.jpg) Gasquet at the2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  France | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1986-06-18)18 June 1986 (age 39) Béziers, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$21,471,116[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Official website | richardgasquet.net | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 610–408 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (9 July 2007)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 4R (2007,2008,2012,2013) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (2007,2015) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | SF (2013) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | RR (2007,2013) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 72–63 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 45 (7 April 2008) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (2006) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2002,2003,2005,2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games |  (2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 11–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2004) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | W (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Hopman Cup | W (2017) | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet (French:[ʁiʃaʁɡaskɛ];[3] born 18 June 1986) is a French former professionaltennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 7 in men's singles by theATP, attained in July 2007.[4] Gasquet won 16 singles titles on theATP Tour, and earned over 600 career match wins.[5][6] His best performances inmajor singles tournaments were three semifinal appearances, two at theWimbledon Championships (in2007 and2015) and one at theUS Open (in2013). His best performance inATP Masters 1000 tournaments tournaments was runner-up finishes inHamburg in 2005 andToronto in 2006 and 2012. Gasquet won the mixed doubles title at the2004 French Open, partneringTatiana Golovin, and an Olympic bronze medal inmen's doubles at the2012 London Olympics, partneringJulien Benneteau. Gasquet was best known for his elegant groundstrokes and hisone-handed backhand.
Gasquet was born on 18 June 1986, inBéziers,France, where he was raised. His mother, Maryse, and his father, Francis, were both biology teachers and ran a local tennis club inSérignan. This had an influence on Gasquet and he began playing tennis at the age of 4 with his dad at the club. Soon after, he was discovered by former world number 9Pierre Barthès who ran a tennis camp at the nearby seaside resort ofCap d'Agde.[7]
When he was 9 years old, Gasquet was touted as a future champion on the cover of the February 1996 issue of French Tennis Magazine.[8][9]
Gasquet played his first junior match in April 1999 at the age of 12 at a grade 3 tournament in France. Throughout the rest of the year, Gasquet dominated the U14 circuit in theTennis Europe Junior Tour, collecting the three most prestigious trophies of the year atTim Essonne,[10]LesPetits As,[11] and theEuropean Junior Championships atSan Remo.[12][13] In the latter two finals, he defeatedBrian Baker and Jerome Becker respectively, but perhaps the most significant match of the year was theLes Petits quarterfinal match against the 12-year-oldRafael Nadal, which Gasquet won 6–7, 6–3, 6–4.[12]
As a junior, he posted a 44–7 career singles record and a 10–4 career doubles record. He had a career-high juniors singles ranking of world No. 1, attained on 9 September 2002, at the age of 16 years and 3 months. During the same year, he made the semifinals of theJunior Australian Open and won theJunior French Open and theJunior US Open,[9] winning the final of the former against compatriotLaurent Recouderc in just 45 minutes, the shortest final in the event's history.[14]
Junior Grand Slam results - Singles:
Australian Open: SF (2002)
French Open:W (2002)
Wimbledon: A (-)
US Open:W (2002)
His wins at junior grand slams at such a young age caused him to become one of the most anticipated juniors ever and many thought that he would become a future world number 1,[15] with the French media heralding him as their bastion of hope and calling him the “Mozart of tennis” when he was just 15 years old.[16]
Gasquet made his debut on theATP tour in April 2002, at theTennis Masters Series tournament inMonte Carlo where he received a wildcard into qualifying and became the youngest player ever to qualify for a Tennis Masters Series event.[12] At the age of 15 years and 10 months, he defeatedArgentina'sFranco Squillari in the first round of that tournament to become the youngest player to win a top-tier tour (ATP Tour,Grand Prix tennis circuit orWorld Championship Tennis) main draw singles match sinceTommy Ho atRye Brook in 1988.[17][18]
Gasquet made hisGrand Slam tournament debut at the 2002 French Open at the age of 15 years, 11 months and nine days.[9] He was the second-youngest player ever to compete in the main draw there. Despite his lack of experience, he managed to take a set off the eventual championAlbert Costa in the first round.[18] Gasquet finished 2002 as the No. 1 junior in the world and was named World Junior Champion, having won the junior titles at the French Open and theUS Open.[9][16] Aged 16 years and 6 months, he became both the youngest year-end World No. 1 in junior rankings (since broken byDonald Young in 2005),[19] and also the youngest player in history to finish in the year-end ATP top 200.[9][16]
In 2004, Gasquet reached his first ATP Tour singles final inMetz, losing to his countrymanJérôme Haehnel in straight sets. He also won themixed doubles title at the French Open that year, partneringTatiana Golovin.
Gasquet missed the first seven weeks of the 2005 season because ofchickenpox. Upon recovery, he won back-to-backChallenger titles in March. In April, riding the momentum of a ten-match winning streak, Gasquet reached the semifinals of theMasters Series tournament at Monte Carlo, handing world No. 1Roger Federer a surprise defeat in the quarterfinals. He saved three match points before closing it out in a 10–8 tiebreak. As a result, he became the youngest French player ever to defeat a world No. 1. However, the eventual championRafael Nadal defeated him in the semifinals.
Fresh off of Gasquet's win over Federer and having just beatenParadorn Srichaphan in straight sets, the rising teen disappointingly lost againstAndre Agassi inRome. A month later, he reached the final of theHamburg Masters, where, this time, he was defeated by Federer in three sets.
In May, Gasquet won his firstGrand Slam singles match atRoland Garros. On 18 June, his 19th birthday, he won his first ATP Tour singles title beatingMax Mirnyi in the final of theNottingham Open in England on grass.[9] He made hisDavis Cup debut againstRussia in July where he won his first rubber againstIgor Andreev but lost second toNikolay Davydenko.
Gasquet had to miss the last two months of the season because of an elbow injury. He finished the year as French number one for the first time.[20]
In 2006, Gasquet had a slow start after a first-round defeat byTommy Haas at theAustralian Open. He later avenged this defeat in theDavis Cup first-round tie against Germany, where he beat Haas in five sets. However, he lost both his singles rubbers in a quarterfinal tie versus Russia and suffered an abdominal injury in that tie which left him out of action for a month. In the Davis Cup match against Marat Safin, British TV presenter Barry Cowan described him as "naturally more talented than Federer".[16] Having struggled to find any form after his comeback during the clay season, Gasquet went out in the second round of theFrench Open toDavid Nalbandian.
Following a disappointing opening half of the season, in the space of three weeks Gasquet successfully defended his title at Nottingham, lost in a first-round meeting with Roger Federer atWimbledon, and won his second title of the year on clay in Gstaad. Gasquet's form continued to improve heading towards the US Open, as he reached the final of the Masters Series event inToronto, again being halted by Federer in three sets. He reached the fourth round of theUS Open for the second year in a row, where he lost toLleyton Hewitt in five sets.
In October, Gasquet won his third ATP Tour singles title of the year, this time on indoor carpet inLyon, completing his achievement of reaching ATP Tour singles finals on all four surfaces during the year. His season ended when he withdrew from his third round singles match againstMarat Safin at theParis Masters due to illness.[20]
Gasquet's 2007 started with a quarterfinal showing in Adelaide, followed by a semifinal appearance inSydney. He went on to reach the fourth round of theAustralian Open, losing toTommy Robredo in four sets. At Monte Carlo, he notched his first win over a top-10 opponent of the year, winning his third-round match overIvan Ljubičić, ranked No. 8 at the time. However, he then lost his quarterfinal match to twice former Monte Carlo championJuan Carlos Ferrero. Gasquet reached his first final of the season two weeks later at Estoril, but the up-and-coming Serbian playerNovak Djokovic got the better of him in three sets.
Gasquet reached the doubles final of theMonte Carlo Masters withJulien Benneteau, where the French team lost toBob and Mike Bryan. Despite losing in the second round of theFrench Open toKristof Vliegen, he rose two spots to a career high No. 11.
Gasquet then made his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon. He beat fellow FrenchmenNicolas Mahut andJo-Wilfried Tsonga on his way to a quarterfinal showdown withAndy Roddick. In one of the great Wimbledon quarterfinals, Gasquet recovered from a sluggish start and a deficit of two sets and a break in the third, to upset the two-time finalist by a scoreline in five sets. Gasquet managed to score an amazing 93 winners, many of which were with his trademark backhand down the line. He lost in the semifinals to Federer (who beat him in the first round of the same event the previous year). He made his top-10 debut at No. 7 as a result, his highest ranking to date.
The following week in Gstaad, as defending champion, Gasquet beatRubén Ramírez Hidalgo and avenged his Roland Garros loss toKristof Vliegen, but lost in the quarterfinals toIgor Andreev. He bowed out at the 2007 US Open because of a virus. Gasquet returned to action in Mumbai, India winning his fifth career ATP title by beatingOlivier Rochus in the final. He followed this up by reaching the final of the Tokyo ATP tournament, losing toDavid Ferrer in straight sets.
Gasquet took a few weeks break and then played inLyon where he was defending champion. He lost to Tsonga (whom he beat at Wimbledon) in the third round in straight sets. At theParis Masters, Gasquet defeated Tsonga in the second round and sixth seedJames Blake in the third round. He beatAndy Murray in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals, where he was stopped by David Nalbandian in straight sets. With his performance in Paris, Gasquet qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup, clinching eighth place. At theTennis Masters Cup, Gasquet was defeated by Rafael Nadal in his firstround-robin match. He then defeated Novak Djokovic, but lost to David Ferrer. Gasquet failed to qualify for the semifinals, placing third in his group.[21]
Gasquet started out the year as the top seed of the SydneyMedibank International, but made an early second-round exit to eventual championDmitry Tursunov. Gasquet played with Tsonga in the doubles final of the Sydney Medibank International, scoring a major upset over world No. 1 duoBob and Mike Bryan. The French combination came back from two match points down to win the championship and deny the Bryan brothers ever winning the tournament. After defeatingNick Lindahl,Feliciano López, and Igor Andreev, Gasquet lost in four sets in the fourth round of theAustralian Open to eventual finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
At Gasquet's next two tournaments, the Open 13 at Marseille, France, andBarclays Dubai Tennis Championships, he suffered second-round defeats toRobin Söderling and Igor Andreev. At theATP Masters Series tournament in Indian Wells, Gasquet lost in straight sets in the fourth round to James Blake. At the nextATP Masters Series tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida, he lost in the first round to Dmitry Tursunov. And at the U.S. vs France World Group quarterfinalDavis Cup match, Gasquet lost in three sets to Blake in the opening round. Then, in a controversial move, he opted out of a key reverse-singles match against Andy Roddick. After winning his first-round match atMonte Carlo, Gasquet's poor form continued as he lost in the second round toSam Querrey, and then both of his opening-round matches in Rome and Hamburg toLuis Horna and toAndreas Seppi, respectively.
With a string of disappointing results behind him, Gasquet admitted feeling burnt out, in dire need of a rest from tennis, and a reluctance to play the French Open. He changed coaches immediately ahead of the French Open and pulled out of his first-round match againstFlorent Serra, citing a knee injury. Gasquet, later announced his decision to not take part in the upcomingBeijing Olympics, preferring instead to prepare for theUS Open. He joined fellow top-ten players Andy Roddick,Mardy Fish and former top-10 playerTommy Haas, a silver medalist in 2000 at theSydney Olympic Games to opt out of that year's Olympic Games.
Gasquet began the grass-court season atQueen's Club, where he defeatedMario Ančić of Croatia in the second round, and ItalianSimone Bolelli in the third round. However, in his quarterfinal match, he fell to David Nalbandian of Argentina. This was Gasquet's first quarterfinal appearance in a tournament that year. At Wimbledon, Gasquet was the eighth seed and defeated American Mardy Fish in the first round. In his next two matches, he defeated a pair of his compatriots,Sébastien Grosjean andGilles Simon. He went out to Andy Murray in the fourth round despite serving for the match at 5–4 in the third set.
At the new tennis rankings posted on 7 July 2008, Gasquet fell five places from No. 10 to 15, the first time in nine months that Gasquet's ranking fell outside the top 10, the lowest he had been ranked since April 2007. At theMercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany, Gasquet was the second seed and reached his first ATP tour semifinal and final of the year, defeating SpaniardAlbert Montañés in the quarterfinals and sixth-seeded ArgentineAgustín Calleri in the semifinals.[22] Favourite to win the tournament, Gasquet suffered a surprise defeat in the finals to Argentine teenagerJuan Martín del Potro in straight sets. Gasquet began with a first-round win over FrenchmanMichaël Llodra in theCincinnati Masters, after Llodra retired, and then lost in the second round toDmitry Tursunov in straight sets. Gasquet made a first-round exit from the US Open, losing against Tommy Haas in five sets.[23]
Gasquet began his 2009 tour season at theBrisbane International. Gasquet came back from a set down to defeatMarc Gicquel in the first round. He then had a straight-set win over AmericanTaylor Dent in the second round and defeated second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals. He lost toRadek Štěpánek in the semifinals. Gasquet then traveled to Sydney, Australia for theMedibank International. He defeated defending champion Dmitry Tursunov in the first round and second seed and compatriot Gilles Simon in straight sets in the second. Gasquet then defeated countrymanJérémy Chardy, before losing to David Nalbandian in the semifinals. At the Australian Open, he won his first-round match against ArgentineDiego Junqueira and defeatedDenis Istomin in the second round. In the third round, he lost toFernando González in a five-set match that lasted over four hours. He held a match point in the third-set tiebreak, but was unable to convert it.
Gasquet had to pull out of the tournament in Marseille because of a right-shoulder injury. His next tournament was Dubai. In the first round, he defeated Marat Safin. He then defeated Simone Bolelli and received a walkover into the semifinals following Andy Murray's withdrawal because of illness, where he was then defeated by David Ferrer. He then participated in theDavis Cup with Gilles Simon, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, andGaël Monfils against the Czech Republic in the first round. Gasquet teamed up with Michaël Llodra (who replaced Monfils) to play the doubles rubber on day two, but they lost in four sets against Radek Štěpánek andTomáš Berdych. France then went on to lose the tie 2–3, the first time they had exited in the first round since 2000. His next tournament was theBNP Paribas Open Masters 1000 in Indian Wells. He received a bye in the first round, and then defeated compatriot Michaël Llodra, before losing toFernando Verdasco in the third round.
In May 2009, Gasquet was provisionally suspended after testing positive forcocaine. Traces of the drug were found in a urine sample taken in March 2009.[24] In July 2009, he was cleared to return to competitive tennis after a tribunal found that "the cocaine entered his system through inadvertent contamination in a nightclub". Gasquet suggested that the cocaine entered his system after he French-kissed a stripper, known only by her first name "Pamela", in a Miami nightclub. The tribunal stated that the quantity of cocaine detected in Gasquet's sample was "very small, about the size of a grain of salt".[25][26]
Gasquet made his return to the tour at the Pilot Pen championship in New Haven to qualify for the main draw, but lost in the second round of qualifying. Playing his first Grand Slam since January, Gasquet drew Rafael Nadal in the first round of theUS Open and lost in straight sets.
Gasquet made a solid run at his next tournament, theOpen de Moselle in Metz, beatingMichael Berrer,Christophe Rochus andPhilipp Petzschner to reach his first ATP semifinal since January. He lost to eventual winner Gaël Monfils.
Gasquet also made the quarterfinals in theKuala Lumpur Open 250 tournament in Malaysia, losing toFernando Verdasco; despite leading 3–0 in the first set.[27]
Gasquet began the season at theBrisbane International. He defeatedJarkko Nieminen and Australian qualifierMatthew Ebden, but he lost to Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals. He then entered theMedibank International in Sydney. There, he beatFeliciano López in the first round, andBenjamin Becker in the second. Gasquet then defeatedPotito Starace in the quarterfinals and Julien Benneteau in the semifinals. However, he lost in the final toMarcos Baghdatis.
At theAustralian Open, Gasquet lost toMikhail Youzhny in five sets in the first round, despite having several match points in the third and fourth sets. Gasquet withdrew from both theMovistar Open and theBrasil Open because of a recurring injury, but returned at theCopa Telmex, where he lost in the first round toJuan Ignacio Chela.
Next, Gasquet played theAbierto Mexicano Telcel tournament, where he defeatedCarlos Moyá in the first round. In the second round, however, he lost to defending championNicolás Almagro. He lost in the first round of both theBNP Paribas Open toSimon Greul, and theSony Ericsson Open to Olivier Rochus. In April, he played at theGrand Prix Hassan II tournament, where he defeatedOlivier Rochus andAndrey Golubev, before losing toVictor Hănescu in the quarterfinals. At theMonte-Carlo Masters, Gasquet advanced to the second round after a three-set win over Spain'sDaniel Gimeno-Traver, but was defeated by Tomáš Berdych. He lost to Fernando Verdasco in the second round ofBarcelona, after defeating Igor Andreev in the first round. Gasquet defeated Olivier Rochus and Andreas Seppi in theSerbian Open, but lost toJohn Isner despite being two points away from victory and a break up in the final set. Gasquet then played in a Challenger event inBordeaux, where he defeatedThierry Ascione,Alex Bogdanovic, Olivier Rochus, andFlorent Serra in straight sets, before defeating Michaël Llodra in the final.
As preparation for the French Open, Gasquet entered theOpen de Nice. He advanced to the final with wins overLukáš Lacko,Alexandr Dolgopolov, Olivier Rochus, andPotito Starace. He faced second seed Verdasco in the final and prevailed in three sets, breaking a five-match losing streak against Verdasco. Richard lost his first-round match of theFrench Open against fourth seed Andy Murray in five sets. Gasquet then played in theAegon Championships in preparation for Wimbledon, and won againstKei Nishikori andRajeev Ram, but withdrew in the third round due to a back injury. He also withdrew fromWimbledon as a result.
After being sidelined for a lengthy period, Richard then appeared at theSuisse Open in Gstaad. Seeded seventh, Gasquet had victories overFarrukh Dustov,Daniel Brands, and fourth seedAlbert Montañés to reach the semifinals. In the semifinals, he defeatedYuri Schukin for a place in the final, where he lost toNicolás Almagro. At the Cincinnati Masters, he reached the third round, beating Mikhail Youzhny, before falling to Mardy Fish. At theUS Open he brushed aside sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko in the second round, the Russian winning a mere nine games. He lost in the fourth round to Gaël Monfils in straight sets, despite having held set points in both the second and third sets. At theShanghai Masters, Gasquet advanced to the third round, defeatingErnests Gulbis and Monfils, before losing to Novak Djokovic. He reached the quarterfinals in Basel before falling toVictor Troicki in a lacklustre display. At the Paris Masters, he outlastedNicolas Mahut in a marathon, winning 9–7 in the third set tiebreak, before falling to Roger Federer in straight sets in the second round. He made the Davis Cup team for France in the final against Serbia.[28]
Gasquet began 2011 at theChennai Open, losing toBjörn Phau. He then headed to Australia to play in theMedibank International Sydney, losing to Viktor Troicki. Afterwards he played in theAustralian Open, losing in the third round to Tomáš Berdych. He then competed at theZagreb Indoors, where he reached the quarterfinals after a bye and the withdrawal of Arnaud Clément. However, he retired against Michael Berrer, 2–5 down due to a shoulder injury.
After a short break, he played in theDubai Tennis Championships, where he defeated qualifiersGrigor Dimitrov andSergei Bubka, as well as compatriot Gilles Simon, before he lost to top seed Roger Federer in the semifinals in straight sets, despite serving for the second set.
At theBNP Paribas Open, Gasquet defeated top-10 playersJürgen Melzer and Andy Roddick back to back. It was the first time in his career that he had defeated two top-10 players consecutively. He lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. With this result, he made his return to the top 20 of the rankings. InMiami, he playedPaolo Lorenzi, who upsetIvan Ljubičić, in the second round. He won that match, but fell to Mardy Fish. Gasquet then played in the Monte-Carlo Masters, where he had a tough first-round victory overDenis Istomin. He then breezed through his second-round match againstGuillermo García-López, before falling to Rafael Nadal in the third round.
At theMutua Madrid Open, Gasquet was defeated in the first round by the SpaniardDaniel Gimeno-Traver. At theItalian Open, he played Roger Federer in the third round, and came from behind to claim a spectacular victory in three sets with two tiebreaks. He was defeated by Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.
At theFrench Open, Gasquet cruised through his first two rounds before impressively defeatingThomaz Bellucci in four sets in front of an animated Parisian crowd. He, however, lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the fourth round. He rose to world No. 13 as a result of this run.
AtWimbledon, Gasquet was defeated in the fourth round by Andy Murray. He reached the third rounds of theRogers Cup in Canada and theSouthern & Western Open in Cincinnati, where he was defeated by Nicolás Almagro and Mardy Fish, respectively. At theUS Open, he lost in the second round toIvo Karlović.[29]
Coached byRiccardo Piatti, Gasquet kicked off his 2012 season by competing at the2012 Hopman Cup alongside top-10 WTA proMarion Bartoli. The French won all three of their round-robin ties to reach the final, where they lost to the Czech Republic. Gasquet lost in the quarterfinals inSydney to Denis Istomin. He competed in theAustralian Open shortly afterward, defeating Andreas Seppi,Andrey Golubev, and ninth seedJanko Tipsarević en route to the fourth round. There, he faced and lost to fifth seed David Ferrer. Immediately thereafter, he made the quarterfinals at theOpen Sud de France, where he lost toPhilipp Kohlschreiber.
In February, Gasquet made the quarterfinals inRotterdam, before losing to Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets. In Indian Wells, he lost his first match toAlbert Ramos. Gasquet reached the fourth round in Miami, but was defeated by eventual champion Novak Djokovic. He reached the final in Estoril, where he lost toJuan Martín del Potro in straight sets. In Madrid, Gasquet beat Thomaz Bellucci and Victor Troicki, before succumbing to Roger Federer. Gasquet defeated Andy Murray in the third round of the Rome Masters, but lost to David Ferrer in the quarterfinals.
Gasquet reached the fourth round of theFrench Open, before losing to Andy Murray.[30] AtWimbledon he lost in the fourth round toFlorian Mayer and in theUS Open he lost at the same stage to David Ferrer.At the2012 Summer Olympics, Gasquet played in both thesingles anddoubles competitions. In the singles, he lost to Marcos Baghdatis in the second round. He had more success in the doubles, however, as he and Julien Benneteau defeated Spaniards David Ferrer and Feliciano López in the third-place playoff to win thebronze medals.[31]
Gasquet started his2013 season by capturing the title inDoha. He recorded his 300th match win defeatingGrega Zemlja in the second round.[32] In the final, he defeated former finalistNikolay Davydenko in three sets. He followed that win by reaching the fourth round of theAustralian Open, where he met and lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets. Gasquet won his second title of the year defeating fellow FrenchmanBenoît Paire in the2013 Open Sud de France final. At theFrench Open, he lost in the fourth round toStanislas Wawrinka despite winning the first two sets. As the ninth seed, Gasquet reached the third round at the2013 Wimbledon Championships where he lost toBernard Tomic in four sets,[33] despite winning 13 more points than his Australian opponent.[34]
At theUS Open, Gasquet made it to the singles semifinals, his best run at a Grand Slam event since the 2007 Wimbledon tournament. He defeated David Ferrer in the quarterfinals, once again letting a two-set lead slip before holding his nerve to win 6–3 in the fifth. He was beaten in the semifinals by eventual champion Rafael Nadal in straight sets.
Nevertheless, Gasquet's run strengthened his grip on a top-10 position, and he went on to reach theWorld Tour Finals for the second time in his career, once again being eliminated in the group stage after defeats by Juan Martín del Potro and Roger Federer.[35]
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Gasquet started his 2014 season in the Qatar Exxon Mobil Open in Doha, where he was the defending champion. He lost to Gaël Monfils in the second round. In the third round of theAustralian Open, he was defeated byTommy Robredo in four sets, despite taking the first set 6–2. Gasquet returned to Montpellier to defend his title at theOpen Sud de France, but was defeated by Monfils in the final. At theABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Gasquet was defeated in the second round by Philipp Kohlschreiber. He reached the third round of theIndian Wells Masters. AtMiami, he defeatedAlejandro Gonzalez andKevin Anderson in straight sets. However, in the fourth round, he was defeated by Roger Federer. Gasquet made his return from back injury at the French Open. He reach the third round, before being defeated by Fernando Verdasco.
Gasquet open his grass-court season with a loss to Robin Haase at theGerry Weber Open. He then reached the final of theAegon International. In the final, he was defeated by defending champion Feliciano Lopez for the first time in five meetings. Gasquet suffered further misery in the second round at Wimbledon, when he once again relinquished a two-set lead, this time to wild-card Nick Kyrgios, losing a joint Grand Slam record nine match points in the process. Gasquet defeated Denis Istomin andPaolo Lorenzi to reach the third round of theUS Open. In the third round, he was defeated by Gaël Monfils. Toward the end of the season, Gasquet struggled with injury and slipped down in the rankings to No. 27. His last match of the year was a very one-sided loss against Roger Federer in the decisive rubber of the Davis Cup final.[36]
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Gasquet started his 2015 season in theQatar ExxonMobil Open. He lost to Tomáš Berdych in quarterfinal match. In the third round of theAustralian Open, he was defeated byKevin Anderson. Gasquet returned to Montpellier to win his 11th ATP Tour singles title at theOpen Sud de France, after his victory in the final over the injuredJerzy Janowicz. He also won his 12th ATP Tour singles title at theEstoril Open beating Nick Kyrgios who reached the final of an ATP Tour tournament for the first time in his career.[37] This victory made Gasquet one of only eight active players to be placed in thetop 10 for number of titles, finals and semifinals attained.
At theFrench Open, Gasquet reached the fourth round, where he lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets. At Gasquet's first grass court tournament of the season, theAegon Championships at Queen's Club, he beat Simone Bolelli in the first round before losing to the third-seeded seed Milos Raonic in the second round. AtWimbledon, he defeated threetop-30 players, including 2014 Wimbledon semifinalistGrigor Dimitrov, 2014 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nick Kyrgios and 2015 French Open ChampionStanislas Wawrinka. He was ousted by the defending and eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals in straight sets. This ended his best run in Wimbledon since 2007, where he reached the semifinals as well. Gasquet's good performance at Wimbledon elevated his ATP singles ranking seven places up to world No. 13. He would finish the remainder of the season on a high note. He lost in the quarterfinals of theUS Open to Roger Federer and in the semifinals inStockholm andBasel (to Jack Sock and Rafael Nadal respectively) before losing to Andy Murray in the quarterfinals of theParis Masters. Gasquet's strong play was enough to secure a year-end top 10 finish in the singles rankings for the fourth time in his career.[38]
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Shortly before the new year, Gasquet withdrew from theAustralian Open due to a back injury.[39] Gasquet then competed atOpen Sud de France in Montpellier where he was the No. 1 seed and where he received a bye into the second round. He started his campaign with straight sets victories overErnests Gulbis and Marcos Baghdatis respectively before defeatingDustin Brown in the semifinals in three sets andPaul-Henri Mathieu in the final in straight sets to retain his singles title and win his thirdOpen Sud de France singles title.
At theFrench Open, Gasquet, seeded ninth, ousted fifth seed Kei Nishikori in four sets in the fourth round to reach his first French Open singles quarterfinal, where he lost to second seed Andy Murray in four sets. AtWimbledon, Gasquet was playing his fourth-round match against Tsonga when the former retired down 2–4 in the first set because of pain in his backintercostal muscles.[40]
Gasquet withdrew from the2016 Olympics tennis tournament because of his back injury. In the men's singles draw, Gasquet was replaced by his compatriot Benoît Paire, while in the men's doubles draw he was replaced by Gaël Monfils, who paired up with Tsonga.[41]
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Gasquet stated that it was his goal to return to the top ten of the ATP singles rankings in 2017.[42] He also stated he wanted to achieve greater success at the bigger tournaments, which he defined as the Grand Slam events and the Davis Cup (rather than the Masters 1000 tournaments).[43] He started the year at theHopman Cup, where he won both his singles and doubles matches, securing a victory for France over their opponents Germany. In France's next match, Gasquet once again delivered winning both his matches (singles and mixed doubles) to ensure France's defeat of Great Britain. However, that meant Gasquet would have to play Roger Federer of Switzerland, whom he had lost to on numerous occasions in the past. Predictably, Gasquet lost to Federer in straight sets, the first set being a 6–1 annihilation, however due to Mladenovic's victory over Bencic and Mladenovic and Gasquet's victory over Federer and Bencic in the mixed doubles, France progressed through to the final where they faced the United States. France defeated the United States in the final, after Gasquet and Mladenovic pulled off the decisive victory in the mixed doubles.
Gasquet then played at theAustralian Open where he lost in the third round to Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets. That match had the honour of being the latest starting match in the history of the Australian Open with a start time of 11.58pm. Gasquet won his singles rubber againstTaro Daniel in France'sDavis Cup World Group 4-1 first round win over Japan. In early February, Gasquet was beaten in the singles final of theOpen Sud de France byAlexander Zverev in straight sets. Gasquet was forced to miss the first threeATP Masters 1000 tournaments of the year (Indian Wells, Miami and Monte-Carlo), followingappendicitis surgery. He missed the next two ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (Madrid and Rome) due to back injury. Gasquet's best singles results from mid-February to the end of June were in ATP World Tour tournaments inMarseille,Halle andEastbourne, losing in the singles semifinals of all three of them.
Gasquet started the second half of the year badly, losing in the singles first round atWimbledon and theUS Open, and the singles second round inMontreal andCincinnati. He squandered three match points to the eventual singles champion Alexander Zverev in the second round of theATP Masters 1000 Montreal tournament. In September, he played on theATP Challenger Tour for the first time since 2010, at the tournament inSzczecin, where he won the ninth ATP Challenger Tour singles title of his career. In October, he lost in the singles quarterfinals of three tournaments -Tokyo,Shanghai andVienna.
Gasquet helpedFrance win the2017 Davis Cup by winning (he was paired withPierre-Hugues Herbert) the doubles match in thefinal againstBelgium.
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Gasquet played his first tournament of the year inDoha. Seeded No. 5, he defeatedVíctor Estrella Burgos in the first round before losing to qualifierStefanos Tsitsipas in the second round. He lost in the singles third round of theAustralian Open to Roger Federer in straight sets, his ninth consecutive loss to Federer. In the2018 Davis Cup World Group first round tie against theNetherlands, he beat Robin Haase in four sets in the second singles rubber to level the score at 1-1; France won the tie 3–1. In February, Gasquet reached the singles final of theOpen Sud de France for the sixth consecutive year, where he was defeated by his countrymanLucas Pouille in straight sets. Gasquet lost his opening singles matches in his next three tournaments -Rotterdam,Dubai andMiami. On 2 April, he dropped to world no. 38 in theATP singles rankings - his lowest since being world No. 38 on 6 September 2010.
Gasquet ended his run of four consecutive singles defeats at theGrand Prix Hassan II, where he was beaten in the semifinals byKyle Edmund.At theMonte-Carlo Masters, Gasquet recorded his 500th ATP Tour career main draw singles victory with a third-round win overMischa Zverev. He became the first Frenchman in theOpen era and only the eighth active player to achieve that milestone. He was defeated by Alexander Zverev (Mischa Zverev's younger brother) in the quarterfinals, despite winning the first set.[44][45] Gasquet won only one singles match (inMadrid) in his next three tournaments -Budapest,Madrid andRome. He lost in the third round of theFrench Open to Rafael Nadal 3–6, 2–6, 2–6, to fall to a 0–16 match record against Nadal. Gasquet won his 15th ATP career singles title and his third one on grass at theLibéma Open in the Netherlands with a 6–3, 7–6 win overJérémy Chardy.[46] He lost in the singles first round inHalle and atWimbledon.
In mid-July, Gasquet reached his third ATP singles final of the year at theSwedish Open where he lost toFabio Fognini in three sets. At theGerman Open in the following week, Gasquet (seeded No. 7) defeated Benoît Paire in the first round before he was forced to withdraw from his second round match againstNicolás Jarry because of injury to his abductors.[47]
InTokyo, No. 8 seed Gasquet defeated No. 2 seed Kevin Anderson in the quarterfinals before losing to No. 3 seed Kei Nishikori in the semifinals. At the tournament inAntwerp held in mid-October, Gasquet reached his sixth and finalATP World Tour singles semifinal of the year; he lost his semifinal match to Kyle Edmund in straight sets. Gasquet played his last tournament of 2018 at theParis Masters where he lost in the second round to No. 16 seed Jack Sock 3–6, 3–6. On 12 November, he withdrew from theDavis Cup World Group final against Croatia that was to be held at theStade Pierre-Mauroy on 23–25 November due to injury.[48]
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Gasquet underwent groinhernia surgery on 18 January. The recovery process was expected to last for two months.[49]
Gasquet played his first tournament of the year on the international circuit at theMadrid Open, where he defeated the Spanish wild cardAlejandro Davidovich Fokina in his first match (in the main draw first round) before losing his second round match against the No. 4 seed Roger Federer.[50]
Entering using a Protected Ranking, Gasquet reached the semifinals ofCincinnati, defeatingAndy Murray (who received a wildcard into the main draw), lucky loserFederico Delbonis, andDiego Schwartzman, all in straight sets, then defeating 11th seedRoberto Bautista Agut in 3 sets before losing toDavid Goffin 3–6, 4–6.
Gasquet lost in the first round of theUS Open to eventual semifinalistMatteo Berrettini in 4 sets.
Richard Gasquet began his season by playing in the2020 Open Sud de France in Montpellier. He reached the quarterfinals, but retired in the second set against CanadianVasek Pospisil.
After playing in the2020 Open 13, and the2020 Dubai Tennis Championships, (where he reached the quarterfinal), Gasquet's season was paused due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shutdown of theATP Tour.
Gasquet returned in August at the2020 Western & Southern Open. After that, he played at the2020 US Open. He reached the second round after beatingIvo Karlovic, but losing toAlex De Minaur. At the US Open, Gasquet had to follow stricter COVID-19 protocols, due to being in close contact with a player who tested positive.[51]
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Gasquet began his season with a first round loss at theMurray River Open againstMackenzie McDonald. He got his first win at theQatar Open againstBlaž Rola in straight sets to play world No. 8Andrey Rublev in the next round but withdrew due to injury. In March at theDubai Open, Gasquet recorded his 550th win againstMarco Cecchinato in the first round. With the win, he became one of only five active players to have over 550 wins.[52]
In May, Gasquet made back-to-back quarterfinals at theLyon Open (losing toKaren Khachanov) and theEmilia-Romagna Open (losing toJaume Munar). In Lyon, he defeated world number 10Diego Schwartzman to claim his first win over a top-10 player in almost two years.
At theFrench Open he lost to world No. 3Rafael Nadal in the second round. At theWimbledon Championships, he lost to world No. 8Roger Federer also in the second round.
At theCroatia Open in Umag, Gasquet made his first final in over three years. He won againstAlessandro Giannessi,Damir Džumhur andDaniel Altmaier before losing to SpaniardCarlos Alcaraz in the finals.[53]
At the2022 Geneva Open Gasquet defeated top seed and World No. 2Daniil Medvedev in the second round in straight sets. It was Gasquet's first win over an opponent ranked in the top two of the rankings since he defeated then-World No. 1Roger Federer in the quarterfinals at the2005 Monte Carlo Masters.[54] With this win, Gasquet has now beaten a player in every slot between no. 1 and 100 on theATP Tour.[55] In the quarterfinals, he beatKamil Majchrzak in straight sets before losing in the semifinals toJoão Sousa.
AtRoland Garros Richard won the first round by beatingLloyd Harris in straight sets, before losing in the second round to the 27th seedSebastian Korda.[56]
With his participation at the2022 Wimbledon Championships as of 27 June 2022, he was in 5th place on the list ofGrand Slam appearances overall with 67, tied withAndreas Seppi. He made the third round of Wimbledon defeatingJoao Sousa in five sets andMackenzie McDonald. He also made the third round at theUS Open where he recorded his 68th participation at a Major, tied withNovak Djokovic andPhilipp Kohlschreiber.
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In January, ranked No. 67 Gasquet reached the final ofASB Classic by beatingKiranpal Pannu in straight sets in the first round,João Sousa in the second round in straight sets again,David Goffin in the quarterfinals in three sets, beforeConstant Lestienne pulled out before their semifinal match,[57] allowing Gasquet to participate in his 33rd careerATP singles final.[58] He then defeatedCameron Norrie in three sets in the final. It was his 16th ATP title and the first in almost five years since 2018. At 36 years, 6 months and 27 days, he became the oldest French player in theOpen Era to win a title.[59] With this result, Gasquet moved 25 positions up to get back to the top 50, becoming the French No. 1 player in the singles rankings at No. 42 on 16 January 2023.
He participated in his 69th Grand Slam at the2023 Australian Open moving into 4th place tied with Djokovic andMikhail Youzhny.At theRotterdam Open he recorded his 350th hard court career win overPablo Carreno Busta.[60] He participated at the premiere 175 level Challenger, the2023 Arizona Tennis Classic.[61]
At the2023 French Open he recorded his70th Grand Slam participation tied for third place with Djokovic and compatriotFabrice Santoro and 20th total at this Major where he lost to compatriotArthur Rinderknech. He shared his desire that he would like to participate one more time and possibly retire at Roland Garros in 2024.[62]
At the2023 BOSS Open he recorded his 600th career win over top seed and wildcardStefanos Tsitsipas, his 11th career top 5 win, becoming the fourth active player to reach the milestone, joining Rafael Nadal (1,068 wins), Novak Djokovic (1,058 wins) and Andy Murray (725 wins). He was also the first French player to accomplish this feat.[5]
At the2023 Wimbledon Championships he recorded his 71st Grand Slam participation tied with Novak Djokovic and Fernando Verdasco, and only behind Roger Federer and Feliciano Lopez, and his 72nd at theUS Open.
He finished the year ranked No. 76 making it 19 straight years in the top 100 since 2005.
At the2024 ASB Classic where Gasquet was the defending champion, he lost to teenager and compatriotArthur Fils which ended his 956 weeks in the top 100, the longest active streak since April 2005.[63][64]
At the2024 Australian Open, in his 73rd Major participation (tied with Djokovic), Gasquet lost in the first round to second seedCarlos Alcaraz in straight sets.
At the age of 37, inManama, Bahrain he played in the second oldest ATP Challenger Tour final, only behind the2018 Monterrey Challenger title match in whichDavid Ferrer (at the age of 36) defeatedIvo Karlović (at the age of 39)[65] and was gunning to become the fifth oldest Challenger champion but lost to 36 years oldMikhail Kukushkin.
At the2024 Țiriac Open Gasquet was supposed to play his 1000th career match againstFederico Coria joining active players Djokovic, Nadal and Verdasco in accomplishing this feat, but withdrew late from the tournament, having received a wildcard for the main draw. He qualified for the main draw at the2024 Mutua Madrid Open and played his 1000th career match at the ATP tour-level againstLorenzo Sonego.[66]
In his 74th Grand Slam participation at the2024 French Open where he received a wildcard, he defeatedBorna Ćorić in the first round.[67]
Following winning his tenth ATP Challenger title and first since 2017, at the2024 Cassis Open Provence, Gasquet became the third oldest champion ever (at the age of 38) on the ATP Challenger Tour, after Ivo Karlović andFernando Verdasco.[68]
He received wildcards for the2025 Țiriac Open where he defeatedBotic van de Zandschulp and for the2025 Monte-Carlo Masters.[69]
Gasquet announced his retirement from tennis on 10 October 2024, with his last appearance scheduled to be at the2025 French Open.[70] In May 2025, in the first round of Roland Garros, Gasquet won against the 23-year-old French compatriotTerence Atmane.[71] With his win, Gasquet became the first French player in theOpen Era to win a singles main draw match at Roland-Garros after having turned 38 years old. He recorded his 117th Grand Slam win, which is third of all-time among Frenchmen. Gasquet, who first played the main draw on the Parisian clay in 2002, was making his75th Grand Slam appearance, which ranked fourth of all time.[72] In the second round, Gasquet lost to the world No. 1 and top seedJannik Sinner.[73] He ended his career after spending 19 consecutive years inside the top 100, 16 ATP titles and the most wins (610) among Frenchmen in the Open Era.[74][75]
Although he announced his retirement in May, Gasquet participated at the2025 Hopman Cup, representing France and replacingArthur Fils, who withdrew on 1 July 2025.[76]
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Gasquet is an all-court player, known for his complete and elegant game as well as hissingle-handed backhand,[77][78][79] which is considered to be one of the best ever.[80] His forehand is his weaker wing, and is generally less consistent and slower. For his forehand, he uses a semi-western to Eastern grip with an unusually long take-back. However, upon contact, he hits the ball flat with an eastern grip while flicking his wrist, seemingly combining flat and topspin strokes together. It is due to this that his forehand is sometimes considered "awkward" and less effective.
Gasquet's single-handed backhand is considered one of the most graceful, efficient and effective backhands ever. Like his forehand, he winds up very far backwards with a big circular take-back, with his left hand supporting the take-back. Upon release, he flicks his wrist and produces a large follow-through and finish, often above the head, due to the need to impart extreme topspin.
Executing one of the most deadly top-spin single-handed backhands. Gasquet's backhand is known for its consistency, speed and accuracy, and has been acclaimed by many past players and commentators includingRobbie Koenig,John McEnroe andBrad Gilbert. His ability to create pace and angles with it, from anywhere on the base line, coupled with the amount of top-spin he uses produces problems for numerous players.
Gasquet has shown versatility in returning difficult shots to his backhand with various methods, whether by slice, topspin angles, or heavy power. He is also capable of hitting flat returns on high top-spin shots directed to that wing, a shot most single-handed backhand players struggle with.[81][82][83]
Gasquet has also been praised for his variety and all-court play, and is solid at all parts of the court. His volleys are consistent and he very actively seeks to end points at the net, which complements his baseline ability to push players to the back of the court, buying him time to come up. He is also very crafty, often using drop-shots and fakes to misdirect opponents. He also performs many harder, rarer shots in today's game such as the drive volley, half-volley and occasionally serve-and-volleys. He also plays well on all surfaces, his baseline game and long, winding groundstrokes allow him to do well on clay while his more aggressive, serve-and-volley style gives him an edge on grass courts and the combination of both work well on hard courts. This is shown in his almost equal success on all surfaces, having reached at least the fourth round of all grand slam tournaments on multiple occasions.
Despite Gasquet's strengths, he also has a few prominent weaknesses, which could be argued are entirely responsible for his lack of success in big tournaments and against top 10 opponents. His first weakness is despite his strength and aggressive potential, he sometimes does not actively seek out winners from his groundstrokes and mainly waits for his opponent to show signs of aggression before replying with his own. He also generally plays far behind the baseline, which supports the slow buildup on his ground-strokes, but leaves him susceptible to drop-shots and angled shots. This aspect of his game in particular has been lamented by his fans around the globe, who see him as being too set in his ways to change this aspect of his approach to the detriment of his results against the best players in the world, who can easily take advantage of it. Indeed, his baseline groundstrokes have previously been characterised as toothless.[84] His serve is also not especially strong, being known more for spin rather than speed.
His coaches were:Éric Deblicker (2004–2008, 2009–2011), Guillaume Peyre (2008–2009),Gabriel Markus (2010),Riccardo Piatti (2011–2013),Sébastien Grosjean (2011–2016),Sergi Bruguera (2014–2017),Thierry Tulasne &Fabrice Santoro (2018),Thierry Ascione (2018–2020), and Julien Cassaigne (2020–2025).[citation needed]
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Gasquet currently endorses theHead Graphene Extreme Pro. For his overgrip, he uses the Tourna Grip, which he double grips at only the bottom half of his racquet's handle, since he hits his backhand with one hand. Like many professional players, his racquet bears the paint job of the current Extreme line for endorsement purposes. Underneath the paint is a pro-stock model Head Liquidmetal Instinct Tour XL.[85][86] He has used the Instinct since 2004. His racquet is strung with Luxilon Big Banger Original 16 string. He woreLacoste clothing for many years before switching toLe Coq Sportif in 2014.[87] His shoe of choice is fromAsics. He also has Lagardère Tags on his sleeves.
Gasquet has launched the Richard Gasquet Foundation which aims to use sport as a means to bring underprivileged children back to health and help them build a future. He is a big rugby fan, supporting his hometown teamBéziers.[4] He has stated in an interview that if he were not a tennis player he would probably be a rugby player. He is also a fan of football and supports his local team Montpellier as well as Paris St-Germain.[88] He has described basketball player Tony Parker, who played in the NBA, as a very good and genuine friend.[89] His favourite cuisine is Italian.[90]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 3R | A | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 17 | 25–17 | 60% |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 4R | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 22 | 31–22 | 58% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 4R | 1R | SF | 4R | A | A | 4R | 4R | 3R | 2R | SF | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | 2R | 3R | 1R | Q3 | A | 0 / 17 | 31–17 | 65% |
| US Open | Q2 | A | Q1 | 4R | 4R | 2R* | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 4R | SF | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 19 | 30–18 | 63% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 8–3 | 4–4 | 10–3 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 9–4 | 12–4 | 13–4 | 7–4 | 14–4 | 7–3 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 6–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0 / 75 | 117–74 | 61% |
*Gasquet withdrew from the2007 US Open due to illness, having won his opening round.
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2004 | French Open | Clay | Tatiana Golovin |  Cara BlackWayne Black | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2012 | London Olympics | Grass | Julien Benneteau |  David FerrerFeliciano López | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
