Maxime Cressy

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Maxime Cressy
Country (sports) United States (2018–)
 France (2016–2018)
ResidenceHermosa Beach, United States
Born (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 24)
Paris, France
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUCLA
Prize money$932,583
Singles
Career record16–11 (59.3%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 59 (January 31, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 59 (January 31, 2022)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (2022)
French OpenQ1 (2020, 2021)
WimbledonQ3 (2021)
US Open2R (2020, 2021)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 180 (November 18, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 581 (January 31, 2022)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open1R (2019)
Last updated on: 31 January 2022.

Maxime Cressy (born May 8, 1997) is a French-American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 59 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on January 31, 2022. He has been ranked as high as world No. 180 in doubles, achieved on November 18, 2019. Cressy has won 3 singles titles and 2 doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. Before 2018, he played for his country of birth, France.

College career[]

On May 25, 2019, he and Keegan Smith won the 2019 NCAA tennis doubles championship at UCLA.[1]

Professional career[]

2020: Grand Slam debut and first win[]

Cressy made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2020 US Open as a wildcard entrant where he reached the second round after defeating Jozef Kovalík. He would lose in the second round to 4th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.[2]

2021: Top 150 debut[]

He qualified for the 2021 Australian Open and also reached the second round by defeating Taro Daniel.[3] However, he would lose in the second round to 6th seed Alexander Zverev.[4]

After qualifying for the main draw at the 2021 US Open, Cressy won a five-set match with a fifth set tiebreak against 9th seed and two-time US Open semifinalist Pablo Carreño Busta after coming back from two sets to love down to win in a tiebreak, saving four match points in the process.[5][6][7]

Cressy then qualified for the main draw at the 2021 BNP Paribas Open. He defeated Laslo Đere in the first round before falling to 11th seed Diego Schwartzman in 3 sets. Cressy served for the match against Schwartzman in the third set, but could not convert two match points.[8] He reached the final in the 2021 Challenger Eckental where he lost to German Daniel Masur. As a result he hit a new career-high of world No. 128 on 8 November 2021.

2022: First ATP Tour final, Australian Open fourth round and top 60 debut[]

Cressy reached the quarterfinals at the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 as a qualifier saving two match points against second seed Reilly Opelka.[9] He defeated Jaume Munar to reach the semifinals of an ATP tournament for the first time.[10] He defeated third seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach his first ATP Tour Final.[11] Cressy lost the final to first seed Rafael Nadal.[12] As a result he reached a career-high of world No. 70 on January 17, 2022.

He qualified as a direct entry at the 2022 Australian Open after the withdrawal of Dominic Thiem. He defeated the 22nd seed, fellow American John Isner in five sets with three tiebreaks in the first round for his second win at this Major.[13][14] Cressy advanced to the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career after defeating qualifier Tomáš Macháč in four sets.[15] He then beat Australian wildcard Christopher O'Connell to progress to the fourth round for the first time at any Major. As a result he made his top 60 debut in the rankings at world No. 59 on January 31, 2022. Cressy would lose in the fourth round to second seed Daniil Medvedev.[16]

Playing style[]

Cressy is a big server who plays a predominantly serve-and-volley style in his service games.[17] His second serve is nearly as fast and sometimes faster than his first serve. He has an aggressive return of serve. He has a good forehand and backhand but is most dangerous when he is chipping-and-charging and volleying.[18]

Performance timelines[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS P NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Singles[]

Current through the 2022 Dallas Open.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 2R 4R 0 / 2 4–2
French Open A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A NH Q3 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A Q1 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 0 / 4 6–4
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Miami Open A A NH Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A A NH Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0 / 1 1–1
Career statistics
Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Tournaments 0 0 1 6 4 11
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 1
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 6–6 9–4 0 / 11 16–11
Year-end ranking 592 196 168 122

ATP career finals[]

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1, Australia 250 Series Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 6–7(6–8), 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[]

Singles: 11 (5–6)[]

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–4)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 USA F25, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard United States Brandon Nakashima 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 2018 USA F34, Waco Futures Hard (i) Belgium Michael Geerts 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 1–2 Dec 2018 USA F35, Tallahassee Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Ryan Peniston 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–2 Feb 2019 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i) Denmark Mikael Torpegaard 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 3–2 Jun 2019 M25 Tulsa, USA World Tennis Tour Hard United States Sam Riffice 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3–3 Oct 2019 Ismaning, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 3–6, 0–6
Win 4–3 Feb 2020 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard (i) France Arthur Rinderknech 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Mar 2020 Calgary, Canada Challenger Hard (i) France Arthur Rinderknech 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 4–5 Nov 2021 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Germany Daniel Masur 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Nov 2021 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Germany Oscar Otte 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 5–6 Nov 2021 Forlì, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Germany Matthias Bachinger 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 12 (11–1)[]

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (11–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2017 Belarus F2, Minsk Futures Hard France Ugo Humbert Belarus Ivan Liutarevich
Ukraine Vadym Ursu 		4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 2–0 Jul 2018 USA F19, Wichita Futures Hard United States Brandon Holt United States Hunter Johnson
United States Yates Johnson 		3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win 3–0 Jul 2018 USA F20, Champaign Futures Hard United States Martin Joyce United States Charlie Emhardt
United States Alfredo Perez 		6–3, 6–2
Win 4–0 Jul 2018 USA F21, Decatur Futures Hard United States Martin Joyce United States Nicolas Meister
United States Keegan Smith 		4–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Win 5–0 Sep 2018 USA F26, Fountain Valley Futures Hard Moldova Alexander Cozbinov United States Alec Adamson
United States Conor Berg 		6–2, 6–2
Win 6–0 Oct 2018 USA F27, Houston Futures Hard United States Nicolas Meister United States John Paul Fruttero
Portugal Bernardo Saraiva 		7–5, 6–3
Win 7–0 Oct 2018 USA F28, Harlingen Futures Hard United States Nicolas Meister United States John Paul Fruttero
United States Ronnie Schneider 		6–4, 6–2
Win 8–0 Oct 2018 USA F28B, Waco Futures Hard United States Nicolas Meister United States John Paul Fruttero
United States Danny Thomas 		6–1, 6–4
Win 9–0 Dec 2018 USA F34, Waco Futures Hard (i) United States Nicolas Meister Romania Vasile-Alexandru Ghilea
United States Robert Kelly 		7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7)
Win 10–0 Jan 2019 M25 Los Angeles, USA Futures Hard Moldova Alexander Cozbinov Mexico Luis Patiño
Ecuador Emilio Gómez 		6–4, 6–2
Win 11–0 Jan 2019 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) Portugal Bernardo Saraiva United States Robert Galloway
United States Nathaniel Lammons 		7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Win 12–0 Jun 2019 M25 Tulsa, USA Futures Hard Portugal Bernardo Saraiva United States Martin Redlicki
United States Evan Zhu 		6–2, 3–6, [10-8]
Loss 12–1 Oct 2019 Ismaning, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) United States James Cerretani France Quentin Halys
France Tristan Lamasine 		3–6, 5–7
Win 13–1 Oct 2019 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Hard (i) United States James Cerretani United Kingdom Ken Skupski
Australia John-Patrick Smith 		6–4, 6–4

Record against top-10 players[]

Cressy's record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.

Player Years MP Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Spain Rafael Nadal 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(6–8), 3–6) at 2022 Melbourne 1
Number 2 ranked players
Russia Daniil Medvedev 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 5–7) at 2022 Australian Open
Number 3 ranked players
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 2022 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–5, 7–6(11–9)) at 2022 Melbourne 1
Germany Alexander Zverev 2021 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 4–6, 3–6) at 2021 Australian Open
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 2020 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(2–7), 3–6, 4–6) at 2020 US Open
Number 8 ranked players
United States John Isner 2022 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(7–2), 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–4) at 2022 Australian Open
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 2021 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 6–3, 5–7) at 2021 Indian Wells
Number 10 ranked players
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 2021 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (5–7, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)) at 2021 US Open
Total 2020–2022 8 3–5 38% 3–5
(38%) 		0–0
( – ) 		0–0
( – ) 		* Statistics correct as of 24 January 2022.

References[]

  1. ^ "Cressy-Smith Caps Perfect Season With NCAA Title".
  2. ^ "Tsitsipas grinds down Cressy to reach third round". Reuters. September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Zverev Battles Past Giron At Australian Open".
  4. ^ "Australian Open: Alexander Zverev Defeats Maxime Cressy To Enter Third Round".
  5. ^ "Qualifier Cressy knocks out Carreno Busta".
  6. ^ "Cressy Saves 4 MPs, Seppi Saves 5 In US Open Thrillers".
  7. ^ Clarey, Christopher (August 31, 2021). "Maxime Cressy, an American qualifier, delivers the biggest upset so far". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "Schwartzman Saves Match Points, Evans Defeats Nishikori". ATP Tour.
  9. ^ "Maxime Cressy Saves 2 M.P. To Upset Reilly Opelka in Melbourne | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  10. ^ "Grigor Dimitrov Saves 2 M.P. In Melbourne, Joins Rafael Nadal in SFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  11. ^ "Rafael Nadal Battles into Melbourne Final, Plays Cressy | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  12. ^ "Rafael Nadal Soars to Melbourne Title | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  13. ^ "What we learned: Cressy climbs as veterans shine".
  14. ^ "The Australian Open first-round, five-set rundown: Murray's Melbourne reunion; FAA fights back; Cressy ices Isner; Paire ends major skid".
  15. ^ "So far, it's the American Dream for four women and four men at the Australian Open". January 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "Daniil Medvedev Blunts Maxime Cressy Attack, Reaches QFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  17. ^ "Maxime Cressy Bringing Back Serve and Volley | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  18. ^ "Maxime Cressy: The Craziest Player You've Never Heard Of". September 2020.

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