Calvin Hemery
![]() Hemery at the 2018 French Open | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Paris, France |
Born | Les Lilas, France | 28 January 1995
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 2013 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Christophe Couprie |
Prize money | $541,774 |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 116 (30 April 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 194 (22 April 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2018, 2019) |
French Open | 1R (2018) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2016, 2017) |
US Open | Q3 (2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 252 (24 December 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 816 (15 January 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 3R (2018) |
Last updated on: 19 January 2024. |
Calvin Hemery (born 28 January 1995) is a French tennis player of Nigerian descent.
Hemery has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 116 achieved on 30 April 2018. Hemery has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 252 achieved on 24 December 2018.
Professional career
2015: ATP debut
Hemery made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Swiss Open Gstaad where he qualified for the main draw, then lost in the first round to Dušan Lajović.[1]
In May, Hemery won his first singles Futures title in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy, having lost his previous four Futures finals.[2]
2016: First ATP win
Hemery reached the main draw in Båstad as a qualifier where he recorded his first ATP Tour win, beating fellow countryman Tristan Lamasine in the first round, before losing to top seed David Ferrer in the second round.
2017: First Challenger title
In June, Hemery reached his first Challenger final in Blois, France, losing to Damir Džumhur in the final. In July, he won his first Challenger title in Tampere, Finland, beating Pedro Sousa in the final.
2018: Grand Slam and Masters debut
In March, Hemery made his debut on the ATP Tour Masters 1000 circuit at the Miami Open as a qualifier, losing to Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round.
In May, Hemery was awarded a wildcard to the 2018 French Open,[3] losing to Diego Schwartzman in the first round.
2023: First Challenger final in five years, back in Top 200
In July, Hemery reached the final at the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes as a qualifier, his first final on the ATP Challenger Tour in more than five years, losing to fellow countryman Manuel Guinard, also a qualifier, in the final.[4] In September, Hemery reached his second Challenger final of the year in Seville, losing to top seed and defending champion Roberto Carballés Baena in the final.
Ranked No. 203, he received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the 2023 Moselle Open in Metz, France and qualified for the main draw.
Personal life
Calvin Hemery was born in Les Lilas. He is one of few tennis players who are on a vegan diet.[5] He is a vegan and animal defender according to his Instagram profile.
Grand Slam performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Australian Open | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | Q1 | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Wimbledon | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
US Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Doubles
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Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 25 (9 titles, 16 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2013 | France F7, France | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2013 | France F20, France | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2014 | Portugal F7, Portugal | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Nov 2014 | Kuwait F1, Kuwait | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
Win | 1–4 | May 2015 | Italy F9, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–0 |
Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2016 | Nigeria F6, Lagos | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–6 | Dec 2016 | Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo Este | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(11–9) |
Loss | 1–7 | Apr 2017 | USA F14, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–7 | Apr 2017 | USA F15, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–8 | May 2017 | Nigeria F2, Abuja | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–8 | May 2017 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–9 | Jun 2017 | Blois, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–9 | Jul 2017 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–10 | Nov 2017 | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 1–6 |
Loss | 4–11 | Nov 2017 | Toyota, Japan | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 4–12 | Apr 2018 | Nanchang, China | Challenger | Clay (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–12 | Oct 2019 | M25 Lagos, Nigeria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6-1, 6-2 |
Win | 6–12 | Oct 2019 | M25 Lagos, Nigeria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
4-2 (RET) |
Win | 7–12 | Dec 2019 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
7-6(7–4), 6-4 |
Loss | 7–13 | Jul 2021 | M25 Denia, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6-7(3–7), 6-7(5–7) |
Win | 8–13 | Aug 2021 | M25 Caslano, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–14 | Jul 2023 | Troyes, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9–14 | Jul 2023 | M25 Brazzaville, Congo | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–15 | Sep 2023 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 9–16 | Jun 2024 | Blois, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
References
- ^ "Gstaad 2015 Monday Zeballos Lajovic Istomin – ATP World Tour – Tennis | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "ITF Futures: Bellotti batte Crepaldi. Hemery vince a Santa Margherita". Ubitennis. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "#RG18: Wild-cards announced ! - Roland-Garros - the 2021 Roland-Garros Tournament official site".
- ^ "Retour sur la victoire de Manuel Guinard aux Internationaux de Troyes de tennis". 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Calvin Hemery Vegan". Beegans. 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
External links
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- Calvin Hemery at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Calvin Hemery at the International Tennis Federation