Pierre-Hugues Herbert (born 18 March 1991) is a French professional tennis player. In doubles, he won the title at the 2015 US Open as well as several Masters 1000 tournaments along with Nicolas Mahut. In singles he has reached one ATP career final (at the 2015 Winston-Salem Open), and achieved his career high singles ranking of World No. 88 in April 2016.
Tennis career
Juniors
Herbert won the Wimbledon boys' doubles title with partner Kevin Krawietz in 2009, beating French duo of Julien Obry and Adrien Puget in the final. He also reached the 2009 US Open boys' singles semifinals, where he lost to eventual champion Bernard Tomic of Australia.[1] Herbert reached as high as No. 9 in the junior combined world rankings in October 2009.
Junior Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
Professional career
2013
After beginning the year outside the top 250, Herbert rose steadily up the rankings. He qualified for the 2013 Paris Masters, where he defeated Benoit Paire for the loss of only four games in the first round; his first ever Tour level win of his career. In the second round, he had two set points before losing to Novak Djokovic in straight sets. He ended the year 106 places better off in the rankings.
2014
Herbert made his Grand Slam main draw debut in 2014, first receiving a wildcard into the French Open, where he faced American number 10 seed John Isner in his opening match, losing in three tight sets. He then made it through three rounds of qualifying, beating Borna Ćorić, Daniel Kosakowski and Miloslav Mečíř, Jr. to make the main draw at Wimbledon for the first time. In the first round he faced Jack Sock, however lost in four sets despite taking the first set in a tiebreaker. Herbert got his fifth career win at Tour level at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, beating Édouard Roger-Vasselin in a tight three-setter to set up a clash with 14-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal, his first meeting with a Major champion and former world number 1.
2015
Pierre-Hugues Herbert 2015 Winston-Salem Open
Herbert again battled through three rounds of qualifying, beating Hans Podlipnik Castillo, Facundo Argüello and Íñigo Cervantes (the latter over five sets) to make the main draw of Wimbledon. In the first round he beat Hyeon Chung in a three-hour, five-set match, clinching the final set 10–8, claiming his first win in the main draw of a grand slam. In the second round, he lost in straight sets to Bernard Tomic, the player who had beaten him in the semi-finals of Junior US Open in 2009.
In doubles, Herbert made it to two Grand Slam finals alongside fellow Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, first at the Australian Open, where they lost to Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli, and then at the US Open where they won the title against Jamie Murray and John Peers. On the 22nd of June, Herbert broke into the top 20 in doubles for the first time, reaching a career high of No. 20 in the world.
2016
In doubles, Herbert made it to three consecutive Masters 1000 finals alongside fellow Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, winning Sunshine Treble Indian Wells - Miami - Monte Carlo.
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (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 (0–1) |
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| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
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Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runners-up)
| Winner – Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (1–1) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–2) |
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| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Hard (4–2) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (1–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
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| Winner |
1. |
5 October 2014 |
Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan |
Hard |
 Michał Przysiężny |
 Ivan Dodig
 Marcelo Melo |
6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5] |
| Runner-up |
1. |
31 January 2015 |
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia |
Hard |
 Nicolas Mahut |
 Simone Bolelli
Fabio Fognini |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
13 June 2015 |
Topshelf Open, Rosmalen, The Netherlands |
Grass |
Nicolas Mahut |
Ivo Karlović
Łukasz Kubot |
2–6, 6–7(9–11) |
| Winner |
2. |
21 June 2015 |
Aegon Championships, London, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Nicolas Mahut |
Marcin Matkowski
 Nenad Zimonjić |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner |
3. |
12 September 2015 |
US Open, New York, United States |
Hard |
Nicolas Mahut |
 Jamie Murray
 John Peers |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
27 September 2015 |
Moselle Open, Metz, France |
Hard (i) |
Nicolas Mahut |
Łukasz Kubot
Edouard Roger-Vasselin |
6–2, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Winner |
4. |
19 March 2016 |
BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, United States |
Hard |
Nicolas Mahut |
 Vasek Pospisil
 Jack Sock |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner |
5. |
2 April 2016 |
Miami Open, Miami, United States |
Hard |
Nicolas Mahut |
 Raven Klaasen
Rajeev Ram |
5–7, 6–1, [10–7] |
| Winner |
6. |
17 April 2016 |
Monte-Carlo Masters, Monte-Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Nicolas Mahut |
Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares |
4–6, 6–0, [10–6] |
Singles Challenger titles
Wins (3)
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Challengers (3) |
Doubles 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.
References
External links
World rankings – Top ten tennis players as of week of 2 May 2016
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