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Richard Gasquet (18 June 1986, Béziers) is a French tennis player.
In April, 2002, Gasquet made his debut on the ATP tour at the Tennis Masters
Series tournament at Monte Carlo where he received a wild card into
qualifying and became the youngest player ever to qualify for a Tennis
Masters event. At 15 years, 10 months, he defeated Argentina's Franco
Squillari in the first round of that tournament to become the youngest
player to win a tour-level main draw match since Tommy Ho at Rye Brook in
1988.
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He made his Grand Slam tournament debut at the 2002 French Open at the age
of 15 years, 11 months, nine days. He was the second-youngest player ever to
compete in the main draw there. 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 the US Open. He was also the youngest player to
finish in year-end ATP top 200.
Gasquet finished 2003 as the youngest player to finish a year inside the ATP
top 100.
In 2004, Gasquet reached his first ATP tournament final at Metz. He also won
the mixed doubles trophy at the French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin.
In April, 2005, Gasquet reached the semifinals of the Masters Series
tournament at Monte Carlo, handing world number one Roger Federer a shock
quarterfinal defeat in the process. As a result, he became the youngest
French player ever to defeat a world number one.
As a child, Gasquet used to cheer for Andre Agassi and even kept a picture
of Agassi on his wall. Fresh off of a huge win over Roger Federer and having
just demolished Paradorn Srichaphan in straight sets, it must have been
nerves that caused the rising teen to lose against Agassi 6-2 6-3 at Rome's
Masters tennis tournament.
A month after he had reached the semifinal of the Monte Carlo Masters, he
reached the final of the Hamburg Masters, where he was defeated by Roger
Federer.
On June 18, 2005, his 19th birthday, he won his first ATP title, defeating
Max Mirnyi in the final of the grass court tournament at Nottingham, England.
Gasquet is noted for his fine one-handed backhand and for his speed of court
coverage. He is based in Paris, and is coached by his father Francis.
Profile:
Birthdate: 18-Jun-86
Birthplace: Beziers, France
Residence: Neuchatel, Switzerland
Height: 6'1'' (185 cm)
Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Turned Pro: 2002 |
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