Stéphane Robert
French tennis player
Stéphane Robert (French pronunciation: [stefan ʁɔbɛʁ] tennis player.
Career
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: Reached Australian Open fourth round as lucky loser
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] [ 4]
Coaching
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 Mouratoglou Tennis Academy and has coached several professional tennis players.[ 5]
ATP World Tour career finals
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)
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)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (9–10)
ITF Men's Circuit (14–6)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
February 25, 2002
Jaffa , Israel
Hard
Branislav Sekáč
6–4, 6–2
Win
2.
June 2, 2003
Kranj , Slovenia
Clay
Ivan Esquerdo
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Win
3.
July 14, 2003
Belgrade , Serbia and Montenegro
Clay
Todor Enev
6–2, 4–1, ret.
Win
4.
July 21, 2003
Belgrade , Serbia and Montenegro
Clay
Vladimir Pavićević
6–3, 6–3
Win
5.
September 8, 2003
Sofia , Bulgaria
Clay
Daniel Elsner
6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win
6.
September 13, 2004
Budapest , Hungary
Clay
Alessio di Mauro
6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Win
7.
October 17, 2005
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Pablo Andújar
7–5, 6–3
Loss
1.
January 2, 2006
Exmouth , United Kingdom
Carpet (i)
Andis Juška
3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win
8.
January 9, 2006
Barnstaple , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Jérémy Chardy
7–6(7–3) , 6–1
Loss
2.
January 24, 2006
Wrexham , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Alex Bogdanović
3–6, 2–6
Win
9.
January 16, 2007
Sunderland , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Thomas Oger
6–2, 7–5
Win
10.
February 13, 2007
Barnstaple , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Torsten Popp
7–5, 7–5
Loss
3.
June 9, 2008
Apeldoorn , Netherlands
Clay
Thiemo de Bakker
6–7(2–7) , 1–6
Loss
4.
June 23, 2008
Toulon , France
Clay
Nicolas Coutelot
4–6, 4–6
Loss
5.
August 4, 2008
Avezzano , Italy
Clay
Michael Ryderstedt
2–6, 0–6
Win
11.
September 15, 2008
Nottingham , United Kingdom
Hard
Josh Goodall
6–4, 6–0
Win
12.
September 29, 2008
Nevers , France
Hard (i)
Vincent Millot
6–4, 6–1
Win
13.
January 13, 2009
Glasgow , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Colin Fleming
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss
6.
January 27, 2009
Mettmann , Germany
Carpet (i)
Lukáš Rosol
6–7(6–8) , 4–6
Win
14.
February 16, 2009
Trento , Italy
Hard (i)
Josh Goodall
6–4, 6–3
Loss
7.
March 10, 2009
Tipton , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Yannick Mertens
6–7(4–7) , 6–7(5–7)
Win
15.
March 17, 2009
Bath , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Colin Fleming
6–2, 6–3
Win
16.
June 8, 2009
Košice , Slovakia
Clay
Jiří Vaněk
7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–5)
Win
17.
September 13, 2009
Alphen aan den Rijn , Netherlands
Clay
Michael Russell
7–6(7–2) , 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
8.
October 25, 2009
Orléans , France
Hard (i)
Xavier Malisse
1–6, 2–6
Loss
9.
November 15, 2009
Saint Brélade , Jersey
Carpet (i)
Jarkko Nieminen
6–4, 1–6, 5–7
Win
18.
February 21, 2010
Tangier , Morocco
Clay
Aleksandr Dolgopolov Jr.
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Loss
10.
March 20, 2011
Le Gosier , Guadeloupe
Hard
Olivier Rochus
2–6, 3–6
Win
19.
May 1, 2011
Ostrava , Czech Republic
Clay
Ádám Kellner
6–1, 6–3
Loss
11.
February 2, 2013
Burnie , Australia
Hard
John Millman
2–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win
20.
February 17, 2013
Melbourne , Australia
Hard
James Duckworth
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Loss
12.
September 14, 2013
Seville , Spain
Clay
Daniel Gimeno Traver
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss
13.
November 8, 2015
Hua Hin , Thailand
Hard
Yūichi Sugita
2–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win
21.
February 21, 2016
New Delhi , India
Hard
Saketh Myneni
6–3, 6–0
Loss
14.
March 20, 2016
Guadalajara , Mexico
Hard
Malek Jaziri
7–5, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
15.
July 11, 2016
Prague , Czech Republic
Clay
Adam Pavlásek
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss
16.
September 24, 2017
İzmir , Turkey
Hard
Illya Marchenko
6–7(2–7) , 0–6
Win
22.
November 12, 2017
Kobe , Japan
Hard(i)
Calvin Hemery
7–6(7–1) , 6–7(5–7) , 6–1
Win
23.
February 4, 2018
Burnie , Australia
Hard
Daniel Altmaier
6–1, 6–2
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (8–11)
ITF Men's Circuit (6–8)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
February 17, 2003
Lorca, Spain
Clay
Esteban Carril
Salvador Navarro Gabriel Trujillo
2–6, 0–6
Win
1.
February 24, 2003
Cartagena, Spain
Clay
Miles Maclagan
Salvador Navarro Gabriel Trujillo
7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–4)
Loss
2.
May 5, 2003
Edinburgh , United Kingdom
Clay
Slimane Saoudi
Rik de Voest Marcus Sarstrand
3–6, 1–6
Loss
3.
July 14, 2003
Belgrade , Serbia and Montenegro
Clay
Xavier Audouy
Todor Enev Radoslav Lukaev
4–6, 7–6(9–7) , 4–6
Win
2.
July 21, 2003
Belgrade , Serbia and Montenegro
Clay
Mohamed Mamoun
Nikola Ćirić Goran Tošić
7–5, 6–2
Loss
4.
November 17, 2003
Curaçao , Netherlands Antilles
Hard
Alessandro Motti
Michel Koning Steven Korteling
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win
3.
November 24, 2003
Oranjestad, Aruba
Hard
Alessandro Motti
Bart Beks Paul Logtens
6–4, 6–0
Loss
5.
July 5, 2004
Budaörs , Hungary
Clay
Ota Fukárek
Ignacio González Gabriel Trujillo
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Win
4.
August 2, 2004
Poznań , Poland
Clay
Adam Chadaj
Tomáš Cibulec David Škoch
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss
6.
June 13, 2005
Blois , France
Clay
Esteban Carril
Bart Beks Matwé Middelkoop
6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Loss
7.
July 4, 2005
Budaörs , Hungary
Clay
Adam Chadaj
Amir Hadad Harel Levy
4–6, 7–6(9–7) , 3–6
Win
5.
November 21, 2005
Saint-Leu, Réunion
Hard
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Ivan Cerović Petar Popović
6–4, 6–3
Win
6.
January 24, 2006
Wrexham , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Jean-François Bachelot
Colin Fleming Jamie Murray
6–4, 7–5
Win
7.
February 27, 2006
Cherbourg , France
Hard (i)
Jean-François Bachelot
Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana
7–6(7–5) , 6–3
Loss
8.
March 27, 2006
Saint-Brieuc , France
Clay (i)
Michael Lammer
Eric Butorac Chris Drake
4–6, 4–6
Win
8.
January 15, 2007
Sunderland , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Jean-François Bachelot
Fabio Colangelo Marco Crugnola
6–3, 6–4
Win
9.
February 12, 2007
Barnstaple , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Philip Stolt Lars Uebel
6–2, 6–3
Win
10.
July 7, 2008
Bourg-en-Bresse , France
Clay
Alexandre Renard
Thomas Cazes-Carrère Baptiste Dupuy
6–4, 7–5
Loss
9.
July 21, 2008
Modena , Italy
Clay
Mohammed Ghareeb
Guillermo Hormazábal Hans Podlipnik Castillo
3–6, 2–6
Loss
10.
August 4, 2008
Avezzano , Italy
Clay
Alexandre Renard
Guillermo Hormazábal Hans Podlipnik Castillo
3–6, 7–6(7–4) , [10–12]
Loss
11.
September 29, 2008
Nevers , France
Hard (i)
Alexandre Renard
Vincent Millot Pierrick Ysern
2–6, 4–6
Loss
12.
May 17, 2009
Bordeaux , France
Clay
Xavier Pujo
Pablo Cuevas Horacio Zeballos
6–4, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss
13.
July 12, 2009
San Benedetto del Tronto , Italy
Clay
Niels Desein
Stefano Ianni Cristian Villagrán
6–7(3–7) , 6–1, [6–10]
Loss
14.
September 27, 2009
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Clay
Simone Vagnozzi
Jamie Delgado Jamie Murray
3–6, 3–6
Win
11.
March 20, 2011
Le Gosier , Guadeloupe
Hard
Riccardo Ghedin
Arnaud Clément Olivier Rochus
6–2, 5–7, [10–7]
Win
12.
May 1, 2011
Ostrava , Czech Republic
Clay
Olivier Charroin
Andis Juška Alexander Kudryavtsev
6–4, 6–3
Loss
15.
July 3, 2011
Braunschweig , Germany
Clay
Olivier Charroin
Martin Emmrich Andreas Siljeström
6–0, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss
16.
July 17, 2011
Sopot , Poland
Clay
Olivier Charroin
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Win
13.
July 24, 2011
Poznań , Poland
Clay
Olivier Charroin
Franco Ferreiro Andre Sá
6–2, 6–3
Loss
17.
March 17, 2012
Rabat , Morocco
Clay
Martin Kližan
Íñigo Cervantes Huegun Federico Delbonis
7–6(7–3) , 1–6, [5–10]
Loss
18.
April 6, 2012
Saint-Brieuc , France
Clay
Laurynas Grigelis Rameez Junaid
6–1, 2–6, [6–10]
Win
14.
September 14, 2013
Seville , Spain
Clay
Alessandro Motti
Stephan Fransen Wesley Koolhof
7–5, 7–5
Loss
19.
September 27, 2015
Trnava , Slovakia
Clay
Kamil Majchrzak
Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop
4–6, 2–6
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.
Singles
Doubles
References
External links
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