Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in November 2016. He is currently the highest ranked French player. His career highlights include reaching two major semifinals at the 2008 French Open and 2016 US Open, and three ATP Masters 1000 finals – two at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010, and the other at the 2016 Monte-Carlo Masters. Monfils was named the ATP Newcomer of the Year in 2005. He has won eleven ATP Tour singles titles and been runner-up twenty-two times, and has reached at least one ATP Tour singles final every year since 2005.
Marcel Granollers Pujol is a Spanish professional tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 19 in July 2012, and his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in February 2013. Granollers has won four ATP singles titles and 23 doubles titles, including the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals. He has also reached the men's doubles finals at the 2014 French Open, the 2014 and 2019 US Open, and the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Granollers' brother Gerard is also a tennis player, and they have won five Challenger doubles titles together.
Rafael Nadal defeated the five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. It was his fifth major title, and his first outside of the French Open. It was also the first time Federer lost a major final outside the French Open. The final marked the third of three consecutive Wimbledon finals contested by Federer and Nadal, with Federer emerging victorious in the two prior encounters. It was the second longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting 4 hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays. The event stretched over seven hours ending just before nightfall, and is considered by some to be the greatest match in tennis history.
The 2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 37th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and is part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 9 February through 15 February 2009. Second-seeded Andy Murray won the singles final beating first-seeded Rafael Nadal in the final.
The 2009 Open de Moselle was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the Open de Moselle, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Arènes de Metz in Metz, France, from 21 September through 27 September 2009. First-seeded Gaël Monfils won the singles title.
The 2010 BNP Paribas Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the tournament known that year as the BNP Paribas Masters after the sponsor BNP Paribas. It was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 6 November through 14 November 2010. The top eight seeds were Roger Federer, defending champion Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Robin Söderling, Tomáš Berdych, Fernando Verdasco, David Ferrer and Andy Roddick.
The 2010 Open Sud de France was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Open Sud de France, and was part of the World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Arena Montpellier in Montpellier, France, from 25 October through 31 October 2010. It was the first edition to be held under the new title and the first in Montpellier, after Lyon lost the tournament. The tournament marked the first time since 1993 that top level professional tennis was played in the city. Gaël Monfils won the singles title.
The 2011 SAP Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 122nd edition of the SAP Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, United States, from February 7 through February 13, 2011.
The 2012 Open Sud de France was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 25th edition of the Open Sud de France, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Arena Montpellier in Montpellier, France, from January 28 to February 5, 2012. It was the first edition to be held in January and the second held in Montpellier.
The 2012 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 28th edition of the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France, from 21 May through 27 May 2012.
The 2013 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 29th edition of the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France, from May 19 through May 25, 2013.
The 2014 Open Sud de France was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 27th edition of the Open Sud de France, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Arena Montpellier in Montpellier, France, from February 3 to February 9, 2014.
The 2014 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 30th edition of the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France, from May 18 through May 24, 2014.
Marcos Giron is an American professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 57 on 1 November 2021 and a doubles ranking of No. 199 on 1 July 2019. He won the boy's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 2009 and the men’s invitational in 2011. In 2014, Giron won the singles title at the 2014 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships for UCLA.
Monfils is a surname of French origin, meaning "my son." Notable people with the surname include:
Gianluca Mager is an Italian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 66 achieved on 13 September 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 310 achieved on 10 June 2019.
Antoine Hoang is a French tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 98 achieved on 19 August 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 149 achieved on 5 April 2021.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating Dominic Thiem in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 French Open. It was his record-extending eleventh French Open title and 17th major title overall. Nadal equaled Margaret Court's all-time record of 11 singles titles won at one major and became the first player to achieve that feat in the Open Era. He lost only one set during the tournament, and retained the world No. 1 singles ranking. Nadal and Roger Federer were in contention for the top ranking.
Pier Gauthier is a French tennis coach and retired professional player. He is a former coach of Sébastien Grosjean and Gaël Monfils.
Gaël Monfils was the defending champion, but chose not to defend his title.
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