Stéphane Robert

Stéphane Robert (French pronunciation: ​[stefan ʁɔbɛʁ]; born 17 May 1980) is a professional French tennis player.

Stéphane Robert
Robert at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports) France
ResidenceValletta, Malta
Born (1980-05-17) 17 May 1980
Montargis, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,439,774
Singles
Career record38–74
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 50 (24 October 2016)
Current rankingNo. 705 (6 January 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (2014)
French Open2R (2011, 2016)
Wimbledon2R (2013, 2018)
US Open2R (2013)
Doubles
Career record16-27
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 99 (28 April 2014)
Current rankingNo. 747 (6 January 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (2017)
French Open3R (2018)
Wimbledon2R (2016)
US Open2R (2016)
Last updated on: 6 January 2020.

Career

Coach

From 2001 to March 2010, Ronan Lafaix was Robert's coach. In May 2016, Lafaix, who is 12 years older than Robert, became Robert's coach for the second time. Lafaix joined the Patrick Mouratoglou tennis academy and has coached several professional tennis players.[1]

2007–2008

Robert missed 16 months of tennis action in 2007–2008 because he was infected with the Hepatitis A virus in February 2007. In early June 2008, he returned to tennis action at the ITF Men's Circuit tournament in Apeldoorn, without an ATP singles ranking, reaching the final as a qualifier.[2]

2010

On 1 February 2010, Robert broke into Top 100 of the ATP singles rankings for the first time at No. 100. Within one week of his singles rankings breakthrough and seeded no. 8, he defeated for the first time in his career a player (David Ferrer) ranked in the top 20 of the ATP singles rankings in the semifinals before reaching his first ATP World Tour singles final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to 3rd-seeded Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6. Robert rose to a career-high of No. 61 of the ATP singles rankings on 22 February 2010 one day after winning the ATP Challenger Tour singles title in Tangier.[2]

2011

Robert rose to international prominence in 2011 when, as a qualifier, he beat the 2010 Wimbledon singles finalist and sixth seed Tomáš Berdych 3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 9–7 in the first round of the 2011 French Open to register the biggest singles win of his career, having saved a match point at 4–5 in the deciding set. It was the first time that he had beaten a player ranked in the top 10 of the ATP singles rankings – Berdych was ranked no. 6. Robert lost his second round match to Fabio Fognini in straight sets.[2]

2014

Robert reached the singles 4th round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at the 2014 Australian Open, where he lost to 4th seeded Andy Murray. He was only one of 2 lucky losers to reach the 4th round of a Grand Slam tournament since Dick Norman achieved the feat at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships, David Goffin (at the 2012 French Open) being the other. Robert and Jesse Huta Galung became only the third lucky loser doubles team to clinch an ATP World Tour doubles title by defeating Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić in the final of the 2014 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. That was Robert's first ATP World Tour doubles final appearance. After losing in the 1st round of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships to Nick Kyrgios, Robert missed the rest of the year because of leg injury.[2]

2016

Robert qualified for the singles main draw of the 2016 Australian Open by winning three qualifying matches, and he lost in the third round of the main draw to Gaël Monfils. That was only the second time Robert had progressed to the third round of the singles main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.

On July 15, 2016, Robert, who was unseeded and had an ATP singles ranking of 83 coming into the tournament, reached the semi-final at the 2016 German Open, where he lost to Martin Kližan. It was Robert's first ATP World Tour semi-final since February 2010, when he was defeated in the final in Johannesburg.[3] Robert's ATP singles ranking reached a career-high of 59 on July 18, 2016 right after his semi-final appearance in Hamburg, which was a massive improvement over his ATP singles ranking of 558 on 25 May 2015.[4]

ATP World Tour career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2010 SA Tennis Open, South Africa 250 Series Hard Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2014 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay Jesse Huta Galung Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić		 6–3, 6–3

ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Men's Circuit career finals

Singles: 39 (23–16)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (9–10)
ITF Men's Circuit (14–6)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. February 25, 2002 Jaffa, Israel Hard Branislav Sekáč 6–4, 6–2
Winner 2. June 2, 2003 Kranj, Slovenia Clay Ivan Esquerdo 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Winner 3. July 14, 2003 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Clay Todor Enev 6–2, 4–1, ret.
Winner 4. July 21, 2003 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Clay Vladimir Pavićević 6–3, 6–3
Winner 5. September 8, 2003 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Daniel Elsner 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 6. September 13, 2004 Budapest, Hungary Clay Alessio di Mauro 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Winner 7. October 17, 2005 Barcelona, Spain Clay Pablo Andújar 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 1. January 2, 2006 Exmouth, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Andis Juška 3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Winner 8. January 9, 2006 Barnstaple, United Kingdom Hard (i) Jérémy Chardy 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Runner-up 2. January 24, 2006 Wrexham, United Kingdom Hard (i) Alex Bogdanović 3–6, 2–6
Winner 9. January 16, 2007 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) Thomas Oger 6–2, 7–5
Winner 10. February 13, 2007 Barnstaple, United Kingdom Hard (i) Torsten Popp 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 3. June 9, 2008 Apeldoorn, Netherlands Clay Thiemo de Bakker 6–7(2–7), 1–6
Runner-up 4. June 23, 2008 Toulon, France Clay Nicolas Coutelot 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. August 4, 2008 Avezzano, Italy Clay Michael Ryderstedt 2–6, 0–6
Winner 11. September 15, 2008 Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard Josh Goodall 6–4, 6–0
Winner 12. September 29, 2008 Nevers, France Hard (i) Vincent Millot 6–4, 6–1
Winner 13. January 13, 2009 Glasgow, United Kingdom Hard (i) Colin Fleming 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 6. January 27, 2009 Mettmann, Germany Carpet (i) Lukáš Rosol 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Winner 14. February 16, 2009 Trento, Italy Hard (i) Josh Goodall 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 7. March 10, 2009 Tipton, United Kingdom Hard (i) Yannick Mertens 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Winner 15. March 17, 2009 Bath, United Kingdom Hard (i) Colin Fleming 6–2, 6–3
Winner 16. June 8, 2009 Košice, Slovakia Clay Jiří Vaněk 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Winner 17. September 13, 2009 Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands Clay Michael Russell 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 8. October 25, 2009 Orléans, France Hard (i) Xavier Malisse 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 9. November 15, 2009 Saint Brélade, Jersey Carpet (i) Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 1–6, 5–7
Winner 18. February 21, 2010 Tangier, Morocco Clay Aleksandr Dolgopolov, Jr. 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Runner-up 10. March 20, 2011 Le Gosier, Guadeloupe Hard Olivier Rochus 2–6, 3–6
Winner 19. May 1, 2011 Ostrava, Czech Republic Clay Ádám Kellner 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 11. February 2, 2013 Burnie, Australia Hard John Millman 2–6, 6–4, 0–6
Winner 20. February 17, 2013 Melbourne, Australia Hard James Duckworth 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Runner-up 12. September 14, 2013 Seville, Spain Clay Daniel Gimeno Traver 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Runner-up 13. November 8, 2015 Hua Hin, Thailand Hard Yūichi Sugita 2–6, 6–1, 3–6
Winner 21. February 21, 2016 New Delhi, India Hard Saketh Myneni 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 14. March 20, 2016 Guadalajara, Mexico Hard Malek Jaziri 7–5, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up 15. July 11, 2016 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Adam Pavlásek 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 16. September 24, 2017 İzmir, Turkey Hard Illya Marchenko 6–7(2–7), 0–6
Winner 22. November 12, 2017 Kobe, Japan Hard(i) Calvin Hemery 7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Winner 23. February 4, 2018 Burnie, Australia Hard Daniel Altmaier 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 33 (14–19)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (8–11)
ITF Men's Circuit (6–8)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. February 17, 2003 Lorca, Spain Clay Esteban Carril Salvador Navarro
Gabriel Trujillo		 2–6, 0–6
Winner 1. February 24, 2003 Cartagena, Spain Clay Miles Maclagan Salvador Navarro
Gabriel Trujillo		 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up 2. May 5, 2003 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay Slimane Saoudi Rik de Voest
Marcus Sarstrand		 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. July 14, 2003 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Clay Xavier Audouy Todor Enev
Radoslav Lukaev		 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6
Winner 2. July 21, 2003 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Clay Mohamed Mamoun Nikola Ćirić
Goran Tošić		 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 4. November 17, 2003 Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles Hard Alessandro Motti Michel Koning
Steven Korteling		 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner 3. November 24, 2003 Oranjestad, Aruba Hard Alessandro Motti Bart Beks
Paul Logtens		 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 5. July 5, 2004 Budaörs, Hungary Clay Ota Fukárek Ignacio González
Gabriel Trujillo		 6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Winner 4. August 2, 2004 Poznań, Poland Clay Adam Chadaj Tomáš Cibulec
David Škoch		 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 6. June 13, 2005 Blois, France Clay Esteban Carril Bart Beks
Matwe Middelkoop		 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. July 4, 2005 Budaörs, Hungary Clay Adam Chadaj Amir Hadad
Harel Levy		 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6
Winner 5. November 21, 2005 Saint-Leu, Réunion Hard Teymuraz Gabashvili Ivan Cerović
Petar Popović		 6–4, 6–3
Winner 6. January 24, 2006 Wrexham, United Kingdom Hard (i) Jean-François Bachelot Colin Fleming
Jamie Murray		 6–4, 7–5
Winner 7. February 27, 2006 Cherbourg, France Hard (i) Jean-François Bachelot Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Runner-up 8. March 27, 2006 Saint-Brieuc, France Clay (i) Michael Lammer Eric Butorac
Chris Drake		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 8. January 15, 2007 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) Jean-François Bachelot Fabio Colangelo
Marco Crugnola		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 9. February 12, 2007 Barnstaple, United Kingdom Hard (i) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Philip Stolt
Lars Übel		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 10. July 7, 2008 Bourg-en-Bresse, France Clay Alexandre Renard Thomas Cazes-Carrère
Baptiste Dupuy		 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 9. July 21, 2008 Modena, Italy Clay Mohammed Ghareeb Guillermo Hormazábal
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo		 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 10. August 4, 2008 Avezzano, Italy Clay Alexandre Renard Guillermo Hormazábal
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo		 3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–12]
Runner-up 11. September 29, 2008 Nevers, France Hard (i) Alexandre Renard Vincent Millot
Pierrick Ysern		 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 12. May 17, 2009 Bordeaux, France Clay Xavier Pujo Pablo Cuevas
Horacio Zeballos		 6–4, 4–6, [4–10]
Runner-up 13. July 12, 2009 San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Clay Niels Desein Stefano Ianni
Cristian Villagrán		 6–7(3–7), 6–1, [6–10]
Runner-up 14. September 27, 2009 Ljubljana, Slovenia Clay Simone Vagnozzi Jamie Delgado
Jamie Murray		 3–6, 3–6
Winner 11. March 20, 2011 Le Gosier, Guadeloupe Hard Riccardo Ghedin Arnaud Clément
Olivier Rochus		 6–2, 5–7, [10–7]
Winner 12. May 1, 2011 Ostrava, Czech Republic Clay Olivier Charroin Andis Juška
Alexandre Kudryavtsev		 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 15. July 3, 2011 Braunschweig, Germany Clay Olivier Charroin Martin Emmrich
Andreas Siljeström		 6–0, 4–6, [7–10]
Runner-up 16. July 17, 2011 Sopot, Poland Clay Olivier Charroin Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski		 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 13. July 24, 2011 Poznań, Poland Clay Olivier Charroin Franco Ferreiro
Andre Sá		 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 17. March 17, 2012 Rabat, Morocco Clay Martin Kližan Iñigo Cervantes Huegun
Federico Delbonis		 7–6(7–3), 1–6, [5–10]
Runner-up 18. April 6, 2012 Saint-Brieuc, France Clay Laurent Rochette Laurynas Grigelis
Rameez Junaid		 6–1, 2–6, [6–10]
Winner 14. September 14, 2013 Seville, Spain Clay Alessandro Motti Stephan Fransen
Wesley Koolhof		 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 19. September 27, 2015 Trnava, Slovakia Clay Kamil Majchrzak Wesley Koolhof
Matwé Middelkoop		 4–6, 2–6

Grand Slam Men's singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (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.
Tournament20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020W–L
Australian Open Q2 Q1 A A A A 2R 1R 1R Q1 4R 1R 3R 1R Q3 Q1 6–7
French Open 1R A Q3 A A Q2 1R 2R Q1 Q3 1R 1R 2R 1R Q1 A 2–7
Wimbledon Q2 A Q1 A A Q2 1R Q1 Q2 2R 1R Q3 1R Q1 2R A 2–5
US Open A A A A A Q2 1R A A 2R A A 1R Q2 Q1 A 1–3
Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–3 0–2 3–4 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 11–22

Grand Slam Men's doubles performance timeline
Tournament20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020W–L
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A A 0–1
French Open 1R A 2R A A A 1R A 1R A A A 1R A 3R A 5–7
Wimbledon A A A A A A 1R 1R A A A Q1 2R A A A 1–3
US Open A A A A A A A A A A A A 2R A A A 1–1
Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 5–11

References
  1. Robert-Lafaix, l'addition magique, L'Équipe, 26 May 2016.
  2. Stéphane Robert's biography, ATP World Tour official website.
  3. Olivo Ousts Kohlschreiber In Hamburg, Cuevas Surges Into Semis, ATP World Tour official website, 15 July 2016.
  4. Klizan Makes Quick Work of Wessels In Hamburg, ATP World Tour official website, 14 July 2016.
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