Stéphane Robert


Stéphane Robert is a professional French tennis player.

Career

Coach

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 Patrick Mouratoglou tennis academy and has coached several professional tennis players.

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.

2010

On 1 February 2010, Robert broke into Top 100 of the ATP singles rankings for the first time at No. 100. Within one week of his singles rankings breakthrough and seeded no. 8, he defeated for the first time in his career a player 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.

2011

Robert rose to international prominence in 2011 when, as a qualifier, he beat the 2010 Wimbledon singles finalist and sixth seed 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 – Berdych was ranked no. 6. Robert lost his second round match to Fabio Fognini in straight sets.

2014

Robert reached the singles 4th 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 2 lucky losers to reach the 4th round of a Grand Slam tournament since Dick Norman achieved the feat at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships, David Goffin 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 1st round of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships to Nick Kyrgios, Robert missed the rest of the year because of leg injury.

2016

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 83 coming into the tournament, reached the semi-final at the 2016 German Open, where he lost to Martin Kližan. It was Robert's first ATP World Tour semi-final since February 2010, when he was defeated in the final in Johannesburg. Robert's ATP singles ranking reached a career-high of 59 on July 18, 2016 right after his semi-final appearance in Hamburg, which was a massive improvement over his ATP singles ranking of 558 on 25 May 2015.

ATP World Tour career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–12010 SA Tennis Open – Singles|SA Tennis Open, South Africa250 SeriesHard Feliciano López5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–02014 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Doubles|Barcelona Open, Spain500 SeriesClay Jesse Huta Galung Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić		6–3, 6–3

ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Men's Circuit career finals

Singles: 39 (23–16)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour
ITF Men's Circuit

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.February 25, 2002Jaffa, IsraelHard Branislav Sekáč6–4, 6–2
Winner2.June 2, 2003Kranj, SloveniaClay Ivan Esquerdo6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Winner3.July 14, 2003Belgrade, Serbia and MontenegroClay Todor Enev6–2, 4–1, ret.
Winner4.July 21, 2003Belgrade, Serbia and MontenegroClay Vladimir Pavićević6–3, 6–3
Winner5.September 8, 2003Sofia, BulgariaClay Daniel Elsner6–1, 4–6, 7–6
Winner6.September 13, 2004Budapest, HungaryClay Alessio di Mauro6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Winner7.October 17, 2005Barcelona, SpainClay Pablo Andújar7–5, 6–3
Runner-up1.January 2, 2006Exmouth, United KingdomCarpet Andis Juška3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Winner8.January 9, 2006Barnstaple, United KingdomHard Jérémy Chardy7–6, 6–1
Runner-up2.January 24, 2006Wrexham, United KingdomHard Alex Bogdanović3–6, 2–6
Winner9.January 16, 2007Sunderland, United KingdomHard Thomas Oger6–2, 7–5
Winner10.February 13, 2007Barnstaple, United KingdomHard Torsten Popp7–5, 7–5
Runner-up3.June 9, 2008Apeldoorn, NetherlandsClay Thiemo de Bakker6–7, 1–6
Runner-up4.June 23, 2008Toulon, FranceClay Nicolas Coutelot4–6, 4–6
Runner-up5.August 4, 2008Avezzano, ItalyClay Michael Ryderstedt2–6, 0–6
Winner11.September 15, 2008Nottingham, United KingdomHard Josh Goodall6–4, 6–0
Winner12.September 29, 2008Nevers, FranceHard Vincent Millot6–4, 6–1
Winner13.January 13, 2009Glasgow, United KingdomHard Colin Fleming2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up6.January 27, 2009Mettmann, GermanyCarpet Lukáš Rosol6–7, 4–6
Winner14.February 16, 2009Trento, ItalyHard Josh Goodall6–4, 6–3
Runner-up7.March 10, 2009Tipton, United KingdomHard Yannick Mertens6–7, 6–7
Winner15.March 17, 2009Bath, United KingdomHard Colin Fleming6–2, 6–3
Winner16.June 8, 2009Košice, SlovakiaClay Jiří Vaněk7–6, 7–6
Winner17.September 13, 2009Alphen aan den Rijn, NetherlandsClay Michael Russell7–6, 5–7, 7–6
Runner-up8.October 25, 2009Orléans, FranceHard Xavier Malisse1–6, 2–6
Runner-up9.November 15, 2009Saint Brélade, JerseyCarpet Jarkko Nieminen6–4, 1–6, 5–7
Winner18.February 21, 2010Tangier, MoroccoClay Aleksandr Dolgopolov, Jr.7–6, 6–4
Runner-up10.March 20, 2011Le Gosier, GuadeloupeHard Olivier Rochus2–6, 3–6
Winner19.May 1, 2011Ostrava, Czech RepublicClay Ádám Kellner6–1, 6–3
Runner-up11.February 2, 2013Burnie, AustraliaHard John Millman2–6, 6–4, 0–6
Winner20.February 17, 2013Melbourne, AustraliaHard James Duckworth7–6, 6–3
Runner-up12.September 14, 2013Seville, SpainClay Daniel Gimeno Traver4–6, 6–7
Runner-up13.November 8, 2015Hua Hin, ThailandHard Yūichi Sugita2–6, 6–1, 3–6
Winner21.February 21, 2016New Delhi, IndiaHard Saketh Myneni6–3, 6–0
Runner-up14.March 20, 2016Guadalajara, MexicoHard Malek Jaziri7–5, 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up15.July 11, 2016Prague, Czech RepublicClay Adam Pavlásek4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up16.September 24, 2017İzmir, TurkeyHard Illya Marchenko6–7, 0–6
Winner22.November 12, 2017Kobe, JapanHard Calvin Hemery7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Winner23.February 4, 2018Burnie, AustraliaHard Daniel Altmaier6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 33 (14–19)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.February 17, 2003Lorca, SpainClay Esteban Carril Salvador Navarro
Gabriel Trujillo		2–6, 0–6
Winner1.February 24, 2003Cartagena, SpainClay Miles Maclagan Salvador Navarro
Gabriel Trujillo		7–6, 7–6
Runner-up2.May 5, 2003Edinburgh, United KingdomClay Slimane Saoudi Rik de Voest
Marcus Sarstrand		3–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.July 14, 2003Belgrade, Serbia and MontenegroClay Xavier Audouy Todor Enev
Radoslav Lukaev		4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Winner2.July 21, 2003Belgrade, Serbia and MontenegroClay Mohamed Mamoun Nikola Ćirić
Goran Tošić		7–5, 6–2
Runner-up4.November 17, 2003Curaçao, Netherlands AntillesHard Alessandro Motti Michel Koning
Steven Korteling		3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner3.November 24, 2003Oranjestad, ArubaHard Alessandro Motti Bart Beks
Paul Logtens		6–4, 6–0
Runner-up5.July 5, 2004Budaörs, HungaryClay Ota Fukárek Ignacio González
Gabriel Trujillo		6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Winner4.August 2, 2004Poznań, PolandClay Adam Chadaj Tomáš Cibulec
David Škoch		3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up6.June 13, 2005Blois, FranceClay Esteban Carril Bart Beks
Matwe Middelkoop		6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up7.July 4, 2005Budaörs, HungaryClay Adam Chadaj Amir Hadad
Harel Levy		4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Winner5.November 21, 2005Saint-Leu, RéunionHard Teymuraz Gabashvili Ivan Cerović
Petar Popović		6–4, 6–3
Winner6.January 24, 2006Wrexham, United KingdomHard Jean-François Bachelot Colin Fleming
Jamie Murray		6–4, 7–5
Winner7.February 27, 2006Cherbourg, FranceHard Jean-François Bachelot Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		7–6, 6–3
Runner-up8.March 27, 2006Saint-Brieuc, FranceClay Michael Lammer Eric Butorac
Chris Drake		4–6, 4–6
Winner8.January 15, 2007Sunderland, United KingdomHard Jean-François Bachelot Fabio Colangelo
Marco Crugnola		6–3, 6–4
Winner9.February 12, 2007Barnstaple, United KingdomHard Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Philip Stolt
Lars Übel		6–2, 6–3
Winner10.July 7, 2008Bourg-en-Bresse, FranceClay Alexandre Renard Thomas Cazes-Carrère
Baptiste Dupuy		6–4, 7–5
Runner-up9.July 21, 2008Modena, ItalyClay Mohammed Ghareeb Guillermo Hormazábal
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo		3–6, 2–6
Runner-up10.August 4, 2008Avezzano, ItalyClay Alexandre Renard Guillermo Hormazábal
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo		3–6, 7–6,
Runner-up11.September 29, 2008Nevers, FranceHard Alexandre Renard Vincent Millot
Pierrick Ysern		2–6, 4–6
Runner-up12.May 17, 2009Bordeaux, FranceClay Xavier Pujo Pablo Cuevas
Horacio Zeballos		6–4, 4–6,
Runner-up13.July 12, 2009San Benedetto del Tronto, ItalyClay Niels Desein Stefano Ianni
Cristian Villagrán		6–7, 6–1,
Runner-up14.September 27, 2009Ljubljana, SloveniaClay Simone Vagnozzi Jamie Delgado
Jamie Murray		3–6, 3–6
Winner11.March 20, 2011Le Gosier, GuadeloupeHard Riccardo Ghedin Arnaud Clément
Olivier Rochus		6–2, 5–7,
Winner12.May 1, 2011Ostrava, Czech RepublicClay Olivier Charroin Andis Juška
Alexandre Kudryavtsev		6–4, 6–3
Runner-up15.July 3, 2011Braunschweig, GermanyClay Olivier Charroin Martin Emmrich
Andreas Siljeström		6–0, 4–6,
Runner-up16.July 17, 2011Sopot, PolandClay Olivier Charroin Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski		5–7, 6–7
Winner13.July 24, 2011Poznań, PolandClay Olivier Charroin Franco Ferreiro
Andre Sá		6–2, 6–3
Runner-up17.March 17, 2012Rabat, MoroccoClay Martin Kližan Iñigo Cervantes Huegun
Federico Delbonis		7–6, 1–6,
Runner-up18.April 6, 2012Saint-Brieuc, FranceClay Laurent Rochette Laurynas Grigelis
Rameez Junaid		6–1, 2–6,
Winner14.September 14, 2013Seville, SpainClay Alessandro Motti Stephan Fransen
Wesley Koolhof		7–5, 7–5
Runner-up19.September 27, 2015Trnava, SlovakiaClay Kamil Majchrzak Wesley Koolhof
Matwé Middelkoop		4–6, 2–6

Grand Slam Men's singles performance timeline

Tournament20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020W–L
Australian OpenQ2Q1AAAA2R1R1RQ14R1R3R1RQ3Q16–7
French Open1RAQ3AAQ21R2RQ1Q31R1R2R1RQ1A2–7
WimbledonQ2AQ1AAQ21RQ1Q22R1RQ31RQ12RA2–5
US OpenAAAAAQ21RAA2RAA1RQ2Q1A1–3
Win–Loss0–10–00–00–00–00–01–41–20–12–23–30–23–40–21–10–00–011–22

Grand Slam Men's doubles performance timeline