| Country |
France |
| Residence |
Trélex, Switzerland |
| Date of birth |
September 1, 1986 (1986-09-01) (age 24) |
| Place of birth |
Paris, France |
| Height |
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro |
2004 |
| Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
US$3,605,586 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
146–102 |
| Career titles |
2 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 9 (March 2, 2009) |
| Current ranking |
No. 17 (August 31, 2010) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
4R (2009) |
| French Open |
SF (2008) |
| Wimbledon |
3R (2005, 2007, 2010) |
| US Open |
QF (2010) |
| Major tournaments |
| Olympic Games |
QF (2008) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
9–29 |
| Career titles |
— |
| Highest ranking |
No. 243 (March 6, 2006) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results |
| Australian Open |
1R (2006) |
| French Open |
2R (2007) |
| Wimbledon |
— |
| US Open |
1R (2005) |
Gael Monfils birth place is Paris, France, but Gael Monfils residence is in Nyon, Switzertland.
Gael Monfils is ranked 45 currently in the world. Gael Monfils is a right handed, player.
Coach
Gael Monfils coach is Tarik Benhabiles.
Personal details
Gael Monfils started playing tennis at the age of 4. Gael Monfils other interests are football, basket ball and music.
Gael Monfils father Rufin, was a former soccer player, Gael Monfils presently works as an agent for France telecom.
Gael Monfils mother sylvette is a nurse. Gael Monfils has one younger brother, Daryl.
Major finals
Masters Series finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Outcome |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
2009 |
Paris |
Hard (i) |
Novak Dokovic |
2–6, 7–5, 36–7 |
Career finals
Singles: 9 (2–8)
| Legend (pre/post 2009) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1) |
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–2) |
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–5) |
|
| Finals by Surface |
| Hard (1–4) |
| Clay (1–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
|
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Winner |
1. |
August 1, 2005 |
Sopot, Poland |
Clay |
Florian Mayer |
7–66, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up |
1. |
October 9, 2005 |
Metz, France |
Hard (i) |
Ivan Ljubicic |
76–7, 0–6 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
October 30, 2005 |
Lyon, France |
Carpet (i) |
Andy Roddick |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
January 8, 2006 |
Doha, Qatar |
Hard |
Roger Federer |
3–6, 56–7 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
May 20, 2007 |
Pörtschach, Austria |
Clay |
Juan Monaco |
36–7, 0–6 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
October 4, 2008 |
Vienna, Austria |
Hard (i) |
Philipp Petzschner |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
February 28, 2009 |
Acapulco, Mexico |
Clay |
Nicolas Almagro |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
2. |
September 27, 2009 |
Metz, France |
Hard (i) |
Philipp Kohlschreiber |
7–61, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
7. |
November 15, 2009 |
Paris, France |
Hard (i) |
Novak Dokovic |
2–6, 7–5, 36–7 |
| Runner-up |
8. |
July 18, 2010 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Clay |
Albert Montañés |
2–6, 2–1, ret. |
Singles performance timeline
| Terms to know |
| SR |
the ratio of the number of singles tournaments
won to the number of those tournaments played |
W-L |
player's Win-Loss record |
| Performance Table Legend |
| NH |
tournament not held in that calendar year |
A |
did not participate in the tournament |
| LQ |
lost in qualifying draw |
#R |
lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(RR = round robin) |
| QF |
advanced to but not past the quarterfinals |
SF |
advanced to but not past the semifinals |
| F |
advanced to the final, tournament runner-up |
W |
won the tournament |
| NMS |
means an event that was not an ATP Masters Series tournament. |
| NM1 |
means an event that was not an ATP Masters 1000 tournament. |
| Tournament |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Career W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Australian Open |
A |
A |
2R |
1R |
3R |
A |
4R |
3R |
8–5 |
| French Open |
A |
LQ |
1R |
4R |
3R |
SF |
QF |
2R |
15–6 |
| Wimbledon |
A |
A |
3R |
1R |
3R |
A |
A |
3R |
6–4 |
| US Open |
A |
A |
1R |
2R |
A |
4R |
4R |
|
7–4 |
| Grand Slam W–L |
0–0 |
0–0 |
3–4 |
4–4 |
6–3 |
8–2 |
10–3 |
5–3 |
36–19 |
| Year-end championships |
| ATP World Tour Finals |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
|
0–0 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| Indian Wells Masters |
A |
A |
2R |
3R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
4–6 |
| Miami Masters |
A |
A |
4R |
2R |
1R |
2R |
4R |
A |
7–5 |
| Monte Carlo Masters |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
1R |
3R |
1R |
A |
2–5 |
| Rome Masters |
A |
A |
A |
SF |
1R |
LQ |
A |
A |
5–2 |
| Madrid Masters |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
A |
QF |
A |
QF |
5–4 |
| Canada Masters |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
2R |
3R |
3–3 |
| Cincinnati Masters |
A |
A |
3R |
2R |
A |
2R |
1R |
1R |
4–5 |
| Shanghai Masters |
Not ATP Masters Series |
3R |
|
2–1 |
| Paris Masters |
A |
2R |
A |
1R |
A |
3R |
F |
|
7–4 |
| Hamburg Masters |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
NM1 |
|
0–1 |
| Statistics |
| ATP Finals Reached |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
| ATP Tournaments Won |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Win-Loss |
|
3-2 |
27-23 |
20-19 |
21-21 |
31-18 |
42-17 |
23-14 |
166-114 |
| Win-Loss Percentage |
|
60% |
54% |
51% |
50% |
63% |
71% |
68% |
59.77 |
| Year-End Ranking |
925 |
239 |
30 |
46 |
38 |
14 |
13 |
|
N/A |
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