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Player description
Date of Birth: 6.18.1986
Place of Birth: Beziers, France
Nationality: French
Height: 6’0”
Career-high ranking: 7
Best Grand Slam performance: Wimbledon semi-finals, 2007, 2015; US Open semi-final, 2015
UTS Appearances: UTS1 | UTS2 | UTS3
Career:
A career defined by one of the most aesthetically pleasing one-handed backhands, Richard Gasquet’s tennis has been synonymous with this now world-famous shot. That, complimented by a quality all-round game, helped the Frenchman to win 16 ATP titles over the course of his storied career. He has won over 600 matches, reaching the finals of three Masters 1000 events and earning a career-high finish of seventh in the world.
Gasquet reached three Grand Slam semi-finals, twice at Wimbledon and once at the US Open, as well as reaching the last eight at his home major in Paris in 2016.
At the end of 2024, the great Frenchman announced that he was to hang up his racquet at Roland-Garros 2025, drawing a 23-year career to an end. Before he does, however, he will have time for one final appearance on the UTS Tour, as he joins the field in Guadalajara.
Style and Personality:
For two decades Richard Gasquet has been one of the leading names in French tennis. He is a supremely talented ball-striker known for his gorgeous but devastating one-handed backhand, which is one of the best – and most beautiful – in history.
When it was announced that the former world No 7 would be taking his talents to the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, not many suspected that he would become one of the best and most consistent players in UTS history.
But that would turn out to be the case.
UTS History
UTS 1: Semi-finalists
UTS 2: Semi-finalists
UTS 3: Finalist
UTS Guadalajara 2025: Eliminated in round robin