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PAUL-HENRI MATHIEU (FRA)<br />
Birthdate: January 12, 1982 Turned Pro: 1999<br />
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France<br />
Height: 6’1” (1.85m)<br />
Residence: Geneva, Switzerland<br />
Weight: 170 (77kg)<br />
Career Win-Loss: 219-213<br />
Plays: Right-handed<br />
Career Prize Money: $4,202,179<br />
One-handed backhand<br />
Career Singles Titles/Finalist: 4/4<br />
Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 10-47<br />
Highest Singles South African Airways <strong>ATP</strong> Ranking: 12 (April 7, 2008)<br />
Highest <strong>ATP</strong> Doubles Ranking: 103 (September 15, 2008)<br />
YEAR-END SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS <strong>ATP</strong> RANKING HISTORY (WIN-LOSS)<br />
2010: 97 (11-20) 2007: 25 (46-24) 2004: 121 (10-11) 2001: 147 (0-2) 1998:T1342 (0-0)<br />
2009: 33 (28-29) 2006: 55 (23-28) 2003: 83 (16-23) 2000: 272 (2-3)<br />
2008: 32 (32-28) 2005: 47 (28-29) 2002: 36 (23-16) 1999:512 (0-0)<br />
2010 HIGHLIGHTS<br />
Prize money: $392,899. Matches won-lost: <strong>ATP</strong>: 11-20 (singles), 4-2 (doubles).<br />
Doubles Finalist: Hamburg(w/Chardy).<br />
2010 IN REVIEW<br />
The Frenchman finished in Top 100 for sixth straight year and for eighth time in past nine years (except ‘04)…<br />
After a 2-9 start through May, reached Wimbledon 4th RD (l. to Nadal)…Reached 3rd RD for first time at US<br />
Open (d. Hewitt, Rufin, l. to Federer).<br />
CAREER IN REVIEW<br />
The Strasbourg native finished in Top 50 four out of five years from ‘05-09 (except ’06), highlighted by a yearend<br />
best No. 25 in ’07 when he won titles in Casablanca (d. Montanes) and Gstaad (d. Seppi) while posting a<br />
personal-best 46 match wins…Reached a career-high No. 12 on Apr. 7, ’08 and was runner-up in Metz (l. to<br />
Tursunov)…Also QF at Beijing Olympics (l. to Gonzalez)…In ’05, reached first <strong>ATP</strong> Masters 1000 SF in Montreal*<br />
(d. No. 5 Roddick in 1st RD, l. to eventual winner Nadal)…Reached Roland Garros 3rd RD, losing to Cañas 8-6 in<br />
fifth set (in 5:04)…In ’04, retired in 1st RD match in Chennai due to left wrist injury and returned six months<br />
later in July…In ’02, improved over 100 ranking positions to win Newcomer of the Year…In Long Island, posted<br />
three-set 2nd RD win over Sampras and last player to beat 14-time Grand Slam champion in his career…In<br />
Moscow, became lone qualifier during season to win an <strong>ATP</strong> title (d. Schalken) and following week in Lyon, beat<br />
Kuerten to win titles in back-to-back weeks…First Frenchman to do that since Leconte in ‘86…Underwent<br />
arthroscopic surgeries on both knees in ‘97 and ‘98, missing several months…Captured Roland Garros junior<br />
title in ‘00, defeating Robredo in three sets…Has a 4-8 career Davis Cup singles record in six ties and lost fifth<br />
and decisive rubber in ’02 final (vs. Russia’s Youzhny)…Earned a career-high $699,770 in ’07.<br />
CAREER TITLES (4): 2007 – Casablanca(CL), Gstaad(CL); 2002 – Moscow(IC), Lyon(IC). FINALIST (4): 2009 –<br />
Hamburg(CL); 2008 – Metz(IH); 2007 – Moscow(IH); 2003 – Palermo(CL).<br />
CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1).<br />
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 6-9)<br />
CAREER 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01<br />
AUS. OPEN 7-6 — 2ND 4TH 1ST 4TH 1ST — — 1ST —<br />
ROLAND GARROS 14-9 1ST 3RD 4TH 3RD 3RD 3RD — 1ST 4TH 1ST<br />
WIMBLEDON 10-8 4TH 2ND 3RD 4TH 1ST 1ST — 1ST 2ND —<br />
US OPEN 6-9 3RD 1ST 2ND 1ST 2ND 1ST 3RD 1ST 1ST —<br />
<strong>ATP</strong> WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY* (Career W-L: 42-58)<br />
CAREER 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03<br />
INDIAN WELLS 10-6 2ND 3RD 3RD 3RD 3RD 4TH — —<br />
MIAMI 7-7 1ST 3RD 4TH 4TH 1ST 2ND — 1ST<br />
MONTE CARLO 1-7 1ST 1ST 1ST 1ST 2ND 1ST — 1ST<br />
ROME 2-6 1ST 2ND 1ST — 2ND 1ST — 1ST<br />
MADRID 2-5 1ST 1ST 1ST 3RD — 1ST — —<br />
TORONTO/MONTREAL 8-7 2ND 2ND 1ST 3RD 1ST SF — 2ND<br />
CINCINNATI 5-7 2ND 3RD 1ST 1ST 1ST 2ND — 2ND<br />
SHANGHAI 0-1 — 1ST — — — — — —<br />
PARIS 4-7 — 1ST 1ST 1ST 3RD 3RD 1ST 1ST<br />
PERSONAL<br />
Full name is Paul-Henri Mathieu…Nicknamed “Paulo”…Began playing tennis at age three and a half with his<br />
older brother Pierre-Yves, who is a coach in Strasbourg…Father, Patrick, is a dentist; mother, Yveline, is a housewife…Also<br />
has one older sister, Aude…From 1997-2000 trained at Nick Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Fla.<br />
before moving back to Paris…Admired Boris Becker growing up…Favorite surfaces are hard and clay.<br />
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