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Jérémy Chardy
Singles
Chardy at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports)	France
Residence	London, England
Born	(1987-02-12) 12 February 1987 (age 38) Pau, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	2005
Retired	2023
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Philipp Wagner
Prize money	US $10,857,975
Career record	298–307 (49.26% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 25 (28 January 2013)
Current ranking	No. 518 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (2013)
French Open	4R (2008, 2015)
Wimbledon	4R (2014)
US Open	4R (2015)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (2021)
Doubles
Career record	176–188 (48.35% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	7
Highest ranking	No. 24 (3 February 2020)
Current ranking	No. 118 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2023)
French Open	F (2019)
Wimbledon	3R (2021)
US Open	3R (2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2021)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (2013, 2014)
Wimbledon	QF (2021)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (2017)

Jérémy Chardy, born on February 12, 1987, is a tennis coach from France. He used to be a professional tennis player. He won one major singles title on the ATP Tour in Stuttgart in 2009. His best performance in a Grand Slam singles tournament was reaching the quarterfinals of the 2013 Australian Open. In doubles, he made it to the final of the 2019 French Open with his partner Fabrice Martin. He reached his highest singles ranking of world No. 25 in January 2013. For doubles, his highest ranking was No. 24 in February 2020.

Jérémy Chardy's Tennis Career

Early Years and Junior Success

Jérémy Chardy started his professional tennis career in 2005. As a junior player, he was very successful. He won the Wimbledon Boys' Singles title in 2005. He also reached the final of the US Open Boys' Singles in the same year. He lost that final to Ryan Sweeting.

Chardy had a strong junior record. He won 65 matches and lost 28. He reached No. 3 in the junior world rankings in September 2005.

Starting in Professional Tennis (2006–2008)

Chardy played in his first Grand Slam tournament in 2006. He got a special invitation, called a wild card, to play at the French Open. He won his first match against Jonas Björkman. Then he lost to David Ferrer in the second round.

In 2008, Chardy had a great run at the French Open. He was a wild card entry again. In the second round, he came back from being two sets down to beat World No. 6 David Nalbandian. He then beat the 30th seed, Dmitry Tursunov. His journey ended in the fourth round when he lost to Nicolás Almagro.

Winning His First ATP Title (2009)

Chardy at the 2009 Australian Open

Chardy started 2009 by reaching the quarterfinals in Sydney. At the Australian Open, he lost in the second round to the defending champion, Novak Djokovic.

In Johannesburg, he reached his first ATP Tour final. He beat World No. 13 David Ferrer in the semifinals. He saved three match points in that exciting match. Chardy then lost in the final to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Later that year, Chardy played at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart, Germany. He won several matches to reach his second career final. He defeated fourth-seeded Victor Hănescu to win his first ATP World Tour singles title. This was a very important win for him.

Big Wins and Milestones (2010–2016)

In 2010, Chardy had some big wins. At the Rogers Cup, he beat Fernando Verdasco and then Nikolay Davydenko. He reached the quarterfinals of that tournament before losing to Novak Djokovic. This was his first time reaching a Masters singles quarterfinal.

In 2011, he won a Challenger tournament in Madrid. In 2012, Chardy achieved his 100th career singles win. He also surprised many by beating the defending champion and Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray at the Cincinnati Masters.

The year 2013 was special for Chardy. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2013 Australian Open. On his way, he beat three seeded players, including Juan Martín del Potro. This great performance helped him reach his highest singles ranking of World No. 25.

In 2014, Chardy recorded his 150th career singles win at Wimbledon. In 2015, he reached his first Masters semifinal at the Rogers Cup. He saved seven match points against John Isner before losing to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

Doubles Success and Olympic Games (2019–2021)

Chardy found great success in doubles in 2019. Partnering with Fabrice Martin, he reached the final of the 2019 French Open. They lost to the German pair Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies.

In 2020, Chardy and Martin reached another big final. They were runners-up at the Rome Masters.

In 2021, Chardy reached the quarterfinals in singles at the Olympics. He beat players like Aslan Karatsev and Liam Broady. He then lost to Alexander Zverev. This was a great achievement for him.

Later in 2021, Chardy took a break from tennis. He said he had a reaction to a COVID-19 vaccination. This made it hard for him to train and play.

Comeback and Retirement (2023)

Chardy returned to play in 2023. At the 2023 Australian Open, he reached the semifinals in doubles with Fabrice Martin. This was a strong comeback for him.

At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, Jérémy Chardy announced that it would be his last singles tournament. He officially retired from singles play.

Coaching Career

Jérémy Chardy is now a tennis coach. Since July 2022, he has been coaching his fellow French player, Ugo Humbert.

Career Statistics

Singles Performance Over the Years

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q1	Q1	2R	1R	1R	1R	QF	3R	2R	2R	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	2R	0 / 14	12–14	46%
French Open	Q2	2R	Q1	4R	3R	1R	2R	2R	3R	2R	4R	3R	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 15	18–15	55%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	2R	1R	3R	1R	2R	3R	4R	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R	NH	2R	A	1R	0 / 14	12–14	46%
US Open	A	A	A	2R	1R	2R	A	3R	2R	2R	4R	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 13	12–13	48%
Win–loss	0–0	1–1	0–0	5–3	3–4	3–4	1–3	4–4	9–4	7–4	7–4	5–4	2–4	2–4	1–1	0–3	1–4	0–0	1–2	0 / 56	54–56	49%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	3R	2R	1R	1R	2R	2R	2R	2R	2R	4R	1R	NH	A	A	A	0 / 11	8–11	42%
Miami Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	3R	1R	1R	2R	2R	3R	2R	3R	4R	3R	NH	1R	A	A	0 / 12	11–12	50%
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	A	1R	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	NH	2R	A	A	0 / 11	5–11	29%
Madrid Masters	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	2R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	3R	NH	1R	A	1R	0 / 9	5–9	36%
Rome Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	A	3R	QF	2R	3R	A	A	2R	Q2	A	A	1R	0 / 8	10–8	55%
Canadian Masters	A	A	A	A	2R	QF	1R	3R	1R	2R	SF	1R	A	1R	A	NH	A	A	A	0 / 9	11–9	55%
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	3R	2R	Q1	QF	2R	1R	2R	1R	A	2R	A	Q1	Q1	A	A	0 / 8	9–8	53%
Shanghai Masters	NMS				1R	3R	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	1R	2R	2R	NH			A	0 / 9	5–9	36%
Paris Masters	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	2R	2R	1R	2R	2R	A	2R	1R	3R	A	A	A	A	0 / 10	7–10	41%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	6–9	10–8	1–5	6–6	5–9	9–9	9–9	3–7	5–5	8–7	8–2	0–0	1–3	0–0	0–2	0 / 87	71–87	45%
Career statistics
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Career
Tournaments	0	2	3	9	29	28	18	20	25	27	27	21	21	21	27	5	18	0	4	Career total: 305
Titles	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 1
Finals	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 3
Overall win-loss	0–0	2–2	0–3	10–9	35–28	26–29	10–18	24–20	22–25	33–27	27–27	17–21	18–21	24–23	28–27	2–5	19–18	0–0	1–4	1 / 305	298–307	49%
Win %	–	50%	0%	53%	56%	47%	36%	55%	47%	55%	50%	45%	46%	51%	51%	29%	51%	–	20%	Career total: 49%
Year-end ranking	564	262	188	73	32	45	103	32	34	29	31	69	78	40	51	75	107	–		$10,779,425

Doubles Performance Over the Years

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	A	3R	A	2R	1R	2R	3R	2R	1R	1R	A	SF	0 / 12	11–12	47.83%
French Open	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R	F	3R	2R	A	1R	0 / 17	11–17	39.29%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	3R	A	1R	0 / 4	2–4	33.33%
US Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	3R	A	1R	A	A	2R	3R	3R	3R	3R	1R	2R	A		0 / 11	12–11	52.17%
Win–loss	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–3	0–3	2–3	1–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	4–3	2–3	3–3	3–3	8–3	2–3	4–4	0–0	4–3	0 / 44	36–44	45%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	QF	A	A	1R	NH	A	A	A	0 / 5	2–5	28.57%
Miami Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	QF	QF	A	A	1R	NH	1R	A	A	0 / 5	4–5	44.44%
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	A	A	2R	1R	1R	A	A	A	NH	1R	A	A	0 / 6	2–6	25%
Madrid Masters	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	SF	A	2R	1R	A	A	1R	NH	QF	A	A	0 / 6	6–6	50%
Rome Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	1R	A	SF	1R	A	A	2R	F	A	A	A	0 / 7	8–7	53.33%
Canadian Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	2R	1R	A	1R	A	A	1R	QF	NH	A	A		0 / 6	3–6	33.33%
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	2R	A	1R	1R	A	A	1R	1R	A	A		0 / 6	2–6	25%
Shanghai Masters	NMS				A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	A	A	1R	NH				0 / 3	1–3	25%
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	A		0 / 4	2–4	33.33%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–7	0–2	1–1	1–2	5–5	1–3	7–8	4–6	0–0	0–1	4–8	4–2	2–3	0–0		0 / 48	30–48	38.46%

Major Finals and Titles

Grand Slam Doubles Final

Jérémy Chardy reached one Grand Slam doubles final.

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2019	French Open	Clay	Fabrice Martin	Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies	2–6, 6–7^(3–7)

ATP Masters 1000 Doubles Final

He also played in one ATP Masters 1000 doubles final.

Outcome	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2020	Italian Open	Clay	Fabrice Martin	Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos	4–6, 7–5, [8–10]

ATP Tour Singles Finals

Chardy played in three ATP Tour singles finals, winning one.

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–2)

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

Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2009	SA Tennis Open, South Africa	250 Series	Hard	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	4–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Win	1–1	Jul 2009	Stuttgart Open, Germany	250 Series	Clay	Victor Hănescu	1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Jun 2018	Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands	250 Series	Grass	Richard Gasquet	3–6, 6–7^(5–7)

ATP Tour Doubles Finals

Chardy played in 17 ATP Tour doubles finals, winning 7 of them.

Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP 500 Series (1–3)
ATP 250 Series (6–5)

Titles by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (3–6)
Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting
Outdoor (5–8)
Indoor (2–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2009	St. Petersburg Open, Russia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Richard Gasquet	Colin Fleming Ken Skupski	6–2, 5–7, [4–10]
Win	1–1	Jan 2010	Brisbane International, Australia	250 Series	Hard	Marc Gicquel	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	6–3, 7–6^(7–5)
Loss	1–2	Jul 2010	German Open, Germany	500 Series	Clay	Paul-Henri Mathieu	Marc López David Marrero	3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss	1–3	Feb 2011	Dubai Championships, UAE	500 Series	Hard	Feliciano López	Sergiy Stakhovsky Mikhail Youzhny	6–4, 3–6, [3–10]
Loss	1–4	Apr 2012	Romanian Open, Romania	250 Series	Clay	Łukasz Kubot	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	6–7^(2–7), 3–6
Win	2–4	Jul 2012	Stuttgart Open, Germany	250 Series	Clay	Łukasz Kubot	Michal Mertiňák André Sá	6–1, 6–3
Loss	2–5	Jul 2014	Swedish Open, Sweden	250 Series	Clay	Oliver Marach	Johan Brunström Nicholas Monroe	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), [7–10]
Loss	2–6	Oct 2014	Valencia Open, Spain	500 Series	Hard (i)	Kevin Anderson	Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău	4–6, 2–6
Win	3–6	Jul 2015	Swedish Open, Sweden	250 Series	Clay	Łukasz Kubot	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	6–7^(6–8), 6–3, [10–8]
Win	4–6	Jan 2017	Qatar Open, Qatar	250 Series	Hard	Fabrice Martin	Vasek Pospisil Radek Štěpánek	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)
Loss	4–7	May 2017	Bavarian Championships, Germany	250 Series	Clay	Fabrice Martin	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	3–6, 3–6
Win	5–7	Feb 2019	Rotterdam Open, Netherlands	500 Series	Hard (i)	Henri Kontinen	Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–4)
Win	6–7	Feb 2019	Open 13, France	250 Series	Hard (i)	Fabrice Martin	Ben McLachlan Matwé Middelkoop	6–3, 6–7^(4–7), [10–3]
Win	7–7	May 2019	Estoril Open, Portugal	250 Series	Clay	Fabrice Martin	Luke Bambridge Jonny O'Mara	7–5, 7–6^(7–3)
Loss	7–8	Jun 2019	French Open, France	Grand Slam	Clay	Fabrice Martin	Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies	2–6, 6–7^(3–7)
Loss	7–9	Sep 2020	Italian Open, Italy	Masters 1000	Clay	Fabrice Martin	Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos	4–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss	7–10	Feb 2021	Murray River Open, Australia	250 Series	Hard	Fabrice Martin	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	6–7^(2–7), 3–6

Junior Grand Slam Finals

Junior Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	2005	Wimbledon	Grass	Robin Haase	6–4, 6–3
Loss	2005	US Open	Hard	Ryan Sweeting	4–6, 4–6

Junior Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2005	French Open	Clay	Sergei Bubka	Emiliano Massa Leonardo Mayer	6–2, 3–6, 4–6

Matches Against Top 10 Players

Jérémy Chardy has played many matches against players ranked in the top 10. He has won 12 of these matches and lost 68.

Season	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Total
Wins	1	0	2	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	12

Here are some of his notable wins against top 10 players:

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	JCR
2008
1.	David Nalbandian	No. 7	French Open	Clay	2R	3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2	No. 145
2010
2.	Fernando Verdasco	No. 10	Canadian Open	Hard	2R	6–7^(7–9), 7–6^(7–5), 6–2	No. 72
3.	Nikolay Davydenko	No. 6	Canadian Open	Hard	3R	6–3, 6–2	No. 72
2011
4.	Jürgen Melzer	No. 10	Davis Cup, Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	RR	7–5, 6–4, 7–5	No. 55
2012
5.	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	No. 6	Canadian Open	Hard	2R	6–4, 7–6^(7–4)	No. 47
6.	Andy Murray	No. 4	Cincinnati Masters, United States	Hard	3R	6–4, 6–4	No. 38
2013
7.	Juan Martín del Potro	No. 7	Australian Open	Hard	3R	6–3, 6–3, 6–7^(3–7), 3–6, 6–3	No. 36
2014
8.	Roger Federer	No. 4	Italian Open	Clay	2R	1–6, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)	No. 47
2015
9.	David Ferrer	No. 7	US Open	Hard	3R	7–6^(8–6), 4–6, 6–3, 6–1	No. 27
2017
10.	Marin Čilić	No. 9	Miami Masters, United States	Hard	2R	6–4, 2–6, 6–3	No. 77
2018
11.	Grigor Dimitrov	No. 4	Miami Masters, United States	Hard	3R	6–4, 6–4	No. 90
2019
12.	Daniil Medvedev	No. 4	Paris Masters, France	Hard (i)	2R	4–6, 6–2, 6–4	No. 65

Images for kids

Chardy at the 2009 Australian Open