Arthur Rinderknech
Country (sports) | France |
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Born | Gassin, France | 23 July 1995
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | Texas A&M Aggies |
Coach | Sébastien Villette |
Prize money | US$814,062 |
Singles | |
Career record | 18–18 (50.0%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 58 (15 November 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 58 (15 November 2021) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2021) |
French Open | 1R (2020, 2021) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021) |
US Open | 2R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 9–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 124 (8 November 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 126 (15 November 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (2020) |
US Open | 2R (2021) |
Last updated on: 15 November 2021. |
Arthur Rinderknech (born 23 July 1995) is a French tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 58 achieved on 15 November 2021. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 124 achieved on 8 November 2021.
College career[]
Rinderknech played college tennis at Texas A&M University.[1][2]
Professional career[]
2018–2020: Grand Slam singles and doubles debut[]
Rinderknech made his Grand Slam main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2018 French Open in doubles partnering Florian Lakat. He also entered as a wildcard the first rounds of the 2020 French Open on his singles main draw debut and doubles main draw partnering with Manuel Guinard and reached the second round in doubles.
2021: ATP debut, First Top 20 win, Top 100 debut, First Grand Slam win, Top 60 debut[]
In his debut on the ATP Tour in March, Rinderknech qualified for the main draw of the 2021 Open 13 in Marseille, France, where he reached the quarterfinals, beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, before losing to fellow countryman Ugo Humbert.[3][4]
In May at the 2021 ATP Lyon Open, Rinderknech had his first win against a Top 20 player, defeating 6th seeded Jannik Sinner, his first top-20 win, to reach his second career quarterfinal as a lucky loser.[5]
Rinderknech qualified for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships main draw for the first time in his career. In the first round he lost only the second 12–12 singles tiebreak since that rule began two years previously against Oscar Otte 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 7–6(5), 12–13(2),[6] the other match being the Federer-Djokovic 2019 final.[7][8]
In July, he reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier at the 2021 Swedish Open in Bastad defeating 4th seed John Millman. As a result he made his top 100 debut on 19 July 2021. At the 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad Rinderknech defeated second seed and World No. 16 Roberto Bautista Agut, his second top-20 win, to reach the quarterfinals.[9] The following week, he reached the semifinals for the first time in his career at the Austrian Open Kitzbühel, losing to eventual winner Casper Ruud.[10][11] As a result he reached a new career-high of World No. 79 on 2 August 2021.[12][13]
At the 2021 US Open he entered directly into the main draw for the first time and also reached the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career defeating Miomir Kecmanović after a comeback from two sets down 6-7(10), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.[14][15] Following a quarterfinal appearance at the 2021 Stockholm Open where he lost to defending champion, 3rd seed Denis Shapovalov, he made his debut in the top 60 at World No. 58 on 15 November 2021.
Performance timelines[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
Singles[]
Current through the 2021 Davis Cup Finals.
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
Australian Open | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Open | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
Wimbledon | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
US Open | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
ATP Masters 1000 | ||||
Indian Wells Masters | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Miami Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Monte-Carlo Masters | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Madrid Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Italian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Canadian Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Shanghai Masters | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Paris Masters | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Career statistics | ||||
Tournaments | 1 | 16 | 17 | |
Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 18–17 | 18–18 | |
Year-end ranking | 178 | 58 | 50% |
Doubles[]
Current through the 2021 Davis Cup Finals.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 |
Career statistics | ||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 9–5 | 10–8 | |
Year-end ranking | 711 | 390 | 165 | 131 | 56% |
ATP career finals[]
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2021 | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Hugo Nys | Hubert Hurkacz Jan Zieliński |
5–7, 3–6 |
Challenger and Futures finals[]
Singles: 14 (8–6)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2016 | Belgium F1, Binche | Futures | Clay | Niels Desein | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | Morocco F2, Meknes | Futures | Clay | Lamine Ouahab | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2018 | Serbia F2, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | Ergi Kırkın | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2018 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Tom Jomby | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2019 | M15, Monastir | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Petr Nouza | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 4–2 | Mar 2019 | M15, Tabarka | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Pol Toledo Bagué | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–3 | Jun 2019 | M25, Palma del Rio | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Andrés Artuñedo | 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | Sep 2019 | M25, Mulhouse | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Dan Added | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Dec 2019 | M15, Monastir | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Calvin Hemery | 6–7(4–7), 4.6 |
Win | 5–5 | Dec 2019 | M15, Monastir | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Thomas Laurent | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 6–5 | Jan 2020 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | James Ward | 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–6 | Feb 2020 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Maxime Cressy | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–6 | Mar 2020 | Calgary, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Maxime Cressy | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Win | 8–6 | Jan 2021 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard (i) | Benjamin Bonzi | 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3) |
Doubles: 7 (4–3)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2017 | Tunisia F23, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Florian Lakat | Lucas Miedler Maximilian Neuchrist |
6–7(2–7), 7–5, [12–14] |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2017 | Belgium F2, Arlon | Futures | Clay | Florian Lakat | Geoffrey Blancaneaux Constant de la Bassetière |
6–1, 4–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2018 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Futures | Hard | William Bushamuka | Danylo Kalenichenko Diego Matos |
6–2, 5–7, [7–10] |
Win | 2–2 | Feb 2019 | M15, Monastir | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Geoffrey Blancaneaux | Petr Nouza Marek Gengel |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–3 | May 2019 | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay | Manuel Guinard | Roberto Maytín Fernando Romboli |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [9–11] |
Win | 3–3 | Feb 2020 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Manuel Guinard | Roberto Cid Subervi Gonçalo Oliveira |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 4–3 | Aug 2020 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | Zdeněk Kolář Lukáš Rosol |
6–3, 6–4 |
Record against top 10 players[]
Rinderknech's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
Marin Cilic | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (7–6(8–6), 1–6, 2–6) at 2021 French Open |
Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
Gilles Simon | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2021 Winston-Salem |
Casper Ruud | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2021 Kitzbuhel |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
Roberto Bautista Agut | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2021 Gstaad |
Jannik Sinner | 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2021 Antwerp |
Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
Denis Shapovalov | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 5–7) at 2021 Stockholm |
Total | 2–5 | 28.57% | 0–3 (0%) |
2–2 (50%) |
0–0 ( – ) |
* Statistics correct as of 14 November 2021. |
Personal life[]
Rinderknech's mother is former tennis player Virginie Paquet.[16] Monégasque tennis player Benjamin Balleret is his cousin.[17]
References[]
- ^ "Arthur Rinderknech - Men's Tennis".
- ^ "Trio of Aggies Compete at Wimbledon".
- ^ "Ugo Humbert sauve une balle de match contre Arthur Rinderknech à Marseille".
- ^ "ATP - Marseille - Humbert défie Rinderknech après son «bon 1er match".
- ^ "Cameron Norrie, Arthur Rinderknech Earn Career Wins in Lyon | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Arthur Rinderknech cède contre Oscar Otte au 1er tour de Wimbledon".
- ^ "Match-Ball-Flugvolley, 13:12-Finish! Ottes wildes 2-Tages-Drama".
- ^ "Andy Murray's Documentary Made Oscar Otte Cry; Now They Play at Wimbledon | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Arthur Rinderknech Upsets Roberto Bautista Agut in Gstaad | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Casper Ruud Saves 1 M.P., Keeps Winning Streak Alive in Kitzbühel | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ Cremers (Idalgo), Arthur (31 July 2021). "Arthur Rinderknech s'incline en demie à Kitzbuhel". Reuters.
- ^ "The Rise of Rinderknech & Bonzi: Get to Know France's Newest Top 100 Stars | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Rising Arthur Rinderknech reflects on his journey to breaking into top-100".
- ^ "Rinderknech Advances at US Open".
- ^ "#NextGen ATP Alcaraz Races Past Norrie in US Open Debut | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "The Rise Of Rinderknech & Bonzi: Get To Know France's Newest Top 100 Stars".
- ^ "US Open 2021 – From University of Texas to Flushing Madness: Rinderknech or the praise of maturity". September 2021.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- French male tennis players
- Texas A&M Aggies men's tennis players