Joachim Gérard

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Joachim Gérard
Swiss Open Geneva - 20140712 - Semi final Men - J. Gerard vs S. Houdet 104.jpg
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1988-10-15) 15 October 1988 (age 33)
Limelette, Belgium
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record504–205
Highest rankingNo. 1 (5 December 2016)
Current rankingNo. 3 (30 August 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenW (2021)
French OpenF (2020)
WimbledonW (2021)
US OpenSF (2015, 2020)
Other tournaments
MastersW (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Paralympic GamesBronze medal Paralympics.svg Bronze Medal (2016)
Doubles
Career record337–207
Highest rankingNo. 3 (17 November 2014)
Current rankingNo. 8 (30 August 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2017, 2019)
French OpenW (2014)
WimbledonW (2019)
US OpenF (2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2014)
Paralympic Games2R (2012, 2016)
Last updated on: 14 January 2019.

Joachim Gérard (born 15 October 1988) is a Belgian wheelchair tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 in singles.

Gérard has won two Grand Slam singles titles (2021 Australian Open, 2021 Wimbledon Championships) and four doubles titles (2014 French Open, 2017 Australian Open, 2019 Australian Open and 2019 Wimbledon Championships).[1][2]

Gérard has also won the singles title at the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019, as well as the doubles title in 2014.[3][4][5]

He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[6]

Grand Slam performance timelines[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Wheelchair singles[]

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A QF SF F SF A QF SF W 1 / 7 8–6 57%
French Open A QF QF QF A A QF F QF 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Wimbledon NH NH NH SF A SF QF NH W 1 / 4 5–3 63%
US Open QF QF SF NH QF QF QF SF A 0 / 7 2–7 22%
Win–Loss 0–1 0–3 2–3 3–3 1–2 1–2 0–4 4–3 6–1 2 / 24 17–22 44%

Wheelchair doubles[]

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A SF SF SF W A W SF SF 2 / 7 4–5 44%
French Open A W SF SF A A SF SF SF 1 / 6 2–5 29%
Wimbledon A SF SF SF A F W NH F 1 / 6 4–5 44%
US Open F SF SF NH SF SF SF SF A 0 / 7 1–7 13%
Win–Loss 1–1 2–3 0–4 0–3 2–1 1–2 4–2 0–3 1–3 4 / 26 11–22 33%

Awards[]

Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year (2013 & 2019)[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Olsson and Gerard: men's wheelchair doubles champions". ausopen.com.
  2. ^ Schofield, Daniel (13 July 2019). "British hopes suffer defeat in Wimbledon wheelchair finals". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Gerard, Griffioen and Wagner win 2015 NEC Masters titles". www.tennisfoundation.org.uk. 6 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Gordon Reid beaten by Joachim Gerard in Masters final at Olympic Park". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Alcott, Gerard, de Groot win 25th NEC Masters". www.itftennis.com.
  6. ^ "Wheelchair Tennis - GERARD Joachim - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. ^ https://www.sport.be/nl/ditwas/2013/article.html?Article_ID=667361
  8. ^ "Sportgala 2019 - Joachim Gérard pakt voor de tweede keer de prijs voor Paralympiër van het Jaar". 21 December 2019.

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