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Benoît Paire
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Paire at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	France
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland
Born	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 36) Avignon, France
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2007
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Dave Marshall
Prize money	US ,398,796
Career record	243–298 (44.92% in Grand Slams, ATP Tour & Davis Cup)
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 18 (11 January 2016)
Current ranking	No. 410 (25 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2014, 2017, 2022)
French Open	4R (2019)
Wimbledon	4R (2017, 2019)
US Open	4R (2015)
Doubles
Career record	77–145 (34.68% in Grand Slams, ATP Tour & Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 65 (15 November 2021)
Current ranking	No. 1152 (15 July 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2013)
French Open	3R (2021)
Wimbledon	1R (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022)
US Open	3R (2021)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	1R (2022)

Benoît "Ben" Paire is a professional tennis player from France. He was born on May 8, 1989. He is known for reaching the fourth round in major tennis tournaments, called Grand Slams. He has done this four times in his career.

Benoît has won three singles titles on the ATP Tour. These wins happened at the 2015 Swedish Open, the 2019 Marrakesh Open, and the 2019 Lyon Open. His highest singles ranking was World No. 18 in January 2016. In doubles, his highest ranking was World No. 65 in November 2021.

In 2015, Benoît was named the "Comeback Player of the Year." This was because he greatly improved his ranking. He went from World No. 118 to World No. 19 after a knee injury in 2014.

Benoît Paire's Tennis Journey

Starting Out (2007–2009)

Benoît Paire began his professional tennis career in 2007. He started by playing in smaller tournaments called Futures events. He won one of these tournaments in France.

In 2008, he continued playing Futures events. He also started to play in bigger tournaments called Challengers. He even got to play in the qualifying rounds of the French Open, a major Grand Slam event.

By 2009, Benoît played more Challenger tournaments. He also reached the final qualifying round of the French Open.

Moving Up (2010–2011)

In 2010, Benoît reached his first Challenger final in Romania. He also started playing in more ATP Tour events. He made his first appearance in an ATP Masters event in Paris.

A big step for him was reaching the second round of a Grand Slam. This happened at the US Open after he won his qualifying matches.

The year 2011 was very successful for Benoît. He played in many ATP main draw tournaments. His ranking went up a lot, and he entered the top 100 players in the world for the first time. He also won two Challenger titles that year.

First ATP Final (2012)

In 2012, Benoît continued to improve. He reached his first-ever ATP quarter-final in Auckland. Later that year, he made it to his first ATP Tour singles final. This was at the Serbian Open in Serbia. He played well but lost in the final match.

He also had his best Grand Slam performance at the time. He reached the third round at Wimbledon.

Big Wins and Semifinals (2013)

The year 2013 was a strong one for Benoît. He reached the semifinals in Chennai and his second ATP Tour final in Montpellier. He also won another Challenger title in Guadeloupe.

At the Italian Open, he had a huge win. He defeated Juan Martín del Potro, who was ranked World No. 7. This was his first win against a top 10 player. He then reached the semifinals of that tournament, a major achievement.

Injury and Comeback (2014–2015)

Benoît faced challenges in 2014 due to a knee injury. This injury caused him to miss several tournaments. He struggled with his form and ranking throughout the year.

However, he made a great comeback in 2015. He won his first ATP Tour singles title at the Swedish Open in July. He beat the top three players in the tournament to win.

At the US Open, he had another big win. He defeated Kei Nishikori, who was ranked World No. 4. Benoît then reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.

Olympic Games and More (2016–2017)

In 2016, Benoît reached his highest ranking of World No. 18. He was chosen to represent France at the Olympic Games in Rio. However, he was later removed from the French Olympic team. This was due to issues with following team rules.

In 2017, he continued to play well. He reached several ATP Tour semifinals. He also made it to the fourth round of Wimbledon. This was his best result at that tournament. Later in the year, he reached his only ATP Tour final of 2017 at the Moselle Open.

Ups and Downs (2018)

Benoît started 2018 by reaching the semifinals in Maharashtra and Sydney. At the Miami Open, he had a notable win. He defeated Novak Djokovic, a six-time champion.

During the 2018 Washington Open, he had some challenges. He was fined for his behavior on the court.

More Titles and Grand Slam Success (2019)

The year 2019 was very successful for Benoît. He won his second ATP Tour singles title at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Morocco.

He then won his third ATP Tour singles title at the Lyon Open. He defeated two strong players to win this tournament. Benoît also reached the fourth round of both the French Open and Wimbledon.

Challenges and Setbacks (2020–2022)

In 2020, Benoît reached his ninth ATP singles final in Auckland. However, the global pandemic caused many tournaments to be canceled. He also faced health issues during this time.

In 2021, he was banned from participating in the Tokyo Summer Olympics. This was due to his behavior and comments. Despite this, he reached his second Masters 1000 quarterfinal in Cincinnati. He also achieved his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 65.

The year 2022 saw Benoît struggle with his form. His ranking dropped significantly. He faced many early losses in tournaments.

Climbing Back (2023)

In 2023, Benoît started playing more on the Challenger Tour. He won his 13th Challenger title in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. This was his first tennis title since 2019.

He also received a special entry to play in the 2023 French Open. In July, he won his 14th Challenger title in San Benedetto, Italy. He defeated Richard Gasquet in the final.

How Benoît Paire Plays Tennis

Benoît Paire is known for his exciting and sometimes unpredictable style of play.

Strong Backhand: His main strength is his two-handed backhand shot. He can hit it with great speed and spin, often at sharp angles.
Drop Shots: He often uses drop shots, which are soft shots that land just over the net. He can hit these from both his forehand and backhand sides. Sometimes, he even makes the ball spin back towards the net!
Tricky Shots: Benoît loves to hit high-risk and trick shots. These include shots hit between his legs, even when he doesn't need to. He enjoys entertaining the crowd with his unique style.
Serve: He has a powerful first serve, but it can sometimes be inconsistent. He also occasionally uses a serve-and-volley tactic, where he serves and then rushes to the net.

Benoît Paire's Tournament Results

Singles Matches

Benoît has played in many major tournaments. Here's a look at how he has done in singles.

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	3R	Q1	1R	3R	1R	1R	2R	1R	3R	Q2	Q1	0 / 11	8–11	42%
French Open	Q1	Q3	1R	1R	2R	3R	2R	3R	2R	1R	2R	4R	2R	1R	1R	1R	Q1	0 / 14	12–14	46%
Wimbledon	A	A	Q1	1R	3R	3R	1R	2R	2R	4R	3R	4R	NH	1R	1R	Q1	Q1	0 / 11	14–11	56%
US Open	A	A	2R	Q1	2R	1R	2R	4R	2R	2R	2R	2R	A	1R	1R	Q2	Q1	0 / 11	10–11	48%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–3	4–4	4–4	4–4	6–3	3–4	6–4	4–4	7–4	2–2	0–4	2–4	0–1		0 / 47	44–47	48%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	3R	A	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	NH	1R	1R	A	Q1	0 / 8	2–8	20%
Miami Masters	A	A	A	A	Q2	1R	A	Q2	3R	3R	3R	1R	NH	2R	1R	1R	Q1	0 / 8	5–8	42%
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	A	Q1	A	2R	1R	2R	3R	1R	1R	A	NH	1R	1R	Q2	A	0 / 8	4–8	33%
Madrid Masters	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	1R	3R	2R	Q1	NH	2R	1R	1R	A	0 / 8	5–8	42%
Rome Masters	A	A	A	A	A	SF	A	Q2	2R	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R	Q1	A	A	0 / 7	8–7	53%
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	A	3R	2R	A	1R	2R	2R	1R	NH	2R	1R	A		0 / 8	6–8	43%
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	QF	Q1	A		0 / 9	6–9	40%
Shanghai Masters	NMS	A	A	A	2R	2R	A	A	2R	1R	2R	2R	NH			A		0 / 6	5–6	45%
Paris Masters	A	A	Q1	Q2	2R	1R	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	2R	A	1R	A	A		0 / 7	3–7	30%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–3	11–9	1–4	3–3	5–9	6–9	8–9	3–7	0–2	5–7	0–5	0–2		0 / 70	34–70	33%
Career statistics
	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Career
Tournaments	0	0	4	10	26	30	19	18	32	31	28	30	12	28	22	4		294
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		3
Finals	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0		9
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–4	5–10	26–26	32–30	10–19	25–17	23–32	31–31	27–28	34–29	10–13	13–30	4–22	0–4		3 / 294	241–295	45%
Win %	–	–	20%	33%	50%	52%	34%	60%	42%	50%	49%	54%	43%	30%	15%	33%	–	45.17%
Year-end ranking	629	331	152	95	47	26	118	19	47	41	52	24	28	46	180	117		$10,021,609

Doubles Matches

Here's how Benoît has performed in doubles at Grand Slam tournaments.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	1R	A	A	1R	2R	1R	3R	1R	1R	0 / 8	6–8	43%
French Open	A	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	2R	3R	2R	0 / 14	6–14	12%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	1R	1R	NH	A	1R	0 / 8	0–8	0%
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	3R	A	0 / 7	3–7	30%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–1	1–3	3–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	2–4	1–4	3–2	4–3	1–3	0 / 37	15–37	29%

ATP Tour Finals

Singles: 9 (3 Wins, 6 Losses)

Benoît has reached 9 singles finals on the ATP Tour, winning 3 of them.

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–5)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–5)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoor (3–4)
Indoor (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2012	Serbia Open, Serbia	250 Series	Clay	Andreas Seppi	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 2013	Open Sud de France, France	250 Series	Hard (i)	Richard Gasquet	2–6, 3–6
Win	1–2	Jul 2015	Swedish Open, Sweden	250 Series	Clay	Tommy Robredo	7–6^(9–7), 6–3
Loss	1–3	Oct 2015	Japan Open, Japan	500 Series	Hard	Stan Wawrinka	2–6, 4–6
Loss	1–4	Sep 2017	Moselle Open, France	250 Series	Hard (i)	Peter Gojowczyk	5–7, 2–6
Win	2–4	Apr 2019	Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco	250 Series	Clay	Pablo Andújar	6–2, 6–3
Win	3–4	May 2019	Lyon Open, France	250 Series	Clay	Félix Auger-Aliassime	6–4, 6–3
Loss	3–5	Aug 2019	Winston-Salem Open, United States	250 Series	Hard	Hubert Hurkacz	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	3–6	Jan 2020	Auckland Open, New Zealand	250 Series	Hard	Ugo Humbert	6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 6–7^(5–7)

Doubles: 4 (1 Win, 3 Losses)

Benoît has played in 4 doubles finals on the ATP Tour, winning 1.

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–3)

Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–3)
Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2013	Chennai Open, India	250 Series	Hard	Stan Wawrinka	Andre Begemann Martin Emmrich	6–2, 6–1
Loss	1–1	Jan 2016	Chennai Open, India	250 Series	Hard	Austin Krajicek	Oliver Marach Fabrice Martin	3–6, 5–7
Loss	1–2	Apr 2018	Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco	250 Series	Clay	Édouard Roger-Vasselin	Nikola Mektić Alexander Peya	5–7, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss	1–3	Feb 2021	Córdoba Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Romain Arneodo	Rafael Matos Felipe Meligeni Alves	4–6, 1–6

Challenger and Futures Tour Finals

Singles: 30 (14 Wins, 16 Losses)

Benoît has played in many finals on the Challenger and Futures tours. He has won 14 of these tournaments.

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (8–9)
ITF Futures Tour (6–7)

Titles by surface
Hard (9–3)
Clay (5–11)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2007	France F10, Bourg-en-Bresse	Futures	Clay	Éric Prodon	2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Jun 2008	Italy F17, Bassano	Futures	Clay	Patrick Prader	5–7, 3–6
Win	2–1	Jun 2009	Slovenia F3, Koper	Futures	Clay	Marco Mirnegg	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–3
Loss	2–2	Jul 2009	Great Britain F8, Felixstowe	Futures	Grass	Alexander Sadecky	1–6, 3–6
Loss	2–3	Aug 2009	Austria F7, St. Pölten	Futures	Clay	Aljaž Bedene	4–6, 0–6
Loss	2–4	Sep 2009	Portugal F4, Porto	Futures	Clay	Daniel Smethurst	6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	2–5	Oct 2009	Germany F18, Hambach	Futures	Carpet (i)	Peter Gojowczyk	4–6, 4–6
Win	3–5	Jan 2010	USA F1, Plantation	Futures	Clay	Marco Mirnegg	6–2, 6–7^(10–12), 7–5
Win	4–5	Mar 2010	Portugal F1, Faro	Futures	Hard	Adrian Cruciat	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	4–6	Mar 2010	Portugal F2, Lagos	Futures	Hard	Guillermo Alcaide	4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	5–6	Mar 2010	Portugal F3, Albufeira	Futures	Hard	Thomas Schoorel	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
Loss	5–7	May 2010	Spain F14, Vic	Futures	Clay	Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol	6–2, 5–7, 5–7
Loss	5–8	Jun 2010	Arad, Romania	Challenger	Clay	David Guez	3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss	5–9	Aug 2010	San Sebastián, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Albert Ramos	4–6, 2–6
Loss	5–10	Mar 2011	Saint Brieuc, France	Challenger	Clay (i)	Maxime Teixeira	3–6, 0–6
Win	6–10	Sep 2011	Brașov, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Maxime Teixeira	6–4, 3–0 ret.
Win	7–10	Nov 2011	Salzburg, Austria	Challenger	Hard (i)	Grega Žemlja	6–7^(6–8), 6–4, 6–4
Win	8–10	Mar 2013	Le Gosier, Guadeloupe	Challenger	Hard	Sergiy Stakhovsky	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Win	9–10	Jan 2015	France F1, Bressuire	Futures	Hard (i)	Maxime Teixeira	6–3, 0–6, 6–2
Win	10–10	Feb 2015	Bergamo, Italy	Challenger	Hard (i)	Aleksandr Nedovyesov	6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
Loss	10–11	Mar 2015	Cherbourg, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Norbert Gombos	1–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Win	11–11	Mar 2015	Quimper, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Grégoire Barrère	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	11–12	Oct 2015	Brest, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Ivan Dodig	5–7, 1–6
Win	12–12	Nov 2015	Mouilleron le Captif, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Lucas Pouille	6–4, 1–6, 7–6^(9–7)
Loss	12–13	Apr 2017	Sophia Antipolis, France	Challenger	Clay	Aljaž Bedene	2–6, 2–6
Loss	12–14	Mar 2019	Marbella, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Pablo Andújar	6–4, 6–7^(6–8), 4–6
Win	13–14	Mar 2023	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Yuta Shimizu	3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Loss	13–15	May 2023	Francavilla al Mare, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Alejandro Tabilo	1–6, 5–7
Win	14–15	Jul 2023	San Benedetto, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Richard Gasquet	4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Loss	14–16	Dec 2023	Maia, Portugal	Challenger	Clay (i)	Nuno Borges	1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 3 (1 Win, 2 Losses)

Benoît has also played in doubles finals on the Challenger and Futures tours.

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ITF Futures Tour (1–0)

Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2010	Portugal F1, Faro	Futures	Hard	Thomas Cazes-Carrère	Piotr Gadomski Mateusz Szmigiel	7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–3)
Loss	1–1	Jul 2011	Orbetello, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Romain Jouan	Julian Knowle Igor Zelenay	1–6, 6–7^(2–7)
Loss	1–2	Sep 2011	Brașov, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Dušan Lojda	Victor-Mugurel Anagnastopol Florin Mergea	2–6, 3–6

Wins Over Top 10 Players

Benoît Paire has beaten 7 players who were ranked in the top 10 at the time of their match.

#	Player	Rank	Tournament	Surface	Rd	Score	BPR
2013
1.	Juan Martín del Potro	7	Italian Open, Rome, Italy	Clay	3R	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)	36
2.	Stan Wawrinka	10	Canadian Open, Montreal, Canada	Hard	2R	6–2, 7–6^(7–2)	29
2015
3.	Kei Nishikori	4	US Open, United States	Hard	1R	6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–4	41
4.	Kei Nishikori	6	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	SF	1–6, 6–4, 6–2	21
2016
5.	Stan Wawrinka	4	Marseilles, France	Hard (i)	QF	6–4, 1–6, 7–5	22
2017
6.	Stan Wawrinka	3	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	2R	7–5, 4–6, 6–2	44
2021
7.	Denis Shapovalov	10	Cincinnati, United States	Hard	2R	6–3, 4–6, 7–5	50

Images for kids

Benoît Paire at Wimbledon in 2013.
Benoît Paire at the French Open in 2018.
Benoît Paire at the French Open in 2021.