David Goffin
Belgian tennis player (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Goffin (French pronunciation: [david ɡɔfɛ̃];[4] born 7 December 1990) is a Belgian professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 7.[5] He is the first Belgian man to be ranked in the top 10 and currently the No. 1 Belgian.[6] Goffin has won six ATP titles and reached nine other finals, most notably at the 2017 ATP Finals.
Country (sports) | Belgium |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Born | (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 33)[1] Rocourt, Liège, Belgium |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Germain Gigounon |
Prize money | US $17,138,858[2] |
Singles | |
Career record | 331–243 (57.7% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (20 November 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 102 (1 April 2024)[3] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2017) |
French Open | QF (2016) |
Wimbledon | QF (2019, 2022) |
US Open | 4R (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | F (2017) |
Olympic Games | 3R (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 16–33 (32.7% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 158 (15 July 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 878 (8 January 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2013) |
US Open | 1R (2012, 2015) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | F (2015, 2017) |
Hopman Cup | RR (2018) |
Last updated on: 1 April 2024. |
Goffin's breakthrough came at the 2012 French Open, where he was a lucky loser making his major debut. He reached the fourth round before losing to Roger Federer in four sets.[7] Goffin has since reached four major quarterfinals, at the 2016 French Open, and the 2017 Australian Open, and the 2019 and 2022 Wimbledon Championships. At the 2017 ATP Finals, Goffin defeated Dominic Thiem, world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and world No. 2 Roger Federer en route to the final where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov.