Houdet at the 2013 US Open, New York
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Country (sports) | France |
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Residence | Paris |
Born |
Saint-Nazaire, Loire Atlantique |
20 November 1970
Turned pro | 2005 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Official website | www |
Singles | |
Career record | 407–122 |
Career titles | 32 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (11 June 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 2 (18 May 2015) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | F (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015) |
French Open | W (2012, 2013) |
Wimbledon | SF (2016) |
US Open | W (2013) |
Other tournaments | |
Masters | W (2011) |
Paralympic Games | Silver Medal (2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 368–80 |
Career titles | 60 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (26 January 2009) |
Current ranking | No. 1 (18 May 2015) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2010, 2014, 2015) |
French Open | W (2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014) |
Wimbledon | W (2009, 2013, 2014) |
US Open | W (2009, 2011, 2014) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Masters Doubles | W (2006, 2007, 2013, 2014) |
Paralympic Games |
Gold Medal (2008, 2016) Bronze Medal (2012) |
World Team Cup | W (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014) |
Stéphane Houdet (born 20 November 1970) is a French wheelchair tennis player. Houdet is the current French US Open singles Grand Slam Champion. He is also the current Masters doubles champion and a former world number one, and in 2014 became the first man in history to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam in men's wheelchair doubles.
Houdet won two titles in the 2013 season with the victories achieved in Johannesburg and Sardinia. He was a losing finalist in Pensacola, Rome, Nottingham, St Louis and Rue. Houdet also won two Grand Slam singles titles at Roland Garros and New York and was the runner up in Melbourne. Houdet partnered Ronald Vink to the doubles titles in Sydney and Nottingham. When Frederic Cattaneo was his partner in doubles tournaments they won titles in Baton Rouge and Johannesburg. They were also losing finalists in Pensacola. In doubles tournaments with Martin Legner Houdet won the title in Rome and was a losing finalist in Sardinia.Shingo Kunieda partnered Houdet to doubles titles in Paris and St Louis, as well as two Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Partnering Gordon Reid, Houdet won titles in Rotterdam, Rue, the Masters doubles.