Hugo Gaston | Bio | ATP Tour

Began playing tennis as a 2-year-oldat Fonsorbes Tennis Club, where his father was president.
Father, Thierry; mother, Fabienne; and older brother, Anthony;all work for plane manufacturer Airbus.
Favourite surface is clay.
Idol growing up was fellow left-hander Rafael Nadal.
Says that the best thing about him is that he's always happy.
If he had one wish, he would be taller (1.85m).
Favourite actor is Will Smith, TV show is Prison Break and movie is The Fast and the Furious.
Favourite foods are chicken, pasta and french fries.
Carried French flag at 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, then defeated Facundo Diaz Acosta of Argentinain front of 5,000 fans to win gold medal.

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Broke into Top 100 after reaching 2021 ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF as Q, then achieved career-high No. 58 in July 2022.
Advanced to 1st ATP Tour QF, SF and final at 2021 Gstaad as World No. 155 and competed at Next Gen ATP Finals to end season.
Saved 2 MPs to beat defending champion Baez at 2024 Kitzbuhel en route to 2nd ATP Tour final.
At 2020 Roland Garros, became 1st Frenchman to reach 4R in tournament debut since Dominguez in 1971, defeating 2015 champion Wawrinka in 5 sets before falling in 5 sets to 2-time finalist Thiem.
As 239th-ranked WC, became lowest-ranked player to reach Grand Slam 4R since No. 248 Canas at 2004 Australian Open and Roland Garros 4R since No. 283 Di Pasquale in 2002.
Ended 2018 as World No. 2 junior after winning gold medal in boys’ singles and bronze medal in both boys' doubles and mixed doubles at Youth Olympics.