 1 12–7
Win–Loss 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 0 / 2 13–8
Career statistics
Titles 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 5 16
Finals 0 0 1 1 6 5 5 5 4 7 34
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 4–3 16–14 21–17 35–20 37–24 33–21 33–15 39–23 51–20 269–158
Year-end ranking 160 83 64 48 23 27 30 27 5 1 63%

Mixed doubles
Tournament201120122013201420152016201720182019SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R 2R 1R 1R QF 0 / 5 3–5
French Open A A A 2R 2R 1R F SF 2R 0 / 6 10–6
Wimbledon A 1R 2R 1R A F A 2R A 0 / 5 6–5
US Open A A A 2R 1R SF A A A 0 / 3 4-3
Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 8–4 4–2 4–3 3–2 0 / 19 22–19

References
  1. ATPtennis.com – Players – Profiles – Profile
  2. fedecoltenis (11 September 2014). "SALUDO ROBERT FARAH". YouTube (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. Ministerio TIC Colombia (7 July 2017). "#BajemosElTono - Robert Farah, tenista profesional". YouTube (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. "Robert Farah, a Colombian-Lebanese with tennis in his genes". Lorientlejour.com. 2019.
  5. "Robert Farah Player Profile". USC Athletics. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. "Robert Farah suspended for three months for endorsing betting". BBC Sport. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. "Colombian History: Cabal/Farah Triumph In Wimbledon Final Thriller". ATP Tour. 13 July 2019.
  8. "The truth behind World No.1's mysterious Aussie Open exit". 7news.com.au. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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