Richard Gasquet is a well-known French professional tennis player. On the ATP Tour, Richard Gasquet has won 15 singles titles.
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Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet was born on June 18, 1986, in Beziers, France. He is currently 35 years old, and his zodiac sign is Gemini.
His father, Serignan Gasquet, and mother, Maryse Gasquet, gave birth to him. His parents were both tennis teachers who also owned a local tennis club.
He began playing tennis at the age of four, thanks to his parents’ influence. He was hailed as a future champion at the age of nine. It was on the cover of French Tennis Magazine’s February 1996 issue.
Richard Gasquet’s Age, Height, Weight, and Body Dimensions
Richard Gasquet is attractive and handsome. He is exceptionally tall, standing at 6 feet tall, and his weight is unknown. In addition, the tennis player has brown hair and dark brown eyes.
Richard Gasquet’s Profession & Career
Gasquet reached the ATP Tour Singles finals in Metz at the age of 17. Unfortunately, he was defeated by Jérôme Haehnel.
Despite missing the first seven weeks of the season due to chickenpox, he accomplished a lot in 2005. As he recovered, he won match after match in the Challenger titles.
He also defeated the then-world No.1 Rodger Federer in the Master Series Tournament at Monte Carlo. Soon after, he became the youngest French player ever to defeat the world’s No. 1 player. Unfortunately, he was defeated by Rafael Nadal. In 2005, he won his maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open.
Furthermore, on his 19th birthday, he won his first ATP circuit singles title. He missed the first two months of the season due to an elbow injury.
He was defeated by Tommy Hass in the 2006 Australian Open. Meanwhile, he evened the Davis Cup score by defeating Tommy.
He successfully retained his title in Nottingham, after a dismal first half of the season. And, sadly, he lost his opening match at Wimbledon to Roger Federer.
He showed signs of improvement in the second half of the season. Later, he moved on to the US Open and the Canadian Open, where he lost to Federer once more.
He won his third ATP Tour Singles title on Lyon’s indoor carpet. He fulfilled his goal of reaching the ATP singles finals on all four surfaces in a single year.
More on career
In 2007, he earned his all-time high rating of world No.7 in the ATP ranking structure. He also advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open.
He reached the Grand Slam semifinals for the first time at Wimbledon. As a result, he overcame Andy Roddick in one of the best Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Similarly, he fell against Federer in the semifinals. Due to a sickness, he was unable to compete in the US Open in 2007. Meanwhile, he defended his sixth ATP title against Olivier Rochus.
He also reached the finals of the ATP tournament in Tokyo. Soon after taking a few weeks off, he returned to Lyon. He was the defending champion at the time, but he was defeated by Tsonga. They met again in the second round of the Paris Masters, with Gasquet defeating Tsonga.
Andy Murray, another world No.1, was defeated by Gasquet. As a result, he was defeated in the quarterfinals by David Nalbandian. He then qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup.
However, he lost in the first round to Rafael Nadal. In the game, he beat Novak Djokovic but lost against David Ferrer.
He also lost games in the Mercedes Cup, US Open, and ATP Tour Singles. He was spotted competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. As a result, he represented France in both singles and doubles.
Career high points
He did not, however, win any medals in the men’s singles event. Richard Gasquet planned to compete in the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008. He later decided to compete at the US Open instead.
As a result, he began practicing for the 2008 US Open and opted out of the Olympics. He is also presently competing in the Croatia Open and will not compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Similarly, he was preparing for Wimbledon and the Swedish Open. To mention a few, he competed in the Australian Open, Sony Ericsson Open, Abierto Mexicano Telcel event, BNP Paribas Open, and French Open.
Due to repeated injuries, losses, and deficits, he lost his top 10 ATP rankings and regressed to 27 in 2013. Later, he made a comeback and advanced to the US Open quarterfinals.
As a result, he also advanced to the fourth round of the French Open. In 2017, he made it a priority to return to the top 10. He stated that he wants to concentrate more on the larger tournaments.
Richard Gasquet’s Wife, Marriage & Relationship
Richard Gasquet has not yet married and has kept his personal life quiet, according to insiders. As a result, he was barred from playing tennis.
Traces of cocaine were discovered in his system in a urine sample taken in March 2009. As a result, the tribunal committee determined that ”
The cocaine got into his system due to unintentional contamination in a nightclub.”Gasquet explained that the cocaine may have entered his son when he French kissed a stripper at a Miami nightclub.
Richard Gasquet’s Social Media(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
He has 139k followers on his Instagram account, @RichardGasquet34. He also has 126.2k followers on his Twitter account, @RichardGasquet1.