Édouard Roger-Vasselin (born 28 November 1983) is a male tennis player from France. He won the men's doubles title at Roland Garros in 2014, partnering Julien Benneteau. He is the son of 1983 French Open semifinalist Christophe Roger-Vasselin.
Career
2007
At the 2007 French Open he reached the third round, as a wildcard, after a second-round victory against Czech Radek Štěpánek in five sets, 3–6, 6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4. He also reached the third round at Wimbledon, beating 24th seed Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets along the way, and made the top 100 for the first time as a result. On 16 July 2007 he reached a career-best ranking of 82.
2009
At the 2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Roger-Vasselin advanced through the qualifying draw to set up a first round match with 2009 US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro. Ranked no. 189 at the time, Roger-Vasselin stunned the world no. 5, 6–4, 6–4. The match was Roger-Vasselin's first ATP Tour level victory of the season. Roger-Vasselin then defeated Austrian Jürgen Melzer to advance to the third round, where he lost to former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets.
2012

Roger-Vasselin US Open 2012
In 2012, Roger-Vasselin had considerable success on the ATP Tour in doubles. He won tournaments in Montpellier, Marseille, and Metz, all partnered with Nicolas Mahut. He also made it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time teamed with James Cerretani. They were defeated by the eventual champions Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen in five sets.
2013
At the DelRay Beach International Championships, Roger-Vasselin defeated four opponents including top seed John Isner to reach his first ATP tournament final. He lost to Ernests Gulbis for the title. In doubles, he won two titles, at the Hall of Fame Classic in Newport, Rhode Island partnering Nicolas Mahut and in Atlanta partnering Dutchman Igor Sijsling.
He made the semifinals in doubles at Wimbledon partnering Rohan Bopanna.
Vasselin made a breakthrough in the indoor part of the season when he has reached semifinals of the ATP 500 event in Basel, upsetting home favorite Stanislas Wawrinka in the first round. He lost to Juan Martin Del Potro, after winning the first set. He finished the year a career-high no. 53.[1]
2014
Roger-Vasselin had a good beginning to his singles campaign, reaching the final in Chennai (l. to Stan Wawrinka). He reached the quarterfinals in Montpellier and Marseille, losing to Jerzy Janowicz and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, respectively. He also reached the quarterfinals on grass in Eastbourne, losing to Denis Istomin. The rest of his singles season was relatively disappointing.
He and doubles partner Julien Benneteau, however, had a very successful season. They reached the semifinals in Sydney, being eliminated by Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić. At the Australian Open, they went down in the round of 16 to Max Mirnyi and Mikhail Youzhny. They had another semifinal showing in Rotterdam, losing to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău.
The pair won the title in Marseille in February, beating Paul Hanley and Jonathan Marray in the final. Another quarterfinal followed in Acapulco, where they lost to Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot. Then, they went out in the round of 16 in both Indian Wells and Miami. The pair made another quarterfinal, this time at a Masters 1000 event, in Monte Carlo, losing to the Bryan brothers. They followed this up with a semifinal appearance in Nice.
The highlight of his year was the French Open, which he and Benneteau won against the Spanish pair of Marcel Granollers and Marc López.
On grass, they made the semifinals of the Queen's Club tournament, losing to Jamie Murray and John Peers. They followed this up with a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon, where they lost to the French pair of Michaël Llodra and Nicolas Mahut.
On the hard-court North American swing, they reached the quarterfinals (l. to Nestor and Zimonjić) in Toronto, and the semifinals in Cincinnati (l. to Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock).
In Shanghai, they reached the final, losing again to the Bryan brothers.
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)
Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–2) |
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Doubles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runners-up)
Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–2) |
ATP World Tour 500 series (1–1) |
ATP World Tour 250 series (7–1) |
|
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Winner |
1. |
5 February 2012 |
Open Sud de France, Montpellier, France |
Hard (i) |
Nicolas Mahut |
Paul Hanley
Jamie Murray |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Winner |
2. |
20 February 2012 |
Open 13, Marseille, France |
Hard (i) |
Nicolas Mahut |
Dustin Brown
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Winner |
3. |
17 September 2012 |
Moselle Open, Metz, France |
Hard (i) |
Nicolas Mahut |
Johan Brunström
Frederik Nielsen |
7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Winner |
4. |
15 July 2013 |
Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Newport, United States |
Grass |
Nicolas Mahut |
Tim Smyczek
Rhyne Williams |
6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–5] |
Runner-up |
1. |
20 July 2013 |
Claro Open Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia |
Hard |
Igor Sijsling |
Purav Raja
Divij Sharan |
6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7) |
Winner |
5. |
29 July 2013 |
BB&T Atlanta Open, Atlanta, United States |
Hard |
Igor Sijsling |
Colin Fleming
Jonathan Marray |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Winner |
6. |
6 October 2013 |
Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan |
Hard |
Rohan Bopanna |
Jamie Murray
John Peers |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Winner |
7. |
23 February 2014 |
Open 13, Marseille, France |
Hard (i) |
Julien Benneteau |
Paul Hanley
Jonathan Marray |
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [13–11] |
Winner |
8. |
7 June 2014 |
French Open, Paris, France |
Clay |
Julien Benneteau |
Marcel Granollers
Marc López |
6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
Runner-up |
2. |
12 October 2014 |
Shanghai Rolex Masters, Shanghai, China |
Hard |
Julien Benneteau |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Winner |
9. |
26 July 2015 |
Claro Open Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia |
Hard |
Radek Štepánek |
Mate Pavić
Michael Venus |
7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up |
3. |
16 August 2015 |
Rogers Cup, Montréal, Canada |
Hard |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [6–10] |
Winner |
10. |
23 August 2015 |
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, United States |
Hard |
Daniel Nestor |
Marcin Matkowski
Nenad Zimonjić |
6–2, 6–2 |
Winner |
11. |
27 September 2015 |
Moselle Open, Metz, France |
Hard (I) |
Łukasz Kubot |
Nicolas Mahut Pierre-Hugues Herbert |
2-6, 6-3, [10-7] |
Runner-up |
4. |
11 October 2015 |
China Open, Beijing, China |
Hard |
Daniel Nestor |
Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock |
6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
Challenger finals
Singles: 10 (4–6)
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Winner |
1. |
27 June 2005 |
Montauban, France |
Clay |
Roko Karanušić |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner |
6. |
14 March 2010 |
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Hard (i) |
Karol Beck |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 1–0, ret. |
Runner-up |
8. |
12 September 2010 |
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France |
Hard |
Jerzy Janowicz |
6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–7(6–8) |
Winner |
9. |
17 July 2011 |
Granby, Canada |
Hard |
Matthias Bachinger |
7–6(11–9), 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner |
10. |
11 September 2011 |
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France |
Hard |
Arnaud Clément |
6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 20 (13–7)
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Winner |
15. |
12 September 2010 |
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France |
Hard |
Gilles Müller |
Andis Juška
Deniss Pavlovs |
6–0, 2–6, [13–11] |
Winner |
16. |
17 July 2011 |
Granby, Canada |
Hard |
Karol Beck |
Matthias Bachinger
Frank Moser |
7–6(11–9), 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner |
17. |
11 September 2011 |
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France |
Hard |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert |
Arnaud Clément
Nicolas Renavand |
6–0, 4–6, [10–7] |
Runner-up |
18. |
9 October 2011 |
Mons, Belgium |
Hard |
Kenny de Schepper |
Johan Brunström
Ken Skupski |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up |
19. |
16 October 2011 |
Rennes, France |
Hard |
Kenny de Schepper |
Martin Emmrich
Andreas Siljeström |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up |
20. |
7 October 2012 |
Mons, Belgium |
Hard |
Michaël Llodra |
Tomasz Bednarek
Jerzy Janowicz |
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Winner} |
21. |
4 January 2016 |
Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Hard |
Julien Benneteau |
Grégoire Barrere
Tristan Lamasine |
7-6(7-4), 3–6, [10–5] |
Singles performance timeline
Key
W |
F |
SF |
QF |
R# |
RR |
Q# |
A |
P |
Z# |
PO |
G |
F-S |
SF-B |
NMS |
NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Current till 2015 BNP Paribas Masters.
1Held as Hamburg Masters until 2008, Madrid Masters (clay) 2009–present.
2Held as Madrid Masters (hardcourt) until 2008, and Shanghai Masters 2009–present.
Doubles performance timeline
References
External links