Stéphane Houdet

Stéphane Houdet

Houdet at the 2013 US Open, New York
Country (sports)	France
Residence	Paris
Born	(1970-11-20) 20 November 1970 (age 54) Saint-Nazaire, Loire Atlantique
Turned pro	2005
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Official website	StephaneHoudet.jimdo.com/
Singles
Career record	544–170
Career titles	32
Highest ranking	No. 1 (11 June 2012)
Current ranking	No. 4 (3 September 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	F (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018)
French Open	W (2012, 2013)
Wimbledon	SF (2016, 2019, 2021)
US Open	W (2013, 2017)
Other tournaments
Masters	W (2011)
Paralympic Games	Silver Medal (2012)
Doubles
Career record	488–101
Career titles	60
Highest ranking	No. 1 (26 January 2009)
Current ranking	No. 1 (3 September 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
French Open	W (2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018)
Wimbledon	W (2009, 2013, 2014)
US Open	W (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles	W (2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Paralympic Games	Gold Medal (2008, 2016, 2020) Bronze Medal (2012)
World Team Cup	W (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)

Stéphane Houdet (born 20 November 1970) is a French wheelchair tennis player. Houdet is a former singles and doubles world number one. In 2014, he became the first man in history to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam in men's wheelchair doubles.

He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[1]

In July 2022, Houdet was suspended from competition after missing three anti-doping tests in a 12-month window.^[2]

2013

Houdet won two titles in the 2013 season with the victories achieved in Johannesburg and Sardinia.^[3][4] He was a losing finalist in Pensacola,^[5] Rome,^[6] Nottingham,^[7] St Louis and Rue.^[8][9] Houdet also won two Grand Slam singles titles at Roland Garros and New York and was the runner-up in Melbourne.^[10][11][12] Houdet partnered Ronald Vink to the doubles titles in Sydney and Nottingham.^[13][14] When Frédéric Cattanéo was his partner in doubles tournaments they won titles in Baton Rouge and Johannesburg.^[3][15] They were also losing finalists in Pensacola.^[5] In doubles tournaments with Martin Legner Houdet won the title in Rome and was a losing finalist in Sardinia.^[4][6] Shingo Kunieda partnered Houdet to doubles titles in Paris and St Louis,^[16][17] as well as two Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.^[11][18] Partnering Gordon Reid, Houdet won titles in Rotterdam,^[19] Rue,^[20] the Masters doubles.^[21]

Grand Slam titles

Houdet in Geneva in 2014

• 2007 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2009 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2009 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2010 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2010 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2011 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2012 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles
• 2013 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles
• 2013 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2013 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles
• 2014 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles^[22]
• 2014 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2014 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2014 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2015 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles
• 2017 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles^[23]

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	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	Win %
Australian Open	2R	SF	F	F	F	SF	F	SF	F	SF	SF	F	SF	QF	QF	SF	A	QF	0 / 17	0%
French Open	QF[24]	QF	F	SF	SF	W	W	F	F	SF	QF	SF	QF	QF	SF	QF	1R	1R	2 / 18	11%
Wimbledon	Not held									SF	QF	QF	SF	NH	SF	A	A	A	0 / 5	0%
US Open	SF	NH	QF	SF	F	NH	W	SF	F	NH	W	QF	F	QF	QF	A	SF		2 / 13	15%

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	Win %
Australian Open	SF[24]	SF	SF	W	F	F	SF	W	W	W	SF	W	F	F	F	SF	A	SF	5 / 17	29%
French Open	W	SF	W	W	SF	SF	W	W	SF	SF	W	W	F	SF	F	SF	SF	SF	7 / 18	39%
Wimbledon	A	F	W	F	F	SF	W	W	SF	F	F	SF	SF	NH	SF	A	A	A	3 / 13	23%
US Open	SF	NH	W	SF	W	NH	SF	W	W	NH	F	SF	F	F	SF	A	W		5 / 13	38%

References

1. "Wheelchair Tennis - HOUDET Stephane - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
2. "Anti doping rule violation". antidoping.itftennis.com. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
3. "Houdet, Buis, Lapthorne win Super Series titles". International Tennis Federation. 13 April 2013.
4. "Houdet, Ellerbrock and Kramer win Sardinia titles". International Tennis Federation. 28 September 2013.
5. "Fernandez, Buis, Wagner win Pensacola Open titles". International Tennis Federation. 17 March 2013.
6. "Reid wins Rome title". International Tennis Federation. 19 May 2013.
7. "Gerard, Ellerbrock, Sithole win British Open title". International Tennis Federation. 21 July 2013.
8. "Kunieda and Kamiji seal Japanese double". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
9. "Reid and Griffioen win ITF 1 Series titles in France". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
10. "Kunieda, van Koot, Wagner claim Melbourne titles". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
11. "WHEELCHAIR – Articles – Houdet, Ellerbrock win Roland Garros titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
12. "Houdet, van Koot, Sithole triumph at US Open". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
13. "Kunieda, Griffioen lift Sydney Super Series titles". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
14. "Victories for Ellerbrock and Sithole in Nottingham". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
15. "Houdet, Kunieda and Kamiji, Whiley claim doubles titles". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
16. "Kamiji beats van Koot in French semis". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
17. "Montjane, Whiley upset top seeds to lift St. Louis title". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
18. "Top seeds claim Wimbledon titles". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
19. "Kunieda, Houdet and Reid lift Rotterdam titles". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
20. "Houdet, Reid and Ellerbrock, Griffioen reach finals". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
21. "Top seeds clinch Doubles Masters titles". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
22. "Houdet, Kunieda and Kamiji, Whiley claim doubles titles". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
23. "ITF Tennis – Wheelchair Tennis – News Article". Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
24. "Stephane Houdet's profile". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

External links

• Stéphane Houdet at the International Tennis Federation
• Stéphane Houdet at the International Paralympic Committee
• Stéphane Houdet at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Stéphane Houdet at Équipe de France (in French)
• Stéphane Houdet at France Paralympique (in French)

Awards
Preceded by Maikel Scheffers	ITF Wheelchair Tennis World Champion 2012	Succeeded by Shingo Kunieda