Calvin Hemery (born 28 January 1995) is a French tennis player of Nigerian descent. Hemery competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 116 achieved on 30 April 2018 and a doubles ranking of No. 252 achieved on 24 December 2018.
Professional career 2015: ATP debut Hemery made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Swiss Open Gstaad where he qualified for the main draw, then lost in the first round to Dušan Lajović.
In May, Hemery won his first singles Futures title in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy, having lost his previous four Futures finals.
2016: First ATP win Hemery reached the main draw in Båstad as a qualifier where he recorded his first ATP Tour win, beating fellow countryman Tristan Lamasine in the first round, before losing to top seed David Ferrer in the second round.
2017: First Challenger title In June, Hemery reached his first Challenger final in Blois, France, losing to Damir Džumhur in the final. In July, he won his first Challenger title in Tampere, Finland, beating Pedro Sousa in the final.
2018: Grand Slam and Masters debut In March, Hemery made his debut on the ATP Tour Masters 1000 circuit at the Miami Open as a qualifier, losing to Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round.
In May, Hemery was awarded a wildcard to the 2018 French Open, losing to Diego Schwartzman in the first round.
2023: First Challenger final in five years, back in Top 200 In July, Hemery reached the final at the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes as a qualifier, his first final on the ATP Challenger Tour in more than five years, losing to fellow countryman Manuel Guinard, also a qualifier, in the final. In September, Hemery reached his second Challenger final of the year in Seville, losing to top seed and defending champion Roberto Carballés Baena in the final.
Ranked No. 203, he received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the 2023 Moselle Open in Metz, France and qualified for the main draw.
He finished the season inside the top 200 at No. 191 on 13 November 2023.
2025 In July, Hemery reached the main draw of the Gstaad Open as a qualifier, his first ATP Tour main draw since 2023. He lost in the first round to Jérôme Kym.
2026: Second Challenger title In May, Hemery won his second Challenger title in Brazzaville, defeating top seed Florent Bax in the final.
Personal life Calvin Hemery was born in Les Lilas. He is one of few tennis players who are on a vegan diet. He is a vegan and animal defender according to his Instagram profile.
Grand Slam performance timeline
Singles Tournament20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin%Australian OpenQ1AQ2Q2AAAAQ1Q1A0 / 00–0French OpenAQ11RQ3Q1AAAQ1Q10 / 10–1WimbledonQ2Q2Q1ANHAAAAQ10 / 00–0US OpenAQ1Q3AAAAAQ2Q10 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 10–1
Doubles
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals Singles: 31 (11 titles, 20 runner-ups) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (2–11)ITF Futures Tour (9–9)Titles by surfaceHard (1–9)Clay (10–10)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1France F7, FranceFuturesClay Niels Desein3–6, 2–6Loss0–2France F20, FranceFuturesHard Andis Juška6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)Loss0–3Portugal F7, PortugalFuturesHard Alexander Ward3–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss0–4Kuwait F1, KuwaitFuturesHard Christian Trubrig6–7(2–7), 3–6Win1–4Italy F9, Santa Margherita di PulaFuturesClay Johan Tatlot7–6(7–5), 6–0Loss1–5Nigeria F6, LagosFuturesHard Enrique Lopez Perez5–7, 5–7Loss1–6Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo EsteFuturesHard Evan King4–6, 6–7(11–9)Loss1–7USA F14, Orange ParkFuturesClay Felipe Mantilla2–6, 4–6Win2–7USA F15, Vero BeachFuturesClay Sam Riffice6–3, 6–1Loss2–8Nigeria F2, AbujaFuturesHard Pedja Krstin2–6, 4–6Win3–8Nigeria F3, LagosFuturesHard Christopher Díaz Figueroa6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1Loss3–9Blois, FranceChallengerClay Damir Džumhur1–6, 3–6Win4–9Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Pedro Sousa6–3, 6–4Loss4–10Kobe, JapanChallengerHard (i) Stéphane Robert6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 1–6Loss4–11Toyota, JapanChallengerCarpet (i) Matthew Ebden6–7(3–7), 3–6Loss4–12Nanchang, ChinaChallengerClay (i) Quentin Halys3–6, 2–6Win5–12M25 Lagos, NigeriaWorld Tennis TourClay Aldin Šetkić6-1, 6-2Win6–12M25 Lagos, NigeriaWorld Tennis TourClay Aldin Šetkić4-2 (RET)Win7–12M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Arthur Rinderknech7-6(7–4), 6-4Loss7–13M25 Denia, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Nick Hardt6-7(3–7), 6-7(5–7)Win8–13M25 Caslano, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Rémy Bertola 6–4, 4–6, 6–4Loss8–14Troyes, FranceChallengerClay Manuel Guinard3–6, 3–6Win9–14M25 Brazzaville, CongoWorld Tennis TourClay Thomas Setodji 4–6, 6–2, 6–3Loss9–15Seville, SpainChallengerClay Roberto Carballés Baena3–6, 1–6Loss9–16Blois, FranceChallengerHard (i) Ričardas Berankis6–7(4–7), 5–7Loss9–17Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Daniel Rincón1–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss9–18Lyon, FranceChallengerHard (i) Raphaël Collignon4–6, 2–6Loss9–19Brazzaville, Republic of CongoChallengerClay Geoffrey Blancaneaux3–6, 4–6Loss9–20Troyes, FranceChallengerClay Jan Choinski4–6, 7–6(7–4), 2–6Win10–20Brazzaville, Republic of CongoChallengerClay Florent Bax7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)Win11–20M25 Kigali, RuandaWorld Tennis TourClay Benjamin Lock 6–3, 6–3
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