Calvin Hemery

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Calvin Hemery
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Hemery at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg France
ResidenceParis, France
Born (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 30)
Les Lilas, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachChristophe Couprie
Prize money$700,676
Singles
Career record2–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 116 (30 April 2018)
Current rankingNo. 194 (10 February 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2018, 2019)
French Open 1R (2018)
Wimbledon Q2 (2016, 2017)
US Open Q3 (2018)
Doubles
Career record2–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 252 (24 December 2018)
Current rankingNo. 559 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 3R (2018)
Last updated on: 10 February 2025.

Calvin Hemery (born 28 January 1995) is a French tennis player of Nigerian descent. Hemery has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 116 achieved on 30 April 2018 and a doubles ranking of No. 252 achieved on 24 December 2018.

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Professional career

2015: ATP debut

Hemery made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Swiss Open Gstaad where he qualified for the main draw, then lost in the first round to Dušan Lajović. [1]

In May, Hemery won his first singles Futures title in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy, having lost his previous four Futures finals. [2]

2016: First ATP win

Hemery reached the main draw in Båstad as a qualifier where he recorded his first ATP Tour win, beating fellow countryman Tristan Lamasine in the first round, before losing to top seed David Ferrer in the second round.

2017: First Challenger title

In June, Hemery reached his first Challenger final in Blois, France, losing to Damir Džumhur in the final. In July, he won his first Challenger title in Tampere, Finland, beating Pedro Sousa in the final.

2018: Grand Slam and Masters debut

In March, Hemery made his debut on the ATP Tour Masters 1000 circuit at the Miami Open as a qualifier, losing to Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round.

In May, Hemery was awarded a wildcard to the 2018 French Open, [3] losing to Diego Schwartzman in the first round.

2023: First Challenger final in five years, back in Top 200

In July, Hemery reached the final at the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes as a qualifier, his first final on the ATP Challenger Tour in more than five years, losing to fellow countryman Manuel Guinard, also a qualifier, in the final. [4] In September, Hemery reached his second Challenger final of the year in Seville, losing to top seed and defending champion Roberto Carballés Baena in the final.

Ranked No. 203, he received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the 2023 Moselle Open in Metz, France and qualified for the main draw.

He finished the season inside the top 200 at No. 191 on 13 November 2023.

Personal life

Calvin Hemery was born in Les Lilas. He is one of few tennis players who are on a vegan diet. [5] He is a vegan and animal defender according to his Instagram profile.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (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); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–LWin%
Australian Open Q1 A Q2 Q2 AAAA Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0  
French Open A Q1 1R Q3 Q1 AAA Q1 0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon Q2 Q2 Q1 ANHAAAA0 / 00–0  
US Open A Q1 Q3 AAAAA Q2 0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 10–10%

Doubles

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 28 (9 titles, 19 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–10)
ITF Futures Tour (8–9)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–8)
Clay (8–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 2013France F7, FranceFuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Niels Desein 3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Oct 2013France F20, FranceFuturesHard Flag of Latvia.svg Andis Juška 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss0–3Sep 2014Portugal F7, PortugalFuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Ward 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss0–4Nov 2014Kuwait F1, Kuwait FuturesHard Flag of Austria.svg Christian Trubrig6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win1–4May 2015Italy F9, Santa Margherita di PulaFuturesClay Flag of France.svg Johan Tatlot 7–6(7–5), 6–0
Loss1–5Oct 2016Nigeria F6, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Spain.svg Enrique Lopez Perez 5–7, 5–7
Loss1–6Dec 2016Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo Este FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Evan King 4–6, 6–7(11–9)
Loss1–7Apr 2017USA F14, Orange Park FuturesClay Flag of Colombia.svg Felipe Mantilla2–6, 4–6
Win2–7Apr 2017USA F15, Vero Beach FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Sam Riffice 6–3, 6–1
Loss2–8May 2017Nigeria F2, Abuja FuturesHard Flag of Serbia.svg Pedja Krstin 2–6, 4–6
Win3–8May 2017Nigeria F3, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Guatemala.svg Christopher Díaz Figueroa 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1
Loss3–9Jun 2017 Blois, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur 1–6, 3–6
Win4–9Jul 2017 Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Sousa 6–3, 6–4
Loss4–10Nov 2017 Kobe, JapanChallengerHard (i) Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 1–6
Loss4–11Nov 2017 Toyota, JapanChallengerCarpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss4–12Apr 2018 Nanchang, ChinaChallengerClay (i) Flag of France.svg Quentin Halys 3–6, 2–6
Win5–12Oct 2019M25 Lagos, NigeriaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Aldin Šetkić 6-1, 6-2
Win6–12Oct 2019M25 Lagos, NigeriaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Aldin Šetkić 4-2 (RET)
Win7–12Dec 2019M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Arthur Rinderknech 7-6(7–4), 6-4
Loss7–13Jul 2021M25 Denia, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Nick Hardt 6-7(3–7), 6-7(5–7)
Win8–13Aug 2021M25 Caslano, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rémy Bertola 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss8–14 Jul 2023 Troyes, FranceChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Manuel Guinard 3–6, 3–6
Win9–14Jul 2023M25 Brazzaville, CongoWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Thomas Setodji 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss9–15 Sep 2023 Seville, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carballés Baena 3–6, 1–6
Loss9–16 Jun 2024 Blois, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis 6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss9–17 Jul 2024 Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Rincón 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss9–18 Nov 2024 Lyon, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Raphaël Collignon 4–6, 2–6
Loss9–19 Feb 2025 Brazzaville, Republic of CongoChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Blancaneaux 3–6, 4–6

References

  1. "Gstaad 2015 Monday Zeballos Lajovic Istomin – ATP World Tour – Tennis | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  2. "ITF Futures: Bellotti batte Crepaldi. Hemery vince a Santa Margherita". Ubitennis. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  3. "#RG18: Wild-cards announced ! - Roland-Garros - the 2021 Roland-Garros Tournament official site".
  4. "Retour sur la victoire de Manuel Guinard aux Internationaux de Troyes de tennis". 9 July 2023.
  5. "Calvin Hemery Vegan". Beegans. 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-08-02.