Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau | |||||||||||||
Julien Benneteau at Wimbledon in 2016 | |||||||||||||
Nickname: | Bennet, muffle | ||||||||||||
Nation: | France | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | December 20, 1981 | ||||||||||||
Size: | 185 cm | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 79 kg | ||||||||||||
1st professional season: | 2000 | ||||||||||||
Resignation: | 2018 | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand | ||||||||||||
Trainer: | Antoine Benneteau | ||||||||||||
Prize money: | $ 9,538,817 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 273: 297 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 25 (November 17, 2014) | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 262: 193 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 12 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 5 (November 3, 2014) | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Julien Benneteau (born December 20, 1981 in Bourg-en-Bresse ) is a former French tennis player . He is a knight of the French National Order of Merit .
Career
Benneteau began playing tennis at the age of four and was a professional from 2000. In 2004 he made it into the top 100 of the ATP world rankings for the first time . He won his first ATP title in 2003 with his compatriot Nicolas Mahut at the tournament in Metz . In Lyon he secured his second ATP tournament victory in 2006 with Arnaud Clément . His greatest success in singles was the move into the quarter-finals of the French Open in 2006, which he lost 2: 6, 2: 6, 3: 6 against the Croatian Ivan Ljubičić . On the way there he beat the seeded players Radek Štěpánek and Marcos Baghdatis , among others . On November 11, 2009 Benneteau defeated the then world number one Roger Federer in Paris-Bercy in three sets. Benneteau could not win a single tournament despite ten finals.
At the 2012 Olympic Games in London , he competed in singles and doubles. After an opening win over Michail Juschny, he was defeated by Roger Federer 2: 6, 2: 6 in the second round. The doubles were more successful, together with Richard Gasquet he won the bronze medal. They first defeated the British Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins , the seventh seeded Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna and the third-placed Serbs Janko Tipsarević and Nenad Zimonjić . In the semifinals they had to admit defeat to Bob and Mike Bryan from the USA before defeating the Spaniards Feliciano López and David Ferrer in straight sets in the bronze medal match.
He won his only Grand Slam title in 2014 with his compatriot Édouard Roger-Vasselin at the French Open in men's doubles. After retiring from the 2018 US Open , he ended his career on the World Tour.
Benneteau played for the French Davis Cup team from 2010 to 2018 . In 14 matches he won three of his seven singles games and eight of his twelve games in doubles. In 2017 he won the Davis Cup with France and played in the doubles game in the semi-finals during the season.
successes
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singles
Tournament victories
No. | date | competition | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | February 22, 2004 | Andrézieux-Bouthéon | Hard court (i) | Dick Norman | 6: 7 8 , 7: 6 5 , 7: 6 5 |
2. | October 16, 2011 | Rennes | Carpet (i) | Olivier Rochus | 6: 4, 6: 3 |
3. | May 18, 2014 | Bordeaux | sand | Steve Johnson | 6: 3, 6: 2 |
4th | November 13, 2016 | Mouilleron-le-Captif | Hard court (i) | Andrei Rublev | 7: 5, 2: 6, 6: 3 |
Final participation
No. | date | competition | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | May 18, 2008 | Casablanca | sand | Gilles Simon | 5: 7, 2: 6 |
2. | October 20, 2008 | Lyon | Carpet (i) | Robin Soderling | 3: 6, 7: 6 5 , 1: 6 |
3. | May 18, 2009 | Kitzbühel | sand | Guillermo García-López | 6: 3, 6: 7 1 , 3: 6 |
4th | February 15, 2010 | Marseille | Hard court (i) | Michaël Llodra | 3: 6, 4: 6 |
5. | August 27, 2011 | Winston-Salem | Hard court | John Isner | 6: 4, 3: 6, 4: 6 |
6th | January 15, 2012 | Sydney | Hard court | Jarkko Nieminen | 2: 6, 5: 7 |
7th | September 30, 2012 | Kuala Lumpur (1) | Hard court (i) | Juan Mónaco | 5: 7, 6: 4, 3: 6 |
8th. | 17th February 2013 | Rotterdam | Hard court (i) | Juan Martín del Potro | 6: 7 2 , 3: 6 |
9. | 29th September 2013 | Kuala Lumpur (2) | Hard court (i) | João Sousa | 6: 2, 5: 7, 4: 6 |
10. | September 28, 2014 | Kuala Lumpur (3) | Hard court (i) | Kei Nishikori | 6: 7 4 , 4: 6 |
Double
Tournament victories
ATP World Tour
No. | date | competition | Topping | partner | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | September 29, 2003 | Metz (1) | Carpet (i) | Nicolas Mahut |
Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro |
7: 6 2 , 6: 3 |
2. | October 23, 2006 | Lyon (1) | Carpet (i) | Arnaud Clément |
František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský |
6: 2, 6: 7 3 , [10: 7] |
3. | March 9, 2008 | Las Vegas | Hard court | Michaël Llodra |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6: 4, 4: 6, [10: 8] |
4th | October 18, 2009 | Shanghai | Hard court | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6: 2, 6: 4 |
5. | October 26, 2009 | Lyon (2) | Hard court (i) | Nicolas Mahut |
Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean |
6: 4, 7: 6 6 |
6th | February 21, 2010 | Marseille (1) | Hard court (i) | Michaël Llodra |
Julian Knowle Robert Lindstedt |
6: 4, 6: 3 |
7th | April 21, 2013 | Monte Carlo | sand | Nenad Zimonjić |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
4: 6, 7: 6 4 , [14:12] |
8th. | 4th August 2013 | Washington, DC | Hard court | Nenad Zimonjić |
Mardy Fish Radek Štěpánek |
7: 6 5 , 7: 5 |
9. | February 23, 2014 | Marseille (2) | Hard court (i) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Paul Hanley Jonathan Marray |
4: 6, 7: 6 6 , [13:11] |
10. | June 7, 2014 | French Open | sand | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Marcel Granollers Marc López |
6: 3, 7: 6 1 |
11. | February 26, 2017 | Marseille (3) | Hard court (i) | Nicolas Mahut |
Robin Haase Dominic Inglot |
6: 4, 6: 7 9 , [10: 5] |
12. | September 24, 2017 | Metz (2) | Hard court (i) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Wesley Koolhof Artem Sitak |
7: 5, 6: 3 |
ATP Challenger Tour
No. | date | competition | Topping | partner | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | July 23, 2000 | Contrexéville | sand | Nicolas Mahut |
Jean-René Lisnard Olivier Patience |
6: 3, 7: 6 4 |
2. | February 25, 2001 | Andrézieux-Bouthéon (1) | Hard court (i) | Nicolas Mahut |
Noam Behr Jonathan Erlich |
6: 3, 6: 3 |
3. | August 17, 2003 | Bronx | Hard court | Nicolas Mahut |
Martín Alberto García Graydon Oliver |
6: 3, 6: 1 |
4th | September 21, 2003 | Saint-Jean-de-Luz | Hard court (i) | Nicolas Mahut |
Johan Landsberg Myles Wakefield |
6: 4, 6: 1 |
5. | July 10, 2005 | Scheveningen | sand | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Steve Darcis Kristof Viegen |
5: 7, 7: 5, 7: 6 5 |
6th | September 18, 2005 | Orleans | Hard court (i) | Nicolas Mahut |
Grégory Carraz Antony Dupuis |
3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2 |
7th | October 2, 2005 | Grenoble | Hard court (i) | Nicolas Mahut |
Grégory Carraz Nicolas Tourte |
4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3 |
8th. | February 5, 2006 | Andrézieux-Bouthéon (2) | Hard court (i) | Nicolas Mahut |
Grégory Carraz Antony Dupuis |
6: 4, 6: 4 |
9. | May 21, 2006 | Sanremo | sand | Nicolas Mahut |
Flavio Cipolla Francesco Piccari |
6: 4, 7: 6 6 |
10. | January 9, 2016 | Nouméa | Hard court | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Grégoire Barrère Tristan Lamasine |
7: 6 4 , 3: 6, [10: 5] |
Final participation
No. | date | competition | Topping | partner | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | February 20, 2003 | Lyon | Carpet (i) | Nicolas Mahut |
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
1: 6, 3: 6 |
2. | April 14, 2007 | Monte Carlo | sand | Richard Gasquet |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2: 6, 1: 6 |
3. | August 15, 2010 | Toronto | Hard court | Michaël Llodra |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
5: 7, 3: 6 |
4th | February 20, 2011 | Marseille | Hard court (i) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
Robin Haase Ken Skupski |
3: 6, 7: 6 4 , [11:13] |
5. | November 13, 2011 | Paris | Hard court (i) | Nicolas Mahut |
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
2: 6, 4: 6 |
6th | 5th October 2014 | Beijing | Hard court | Vasek Pospisil |
Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecau |
7: 6 6 , 5: 7, [5:10] |
7th | October 12, 2014 | Shanghai | Hard court | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3: 6, 6: 7 3 |
8th. | July 9, 2016 | Wimbledon | race | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut |
4: 6, 6: 7 1 , 3: 6 |
9. | June 25, 2017 | Queen's Club | race | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Jamie Murray Bruno Soares |
2: 6, 3: 6 |
Balance at Grand Slam tournaments
singles
Tournament 1 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
2000
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Australian Open | 3R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | - | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | - | 1R | - | - |
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3R |
French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | - | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | AF | 1R | VF | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | - |
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VF |
Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 2R | - | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | AF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | - | - | - |
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AF |
US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | - | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | - | 1R | 1R | - | - |
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3R |
Individual titles won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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0 |
Overall wins / defeats 2 | 8:11 | 13:14 | 2: 9 | 1: 5 | 26:24 | 27:25 | 27:23 | 21:21 | 26:19 | 26:28 | 22:20 | 22:28 | 24:22 | 5:18 | 14:15 | 3: 7 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0
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273: 297 |
Year-end position | - | 56 | 131 | 533 | 25th | 35 | 35 | 52 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 68 | 40 | 167 | 64 | 140 | 255 | 271 | 423
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Double
Tournament 1
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2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
2000
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Australian Open
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1R | 2R | 1R | VF | AF | AF | 1R | - | 2R | 1R | AF | VF | 1R | 2R | 2R | - | - | - |
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VF |
French Open
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- | 1R | VF | - | S. | 2R | - | AF | AF | AF | - | 2R | VF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R |
2R
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S. |
Wimbledon
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1R | 2R | F. | - | VF | VF | 1R | 2R | VF | - | AF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | - | - | - |
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US Open
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- | VF | 1R | - | 1R | 2R | VF | - | 2R | 1R | 2R | HF | 1R | VF | HF | - | - | - |
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HF |
Double titles won
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0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
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12 |
Overall wins / defeats 2
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2: 4 | 20:10 | 13: 7 | 7: 4 | 38:20 | 25:19 | 12:14 | 15:11 | 22:10 | 20:10 | 19:15 | 23:21 | 10: 9 | 11:14 | 14:10 | 6: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 3
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262: 193 |
Year-end position
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- | 45 | 35 | 124 | 5 | 26th | 97 | 52 | 38 | 32 | 49 | 26th | 67 | 59 | 50 | 93 | 270 | 301 | 195
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Explanation of symbols: S = tournament victory; F, HF, VF, AF = entry into the final / semi-finals / quarter-finals / round of 16; 1R, 2R, 3R = elimination in the 1st / 2nd / 3rd main round
1 tournament result in brackets means that the player has not yet finished the tournament; it shows its current tournament status. After the player finishes the tournament, the bracket is removed.
2 Status: end of career
Web links
- ATP profile of Julien Benneteau (English)
- ITF profile Julien Benneteau (English)
- Davis Cup stats by Julien Benneteau (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ORDRE NATIONAL DU MERITE. In: legiondhonneur.fr. December 31, 2012, archived from the original on February 23, 2014 ; accessed on August 8, 2016 (French).
- ↑ US Open: Julien Benneteau met un terme à sa carrière en simple après une défaite au deuxième tour. In: lequipe.fr. August 31, 2018, accessed September 16, 2018 (French).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Benneteau, Julien |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benneteau-Desgrois, Julien |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bourg-en-Bresse , France |