David Goffin
| Country (sports) | Belgium |
|---|---|
| Residence | Liège, Belgium |
| Born | 7 December 1990 Rocourt, Belgium |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Plays | Right handed (two handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$188,210 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–6 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 107 (May 7, 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 109 (May 28, 2012) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2012) |
| French Open | 4R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2011) |
| US Open | Q3 (2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 612 (11 October 2010) |
| Last updated on: 31 May 2012. | |
David Goffin (French pronunciation: [da.vid ɡɔ.fɛ̃] ; born 7 December 1990) is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Rocourt, Belgium, and currently resides in Liège, Belgium.
Career
On April 30, 2012, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 108, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 612 was reached on 11 October 2010. He is the shortest player on the ATP tour standing at 5'4". His favorite surface is hard. He won his first match on the ATP tour at the 2011 Chennai open, defeating India's number 1, Somdev Devvarman by a score of 6–2, 6–4. He lost in the second round to Stanislas Wawrinka, 6–7, 6–7.[1]
In 2012, he reached the quarter finals of an ATP World Tour tournament for the first time at the 2012 Chennai open, after defeating top 50 countryman Xavier Malisse and Andreas Beck. At the French Open 2012, though he did not win in the last qualifying round of the qualifications, he entered the tournament's main draw as a lucky loser thanks to the withdrawal of Gaël Monfils. In his first round, he faced world no. 27 and no. 23 seed for men's singles Radek Stepanek and beat him 6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4 and 6–2.[2]. The second round saw Goffin take on French veteran player Arnaud Clément (who was playing his last French Open) whom he beat by a score of 3–6, 7–6 (2), 0–6, 6–2, 6–1 in a match postponed due to rain at a score of 5–1 the previous day. Goffin then beat Lukasz Kubot 7–6, 7–5, 6–1 in the third round to become the first lucky loser to reach the last 16 of a Grand Slam since compatriot Dick Norman at Wimbledon 1995,[3] and set up a fourth-round meeting with Roger Federer.
Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (1–1)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (1–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 26 September 2010 |  Ljubljana, Slovenia
|
Clay | Blaž Kavčič
|
2–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 1 April 2012 |  Le Gosier, Guadeloupe
|
Hard |  Mischa Zverev
|
6–2, 6–2 |
References
- ^ "Goffin biography at ITF". f. nn. Retrieved 2010-09-2.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Hanford, Ian (29 May 2012). "French Open 2012 Scores: Shocking Results from Roland Garros' First 2 Days". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ "Lucky loser Goffin enjoys French Open record run". The Times of India. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
External links
- David Goffin at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
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