Stephane Robert | Bio | ATP Tour

Personal
Career

Began playing at age 8
Father, Luc, was a mechanic; mother, Martine, was a secretary (they are both retired); brother, Fabien, is a tennis coach and used to play professionally
Idols growing up were Andre Agassi and Gustavo Kuerten
Hobbies include following sports in general and reading. Likes to read Dostoyevski.
Favourite surface is clay and favourite shot is backhand
If he wasn't a tennis player, he would still be involved in tennis in some capacity, most likely as a coach

(UPDATED JULY 12, 2017)

Ranking: The Frenchman enjoyed 1st Top 100 finish of 16-year career in 2016. Achieved career-high No. 50 on Oct. 24, 2016 following run to Moscow SF (l. to Carreno Busta). Broke into Top 100 on Feb. 1, 2010 after reaching Australian Open 2R (l. to Montanes in 5 sets). Ranked No. 558 on May 25, 2015 before returning to Top 100 on May 16, 2016 by reaching Rome 2R. Missed 15+ months in 2007-08 with Hepatitis A virus, beginning comeback by reaching Apeldoorn, NED Futures final as unranked qualifier (l. to De Bakker). Earned 1st ranking point as 21-year-old on July 23, 2001 after qualifying in pro debut at Bourg-en-Bresse, FRA Futures (d. Roche, l. to Zitko in 2R).
Milestones: Reached 1 singles and 1 doubles final on ATP World Tour. In singles, advanced to final at 2010 Johannesburg(d. Ferrer, l. to Lopez). In doubles, entered 2014 Barcelona w/Huta Galung as LL and defeated Nestor/Zimonjic to win title. Owns 7 Challenger and 14 Futures singles titles, most recently triumphing at 2016 New Delhi, IND Challenger without dropping a set (d. Myneni).Earned career-high 14 tour-level wins in 2016. Made winning ATP World Tour debut at 2004 Houston as Q (d. Faurel, l. to Horna in 2R). Owns records of 210-147at Challengers and 162-51 at Futures. Did not play on ITF Juniors Circuit.
Grand Slams: Enjoyed best Grand Slam finishes at Australian Open, reaching 4R in 2014 as LL (l. to Murray) and 3R in 2016 as Q (l. to Monfils). One of2 LLs to reach Grand Slam 4R since 1995 Wimbledon (also Goffin at 2012 Roland Garros). Qualified and reached 2R or better at all 4 Grand Slams, including 2011 Roland Garros, rallying from 2 sets down to beat No. 6 Berdych 97 in 5th for biggest victory of career (l. to Fognini in 2R). After losing in 2014 Wimbledon 1R to Kyrgios, missed rest of season with leg injury.
ATP Masters 1000: Advanced to 2R at 5 ATP Masters 1000 events, most recently 2017 Indian Wells (d. Sela, l. to Federer in 2R). Entered 2017 Indian Wells with losing streaks of 9 matches and 13 sets.