Stéphane Robert (; born 17 May 1980) is a French tennis coach and a former professional player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 50 on 24 October 2016.Stéphane Robert Overview
Professional career 2007–2008 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.Stéphane Robert's biography, ATP World Tour official website.
2010–2011: Top 100 debut, first Top 10 win On 1 February 2010, Robert broke into Top 100 of the ATP singles rankings for the first time at No. 100.Stéphane Robert Rankings Within one week of his singles rankings breakthrough and seeded eight, 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.
Robert rose to international prominence in 2011, as a qualifier, when he beat the 2010 Wimbledon singles finalist and world No. 6 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. Robert lost his second round match to Fabio Fognini in straight sets.
2014: Australian Open fourth round as lucky loser Robert reached the singles fourth 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 two lucky losers to reach the fourth 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 first round of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships to Nick Kyrgios, Robert missed the rest of the year because of leg injury.
2016: Top 50 debut 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 No. 83 coming into the tournament, reached the semifinal at the 2016 German Open, where he lost to Martin Kližan. It was Robert's first ATP World Tour semifinal since February 2010, when he was defeated in the final in Johannesburg.Olivo Ousts Kohlschreiber In Hamburg, Cuevas Surges Into Semis, ATP World Tour official website, 15 July 2016. Robert's ATP singles ranking reached a career-high of No. 59 on 18 July 2016, right after his semifinal appearance in Hamburg, which was a massive improvement over his ATP singles ranking of No. 558 on 25 May 2015.Klizan Makes Quick Work of Wessels In Hamburg, ATP World Tour official website, 14 July 2016.
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, including Hamad Medjedovic.Robert-Lafaix, l'addition magique, L'Équipe, 26 May 2016.
Coaching career He is currently coaching Kyrian Jacquet.
ATP World Tour career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoor (0–1)Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1SA Tennis Open, South Africa250 SeriesHard Feliciano López5–7, 1–6
Doubles: 1 (1 title) LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoor (1–0)Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Barcelona Open, Spain500 SeriesClay Jesse Huta Galung Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić6–3, 6–3
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Men's Circuit career finals
Singles: 39 (23–16)
Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (9–10)ITF Men's Circuit (14–6)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1.February 25, 2002Jaffa, IsraelHard Branislav Sekáč6–4, 6–2Win2.June 2, 2003 Kranj, SloveniaClay Ivan Esquerdo6–4, 3–6, 7–5Win3.July 14, 2003Belgrade, Serbia and MontenegroClay Todor Enev6–2, 4–1, ret.Win4.July 21, 2003Belgrade, Serbia and MontenegroClay Vladimir Pavićević6–3, 6–3Win5.September 8, 2003Sofia, BulgariaClay Daniel Elsner6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)Win6.September 13, 2004Budapest, HungaryClay Alessio di Mauro6–1, 4–6, 7–5Win7.October 17, 2005Barcelona, SpainClay Pablo Andújar7–5, 6–3Loss1.January 2, 2006 Exmouth, United KingdomCarpet (i) Andis Juška3–6, 6–1, 4–6Win8.January 9, 2006Barnstaple, United KingdomHard (i) Jérémy Chardy7–6(7–3), 6–1Loss2.January 24, 2006Wrexham, United KingdomHard (i) Alex Bogdanović3–6, 2–6Win9.January 16, 2007Sunderland, United KingdomHard (i) Thomas Oger6–2, 7–5Win10.February 13, 2007Barnstaple, United KingdomHard (i) Torsten Popp7–5, 7–5Loss3.June 9, 2008Apeldoorn, NetherlandsClay Thiemo de Bakker6–7(2–7), 1–6Loss4.June 23, 2008Toulon, FranceClay Nicolas Coutelot4–6, 4–6Loss5.August 4, 2008Avezzano, ItalyClay Michael Ryderstedt2–6, 0–6Win11.September 15, 2008 Nottingham, United KingdomHard Josh Goodall6–4, 6–0Win12.September 29, 2008Nevers, FranceHard (i) Vincent Millot6–4, 6–1Win13.January 13, 2009Glasgow, United KingdomHard (i) Colin Fleming2–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss6.January 27, 2009Mettmann, GermanyCarpet (i) Lukáš Rosol6–7(6–8), 4–6Win14.February 16, 2009Trento, ItalyHard (i) Josh Goodall6–4, 6–3Loss7.March 10, 2009Tipton, United KingdomHard (i) Yannick Mertens6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)Win15.March 17, 2009Bath, United KingdomHard (i) Colin Fleming6–2, 6–3Win16.June 8, 2009Košice, SlovakiaClay Jiří Vaněk7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)Win17.September 13, 2009Alphen aan den Rijn, NetherlandsClay Michael Russell7–6(7–2), 5–7, 7–6(7–5)Loss8. October 25, 2009 Orléans, FranceHard (i) Xavier Malisse1–6, 2–6Loss9. November 15, 2009 Saint Brélade, JerseyCarpet (i) Jarkko Nieminen6–4, 1–6, 5–7Win18.February 21, 2010Tangier, MoroccoClay Aleksandr Dolgopolov Jr.7–6(7–5), 6–4Loss10.March 20, 2011Le Gosier, GuadeloupeHard Olivier Rochus2–6, 3–6Win19.May 1, 2011Ostrava, Czech RepublicClay Ádám Kellner6–1, 6–3Loss11.February 2, 2013Burnie, AustraliaHard John Millman2–6, 6–4, 0–6Win20.February 17, 2013Melbourne, AustraliaHard James Duckworth7–6(7–3), 6–3Loss12.September 14, 2013Seville, SpainClay Daniel Gimeno Traver4–6, 6–7(2–7)Loss13.November 8, 2015Hua Hin, ThailandHard Yūichi Sugita2–6, 6–1, 3–6Win21.February 21, 2016New Delhi, IndiaHard Saketh Myneni6–3, 6–0Loss14.March 20, 2016Guadalajara, MexicoHard Malek Jaziri7–5, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss15.July 11, 2016Prague, Czech RepublicClay Adam Pavlásek4–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss16.September 24, 2017İzmir, TurkeyHard Illya Marchenko6–7(2–7), 0–6Win22.November 12, 2017Kobe, JapanHard(i) Calvin Hemery7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), 6–1Win23.February 4, 2018Burnie, AustraliaHard Daniel Altmaier6–1, 6–2
Doubles: 33 (14–19) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (8–11)ITF Men's Circuit (6–8)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss1.February 17, 2003Lorca, SpainClay Esteban Carril Salvador Navarro Gabriel Trujillo2–6, 0–6Win1.February 24, 2003Cartagena, SpainClay Miles Maclagan Salvador Navarro Gabriel Trujillo7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)Loss2.May 5, 2003Edinburgh, United KingdomClay Slimane Saoudi Rik de Voest Marcus Sarstrand3–6, 1–6Loss3.July 14, 2003Belgrade, Serbia and MontenegroClay Xavier Audouy Todor Enev Radoslav Lukaev4–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6Win2.July 21, 2003Belgrade, Serbia and MontenegroClay Mohamed Mamoun Nikola Ćirić Goran Tošić7–5, 6–2Loss4.November 17, 2003Curaçao, Netherlands AntillesHard Alessandro Motti Michel Koning Steven Korteling3–6, 6–3, 1–6Win3.November 24, 2003Oranjestad, ArubaHard Alessandro Motti Bart Beks Paul Logtens6–4, 6–0Loss5.July 5, 2004Budaörs, HungaryClay Ota Fukárek Ignacio González Gabriel Trujillo6–3, 2–6, 3–6Win4.August 2, 2004Poznań, PolandClay Adam Chadaj Tomáš Cibulec David Škoch3–6, 6–1, 6–2Loss6.June 13, 2005 Blois, FranceClay Esteban Carril Bart Beks Matwé Middelkoop6–4, 2–6, 3–6Loss7.July 4, 2005Budaörs, HungaryClay Adam Chadaj Amir Hadad Harel Levy4–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6Win5.November 21, 2005Saint-Leu, RéunionHard Teymuraz Gabashvili Ivan Cerović Petar Popović6–4, 6–3Win6.January 24, 2006Wrexham, United KingdomHard (i) Jean-François Bachelot Colin Fleming Jamie Murray6–4, 7–5Win7.February 27, 2006Cherbourg, FranceHard (i) Jean-François Bachelot Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana7–6(7–5), 6–3Loss8.March 27, 2006Saint-Brieuc, FranceClay (i) Michael Lammer Eric Butorac Chris Drake4–6, 4–6Win8.January 15, 2007Sunderland, United KingdomHard (i) Jean-François Bachelot Fabio Colangelo Marco Crugnola6–3, 6–4Win9.February 12, 2007Barnstaple, United KingdomHard (i) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Philip Stolt Lars Uebel6–2, 6–3Win10.July 7, 2008Bourg-en-Bresse, FranceClay Alexandre Renard Thomas Cazes-Carrère Baptiste Dupuy6–4, 7–5Loss9.July 21, 2008Modena, ItalyClay Mohammed Ghareeb Guillermo Hormazábal Hans Podlipnik Castillo3–6, 2–6Loss10.August 4, 2008Avezzano, ItalyClay Alexandre Renard Guillermo Hormazábal Hans Podlipnik Castillo3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–12]Loss11.September 29, 2008Nevers, FranceHard (i) Alexandre Renard Vincent Millot Pierrick Ysern2–6, 4–6Loss12.May 17, 2009Bordeaux, FranceClay Xavier Pujo Pablo Cuevas Horacio Zeballos6–4, 4–6, [4–10]Loss13.July 12, 2009San Benedetto del Tronto, ItalyClay Niels Desein Stefano Ianni Cristian Villagrán6–7(3–7), 6–1, [6–10]Loss14.September 27, 2009Ljubljana, SloveniaClay Simone Vagnozzi Jamie Delgado Jamie Murray3–6, 3–6Win11.March 20, 2011Le Gosier, GuadeloupeHard Riccardo Ghedin Arnaud Clément Olivier Rochus6–2, 5–7, [10–7]Win12.May 1, 2011Ostrava, Czech RepublicClay Olivier Charroin Andis Juška Alexander Kudryavtsev6–4, 6–3Loss15.July 3, 2011Braunschweig, GermanyClay Olivier Charroin Martin Emmrich Andreas Siljeström6–0, 4–6, [7–10]Loss16.July 17, 2011Sopot, PolandClay Olivier Charroin Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski5–7, 6–7(4–7)Win13.July 24, 2011Poznań, PolandClay Olivier Charroin Franco Ferreiro Andre Sá6–2, 6–3Loss17.March 17, 2012Rabat, MoroccoClay Martin Kližan Íñigo Cervantes Huegun Federico Delbonis7–6(7–3), 1–6, [5–10]Loss18.April 6, 2012Saint-Brieuc, FranceClay Laurent Rochette Laurynas Grigelis Rameez Junaid6–1, 2–6, [6–10]Win14.September 14, 2013Seville, SpainClay Alessandro Motti Stephan Fransen Wesley Koolhof7–5, 7–5Loss19.September 27, 2015Trnava, SlovakiaClay Kamil Majchrzak Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop4–6, 2–6
Grand Slam performance timelines
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Doubles