Joachim Gérard

Joachim Gérard

Country (sports)	Belgium
Born	(1988-10-15) 15 October 1988 (age 36) Limelette, Belgium
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	504–205
Highest ranking	No. 1 (5 December 2016)
Current ranking	No. 3 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (2021)
French Open	F (2020)
Wimbledon	W (2021)
US Open	SF (2015, 2020)
Other tournaments
Masters	W (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Paralympic Games	Bronze Medal (2016)
Doubles
Career record	337–207
Highest ranking	No. 3 (17 November 2014)
Current ranking	No. 5 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (2017, 2019)
French Open	W (2014)
Wimbledon	W (2019)
US Open	F (2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles	W (2014)
Paralympic Games	QF (2020)
Last updated on: 14 January 2019.

Joachim Gérard (born 15 October 1988) is a Belgian wheelchair tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 in singles.

Gérard has won two Grand Slam singles titles (2021 Australian Open, 2021 Wimbledon Championships) and four doubles titles (2014 French Open, 2017 Australian Open, 2019 Australian Open and 2019 Wimbledon Championships).^[1][2]

Gérard has also won the singles title at the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019, as well as the doubles title in 2014.^[3][4][5]

He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[6]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Wheelchair singles

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Australian Open	A	QF	SF	F	SF	A	QF	SF	W	QF	1R	SF	1 / 10	10–9	53%
French Open	A	QF	QF	QF	A	A	QF	F	QF	1R	QF	1R	0 / 9	3–9	25%
Wimbledon	NH	NH	NH	SF	A	SF	QF	NH	W	SF	1R	QF	1 / 7	7–6	54%
US Open	QF	QF	SF	NH	QF	QF	QF	SF	A	1R	1R		0 / 9	2–9	18%
Win–loss	0–1	0–3	2–3	3–3	1–2	1–2	0–4	4–3	6–1	1–4	1–4	3–3	2 / 35	22–33	40%

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	SF	SF	SF	W	A	W	SF	SF	SF	QF	SF	2 / 10	5–8	38%
French Open	A	W	SF	SF	A	A	SF	SF	SF	QF	SF	QF	1 / 9	3–8	27%
Wimbledon	A	SF	SF	SF	A	F	W	NH	F	SF	SF	QF	1 / 9	4–8	33%
US Open	F	SF	SF	NH	SF	SF	SF	SF	A	SF	QF		0 / 9	2–9	18%
Win–loss	1–1	2–3	0–4	0–3	2–1	1–2	4–2	0–3	1–3	1–4	1–4	1–3	4 / 37	14–33	30%

Awards

Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year (2013 & 2019)^[7][8]

References

1. "Olsson and Gerard: men's wheelchair doubles champions". ausopen.com.
2. Schofield, Daniel (13 July 2019). "British hopes suffer defeat in Wimbledon wheelchair finals". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
3. "Gerard, Griffioen and Wagner win 2015 NEC Masters titles". www.tennisfoundation.org.uk. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
4. "Gordon Reid beaten by Joachim Gerard in Masters final at Olympic Park". BBC Sport.
5. "Alcott, Gerard, de Groot win 25th NEC Masters". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
6. "Wheelchair Tennis - GERARD Joachim - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
7. https://www.sport.be/nl/ditwas/2013/article.html?Article_ID=667361 ^{[dead link‍]}
8. "Sportgala 2019 - Joachim Gérard pakt voor de tweede keer de prijs voor Paralympiër van het Jaar". 21 December 2019.

External links

• Joachim Gérard at the International Tennis Federation
• Joachim Gérard at Paralympic.org
• Joachim Gérard at the Belgian Paralympic Committee (in Dutch)