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GAEL MONFILS (FRA)<br />
Birthdate: September 1, 1986 Turned Pro: 2004<br />
Birthplace: Paris, France<br />
Height: 6’4” (1.93m)<br />
Residence: Trelex, Switzerland<br />
Weight: 177 (80kg)<br />
Career Win-Loss: 187-209<br />
Plays: Right-handed<br />
Career Prize Money: $4,842,989<br />
Two-handed backhand<br />
Career Singles Titles/Finalist: 3/10<br />
Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 18-32<br />
Highest Singles South African Airways <strong>ATP</strong> Ranking: 9 (March 2, 2009)<br />
Highest <strong>ATP</strong> Doubles Ranking: 193 (November 1, 2010)<br />
YEAR-END SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS <strong>ATP</strong> RANKING HISTORY (WIN-LOSS)<br />
2010: 12 (46-20) 2007: 38 (21-21) 2004: 231 (3-2)<br />
2009: 13 (42-19) 2006: 46 (20-19) 2003: T947 (0-0)<br />
2008: 14 (30-17) 2005: 31 (25-22)<br />
2010 HIGHLIGHTS<br />
Prize money: $1,303,546. Matches won-lost: <strong>ATP</strong>: 46-20 (singles), 5-10 (doubles).<br />
Singles Winner: Montpellier. Finalist: Stuttgart, Tokyo, Paris*. Semifinalist: Brisbane, Johannesburg.<br />
Quarterfinalist: Rotterdam, Marseille, Madrid*, Nice, US Open, Valencia. Doubles Semifinalist:<br />
Montpellier(w/Ouanna).<br />
2010 IN REVIEW<br />
The top Frenchman finished in Top 15 for third straight year with personal-high 46 match wins…Helped France<br />
to Davis Cup final (l. 3-2 to Serbia), defeating Tipsarevic in opener before losing to Djokovic…Reached SFs or<br />
better six times and was 1-3 in finals, including runner-ups at Paris* for second straight year (d. Verdasco,<br />
Murray, Federer, l. to Soderling), Stuttgart (ret. vs. Montanes w/right ankle injury) and Tokyo (l. to Nadal)…Won<br />
title in Montpellier (d. Ljubicic)…Missed two months from March to May with left hand injury…Reached QF at<br />
US Open (l. to Nadal)…Was 36-14 on hard and 8-4 on clay…Earned a career-high $1,303,546.<br />
CAREER IN REVIEW<br />
The Frenchman has six straight Top 50 seasons and is 3-10 in finals…In ’09, had first <strong>ATP</strong> Masters 1000 final in<br />
Paris* (l. to Djokovic)…Broke Top 10 on Feb. 23, reached career-high No. 9 on Mar. 2 with final in Acapulco (l. to<br />
Almagro)…Spent 14 weeks in Top 10…Injuries included right wrist (at Aust Open), left knee (before Roland<br />
Garros), left wrist (at Queen’s)…In ‘08, reached Grand Slam best SF at Roland Garros (l. to Federer) and finished<br />
in Top 20 for first time…Missed two months with right knee injury…Withdrew from Wimbledon with right<br />
shoulder injury…In ’07, retired with back injury in Queen’s QF, also had right foot injury, stress fracture in left<br />
foot and sprained right ankle in Madrid*…In ’05, climbed 200 ranking spots and named Newcomer of the<br />
Year…Won first title in Sopot (d. Mayer) and runner-up in Metz and Lyon…Junior No. 1 in ‘04 with titles at<br />
Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon…Has a 4-2 career Davis Cup singles record in five ties.<br />
CAREER TITLES (3): )2010 – Montpellier(IH); 2009 – Metz(IH); 2005 – Sopot(CL. FINALIST (10): 2010 –<br />
Stuttgart(CL), Tokyo(H), Paris*(IH); 2009 – Acapulco(CL), Paris*(IH); 2008 – Vienna(IH); 2007 – Pörtschach(CL);<br />
2006 – Doha(H); 2005 – Metz(IH), Lyon(IC).<br />
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 7-2)<br />
CAREER 10 09 08 07 06 05<br />
AUS. OPEN 8-5 3RD 4TH — 3RD 1ST 2ND<br />
ROLAND GARROS 15-6 2ND QF SF 3RD 4TH 1ST<br />
WIMBLEDON 6-4 3RD — — 3RD 1ST 3RD<br />
US OPEN 11-5 QF 4TH 4TH — 2ND 1ST<br />
<strong>ATP</strong> WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY* (Career W-L: 40-38)<br />
CAREER 10 09 08 07 06 05 04<br />
INDIAN WELLS 2-6 2ND 2ND 1ST 1ST 3RD 2ND —<br />
MIAMI 6-5 — 4TH 2ND 1ST 2ND 4TH —<br />
MONTE CARLO 2-5 — 1ST 3RD 1ST 1ST 1ST —<br />
ROME 4-2 — — — 1ST SF — —<br />
MADRID 6-4 QF — QF — 1ST 1ST —<br />
TORONTO/MONTREAL 3-3 3RD 2ND 1ST — — — —<br />
CINCINNATI 4-5 1ST 1ST 2ND — 2ND 3RD —<br />
SHANGHAI 3-2 2ND 3RD — — — — —<br />
PARIS 10-5 RUP RUP 3RD — 1ST — 2ND<br />
PERSONAL<br />
Full name Gael Sebastien Monfils…Nicknamed “Lamonf”…Father, Rufin, a former football player, comes from<br />
island of Guadeloupe and is agent for France Telecom…Mother, Sylvette, comes from island of Martinique and<br />
is a nurse…Has one younger brother, Daryl…Considers Arthur Ashe his favorite player…If he didn’t play tennis<br />
he would play basketball…Fan of NBA’s Detroit Pistons and favorite basketball player is Carmelo Anthony…<br />
Best friends are countrymen Josselin Ouana, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Paterne Mamata…Coached by Australian<br />
Roger Rasheed (since July 2008).
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