Maxime Cressy (born May 8, 1997) is a French-American inactive professionaltennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 31 by theATP, achieved on 8 August 2022. He has been ranked as high as world No. 64 in doubles, achieved on 8 May 2023. Cressy has won one title on theATP Tour and four singles titles and two doubles titles on theATP Challenger Tour. Before 2018, he played for his country of birth, France.
Maxime Cressy was born the youngest of three boys inParis to a French father, Gérard, and an American mother, Leslie. She is a former university volleyball player at theUniversity of Southern California and helped the team win twoNCAA championships.[1] He has two brothers.[1]
Cressy made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the2020 US Open as a wildcard entrant where he reached the second round after defeatingJozef Kovalík. He lost in the second round to fourth seedStefanos Tsitsipas.[4]
After qualifying for the main draw at the2021 US Open, Cressy won a five-set match with a fifth set tiebreak against ninth seed and two-time US Open semifinalistPablo Carreño Busta, after coming back from two sets to love down to win in a tiebreak, saving four match points in the process.[7][8][9]
Cressy then qualified for the main draw at the2021 BNP Paribas Open. He defeatedLaslo Djere in the first round before falling to 11th seedDiego Schwartzman in 3 sets. Cressy served for the match against Schwartzman in the third set, but could not convert two match points.[10]He reached the final in the2021 Challenger Eckental where he lost to GermanDaniel Masur. As a result he hit a new career-high of world No. 128 on 8 November 2021.[citation needed]
Cressy started his 2022 season at the first edition of theMelbourne Summer Set 1. Getting past qualifying, he saved two match points in the second round to beat second seed, world No. 26, and compatriot,Reilly Opelka.[11] He defeatedJaume Munar in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals of an ATP tournament for the first time.[12] He then defeated third seed and world No. 28,Grigor Dimitrov, in the semifinals to reach his first ATP Tour final.[13] He lost in the final to top seed and world No. 6,Rafael Nadal.[14] Despite losing in the final, he reached a career-high of world No. 70 on January 17, 2022. At theSydney Classic, he reached the quarterfinals where he fell to third seed, world No. 26, and 2017 finalist,Dan Evans.[15] Cressy qualified for direct entry at theAustralian Open after the withdrawal ofDominic Thiem. He defeated 22nd seed, world No. 25, and compatriot,John Isner, in five sets with three tiebreaks in the first round for his second win at this Grand Slam.[16][17] He advanced to the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career after defeating qualifier,Tomáš Macháč, in the second round in four sets.[18] He then beat Australian wildcard,Christopher O'Connell, in the third round to progress to the fourth round for the first time at any Major. As a result he made his top 60 debut in the rankings at world No. 59 on January 31, 2022. Cressy would lose in the fourth round to second seed, last year finalist, and eventual finalist,Daniil Medvedev.[19]
At the2022 Eastbourne International he reached his second final after defeating leading British playerJack Draper.[23] En route to the final, he defeated World No. 12 and top seedCameron Norrie.[24] As a result he moved into the top 50 in the singles rankings.
He won his firstATP Tour title at the2022 Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island. Seeded fourth, he reached his third final of the season and in his career after defeating second seedJohn Isner.[28] He would go on to win the title after defeating third seedAlexander Bublik in the final, coming back from a set and a break down.[29] As a result he reached a new career-high of No. 33 on 18 July 2022.[30][31]
2023–25: ATP 500 doubles title, back injury and hiatus
Cressy started his grass court season at the2023 Libéma Open. Seeded eighth, he lost in the first round toMarc-Andrea Hüsler.[51] InQueens, he lost in the first round to second seed and world No. 6 Holger Rune in straight sets despite leading 5-2 in the first set.[52]He lost also in the first round at the2023 Wimbledon Championships toLaslo Djere in four sets with four tiebreaks. As a result of poor form and multiple first round losses, he dropped out of the top 100 in singles on 17 July 2024. At the2023 Hall of Fame Open where he was the defending champion, Cressy was defeated by eventual finalistAlex Michelsen.[53]In September 2023, Cressy won the2023 Open de Rennes, his first title on theATP Challenger Tour in two years, defeatingBenjamin Bonzi in the final.[54]He dropped out of the top 180 at world No. 186 on 1 July 2024. AtWimbledon he reached the third qualifying round but lost toFelipe Meligeni Alves in five sets.
Ranked No. 180, at the2024 Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island, he recorded his first ATP win overRadu Albot in a year, since July 2023 in Atlanta.[55] He also qualified for the main draw of theCiti Open in Washington, defeating two AustraliansTristan Schoolkate andMarc Polmans.At the2024 US Open he lost toJan Choinski in the last round of qualifying on three sets with a supertiebreak in the third, having three match points.[56][57]
On 30 July 2025, having not won an ATP main-draw match since June 2024 and subsequently dropping to world No. 681,[58] Cressy announced he had "decided to step away from the Tour" due to "severe lower back pain" which had hampered him since 2023.[59]
Cressy is a big server who plays a predominantlyserve-and-volley style in his service games.[60] His second serve is nearly as fast as, and sometimes faster than, his first serve. He has an aggressive return of serve. He has a good forehand and backhand but is most dangerous when he ischipping-and-charging and volleying.[61]
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.
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Rafael Nadal
Taylor Fritz
Alexander Bublik
Jannik Sinner
Robin Haase
Lloyd Glasspool
Harri Heliövaara
Mikael Torpegaard
Lukáš Lacko
Daniel Masur
Michael Geerts
Bernardo Saraiva
John-Patrick Smith
Ivan Liutarevich
Vadym Ursu
Alexander Cozbinov
Vasile-Alexandru Ghilea
Luis Patiño
Emilio Gómez
Félix Auger-Aliassime
