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[ 0 => '{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2013}}', 1 => '{{Infobox tennis biography', 2 => '|name=Richard Gasquet', 3 => '|image=File:Richard Gasquet, Aegon Championships, London, UK - Diliff.jpg', 4 => '|nickname=', 5 => '|country={{FRA}}', 6 => '|residence=[[Neuchâtel]], [[Switzerland]]', 7 => '|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1986|6|18|df=yes}}', 8 => '|birth_place=[[Béziers]], France', 9 => '|height={{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}', 10 => '|weight=75 kg (165 lb)', 11 => '|turnedpro=2002', 12 => '|plays=Right-handed (one-handed backhand)', 13 => '|careerprizemoney=[[US$|$]]11,542,224', 14 => '|singlesrecord=401–235 (63.05%)', 15 => '|singlestitles=12', 16 => '|highestsinglesranking=No. 7 (9 July 2007)', 17 => '|currentsinglesranking=No. 20 (22 June 2015)<ref>http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Richard-Gasquet.aspx?t=rh</ref>', 18 => '|AustralianOpenresult=4R ([[2007 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2007]], [[2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2008]], [[2012 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2012]], [[2013 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2013]])', 19 => '|FrenchOpenresult=4R ([[2011 French Open – Men's Singles|2011]], [[2012 French Open – Men's Singles|2012]], [[2013 French Open – Men's Singles|2013]], [[2015 French Open – Men's Singles|2015]])', 20 => '|Wimbledonresult=SF ([[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|2007]], [[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|''2015'']])', 21 => '|USOpenresult=SF ([[2013 US Open – Men's Singles|2013]])', 22 => '|Othertournaments=yes', 23 => '|MastersCupresult=RR ([[2007 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|2007]], [[2013 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|2013]])', 24 => '|Olympicsresult=2R ([[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|2012]])', 25 => '|doublesrecord=61–46', 26 => '|doublestitles=2', 27 => '|highestdoublesranking=No. 45 (7 April 2008)', 28 => '|currentdoublesranking=No. 21 (9 February 2015)', 29 => '|grandslamsdoublesresults=yes', 30 => '|AustralianOpenDoublesresult=1R ([[2006 Australian Open#Men's Doubles|2006]])', 31 => '|FrenchOpenDoublesresult=1R ([[2002 French Open#Men's doubles|2002]], [[2003 French Open#Men's doubles|2003]], [[2005 French Open#Men's doubles|2005]])', 32 => '|WimbledonDoublesresult=', 33 => '|USOpenDoublesresult=1R ([[2008 US Open (tennis)#Men's Doubles|2008]])', 34 => '|OthertournamentsDoubles=yes', 35 => '|OlympicsDoublesresult=[[File:Bronze medal.svg|20px]] Bronze Medal ([[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|2012]])', 36 => '|Mixed=yes', 37 => '|mixedrecord=', 38 => '|mixedtitles=', 39 => '|AustralianOpenMixedresult=', 40 => '|FrenchOpenMixedresult='''W''' ([[2004 French Open - Mixed Doubles|2004]])', 41 => '|WimbledonMixedresult=', 42 => '|USOpenMixedresult=', 43 => '|OthertournamentsMixedDoubles=', 44 => '|OlympicMixedDoublesresult=', 45 => '|Team=yes', 46 => '|DavisCupresult= F ([[2014 Davis Cup|2014]])', 47 => '|HopmanCupresult= F ([[2012 Hopman Cup|2012]])', 48 => '|updated=29 June 2015', 49 => '}}', 50 => '{{MedalTableTop}}', 51 => '{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|France}}}}', 52 => '{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}', 53 => '{{MedalBronze|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|Doubles]]}}', 54 => '{{MedalBottom}}', 55 => false, 56 => ''''Richard Gasquet''' ({{IPA-fr|ʁiʃaʁ ɡasˈkɛ}}) (born 18 June 1986) is a French [[tennis]] player. He won the mixed doubles [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] title at the [[2004 French Open]], partnering [[Tatiana Golovin]]. His career-high singles ranking is world no. 7, achieved in July 2007.<ref>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Richard-Gasquet.aspx ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Richard Gasquet]</ref> In singles, his best achievements in Grand Slams are reaching the semifinals of the [[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|2007]] and [[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|2015 Wimbledon Championships]] and the semifinals of the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|2013 US Open]]. Gasquet is best known for his long winding groundstrokes and his one-handed backhand.', 57 => false, 58 => '{{TOC limit|2}}', 59 => '==Career==', 60 => false, 61 => '===Early years===', 62 => 'Richard Gasquet was born in [[Béziers]] in the [[Languedoc-Roussillon]] region. He is the only child in his family. He began playing tennis at the age of 4 under the guidance of his father, Francis, who ran a tennis club, the TC [[Sérignan]], along with his mother Maryse. He appeared on the cover of French Tennis Magazine at the age of 9 and was touted as an extremely promising prospect even at such an early age. He was coached by his father during his junior career, and by [[Tarik Benhabiles]] for a short period. Since turning professional he has been coached by [[Eric Deblicker]] and Guillaume Peyre. In February 2010, he hired coach [[Gabriel Markus]], who had worked with [[Marat Safin]] and [[David Nalbandian]] in the past.', 63 => false, 64 => 'As a junior, Gasquet posted a 44–7 singles record and was ranked no. 1 in the world in September 2002.', 65 => false, 66 => '{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center', 67 => '!Tournament!!2001!!2002', 68 => '|-', 69 => '|colspan=10 align=left|'''[[List of Grand Slam boys' singles champions|Junior Grand Slam Tournaments]]', 70 => '|-', 71 => '|align=left|[[Australian Open]]', 72 => '|A', 73 => '|bgcolor=yellow|[[2002 Australian Open#Boys' Singles|SF]]', 74 => '|-', 75 => '|align=left|[[French Open]]', 76 => '|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2001 French Open#Boys' Singles|3R]]', 77 => '|bgcolor=lime|[[2002 French Open#Boys' Singles|'''W''']]', 78 => '|-', 79 => '|align=left|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]', 80 => '|A', 81 => '|A', 82 => '|-', 83 => '|align=left|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]', 84 => '|A', 85 => '|bgcolor=lime|[[2002 US Open (tennis)#Boys' Singles|'''W''']]', 86 => '|-', 87 => '|}', 88 => false, 89 => 'He made his debut on the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] tour in April 2002, at the [[Tennis Masters Series]] tournament at [[Monte Carlo]] where he received a wildcard into qualifying and became the youngest player ever to qualify for a Tennis Masters event. At the age of 15 years, 10 months, he defeated [[Argentina]]'s [[Franco Squillari]] in the first round of that tournament to become the youngest player to win a tour-level main draw match since [[Tommy Ho]] at [[Rye Brook]] in 1988.', 90 => false, 91 => 'Gasquet made his [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournament debut at the 2002 French Open at the age of 15 years, 11 months, nine days. He was the second-youngest player ever to compete in the main draw there. Despite his lack of experience, he managed to take a set off the eventual champion [[Albert Costa]] in the first round. Gasquet finished 2002 as the no. 1 junior in the world and was named World Junior Champion, having won the junior titles at the French Open and the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]. He was also the youngest player to finish in the year-end ATP top 200.', 92 => false, 93 => 'Gasquet finished 2003 as the youngest player to finish a year inside the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] top 100.{{cn|date=June 2015}} In 2004, he reached his first ATP tournament final at [[Open de Moselle|Metz]], but lost to fellow countryman [[Jérôme Haehnel]]. He also won the mixed doubles trophy at the French Open that year, partnering [[Tatiana Golovin]].', 94 => false, 95 => '===2005===', 96 => 'Gasquet missed the first seven weeks of the 2005 season because of [[chickenpox]]. Upon recovery, he won back-to-back [[ATP Challenger Series|Challenger]] titles in March. In April, riding the momentum of a 10-match winning streak, Gasquet reached the semifinals of the [[2005 Monte Carlo Masters|Masters Series tournament at Monte Carlo]], handing world no. 1 [[Roger Federer]] a surprise defeat in the quarterfinals. He saved three match points before closing it out in a 10–8 tiebreak. As a result, he became the youngest French player ever to defeat a world no. 1. However, the eventual champion [[Rafael Nadal]] defeated him in the semifinals.', 97 => false, 98 => 'Fresh off of his win over Federer and having just beaten [[Paradorn Srichaphan]] in straight sets, the rising teen disappointingly lost against [[Andre Agassi]] in Rome. A month later, he reached the final of the [[2005 Hamburg Masters|Hamburg Masters]], where, this time, he was defeated by Federer in three sets.', 99 => false, 100 => 'In May, he won his first [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles match at [[French Open (tennis)|Roland Garros]]. On 18 June, his 19th birthday, he won his first ATP title, defeating [[Max Mirnyi]] in the final of the grass-court [[Nottingham Open|tournament at Nottingham]], England. He then made his [[Davis Cup]] debut against [[Russia Davis Cup team|Russia]] in July, where he won his first rubber against [[Igor Andreev]], but lost his second against [[Nikolay Davydenko]].', 101 => false, 102 => 'Gasquet had to miss the last two months of the season because of an elbow injury. He finished the year as French no. 1 for the first time.', 103 => false, 104 => '===2006===', 105 => 'In 2006, Gasquet had a slow start after a first-round defeat by [[Tommy Haas]] at the [[2006 Australian Open – Men's Singles|Australian Open]]. He later avenged this defeat in the [[Davis Cup]] first-round tie against Germany, where he beat Haas in five sets. However, he lost both his singles rubbers in a quarterfinal tie versus Russia and suffered an abdominal injury in that tie which left him out of action for a month. Having struggled to find any form after his comeback during the clay season, Gasquet went out in the second round of the [[2006 French Open – Men's Singles|French Open]] to [[David Nalbandian]].', 106 => false, 107 => 'Following a disappointing opening half of the season, in the space of three weeks he successfully defended his title at Nottingham, lost in a first-round meeting with [[Roger Federer]] at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], and won his second title of the year on clay in [[Gstaad]]. Gasquet's form continued to improve heading towards the US Open, as he reached the final of the Masters Series event in [[Canada Masters|Toronto]], again being halted by Federer in three sets. He reached the fourth round of the [[2006 US Open – Men's Singles|US Open]] for the second year in a row, where he lost to [[Lleyton Hewitt]] in five sets.', 108 => false, 109 => 'In October, he won his third title of the year, this time on indoor carpet in [[Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon|Lyon]], completing his achievement of reaching finals on all four surfaces during the year. His season ended when he withdrew in the third round of the [[Paris Masters]] due to illness.', 110 => false, 111 => 'He ended the year as French no. 1 for the second straight year.', 112 => false, 113 => '===2007===', 114 => 'Gasquet's 2007 started with a quarterfinal showing in [[Adelaide]], followed by a semifinal appearance in [[Medibank International|Sydney]]. He went on to reach the fourth round of the [[2007 Australian Open]], losing to [[Tommy Robredo]] in four sets. At Monte Carlo, he notched his first win over a top-10 opponent of the year, winning his third-round match over [[Ivan Ljubičić]], ranked no. 8 at the time. However, he then lost his quarterfinal match to twice former Monte Carlo champion [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]]. Gasquet reached his first final of the season two weeks later at Estoril, but the up-and-coming Serbian player [[Novak Djokovic]] got the better of him in three sets.', 115 => false, 116 => 'He reached the doubles final of the [[2007 Monte Carlo Masters]] with [[Julien Benneteau]], where the French team lost to [[Bob and Mike Bryan]]. Despite losing in the second round of the [[2007 French Open – Men's Singles|French Open]] to [[Kristof Vliegen]], he rose two spots to a career high no. 11.', 117 => false, 118 => '[[File:Gasquet wim07b.JPG|thumb|right|Gasquet at Wimbledon in 2007]]', 119 => 'Gasquet then made his first Grand Slam semifinal at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]. He beat fellow Frenchmen [[Nicolas Mahut]] and [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] on his way to a quarterfinal showdown with [[Andy Roddick]]. In one of the great Wimbledon quarterfinals, Gasquet recovered from a sluggish start and a deficit of two sets and a break in the third, to upset the two-time finalist by a scoreline in five sets. Gasquet managed to score an amazing 93 winners, many of which were with his trademark backhand down the line. He lost in the semifinals to [[Roger Federer]] (who beat him in the first round of the same event the previous year). He made his top-10 debut at no. 7 as a result, his highest ranking to date.', 120 => false, 121 => 'The following week in Gstaad, as defending champion, he defeated [[Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo]] and avenged his Roland Garros loss to [[Kristof Vliegen]], but lost in the quarterfinals to [[Igor Andreev]]. He bowed out at the 2007 US Open because of a virus. Gasquet returned to action in [[Mumbai]], India winning his fifth career ATP title by beating [[Olivier Rochus]] in the final. He followed this up by reaching the final of the Tokyo ATP tournament, losing to [[David Ferrer]] in straight sets.', 122 => false, 123 => 'He then took a few weeks break and then played in [[2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon|Lyon]] where he was defending champion. He lost to fellow Frenchman [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] (whom he beat at Wimbledon) in the third round in straight sets.', 124 => false, 125 => 'At the [[2007 Paris Masters]], Gasquet defeated Tsonga in the second round and sixth seed [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]] in the third round. He beat [[Andy Murray]] in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals, where he was stopped by [[David Nalbandian]] in straight sets. With his performance in Paris, Gasquet qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup, clinching eighth place.', 126 => false, 127 => 'At the [[Tennis Masters Cup]], Gasquet was defeated by [[Rafael Nadal]] in his first [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] match. He then defeated [[Novak Djokovic]], but lost to [[David Ferrer]]. Gasquet failed to qualify for the semifinals, finishing in third place in his group.', 128 => false, 129 => '===2008===', 130 => 'Gasquet started out the year as the top seed of the Sydney [[Medibank International]], but made an early second-round exit to eventual champion [[Dmitry Tursunov]]. Gasquet played with compatriot [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] in the doubles final of the Sydney [[Medibank International]], scoring a major upset over world no. 1 duo [[Bob and Mike Bryan]]. The French combination came back from two match points down to win the championship and deny the Bryan brothers ever winning the tournament.', 131 => false, 132 => '[[File:Richard Gasquet Oz08 closeup.jpg|left|thumb|Richard Gasquet in the first round at the [[2008 Australian Open]].]] After defeating [[Nick Lindahl]], [[Feliciano López]], and [[Igor Andreev]], Gasquet lost in four sets in the fourth round of the [[2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2008 Australian Open]] to eventual finalist [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]].', 133 => false, 134 => 'At his next two tournaments, the Open 13 at [[Marseille]], France and the [[Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships]], Gasquet suffered second-round defeats to [[Robin Söderling]] and [[Igor Andreev]]. At the [[ATP Masters Series]] tournament in [[Indian Wells, California|Indian Wells]], Gasquet lost in straight sets in the fourth round to [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]].', 135 => false, 136 => 'At the [[ATP Masters Series]] tournament in [[Key Biscayne]], Florida, he lost his opening-round match to [[Dmitry Tursunov]]. And at the USA vs France World Group quarterfinal [[Davis Cup]] match, Gasquet lost in three sets to Blake in his opening-round match. Then, in a controversial move, he opted out of a key reverse-singles match against [[Andy Roddick]].', 137 => false, 138 => 'After winning his first-round match at [[Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo]], Gasquet's poor form continued as he lost his second round match to [[Sam Querrey]], and then both of his opening-round matches in Rome and [[Hamburg]] to [[Luis Horna]] and to [[Andreas Seppi]], respectively.', 139 => false, 140 => 'With a string of disappointing results behind him, Gasquet admitted to feeling burned out, in dire need of a rest from tennis and admitted a reluctance to play the French Open. He changed coaches immediately ahead of the French Open and pulled out of his first-round match against [[Florent Serra]], citing a knee injury.', 141 => false, 142 => 'Gasquet, later announced his decision to not take part in the upcoming [[Summer Olympic]] games in Beijing, preferring instead to prepare for the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]. He joined fellow top-10 players [[Andy Roddick]], [[Mardy Fish]], and former top-10 player [[Tommy Haas]] of Germany, a silver medalist in 2000 at the [[Sydney Olympic Games]], who all opted out of that year's Olympic Games.', 143 => false, 144 => 'At the new tennis rankings posted on 9 June 2008, Gasquet fell one place from world no. 9 to world no. 10 in the world.', 145 => false, 146 => 'Gasquet began the grass-court season at [[Queen's Club]], where he defeated [[Mario Ančić]] of Croatia in the second round, and Italian [[Simone Bolelli]] in the third round. However, in his quarterfinal match, he fell to [[David Nalbandian]] of Argentina. This was Gasquet's first quarterfinal appearance in a tournament that year.', 147 => false, 148 => 'At [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Gasquet was the eighth seed and defeated American [[Mardy Fish]] in the first round. In his next two matches, he defeated a pair of his compatriots, [[Sébastien Grosjean]] and [[Gilles Simon]]. He went out to Britain's [[Andy Murray]] in the fourth round despite serving for the match at 5–4 in the third set.', 149 => false, 150 => 'At the new tennis rankings posted on Monday, 7 July 2008, Gasquet fell five places from no. 10 to no. 15, the first time in nine months that his ranking fell outside the top 10 and the lowest he had been ranked since April 2007.', 151 => false, 152 => 'At the [[Mercedes Cup]] in Stuttgart, Germany, Gasquet was the second seed and reached his first ATP tour semifinal and final of the year, after defeating Spaniard [[Albert Montañés]] in the quarterfinals and sixth-seeded Argentine [[Agustín Calleri]] in the semifinals.<ref>http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=AmySpEw0ol9ygO3achDLetk4v7YF?slug=txstuttgarttennis&prov=st&type=lgns</ref> Favourite to win the tournament, Gasquet suffered a surprise defeat in the finals to Argentine teenager [[Juan Martín del Potro]] in straight sets.', 153 => false, 154 => 'Gasquet began with a first-round win over Frenchman [[Michaël Llodra]] in the [[Cincinnati Masters]], after Llodra retired. Gasquet then lost in the second round to [[Dmitry Tursunov]] in straight sets.', 155 => false, 156 => 'Gasquet made a first-round exit from the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], losing against [[Tommy Haas]] in five sets.', 157 => false, 158 => '===2009===', 159 => 'Gasquet began his 2009 tour season at the [[Brisbane International]]. Gasquet came back from a set down to defeat [[Marc Gicquel]] in the first round. He then had a straight-set win over American [[Taylor Dent]] in the second round and defeated second seed [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] in the quarterfinals. He lost to [[Radek Štěpánek]] in the semifinals. Gasquet then traveled to Sydney, Australia for the [[Medibank International]]. He defeated defending champion [[Dmitry Tursunov]] in the first round and second seed and compatriot [[Gilles Simon]] in straight sets in the second round. Gasquet then defeated countryman [[Jérémy Chardy]], before losing to [[David Nalbandian]] in the semifinals. At the Australian Open, he won his first-round match against Argentine [[Diego Junqueira]] and defeated [[Denis Istomin]] in the second round. In the third round, he lost to [[Fernando González]] in a five-set match that lasted over four hours. He held a match point in the third-set tiebreak, but was unable to convert it.', 160 => false, 161 => 'Gasquet had to pull out of the tournament in Marseille because of a right-shoulder injury. His next tournament was Dubai. In the first round, he defeated [[Marat Safin]]. He then defeated Italian [[Simone Bolelli]] and received a walkover into the semifinals following [[Andy Murray]]'s withdrawal because of illness, where he was then defeated by [[David Ferrer]]. He then participated in the [[Davis Cup]] with [[Gilles Simon]], [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]], and [[Gaël Monfils]] against the Czech Republic in the first round. Gasquet teamed up with [[Michaël Llodra]] (who replaced Monfils) to play the doubles rubber on day two, but they lost in four sets against [[Radek Štěpánek]] and [[Tomáš Berdych]]. France then went on to lose the tie 2–3, the first time they had exited in the first round since 2000. His next tournament was the [[BNP Paribas Open]] Masters 1000 in Indian Wells. He received a bye in the first round, and then defeated compatriot [[Michaël Llodra]], before losing to [[Fernando Verdasco]] in the third round.', 162 => false, 163 => '[[File:Richard Gasquet at the 2009 US Open 02.jpg|left|thumb|Gasquet after hitting a backhand at the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|2009 US Open]].]]', 164 => 'In May 2009, Gasquet was provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine. Traces of the drug were found in his urine sample.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gasquet suspended after drug test |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8042543.stm |accessdate=11 August 2014 |work=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2009}}</ref> In July 2009, he was cleared to return to competitive tennis after a tribunal found that "the cocaine entered his system through inadvertent contamination in a nightclub". Gasquet suggested that the cocaine entered his system after he kissed a woman in a nightclub. The tribunal stated that the quantity of cocaine detected in Gasquet's sample was "very small, about the size of a grain of salt".<ref>{{cite news |title=Gasquet cleared to return to tour |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8152674.stm |accessdate=11 August 2014 |work=BBC Sport |date=15 July 2009}}</ref>', 165 => false, 166 => 'Gasquet made his return to the tour at the Pilot Pen championship in New Haven to qualify for the main draw, but lost in the second round of qualifying. Playing in his first Grand Slam since January, Gasquet drew [[Rafael Nadal]] in the first round of the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] and lost in straight sets. He played in his next tournament at the [[Open de Moselle]] in [[Metz]]. He made a solid run, beating [[Michael Berrer]], [[Christophe Rochus]], and [[Philipp Petzschner]] to reach his first ATP semifinals since January. He lost to eventual winner [[Gaël Monfils]]. He also made a quarterfinal run in the [[Kuala Lumpur Open]] 250 tournament in Malaysia, losing to [[Fernando Verdasco]] despite holding a 3–0 lead in the first set.', 167 => false, 168 => '===2010===', 169 => 'Gasquet began the season at the [[Brisbane International]]. He defeated [[Jarkko Nieminen]] and Australian qualifier [[Matthew Ebden]], but he lost to [[Andy Roddick]] in the quarterfinals. He then entered the [[Medibank International]] in Sydney. There, he beat [[Feliciano López]] in the first round, and [[Benjamin Becker]] in the second. Gasquet then defeated [[Potito Starace]] in the quarterfinals and [[Julien Benneteau]] in the semifinals. However, he lost in the final to [[Marcos Baghdatis]]. At the [[2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles|Australian Open]], he lost to [[Mikhail Youzhny]] in five sets in the first round, despite having several match points in the third and fourth sets.', 170 => false, 171 => 'Gasquet withdrew from both the [[Movistar Open]] and the [[2010 Brasil Open]] because of a recurring injury, but returned at the [[2010 Copa Telmex]], where he lost in the first round to [[Juan Ignacio Chela]]. Next, Gasquet played the [[Abierto Mexicano Telcel]] tournament, where he defeated [[Carlos Moyá]] in the first round. In the second round, however, he lost to defending champion [[Nicolás Almagro]]. He lost in the first round of both the [[2010 BNP Paribas Open]] to [[Simon Greul]], and the [[2010 Sony Ericsson Open]] to [[Olivier Rochus]]. In April, he played at the [[2010 Grand Prix Hassan II]] tournament, where he defeated [[Olivier Rochus]] and [[Andrey Golubev]], before losing to [[Victor Hănescu]] in the quarterfinals.', 172 => false, 173 => 'At the [[2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters]], Gasquet advanced to the second round after a three-set win over Spain's [[Daniel Gimeno-Traver]], but was defeated by [[Tomáš Berdych]]. He lost to [[Fernando Verdasco]] in the second round of [[2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell|Barcelona]], after defeating [[Igor Andreev]] in the first round. Gasquet defeated [[Olivier Rochus]] and [[Andreas Seppi]] in the [[Serbian Open]], but lost to [[John Isner]] despite being two points away from victory and a break up in the final set. Gasquet then played in a Challenger event in [[2010 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], where he defeated [[Thierry Ascione]], [[Alex Bogdanovic]], [[Olivier Rochus]], and [[Florent Serra]] in straight sets, before defeating [[Michaël Llodra]] in the final.', 174 => false, 175 => 'As preparation for the [[2010 French Open]], Gasquet entered the [[2010 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur]]. He advanced to the final with wins over [[Lukáš Lacko]], [[Alexandr Dolgopolov]], [[Olivier Rochus]], and [[Potito Starace]]. He faced second seed [[Fernando Verdasco]] in the final and prevailed in three sets, breaking a five-match losing streak against Verdasco. Richard lost his first-round match of the [[2010 French Open]] against fourth seed [[Andy Murray]] in five sets. Gasquet then played in the [[2010 Aegon Championships]] in preparation for Wimbledon, and won against [[Kei Nishikori]] and [[Rajeev Ram]], but withdrew in the third round due to a back injury. He also withdrew from [[2010 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] as a result.', 176 => false, 177 => 'After being sidelined for a lengthy period, Richard then appeared at the [[2010 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad]] in Switzerland. Seeded seventh, he had victories over [[Farrukh Dustov]], [[Daniel Brands]], and fourth seed [[Albert Montañés]] to reach the semifinals. In the semifinals, he defeated [[Yuri Schukin]] for a place in the final, where he lost to [[Nicolás Almagro]]. At the Cincinnati Masters, he reached the third round, beating [[Mikhail Youzhny]], before falling to [[Mardy Fish]]. At the [[2010 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] he brushed aside sixth seed [[Nikolay Davydenko]] in the second round, the Russian winning a mere nine games. He lost in the fourth round to [[Gaël Monfils]] in straight sets, despite having held set points in both the second and third sets.', 178 => false, 179 => 'At the [[2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000]], Gasquet advanced to the third round, defeating [[Ernests Gulbis]] and Monfils, before losing to [[Novak Djokovic]]. He reached the quarterfinals in Basel before falling to [[Victor Troicki]] in a lacklustre display. At the Paris Masters, he outlasted [[Nicolas Mahut]] in a marathon, winning 9–7 in the third set tiebreak, before falling to [[Roger Federer]] in straight sets in the second round. He made the Davis Cup team for France in the final against Serbia.', 180 => false, 181 => '===2011===', 182 => '[[File:Richard Gasquet.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Gasquet at the [[Boodles Challenge]] in June 2011.]]', 183 => 'Gasquet began 2011 at the [[2011 Aircel Chennai Open]], losing to [[Björn Phau]]. He then headed to Australia to play in the [[2011 Medibank International Sydney]], losing to [[Viktor Troicki]]. Afterwards he played in the [[2011 Australian Open]], losing in the third round to [[Tomáš Berdych]]. He then competed at the [[2011 PBZ Zagreb Indoors]], where he reached the quarterfinals after a bye and the withdrawal of [[Arnaud Clément]]. However, he retired against [[Michael Berrer]], 2–5 down due to a shoulder injury. After a short break, he played in the [[2011 Dubai Tennis Championships]], where he defeated qualifiers [[Grigor Dimitrov]] and [[Sergei Bubka (tennis)|Sergei Bubka]], as well as compatriot [[Gilles Simon]], before he lost to top seed [[Roger Federer]] in the semifinals in straight sets, despite serving for the second set.', 184 => false, 185 => 'At the [[BNP Paribas Open]], he defeated top-10 players [[Jürgen Melzer]] and [[Andy Roddick]] back to back. It was the first time in his career that he had defeated two top-10 players consecutively. He lost to eventual champion [[Novak Djokovic]] in the quarterfinals. With this result, he made his return to the top 20 of the rankings. In [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami]], he played [[Paolo Lorenzi]], who upset [[Ivan Ljubičić]], in the second round. He won that match, but fell to [[Mardy Fish]]. Gasquet then played in the [[Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters]], where he had a tough first-round victory over [[Denis Istomin]]. He then breezed through his second-round match against [[Guillermo García-López]], before falling to [[Rafael Nadal]] in the third round.', 186 => false, 187 => 'At the [[Mutua Madrid Open]], Gasquet was defeated in the first round by the Spaniard [[Daniel Gimeno-Traver]]. At the [[Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]], he played [[Roger Federer]] in the third round, and came from behind to claim a spectacular victory in three sets with two tiebreaks. He was defeated by [[Rafael Nadal]] in the semifinals. At the [[2011 French Open – Men's Singles|French Open]], Gasquet cruised through his first two rounds before impressively defeating [[Thomaz Bellucci]] in four sets in front of an animated Parisian crowd. He, however, lost to [[Novak Djokovic]] in straight sets in the fourth round. He rose to world no. 13 as a result of this run.', 188 => false, 189 => 'At [[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|Wimbledon]], he was defeated in the fourth round by [[Andy Murray]]. He reached the third rounds of the [[2011 Rogers Cup|Rogers Cup]] in Canada and the [[2011 Western & Southern Open|Southern & Western Open]] in Cincinnati, where he was defeated by [[Nicolás Almagro]] and [[Mardy Fish]], respectively. At the [[2011 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], he lost in the second round to [[Ivo Karlović]].', 190 => false, 191 => '===2012===', 192 => '[[File:Gasquet and Benneteau, 2012 Olympic bronze medallists.jpg|thumb|Gasquet with his doubles partner [[Julien Benneteau]] after winning the [[bronze medal]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]].]]', 193 => 'Coached by Riccardo Piatti, Gasquet kicked off his 2012 season by competing at the [[2012 Hopman Cup]] alongside top-10 WTA pro [[Marion Bartoli]]. He made the quarterfinals in [[Apia International Sydney|Sydney]]. He competed in the [[2012 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2012 Australian Open]] shortly afterward, defeating [[Andreas Seppi]], [[Andrey Golubev]], and ninth seed [[Janko Tipsarević]] en route to the fourth round. There, he faced and lost to fifth seed [[David Ferrer]]. Immediately thereafter, he made the quarterfinals at the [[Open Sud de France]], losing to [[Juan Martín del Potro]].', 194 => false, 195 => 'In February, he made the quarterfinals in [[ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam]], before losing to [[Nikolay Davydenko]] in straight sets. In Indian Wells, he lost his first match to [[Albert Ramos]]. Gasquet reached the fourth round in Miami, but was defeated by eventual champion [[Novak Djokovic]]. He reached the final in Estoril, where he lost to [[Juan Martín del Potro]] in straight sets. In Madrid, Gasquet beat [[Thomaz Bellucci]] and [[Victor Troicki]], before succumbing to [[Roger Federer]]. Gasquet defeated [[Andy Murray]] in the third round of the Rome Masters, but lost to [[David Ferrer]] in the quarterfinals.', 196 => false, 197 => 'Gasquet reached the fourth round of the [[2012 French Open – Men's Singles|French Open]], before losing to Andy Murray.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18316074|title=Richard Gasquet|accessdate=5 June 2012}}</ref> At [[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|Wimbledon]] he lost in the fourth round to [[Florian Mayer]] and in the [[2012 US Open – Men's Singles|US Open]] he lost at the same stage to [[David Ferrer]].', 198 => false, 199 => 'At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], Gasquet played in both the [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Men's singles|singles]] and [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|doubles]] competitions. In the singles, he lost to [[Marcos Baghdatis]] in the second round. He had more success in the doubles however, as he and [[Julien Benneteau]] defeated Spaniards [[David Ferrer]] and [[Feliciano López]] in the third-place playoff to win the [[bronze medal]]s.', 200 => false, 201 => '===2013===', 202 => 'Gasquet started his [[2013 ATP World Tour|2013]] season by capturing the Qatar Exxon Mobil Open in Doha. In the final, he defeated former finalist [[Nikolay Davydenko]] in three sets. He followed that win by reaching the fourth round of the [[2013 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2013 Australian Open]], where he met and lost to compatriot [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] in four sets. Gasquet won his second title of the year defeating fellow Frenchman [[Benoît Paire]] in the Open Sud de France final. At the [[2013 French Open – Men's Singles|French Open]], he lost in the fourth round to [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] despite winning the first two sets. As the ninth seed, Gasquet reached the third round at the [[2013 Wimbledon Championships - Men's singles|2013 Wimbledon Championships]], before losing to Australia's [[Bernard Tomic]] in four sets.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/10150395/Wimbledon-2013-Bernard-Tomic-stuns-ninth-seed-Richard-Gasquet-to-move-into-fourth-round.html |title=Wimbledon 2013: Bernard Tomic stuns ninth seed Richard Gasquet to move into fourth round |date=29 June 2013 |last=Rumsby |first=Ben |accessdate=30 June 2013 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London}}</ref>', 203 => false, 204 => 'At the [[2013 US Open – Men's Singles|US Open]], Gasquet made it to the semifinals, his best run at a Grand Slam event since Wimbledon 2007. He defeated [[David Ferrer]] in the quarterfinals, once again letting a two-set lead slip before holding his nerve to win 6-3 in the fifth. He was subsequently beaten by eventual champion [[Rafael Nadal]] in straight sets. Nevertheless, Gasquet's run strengthened his grip on a top-10 position, and he went on to reach the [[2013 ATP World Tour Finals|ATP World Tour Finals]] for the second time in his career, once again being eliminated in the group stage after defeats by [[Juan Martin Del Potro]] and [[Roger Federer]].', 205 => false, 206 => '===2014===', 207 => 'Gasquet started his 2014 season in the Qatar Exxon Mobil Open in Doha, where he was the defending champion. He lost to [[Gaël Monfils]] in the second round. In the third round of the [[2014 Australian Open]], he was defeated by [[Tommy Robredo]] in four sets, despite taking the first set 6–2. Gasquet returned to [[Montpellier]] to defend his title at the [[2014 Open Sud de France]], but was defeated by Monfils in the final. At the [[2014 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament]], Gasquet was defeated in the second round by [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]].', 208 => false, 209 => 'He reached the third round of the [[2014 Indian Wells Masters]]. At the [[2014 Miami Masters]], he defeated [[Alejandro González (tennis)|Alejandro Gonzalez]] and [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]] in straight sets. However, in the fourth round, he was defeated by [[Roger Federer]].', 210 => false, 211 => 'Gasquet made his return from back injury at the French Open. He reach the third round, before being defeated by [[Fernando Verdasco]].', 212 => false, 213 => 'Gasquet open his grass-court season with a loss to [[Robin Haase]] at the [[2014 Gerry Weber Open]]. He then reached the final of the [[2014 Aegon International]]. In the final, he was defeated by defending champion [[Feliciano Lopez]] for the first time in five meetings. Gasquet suffered further misery in the second round at Wimbledon, when he once again relinquished a two-set lead, this time to wildcard [[Nick Kyrgios]], losing a joint Grand Slam record nine match points in the process.', 214 => false, 215 => 'Gasquet defeated [[Denis Istomin]] and [[Paolo Lorenzi]] to reach the third round of the [[2014 US Open (tennis)|2014 US Open]]. In the third round, he was defeated by [[Gael Monfils]].', 216 => false, 217 => 'Toward the end of the season, Gasquet struggled with injury and slipped down in the rankings to no. 27. His last match of the year was a very one-sided loss against [[Roger Federer]] in the decisive rubber of the Davis Cup final.', 218 => false, 219 => '===2015===', 220 => 'Gasquet started his 2015 season in the [[Qatar ExxonMobil Open]]. He lost to [[Tomáš Berdych]] in quarterfinal match.', 221 => false, 222 => 'In the third round of the [[2015 Australian Open]], he was defeated by [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]].', 223 => false, 224 => 'Gasquet returned to [[Montpellier]] to win his 11th title at the [[2015 Open Sud de France]], after final victory over injured [[Jerzy Janowicz]]. He also won his 12th title at the [[2015 Estoril Open – Singles|2015 Estoril Open]] beating [[Nick Kyrgios]] who reached the final of an ATP tournament for the first time in his career.<ref>http://www.millenniumestorilopen.com/en/news/kyrgios-photos-and-autographs-session</ref> This victory made Gasquet one of only eight active players to be placed in the [[ATP World Tour records#Singles titles, finals and semifinals|top 10 for number of titles, finals and semifinals attained]].', 225 => false, 226 => 'At the French Open, Gasquet reached the 4th round, where he lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets.', 227 => false, 228 => 'At Gasquet's first grass court tournament of the season, the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club, he beat Simone Bolelli in the first round, before losing to the 3rd seed Milos Raonic.', 229 => false, 230 => '==Playing style==', 231 => false, 232 => 'Gasquet is an all-court player, known for his complete and classy game as well as his single-handed backhand, which is considered to be one of the best ever. His forehand is his weaker wing, and is generally less consistent and slower. For his forehand, Gasquet uses a semi-western to Eastern grip with an unusually long take-back. However, upon contact, he hits the ball flat with an eastern grip while flicking his wrist, seemingly combining flat and topspin strokes together. However, it is due to this that his forehand is considered "awkward" and is weaker. On the other hand, his single-handed backhand is considered one of the most graceful, efficient and effective backhands ever. Like his forehand, he winds up his backhand very far backwards, his left hand supporting the take-back. Upon release, he flicks his wrist as well and produces a large follow-through and finish, executing one of the most deadly top-spin single-handed backhands. His backhand is known for its consistency, speed and impeccable accuracy, and has been widely acclaimed by many pundits and past players such as [[Robbie Koenig]], [[John McEnroe]] and [[Brad Gilbert]]. His ability to generate massive pace on his backhand, even from far behind the base line, coupled with the amount of top-spin he uses produces problems for many players. When returning angled shots to his backhand, he demonstrates both power and control, hitting them with a lot of angle. He is also known to hit flat returns on high top-spin shots directed to his backhand, a shot most single-handed backhand players struggle with.', 233 => false, 234 => 'He has also been praised for his variety and all-court play, and is solid at all parts of the court. His volleys are consistent and he very actively seeks to end points at the net, which complements his baseline ability to push players to the back of the court, buying him time to come up. He is also very crafty, often using drop-shots and fakes to misdirect opponents. He also performs many harder, rarer shots in today's game such as the drive volley, half-volley and occasionally serve-and-volleys. He also plays well on all surfaces, his dominant baseline play and long, winding groundstrokes allow him to do well on clay while his more aggressive, serve-and-volley style gives him an edge on grass courts and the combination of both work well on hard courts. This is shown in his almost equal success on all surfaces, having reached at least the fourth round of all grand slam tournaments.', 235 => false, 236 => 'Despite his strengths, Gasquet also has a few prominent weaknesses. His first weakness is despite his strength and aggressive potential, he sometimes does not actively seek out winners from his groundstrokes and mainly waits for his opponent to show signs of aggression before replying with his own. Sometimes he also plays metres behind the baseline, which support his baseline play and slow build up on his ground-strokes, but leaves him succeptible to drop-shots and angled shots. His serve is also not especially strong, with a slightly awkward contact point even on his first serve, which gives his serves more spin rather than speed.', 237 => false, 238 => 'Gasquet has earned much praise for his "natural ability".<ref name=GrowingPains>{{cite web|last=Homsi|first=George|work=atpworldtour.com|publisher=ATP Tour, Inc.|title='Baby Federer' Shakes Off Growing Pains|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/DEUCE-Tennis/DEUCE-Australian-Open-2008/Is-Gasquets-Glass-Half-Full.aspx|date=10 January 2008|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> ', 239 => false, 240 => '==Equipment==', 241 => 'Gasquet endorses the [[Head (company)|Head]] Graphene Extreme Pro, and uses the Tourna Grip, which he double grips at only the bottom half of his racquet's handle. While Gasquet has sported the paint job of the Extreme line of racquets for years, it is generally accepted by those in the know that underneath the paint is the older Head Liquidmetal Instinct Tour XL, for the molds of the Extreme racquets and the Instinct racquets are distinctly different to the trained eye.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Tennis Racket|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen04/news/story?id=1872892|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=24 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gasquet's racquet|url=http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=250455|publisher=TalkTennis|accessdate=24 September 2014}}</ref> He has used the Instinct since 2004. His racquet is strung with Luxilon Big Banger Original 16 String. He wore [[Lacoste]] clothing for many years, before switching to [[Le Coq Sportif]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Epstein|first=Jackie|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/tennis/richard-gasquet-hopes-new-kit-will-help-him-succeed-at-australian-open/story-fn791xvz-1226800053582|publisher=Herald Sun|title=Richard Gasquet hopes new kit will help him succeed at Australian Open |accessdate=13 January 2014}}</ref> His shoe of choice is from [[Asics]]. He also has Lagardère Tags on his sleeves.', 242 => false, 243 => '==Personal life==', 244 => 'Gasquet has launched the Richard Gasquet Foundation which aims to use sport as a means to bring underprivileged children back to health, and help them build a future. He is a big rugby fan, supporting his hometown team Beziers.<ref>http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Richard-Gasquet.aspx</ref> He has stated in an interview that if he were not a tennis player he would probably be a rugby player. He is also a fan of football/soccer and supports his local team Montpelier, as well as Paris St-Germain.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4FxjquE4rQ</ref>', 245 => false, 246 => '==Career statistics==', 247 => '{{Main|Richard Gasquet career statistics}}', 248 => false, 249 => '==References==', 250 => '{{Reflist}}', 251 => false, 252 => '==External links==', 253 => '{{commons category}}', 254 => '*{{ATP|id=G628}}', 255 => '*{{ITF male profile|number=30022225}}', 256 => '*{{DavisCupplayerlink|id=30022225}}', 257 => '*[http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=Gasquet&weeks=12 Gasquet Recent Match Results]', 258 => '*[http://steveghelper.com/RankingHistory.php?player=Gasquet Gasquet World Ranking History]', 259 => '*{{ITF junior profile|number=30022225|name=Richard Gasquet }}', 260 => '*[http://www.richardgasquet.net Official website of Richard Gasquet]', 261 => '*[http://www.tennisinsight.com/playerid107.htm Profile, Results and Statistics]', 262 => '*[http://www.itftennis.com/antidoping/news/pressrelease.asp?articleid=20728 ITF Press release: CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) decision in the case of Richard Gasquet, with link of PDF document]', 263 => false, 264 => '{{French Open boys' singles champions}}', 265 => '{{US Open boys' singles champions}}', 266 => '{{French Open mixed doubles champions}}', 267 => '{{Top French male tennis players}}', 268 => false, 269 => '<!--Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]-->', 270 => false, 271 => '{{Persondata', 272 => '|NAME=Gasquet, Richard', 273 => '|ALTERNATIVE NAMES=', 274 => '|SHORT DESCRIPTION=French tennis player', 275 => '|DATE OF BIRTH=18 June 1986', 276 => '|PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Béziers]], France', 277 => '|DATE OF DEATH=', 278 => '|PLACE OF DEATH=', 279 => '}}', 280 => '{{DEFAULTSORT:Gasquet, Richard}}', 281 => '[[Category:Doping cases in tennis]]', 282 => '[[Category:French expatriates in Switzerland]]', 283 => '[[Category:French male tennis players]]', 284 => '[[Category:French Open champions]]', 285 => '[[Category:French Open junior champions]]', 286 => '[[Category:French sportspeople in doping cases]]', 287 => '[[Category:People from Hérault]]', 288 => '[[Category:US Open (tennis) junior champions]]', 289 => '[[Category:1986 births]]', 290 => '[[Category:Living people]]', 291 => '[[Category:Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]', 292 => '[[Category:Olympic tennis players of France]]', 293 => '[[Category:Olympic medalists in tennis]]', 294 => '[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for France]]', 295 => '[[Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles]]', 296 => '[[Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]', 297 => '[[Category:Chevaliers of the Ordre national du Mérite]]' ]