Édouard Roger-Vasselin

Édouard Roger-Vasselin

Country	France
Residence	Paris, France
Born	(1983-11-28) 28 November 1983 Gennevilliers, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	75 kg (170 lb; 11.8 st)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,525,612
Singles
Career record	33–57
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 65 (25 May 2012)
Current ranking	No. 65 (25 May 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2012, 2013)
French Open	3R (2007)
Wimbledon	3R (2007)
US Open	1R (2007, 2011)
Doubles
Career record	37–39
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 37 (28 January 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	QF (2012)
US Open	2R (2012)
Last updated on: March 2, 2013.

Édouard Roger-Vasselin (born 28 November 1983) is a male tennis player from France, the son of 1983 French Open semifinalist Christophe Roger-Vasselin.

Career

2007

At the 2007 French Open he reached the third round, as a wildcard, after a second-round victory against Czech Radek Štěpánek in five sets, 3–6, 6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4. He also reached the third round at Wimbledon, beating 24th seed Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets along the way, and made the top 100 for the first time as a result. On July 16, 2007 he reached a career-best ranking of 82.

2009

At the 2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Roger-Vasselin advanced through the qualifying draw to set up a first round match with 2009 US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro. Ranked no. 189 at the time, Roger-Vasselin stunned the world no. 5, 6–4, 6–4. The match was Roger-Vasselin's first ATP Tour level victory of the season. Roger-Vasselin then defeated Austrian Jürgen Melzer to advance to the third round, where he lost to former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets.

2012

In 2012, Roger-Vasselin had considerable success on the ATP Tour in doubles. He won tournaments in Montpellier, Marseille, and Metz, all partnered with Nicolas Mahut. He also made it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time teamed with James Cerretani. They were defeated by the eventual champions Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen in five sets.

2013

At the DelRay Beach International Championships, Roger-Vasselin defeated four opponents including top seed John Isner to reach his first ATP tournament final. He lost to Ernests Gulbis for the title.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP International Series Gold (0–0) ATP Tour (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	March 3, 2013	Delray Beach, United States	Hard	Ernests Gulbis	6–7(3–7), 3–6

Doubles: 3 (3–0)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP International Series Gold (0–0) ATP Tour (3–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	February 5, 2012	Montpellier, France	Hard (i)	Nicolas Mahut	Paul Hanley Jamie Murray	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Winner	2.	February 20, 2012	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Nicolas Mahut	Dustin Brown Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	3-6, 6-3, 10-6
Winner	3.	September 17, 2012	Metz, France	Hard (i)	Nicolas Mahut	Johan Brunström Frederik Nielsen	7–6(7–3), 6-4

Challenger finals

Singles: 10 (4–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	27 June 2005	Montauban, France	Clay	Roko Karanušić	6–4, 6–4
Winner	6.	14 March 2010	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hard (i)	Karol Beck	6–7(5–7), 6–3, 1–0, ret.
Runner-up	8.	12 September 2010	Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France	Hard	Jerzy Janowicz	6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–7(6–8)
Winner	9.	17 July 2011	Granby, Canada	Hard	Matthias Bachinger	7–6(11–9), 4–6, 6–1
Winner	10.	11 September 2011	Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France	Hard	Arnaud Clément	6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 20 (13–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (13–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	15.	12 September 2010	Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France	Hard	Gilles Müller	Andis Juška Deniss Pavlovs	6–0, 2–6, [13–11]
Winner	16.	17 July 2011	Granby, Canada	Hard	Karol Beck	Matthias Bachinger Frank Moser	7–6(11–9), 4–6, 6–1
Winner	17.	11 September 2011	Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France	Hard	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	Arnaud Clément Nicolas Renavand	6–0, 4–6, [10–7]
Runner-up	18.	9 October 2011	Mons, Belgium	Hard	Kenny de Schepper	Johan Brunström Ken Skupski	6–7(4–7), 3–6
Runner-up	19.	16 October 2011	Rennes, France	Hard	Kenny de Schepper	Martin Emmrich Andreas Siljeström	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	20.	7 October 2012	Mons, Belgium	Hard	Michaël Llodra	Tomasz Bednarek Jerzy Janowicz	5–7, 6–4, [2–10]

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	Q1	1R	Q1	Q3	Q1	2R	2R	2–3
French Open	3R	Q1	Q2	2R	1R	2R		4–4
Wimbledon	3R	1R	1R	Q2	1R	1R		2–5
US Open	1R	Q2	Q1	Q1	1R	1R		0–3
Win–Loss	4–3	0–2	0–1	1–1	0–3	2–4	1–1	8–15
Career Statistics
Titles–Finals	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1
Year End Ranking	97	166	153	124	106	43

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open					2R			1R		3R	3–3
French Open	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R		4–9
Wimbledon									QF		3–1
US Open				1R					2R		1–2
Win–Loss	0–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–1	1–1	0–2	5–3	2–1	11–15

External links

• Édouard Roger-Vasselin at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Vasselin Recent Match Results
• Vasselin World Ranking History