Gaël Monfils

Gaël Monfils

Country (sports)	France
Residence	Trélex, Switzerland
Born	(1986-09-01) 1 September 1986 Paris, France
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2004
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$6,029,703 {{citation}}: Empty citation (help)
Singles
Career record	217–133
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 7 (July 4, 2011)
Current ranking	No. 13 (January 30, 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (2009)
French Open	SF (2008)
Wimbledon	3R (2005, 2007, 2010, 2011)
US Open	QF (2010)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (2008)
Doubles
Career record	17–44
Career titles	—
Highest ranking	No. 160 (July 25, 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2006)
French Open	2R (2007)
Wimbledon	—
US Open	1R (2005)
Last updated on: August 15, 2011.

Gaël Sébastien Monfils (French pronunciation: [ɡaɛl mɔ̃ˈfis]) (born 1 September 1986) is a French professional tennis player. As of 2011 he was the second highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 15 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.

Tennis career

2002

In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the Dutch Junior Open. In the same year, he won the German Junior Open (defeating Bayer). Monfils ended the year ranked the no. 4 junior in the world. He also represented France in the junior Davis Cup.

2003

Monfils got off to a positive start in 2003 and earned his first career ATP point at the France Futures No. 13 by reaching the second round. He also reached the second round at France No. 14, Egypt No. 2, and Spain No. 28. In that year, he played a total of nine Futures events. This included a showing in the doubles final at Spain No. 27. In junior events, he was the runner-up at Orange Bowl (losing to Marcos Baghdatis) and USTA International Winter Championships (losing to Sebastian Rieschick). He reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open juniors tournament (losing to Florin Mergea) and won the doubles title at the Victorian Junior Championships (with Josselin Ouanna). He was no. 21 in junior rankings at the end of the year.

2004

In 2004, the French teenager finished as the world's no. 1 junior, winning three of four junior Grand Slam events (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon). He improved his INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking by over 700 positions. In October, he made his ATP debut as a wildcard entrant in Metz and reached the quarterfinals, defeating Juwana Doit and Olivier Patience, and losing to countryman Richard Gasquet. He qualified for the ATP Masters Series in Paris and reached the second round, beating former top-10 player Thomas Enqvist before falling to no. 3 Lleyton Hewitt. He won junior titles at the Australian Open (defeating Ouanna), French Open (defeating Kuznetsov), and Wimbledon (defeating Kasiri). He did not drop a set in Australia and lost one set each at the French Open and Wimbledon. He reached the third round at the US Open (losing to Troicki). He also won the LTA International Junior Championship in Roehampton (defeating Murray). He was the runner-up at the Australian Hardcourt Junior Championships (losing to Zverev) and was 31–2 in junior events. In April, he reached his first career Futures final at Italy No. 4 (losing to Dlouhy). A week later, he won his first Futures title at Great Britain No. 1 (defeating Bogdanović). He reached the quarterfinals of the Grenoble Challenger. He went 14–6 in Futures and 3–5 in Challengers in 2004.

In doubles, Monfils reached the final at France No. 7 (with Ouanna). He reached the semifinals at the Australian Open and the quarterfinals at the French Open (with Ouanna).

2005

In 2005, the young Frenchman made one of the biggest moves in the top 50 from the previous season, climbing 200 ranking spots. He finished the year as the no. 3 Frenchman (behind no. 16 Richard Gasquet, no. 26 Sébastien Grosjean) and captured his first ATP title, while reaching two other finals.

In the first seven months, he won Challenger titles in Benancon (defeating C. Rochus) and Tunis (defeating Santoro), and also reached the fourth round at the ATP Masters Series Miami (losing to Hrbaty) and a Grand Slam best third round appearance at Wimbledon (losing to Ančić). He compiled a 10–14 record in ATP level play and 12–1 in Challengers through July.

In the last three months, he went 15–8, highlighted by his first ATP clay title at the Idea Prokom Open in Sopot (defeating Mayer). Then he struggled with a 2–5 mark before reaching the final in two of the last three indoor tournaments of the season, both in his native country in Metz (losing to Ljubičić) and Lyon (losing to Roddick). He went 11–4 in tie-breaks and 1–2 vs. top-10 opponents, defeating no. 10 Gastón Gaudio in his first match of the season in Doha. He compiled records of 12–10 on hard courts, 6–7 on clay, 5–2 on carpet, and 2–3 on grass.

2006

In his first tournament of 2006, in Doha, he reached the final, but lost 3–6, 6–7 to world no. 1 Roger Federer. In a surprising event in Las Vegas, there was a tennis paddle tournament held by the Tennis Channel. Monfils was given a wildcard into the doubles event, but became more interested and inquired about getting a singles wildcard into the main draw. However, he received an entry into the qualifying singles (which he won). Monfils competed in the main draw of this Paddle tennis tournament and surprised everyone when he ousted world no. 1 paddle tennis player Scott Freedman and eventually went on to win the whole tournament.

Later on in 2006, Monfils reached the semifinals of the Rome Tennis Masters Series, before losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal. En route to the semifinals, Monfils defeated former world no. 1 Andy Roddick. He then entered the ATP Hamburg masters event, where he lost in straight sets to fellow teenager Andy Murray in the first round. After that, he faced Murray once more, this time in the first round of the French Open. After a gruelling five–set battle, Monfils emerged victorious. Monfils then proceeded to play the Belgian Dick Norman in the second round. Once again, the match went to five sets, and Monfils got the better of his formidable opponent. Monfils then faced his toughest opponent yet, the American James Blake. Blake was the favourite for the win, as he was eighth seed, while Monfils was 25th seed. However, Monfils defeated Blake in another five-set match. Monfils described this run as a marathon. Blake said of Monfils that 'he was the fastest man on the tour'. The fourth round was Monfils' last, as he lost to Novak Đoković in straight sets. Monfils said after the match: 'I am disappointed that I didn't take the opportunity, but you can expect me to return next year'. Monfils then left the court to a standing ovation.

As a result of his progress at the French Open, Monfils moved up five positions to reach a career high of no. 23. This also made him the no. 1 player in France, two positions ahead of Sébastien Grosjean.

Monfils then entered the Stella Artois Championships, where he won his first-round match against Jürgen Melzer. He then played the American Bobby Reynolds and won in straight sets. His third-round encounter was the third time he faced the world no. 4 Ivan Ljubičić. Though the odds were against his, Monfils triumphed in straight sets, 7–6, 7–5. His quarterfinal draw was with James Blake, whom he had met earlier at the French Open. This time Blake succeeded. After having lost a set, Monfils retired as a result of a back injury. This injury effectively ruled him out of the Nottingham championships the following week.

At the Wimbledon, Monfils suffered a surprising first-round exit when defeated by Igor Kunitsyn. Monfils won the first set, but ended up losing the next three, 7–5, 6–7, 3–6, 4–6.

2007

Monfils serving against Baghdatis

At the 2007 Australian Open, Monfils lost to his compatriot Richard Gasquet in the third round, 0–6, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6.

Monfils had a good run in Poertschach as a warm-up for the French Open. He lost in the final against Juan Mónaco of Argentina in the fourth final of Montfils' career, 6–7, 0–6.

He lost in the third round of the French Open to David Nalbandian in a four-set match.

At the Wimbeldon, Monfils reached the third round without dropping a set, where he lost to Nikolay Davydenko, the sixth seed, in straight sets, 3–6, 5–7, 3–6.

Monfils made it to the semifinals of the 2007 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, before losing to American John Isner in a 7–6, 6–7, 6–7 match.

Monfils withdrew from the 2007 US Open with a hamstring injury. He also was forced to withdraw from the 2008 Australian Open due to the same injury.

2008

In the French Open, Monfils reached a semifinal berth for the first time in any Grand Slam, becoming the first Frenchman in the semifinals since 2001. Monfils was defeated by top seed Roger Federer, 2–6, 7–5, 3–6, 5–7.

A shoulder injury forced Monfils to withdraw from the Wimbledon shortly before he was due to play his first-round match.

Monfils was selected to play in the Olympics in Beijing by France, losing to third seed Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals, 6–4, 1–6, 4–6.

At the US Open, Monfils lost in the fourth round to Mardy Fish in straight sets, after having defeated former world no. 3 David Nalbandian again in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.

In the Thailand Open, Monfils reached the semifinals, losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 0–6, 3–6.

Monfils lost in the final of the BA-CA Tennis Trophy, 4–6, 4–6, to Philipp Petzschner in the final.

2009

Monfils played in Doha as his first tournament and caused an upset in the quarterfinals against Nadal, 6–4, 6–4. Monfils lost to finalist Andy Roddick in three sets, 6–7, 6–3, 3–6, being up a break in the first set 5–4 and losing it.

In the 2009 Australian Open, Monfils lost to fellow Frenchman Gilles Simon in the fourth round, 4–6, 6–2, 1–6, retiring due to a wrist injury.

At the 2009 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Monfils lost in the final to Nicolás Almagro, 4–6, 4–6.

Monfils competed at the Monte Carlo Masters, losing in the first round to Janko Tipsarević with the score, 3–6, 1–6.

His recent knee injury, caused by Osgood-Schlatter disease, resulted in his withdrawal from the Rome and the Madrid Masters. However, he competed at the Roland Garros, and won his first-round match against Bobby Reynolds, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1. He then completed another straight-set victory in the second round by overcoming Victor Crivoi, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3. In the third round, Monfils beat Jürgen Melzer, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1. Against Melzer, Monfils made one of the most spectacular plays of the tournament, hitting a diving lob back to Melzer, sliding to save another point of Melzer and then putting the point away. He then played a much-anticipated fourth-round match against Andy Roddick, who made 28 unforced errors and allowing Monfils to win in straight sets, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3. Monfils lost, as in the previous year, to Roger Federer, this time in the quarterfinals.

Monfils withdrew from the 2009 Wimbledon Championships due to a wrist injury.

Monfils returned to competition at the 2009 Montreal Masters. In his first-round match, he defeated Marat Safin, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2. He lost to qualifier Juan Carlos Ferrero in his second match, 3–6, 6–7, ending his Master Series campaign.

In the 2009 US Open, he lost to world no. 3 Rafael Nadal in the fourth round in four sets.

Monfils won the Open de Moselle held in Metz, France as the top seed. He faced Philipp Kohlschreiber in the final and won, 7–6, 3–6, 6–2.

Monfils made the quarterfinals at the Malaysian Open held in Kuala Lumpur, despite suffering from jetlag, losing 3–6, 3–6 to Nikolay Davydenko.

At the Japan Open, Monfils reached the semifinal stage, losing to eventual champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

His next tournament was the Shanghai Masters, losing against Ivan Ljubičić in the third round. He lost the first set 2–6, and then was forced to retire with a back injury, when Ljubicic was leading the second set 3–0. At the Paris Masters, Monfils was defeated the final by Novak Djokovic, 2–6, 7–5, 6–7.

2010

Monfils began his season at the Brisbane International, where he was seeded third. He lost to defending champion, Czech Radek Štěpánek, 2–6, 1–6, in the semifinals. He withdrew from the Medibank International in Sydney, Australia, citing a shoulder injury.

At the 2010 Australian Open, Monfils lost in the round of 32 to John Isner in four sets, 1–6, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7.

Monfils was the first seed at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, where he lost in the semifinals to Feliciano López, 6–3, 1–6, 6–7. He then played in the 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, where he fell in the quarterfinals to the eventual runner-up, Russian Mikhail Youzhny, 7–5, 2–6, 3–6.

Monfils was the third seed at the 2010 Open 13 in Marseille, France where, in the quarterfinals, he lost to Julien Benneteau in straight sets.

At the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, seeded 12th, after receiving a bye in the first round, Monfils lost to Simon Greul in three sets.

Monfils withdrew from three consecutive Masters 1000 events, the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, and the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. He was set to return at the 2010 Estoril Open and receive a wildcard, but withdrew due to a stomach injury.

He finally made his return at the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open and reach the quarterfinals without losing a set, but there he lost 1–6, 3–6, to the third seed Rafael Nadal. He then played at the 2010 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur in Nice, France, where he lost in the quarterfinals to Potito Starace 6–7, 2–6. His next tournament was the 2010 French Open, where he had reached the quarterfinals the year before. He was up two sets and a break, before being upset by Fabio Fognini 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 7–9, in a match over two days.

Starting his grass-court season, Monfils lost in the second round at the 2010 AEGON Championships to Rainer Schüttler in three sets 3–6, 7–6, 2–6. Playing at Wimbledon for the first time since 2007, he won his first match in straight sets against Leonardo Mayer 6–1, 7–6, 6–2, and his second round match in four sets against Karol Beck 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4. He eventually lost to grass-court specialist and former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets 3–6, 6–7, 4–6. Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam in which Monfils has yet to pass the third round.

At the 2010 MercedesCup, he reached his first final of the year by beating Daniel Gimeno-Traver in three sets 6–4, 4–6, 6–0. He was forced to retire in the final against Albert Montañés.

At the 2010 US Open, he lost to Novak Djokovic 6–7, 1–6, 2–6, in the quarterfinals. It was his first quarterfinals at a major besides the French Open. He is also the first Frenchman to make the US Open quarterfinals since Arnaud Clément in 2000. Monfils was runner-up at the Rakuten Japan Open, losing to Rafael Nadal 1–6, 5–7. At the Open de Sud, Monfils won his third tournament, defeating Ivan Ljubičić 6–2, 5–7, 6–1.

Monfils was seeded 12th in the BNP Paribas Masters, where he lost to Robin Söderling 1–6, 6–7, in the final.

2011

Monfils started 2011 with the AAMI Kooyong Classic, where, in the final, he lost to Australian former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt 5–7, 2–6. Monfils was seeded 12th in the 2011 Australian Open, where he was defeated in the third round by Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6–7, 2–6, 3–6.

Next, Monfils played the 2011 SAP Open. He was able to reach the semifinals, before he had to withdraw with a left wrist injury that had been affecting him since January.

In the 2011 French Open, Monfils defeated seventh seed David Ferrer 6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 1–6, 8–6, to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, he lost to Roger Federer 4–6, 3–6, 6–7.

Monfils entered Wimbledon 2011 as the ninth seed. In the first round, he defeated Matthias Bachinger of Germany, 6–4, 7–6, 6–3. In the second round, he defeated Grega Zemlja 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6. Monfils was defeated in the third round by Lukasz Kubot of Poland 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6.

At the 2011 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington DC, he reached the finals with victories over Ryan Sweeting, Dmitry Tursunov, Janko Tipsarevic, and John Isner. He lost to Radek Stepanek in the final 4–6, 4–6.

He reached the quarterfinals of both the 2011 Rogers Cup and the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, where he lost to Novak Djokovic.

At the US Open, he lost in the second round to Juan Carlos Ferrero after a hard-fought match 6–7, 7–5, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6.

Monfils then won his fourth ATP career title in October at the 2011 If Stockholm Open by beating Jarkko Nieminen in the final. It was Nieminen's 11th ATP-level career final, and Monfils' 15th.

2012

Monfils began 2012 reaching the final of the Qatar Open. On his way to the final beat Rui Machado 7–5, 6–3, Benjamin Becker 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, Viktor Troicki 6–2, 6–3 and Rafael Nadal in straight sets 6–3, 6–4. Monfils faced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final who had received a walkover after Roger Federer withdrew from the tournament due to a back problem. Monfils proceeded to lose the final 5–7, 3–6 on the 7th of January. At the Australian Open Monfils progressed to the third round before bowing out to Mikhail Kukushkin in 5 sets, Monfils was suffering from a back injury he received in the previous round. In his next tournament at Montepellier Monfils reached the final, losing to Tomas Berdych in 3 sets. This brought his finals record to just 4 titles from 17 finals.

Personal life

Gaël is nicknamed "La Monf", or occasionally "Sliderman" due to his unusual sliding technique, especially on clay surfaces. He is of Caribbean heritage: his father, Rufin, a former football player employed as an agent for France Telecom, comes from the island of Guadeloupe, France. His mother, Sylvette, comes from the island of Martinique, France and is a nurse. He has a younger brother, Daryl, who plays tennis. Gael and Daryl played doubles together in the 2012 Open Sud de France, losing in the first round.

Monfils considers Arthur Ashe to be his favorite player. He is fond of listening to music, particularly R&B. If he did not play tennis, he would play basketball. He is a huge fan of NBA team Denver Nuggets and his favorite basketball player is Carmelo Anthony. His best friends are countrymen and former juniors Josselin Ouanna and Paterne Mamata and fellow pros Richard Gasquet, Gilles Simon, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Monfils is also a fan of football and his two favorite football clubs are Arsenal F.C. and Paris-Saint Germain.

He was coached by countryman and former ATP pro Thierry Champion (since September 2004) but they parted company in September 2006. Nevertheless, Monfils's fitness trainer is still Rémi Barbarin. Monfils announced a partnership with a new coach, Tarik Benhabiles, in May 2007. However, for the 2008 season, Monfils has hired Roger Rasheed as his coach. In 2011, Monfils parted ways with Rasheed and announced that his fitness coach, Patrick Chamagne would take the reins as his new fulltime coach.

He has tattoos on both wrists, and giant wing tattoos on the lower half of his back. Monfils also appeared in the music video for "Hello" by Martin Solveig and Dragonette. He arrives at the end.

Monfils has dated French tennis player Alize Cornet and Slovak tennis player Dominika Cibulkova. He currently lives in Nyon, Switzerland with his Australian girlfriend Chelsea

Career record against top 10

The following is Gaël Monfils' record against top 10 players (#1 in bold):

• Andy Roddick: 5–3
• Marat Safin: 4–0
• Radek Štěpánek: 4–3
• Janko Tipsarević: 4–2
• David Nalbandian: 3–1
• Richard Gasquet: 3–3
• Ivan Ljubičić: 3–4
• Arnaud Clément: 2–0
• David Ferrer: 3–0
• Gastón Gaudio: 2–0
• Fernando González: 2–0
• Fernando Verdasco: 2–0
• Sébastien Grosjean: 2–1
• Stanislas Wawrinka: 2–1
• James Blake: 2–2
• Nikolay Davydenko: 2–2
• Lleyton Hewitt: 2–3
• Rafael Nadal: 2–8
• Marin Čilić: 1–0
• Thomas Enqvist: 1–0
• Thomas Johansson: 1–0
• Marcos Baghdatis: 1–1
• Jonas Björkman: 1–1
• Tommy Haas: 1–1
• Tommy Robredo: 1–2
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: 1–3
• Andy Murray: 2–3
• Roger Federer: 1–6
• Tomáš Berdych: 0–1
• Guillermo Cañas: 0–1
• Juan Carlos Ferrero: 0–1
• Rainer Schüttler: 0–1
• Gilles Simon: 0–1
• Mario Ančić: 0–2
• Robin Söderling: 0–3
• Mikhail Youzhny: 0–3
• Novak Djokovic: 0–8
• Mardy Fish: 0–1

Playing style and equipment

Monfils is usually described as a defensive counter-puncher who likes to stand far back from the baseline and retrieve every shot until he forces an error from his opponent or maneuvers around to hit a clean winner. Monfils is well known for his athleticism, which has been compared to Rafael Nadal's, and his court coverage. However, his ability to go from defense to offense very quickly often takes his opponents by surprise. Although Monfils is mostly a defensive player, he occasionally demonstrates that he is capable of generating significant pace on his groundstrokes, particularly his forehand. During his own service games, he tends to go for an ace or a one-two combination to finish off the points early. Only when he is forced to play an extended rally (usually on his opponent's serve) does he retreat to a counter-punching position. He is also known for dancing to celebrate victories. Monfils possesses a huge serve capable of reaching over 140 mph. Tennis commentators have noted that during his time on the junior tour, he imitated the service motion of Andy Roddick, though Monfils himself disputes copying Roddick's serve. He now has a service motion that appears very similar to Roddick's. Monfils was sponsored by Nike for clothes and shoes but changed to K-Swiss in 2010 and was sponsored by Head for racquets but changed to Prince in 2009. His current racquet of choice is the Prince EXO3 Rebel 956. His current string of choice is the Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power 16L String.

Major finals

Masters Series finals

Singles: 2 (0 Titles, 2 Runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2009	Paris	Hard (i)	Novak Djokovic	2–6, 7–5, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up	2010	Paris (2)	Hard (i)	Robin Söderling	1–6, 6–7(1–7)

ATP Career Finals

Singles: 17 (4–13)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–2) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–4) ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–7)

Finals by Surface Hard (3–9) Clay (1–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	1 August 2005	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Florian Mayer	7–6(8–6), 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	9 October 2005	Metz, France	Hard (i)	Ivan Ljubičić	6–7(7–9), 0–6
Runner-up	2.	30 October 2005	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	Andy Roddick	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	8 January 2006	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Roger Federer	3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up	4.	20 May 2007	Pörtschach, Austria	Clay	Juan Mónaco	6–7(3–7), 0–6
Runner-up	5.	4 October 2008	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Philipp Petzschner	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	6.	28 February 2009	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Nicolás Almagro	4–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	27 September 2009	Metz, France	Hard (i)	Philipp Kohlschreiber	7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up	7.	15 November 2009	Paris, France	Hard (i)	Novak Djokovic	2–6, 7–5, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up	8.	18 July 2010	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Albert Montañés	2–6, 2–1, ret.
Runner-up	9.	10 October 2010	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Rafael Nadal	1–6, 5–7
Winner	3.	31 October 2010	Montpellier, France	Hard (i)	Ivan Ljubičić	6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Runner-up	10.	14 November 2010	Paris, France	Hard (i)	Robin Söderling	1–6, 6–7(1–7)
Runner-up	11.	7 August 2011	Washington D.C., U.S	Hard	Radek Štěpánek	4–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	23 October 2011	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Jarkko Nieminen	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up	12.	7 January 2012	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	13.	5 February 2012	Montpellier, France	Hard (i)	Tomáš Berdych	2–6, 6–4, 3–6

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Qualifying matches and Walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current as far as the 2012 Open Sud de France.

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	W–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open	A	2R	1R	3R	A	4R	3R	3R	3R	12–7
French Open	LQ	1R	4R	3R	SF	QF	2R	QF		19–7
Wimbledon	A	3R	1R	3R	A	A	3R	3R		8–5
US Open	A	1R	2R	A	4R	4R	QF	2R		12–6
Win–Loss	0–0	3–4	4–4	6–3	8–2	10–3	9–4	9–4	2–1	51–25
Year-End Championships
ATP World Tour Finals	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0–0
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters	A	2R	3R	1R	1R	2R	2R	A		2–6
Miami Masters	A	4R	2R	1R	2R	4R	A	A		6–5
Monte Carlo Masters	A	1R	1R	1R	3R	1R	A	3R		3–6
Rome Masters	A	A	SF	1R	LQ	A	A	A		4–2
Madrid Masters	A	1R	1R	A	QF	A	QF	2R		7–5
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	3R	QF		5–4
Cincinnati Masters	A	3R	2R	A	2R	1R	1R	QF		6–6
Shanghai Masters	Not ATP Masters Series					3R	2R	A		3–2
Paris Masters	2R	A	1R	A	3R	F	F	2R		10–6
Hamburg Masters	A	A	1R	A	A	NM1				0–1
Win–Loss	1–1	6–5	6–8	0–4	8–7	9–7	10–6	6–5	0–0	46–43
Career Statistics
Titles	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	4
Finals	0	3	1	1	1	3	4	2	2	17
Win–Loss	3–2	27–23	20–19	21–21	31–18	42–17	46–20	38–16	10–2	235–138
Win %	60%	54%	51%	50%	63%	71%	70%	70%	83%	63%
Year-End Ranking	239	30	46	38	14	13	12	15		–

External links

• Gaël Monfils at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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• Official website Template:Fr