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Grégoire Barrère

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Grégoire Barrère
Barrère at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports) France
ResidenceSaint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Born (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30)
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGermain Gigounon
Prize moneyUS $2,750,797
Singles
Career record38–63
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 49 (3 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 108 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
French Open2R (2019, 2022)
Wimbledon2R (2019, 2023)
US Open2R (2019, 2020)
Doubles
Career record11–20
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 161 (26 April 2021)
Current rankingNo. 435 (15 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
French Open3R (2019, 2024)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open2R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (2024)
Last updated on: 6 May 2024.

Grégoire Barrère (French pronunciation: [ɡʁeɡwaʁ baʁɛʁ]; born 16 February 1994) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 49, which was achieved on 3 July 2023. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 161 achieved on 26 April 2021. Barrère has won five ATP Challenger Tour and six ITF Futures singles titles as well as five Challenger and six ITF doubles titles in his career.

Professional career

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2016-17: Grand Slam debut

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Barrère made his Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 French Open, where he received a wildcard, but lost to David Goffin in the first round.

2018: Top 100 debut

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He was awarded a wildcard to the 2018 French Open,[1] where he lost to Radu Albot in the first round after leading 2 sets to 0.

2019: Best season, Grand Slam success, Top 80

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In 2019, he succeeded to qualify and reach the second round of two Grand Slams 2019 Wimbledon Championships and the US Open, defeating Alexander Bublik and Cameron Norrie respectively, and also reach the second round of the 2019 French Open as a wildcard where he lost in four sets to 10th seed Karen Khachanov after winning the third set 6–0. He also achieved in the same year the main draws of a few ATP 250 tournaments.

2020-21: Australian Open second round

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At the 2020 Australian Open he also reached the second round as a direct entry, thus reaching this round of all four Grand Slams. He also entered directly into the 2020 French Open main draw.

He reached the final of the 2021 Play In Challenger in Lille for a third time in his career at this tournament but lost to Zizou Bergs. He was awarded a wildcard into the 2021 French Open.

2022: Fifth French Open wildcard, Two Challenger titles, back to top 100

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In May, he was awarded his fifth wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 French Open.[2][3] He won his second match at this Major defeating Taro Daniel in five sets.

He won his fourth Challenger title in 2022 Open d'Orléans defeating fourth seed Quentin Halys. He became the first Challenger champion for 2022 to defeat four Top-100 players en route to the title (fifth since 2010): fifth seed Marton Fucsovics, third seed Richard Gasquet, second seed Hugo Gaston.[4] As a result he moved close to 40 positions up to world No. 116 on 3 October 2022. Following his second Challenger title for the season in Brest, he moved close to 20 positions up in the rankings to No. 92 on 31 October 2022.

2023: Masters 1000 debuts and two third rounds, First ATP semifinal, top 50

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He reached the top 75 on 6 February 2023 following the Open Quimper, where he won his sixth Challenger title.

At the Rotterdam Open he qualified for the main draw and defeated David Goffin in straight sets.[5] As a result he moved more than 10 positions up to a career high in the top 60 in the rankings.

He made his Masters 1000 debut at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open where he lost to wildcard Jack Sock. At the 2023 Miami Open he recorded his first Masters win over qualifier Roman Safiullin having never won a match at this level. He then defeated 11th seed Cameron Norrie in straight sets for his biggest and first top-20 win to reach the third round of a Masters for the first time in his career.[6][7] In the third round, Barrère lost to Christopher Eubanks in a match, that had a rain delay lasting almost two hours.[8] At the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open he lost in the second round to 26th seed Grigor Dimitrov. At the Italian Open he reached the third round defeating Brandon Nakashima and upsetting eleventh seed Karen Khachanov. He reached the top 55 in the rankings on 22 May 2023.[9] He followed with a first round loss at the 2023 French Open.

He made his top 50 debut following a semifinal showing at the 2023 Eastbourne International. At age 29, this was Barrère's first semifinal on the ATP Tour.[10]

2024: Out of top 100, Second ATP semifinal

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Ranked No. 128, he reached his second ATP semifinal at the 2024 Țiriac Open as a qualifier defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis, third seed Sebastian Korda and eight seed Pedro Martinez en route.

Performance timeline

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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.

Singles

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Current after the 2024 French Open

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q2 2R A Q1 1R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open Q1 1R Q1 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 8 2–8 20%
Wimbledon A Q2 A 1R 2R NH 1R Q1 2R Q1 0 / 4 2–4 33%
US Open A Q1 A Q2 2R 2R A Q2 1R Q1 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 3–3 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–2 0 / 18 7–18 28%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A A A A A NH A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A A A NH A A 3R A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A NH A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A A A NH A A 2R Q1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Italian Open A A A A A A Q1 A 3R 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Canadian Open A A A A Q1 NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A Q1 A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters A A A A A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Paris Masters Q1 A A Q1 A A A A Q2  –  0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 6–7 0–1 0 / 8 6–8 43%

Doubles

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Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open 3R 1R 1R A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Wimbledon A NH A A
US Open A A A A
Win–loss 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0 / 4 3–4 43%

Challenger and ITF tour finals

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Singles: 23 (12–11)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (6–7)
Futures Tour (6–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–9)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2013 Belgium F9, Koksijde Futures Clay Belgium Joris De Loore 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Mar 2015 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i) France Benoît Paire 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 2015 France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre Futures Hard Belgium Niels Desein 5–7, 3–6
Win 2–2 Sep 2015 France F18, Mulhouse Futures Hard (i) France David Guez 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Oct 2015 France F21, Nevers Futures Hard (i) Czech Republic Jan Mertl 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 2–4 Oct 2015 France F22, Rodez Futures Hard (i) Italy Lorenzo Giustino 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6
Win 3–4 Apr 2016 France F8, Angers Futures Clay (i) France Jonathan Eysseric 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 3–5 Oct 2017 Great Britain F6, Barnstaple Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Tom Farquharson 5–7, 3–6
Win 4–5 Jan 2018 France F1, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne Futures Clay (i) Netherlands Boy Westerhof 6–4, 7–5
Win 5–5 Jan 2018 France F2, Bressuire Futures Hard (i) France Albano Olivetti 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5)
Win 6–5 Mar 2018 Lille, France Challenger Hard (i) Germany Tobias Kamke 6–1, 6–4
Win 7–5 Apr 2018 France F8, Angers Futures Clay (i) France Johan Sébastien Tatlot 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 7–6 May 2018 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay United States Reilly Opelka 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 5–7
Win 8–6 Feb 2019 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Daniel Evans 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 9–6 Mar 2019 Lille, France Challenger Hard Germany Yannick Maden 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 9-7 Sep 2019 Orleans, France Challenger Hard (i) Sweden Mikael Ymer 3–6, 5–7
Loss 9-8 Mar 2021 Lille, France Challenger Hard (i) Belgium Zizou Bergs 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 9–9 Jan 2022 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i) Canada Vasek Pospisil 4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 9–10 May 2022 Aix-en-Provence, France Challenger Clay France Benjamin Bonzi 2–6, 4–6
Loss 9-11 Jul 2022 Pozoblanco, Spain Challenger Hard France Constant Lestienne 0–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 10–11 Oct 2022 Orléans, France Challenger Hard (i) France Quentin Halys 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 11–11 Oct 2022 Brest, France Challenger Hard (i) France Luca Van Assche 6–3, 6–3
Win 12–11 Jan 2023 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i) France Arthur Fils 6–1, 6–4

Doubles: 21 (11–10)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (5–2)
Futures Tour (6–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–7)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2012 France F11, Toulon Futures Clay France Lucas Pouille France Olivier Patience
France Nicolas Renavand
3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 1–1 Apr 2014 Greece F5, Heraklion Futures Hard France Tristan Lamasine Czech Republic Marek Jaloviec
Czech Republic Václav Šafránek
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 1–2 Apr 2014 Greece F7, Heraklion Futures Hard France Elie Rousset Germany Florian Barth
Germany Daniel Masur
2–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Aug 2014 Georgia F2, Telavi Futures Clay Switzerland Luca Margaroli Italy Riccardo Bonadio
Italy Gianluca Mager
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Win 3–2 Aug 2014 Georgia F3, Telavi Futures Clay Switzerland Luca Margaroli Russia Niko Muradashvili
Russia Evgenii Tiurnev
6–1, 6–1
Loss 3–3 Oct 2014 Zimbabwe F1, Harare Futures Hard France Arthur Surreaux Netherlands Antal van der Duim
Netherlands Boy Westerhof
6–3, 2–6, [7–10]
Win 4–3 Oct 2014 Zimbabwe F2, Harare Futures Hard France Arthur Surreaux South Africa Keith-Patrick Crowley
South Africa Ruan Roelofse
6–1, 6–2
Win 5–3 May 2015 Croatia F8, Bol Futures Clay France Jérôme Inzerillo Croatia Ivan Sabanov
Croatia Matej Sabanov
4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Loss 5–4 Aug 2015 USA F24, Decatur Futures Hard France Tom Jomby United States Evan King
United States Kevin King
0–6, 2–6
Loss 5–5 Sep 2015 France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre Futures Hard France Alexandre Sidorenko France Tom Jomby
France Mick Lescure
6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
Loss 5–6 Jan 2016 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard France Tristan Lamasine France Julien Benneteau
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 5–7 Apr 2016 France F8, Angers Futures Clay (i) France Adrien Puget Belgium Maxime Authom
France Jonathan Eysseric
3–6, 0–6
Win 6–7 Jun 2016 Lyon, France Challenger Clay France Tristan Lamasine France Jonathan Eysseric
Croatia Franko Škugor
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 7–7 Jan 2017 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard France Jonathan Eysseric Japan Yūichi Sugita
China Wu Di
6–3, 6–2
Loss 7–8 Mar 2017 Canada F1, Gatineau Futures Hard (i) France Laurent Lokoli Latvia Miķelis Lībietis
France Hugo Nys
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 8–8 Apr 2017 France F9, Angers Futures Clay (i) France Alexis Musialek Belgium Maxime Authom
France Grégoire Jacq
6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss 8–9 Nov 2017 Estonia F3, Tallinn Futures Hard (i) Belgium Maxime Authom Finland Harri Heliövaara
Finland Patrik Niklas-Salminen
2–6, 3–6
Win 9–9 May 2019 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay France Quentin Halys Monaco Romain Arneodo
Monaco Hugo Nys
6–4, 6–1
Win 10–9 Nov 2020 Parma, Italy Challenger Hard (i) France Albano Olivetti France Sadio Doumbia
France Fabien Reboul
6–2, 6–4
Win 11-9 Jan 2021 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i) France Albano Olivetti United States James Cerretani
Switzerland Marc-Andrea Hüsler
5–7, 7–6(9–7), [10–8]
Loss 11-10 Apr 2021 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay France Albano Olivetti Poland Szymon Walków
Poland Jan Zieliński
2-6, 5-7

References

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  1. ^ "#RG18: Wild-cards announced ! - Roland-Garros - the 2018 Roland-Garros Tournament official site".
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 2022: Wildcards Announced". rolandgarros.com. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Tsonga, Simon & Pouille Headline Roland Garros Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. ^ "Cerundolo Triumphs at Buenos Aires Challenger | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  5. ^ "Dimitrov, Wawrinka Win Rotterdam Openers | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. ^ Media, P. A. (26 March 2023). "Miami Open: Cameron Norrie sunk by Gregoire Barrère as Coco Gauff crumbles". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Barrere stuns Norrie, notches first top 20 win". Tennis Majors. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  8. ^ "'Weird, Wild,' Christopher Eubanks Cracks Miami Fourth Round, Top 100 | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Barrere Relishing Rise In Rome". 13 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Grégoire Barrère s'offre une première demi-finale au tournoi d'Eastbourne".
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