Maxime Cressy

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Maxime Cressy
Cressy MCM23 (39) (52883156971).jpg
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (2018–present)
Flag of France.svg  France (2016–2018)
Residence Hermosa Beach, California, U.S.
Born (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 26)
Paris, France
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College UCLA
CoachJuanjo Climent, Alexandre Sidorenko, Andrew Mawire
Prize money US$ 2,699,544
Singles
Career record42–56 (42.9% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 31 (August 8, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 193 (April 8, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (2022)
French Open 1R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon 2R (2022)
US Open 2R (2020, 2021)
Doubles
Career record20–20 (50.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 64 (May 8, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 321 (April 8, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2023)
French Open 3R (2022)
Wimbledon 1R (2022, 2023)
US Open 1R (2019, 2023)
Last updated on: 9 April 2024.

Maxime Cressy (born May 8, 1997) is a French-American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 31 by the ATP, achieved on August 8, 2022. He has been ranked as high as world No. 64 in doubles, achieved on May 8, 2023. Cressy has won one title on the ATP Tour and three singles titles and two doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. Before 2018, he played for his country of birth, France.

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Early life and Juniors

Maxime Cressy was born in Paris to a French father, Gérard, and an American mother, Leslie. She is a former university volleyball player at the University of Southern California and helped team win two NCAA championships. [1] He has two brothers. [1]

From 2009 to 2013, he trained at the Centre de ressources, d'expertise et de performance sportives de Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  [ fr ] in Saint-Raphaël, on the French Riviera, one of the most prominent training centers for tennis players in France. [1] In 2014, he moved to the United States, where he joined a Californian academy. He did school at home at the French National Centre for Distance Education (CNED), where he had a French Baccalauréat .

College career

On May 25, 2019, he and Keegan Smith won the 2019 NCAA tennis doubles championship at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). [2] He made his debut in 2016 and won the Tallahassee Futures in December 2018. The following week he began representing the United States. [3]

Professional career

2019–20: Grand Slam debut in doubles and singles 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 lost in the second round to fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. [4]

2021: Top 150 debut

He qualified for the 2021 Australian Open and reached the second round by defeating Taro Daniel. [5] However, he lost in the second round to sixth seed Alexander Zverev. [6]

After qualifying for the main draw at the 2021 US Open, Cressy won a five-set match with a fifth set tiebreak against ninth 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. [7] [8] [9]

Cressy then qualified for the main draw at the 2021 BNP Paribas Open. He defeated Laslo Djere 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. [10] 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 title, Major fourth round, top 35

Cressy at the 2022 French Open Cressy RG22 (12) (52144086696).jpg
Cressy at the 2022 French Open

Cressy started his 2022 season at the first edition of the Melbourne Summer Set 1. Getting past qualifying, he saved two match points in the second round to beat second seed, world No. 26, and compatriot, Reilly Opelka. [11] He defeated Jaume Munar in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals of an ATP tournament for the first time. [12] He then defeated third seed and world No. 28, Grigor Dimitrov, in the semifinals to reach his first ATP Tour final. [13] He lost in the final to top seed and world No. 6, Rafael Nadal. [14] Despite losing in the final, he reached a career-high of world No. 70 on January 17, 2022. At the Sydney Classic, he reached the quarterfinals where he fell to third seed, world No. 26, and 2017 finalist, Dan Evans. [15] Cressy qualified for direct entry at the Australian Open after the withdrawal of Dominic Thiem. He defeated 22nd seed, world No. 25, and compatriot, John Isner, in five sets with three tiebreaks in the first round for his second win at this Grand Slam. [16] [17] He advanced to the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career after defeating qualifier, Tomáš Macháč, in the second round in four sets. [18] He then beat Australian wildcard, Christopher O'Connell, in the third round 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, last year finalist, and eventual finalist, Daniil Medvedev. [19]

Seeded sixth at the first edition of the Dallas Open, Cressy lost in the first round to qualifier Jurij Rodionov. [20] Seeded eighth at the Delray Beach Open, he was defeated in the first round by John Millman in three tiebreaker sets. [21] In March, he competed at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. He was beaten in the first round by qualifier and compatriot, Christopher Eubanks. [22]

At the 2022 Eastbourne International he reached his second final after defeating leading British player Jack Draper. [23] En route to the final, he defeated World No. 12 and top seed Cameron Norrie. [24] As a result he moved into the top 50 in the singles rankings.

On his debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, he defeated World No. 9 and sixth seed Félix Auger-Aliassime for his first top-10 win. [25] [26] [27]

He won his first ATP Tour title at the 2022 Hall of Fame Open in Newport, RI. Seeded fourth, he reached his third final of the season and in his career after defeating second seed John Isner. [28] He would go on to win the title after defeating third seed Alexander Bublik in the final, coming back from a set and a break down. [29] As a result he reached a new career-high of No. 33 on 18 July 2022. [30] [31]

2023: ATP final, first ATP title & top 70 in doubles, out of top 100 in singles

Cressy started his season at the Adelaide International 1. He lost in the first round to Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis. [32] At the Australian Open, he was defeated in the second round by ninth seed and world No. 10 Holger Rune. [33]

In February, Cressy played at the Open Sud de France. He defeated seventh seed Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round. [34] In the quarterfinals, he defeated third seed and world No. 23 Borna Ćorić. [35] In the semifinals, he upset top seed and world No. 9 Holger Rune to reach his fourth ATP singles final. [36] [37] He lost in the final to second seed and world No. 17 Jannik Sinner. [38] In doubles, he and his partner Albano Olivetti made it to the final; however, they lost to Robin Haase and Matwé Middelkoop. [39] In Rotterdam, he was defeated in the second round by world No. 25 Alex de Minaur. [40] Seeded fifth at the Open 13 Provence, he lost in the second round to eventual finalist Benjamin Bonzi. [41] At the Dubai Championships, he fell in his first-round match to fourth seed and world No. 9 Félix Auger-Aliassime in three sets. [42] In doubles, he won his first ATP title with Fabrice Martin, defeating third seeds Harri Heliövaara and Lloyd Glasspool. [43] As a result, his doubles ranking moved 45 positions up into the top 75. Seeded 32nd at the BNP Paribas Open, he lost in the second round to qualifier Alejandro Tabilo. [44] Seeded 30th at the Miami Open, he was defeated in the second round by Dušan Lajović. [45]

Cressy started his clay-court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakesh. Seeded fifth, he lost in the first round to eventual champion Roberto Carballés Baena in three sets. [46] Seeded fifth in doubles with Albano Olivetti, they reached the semifinals where they lost to third seeds Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler. [47] At the Monte-Carlo Masters, he was beaten in the first round by world No. 22 Matteo Berrettini. [48] In Madrid, he pushed 2013 finalist and three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka in the first round to three sets, but ended up losing the match. [49] At the Italian Open, he lost in the first round to Guido Pella. [50]

Cressy started his grass-court season at the Libéma Open. Seeded eighth, he lost in the first round to Marc-Andrea Hüsler. [51] In Queens, he lost in the first round to second seed and world No. 6 Holger Rune in straight sets despite leading 5-2 in the first set. [52] He lost also in the first round at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships to Laslo Djere in four sets with four tiebreaks. As a result of poor form and multiple first round losses, he dropped out of the top 100 in singles.

In September, Cressy won the 2023 Open de Rennes, his first title on the ATP Challenger Tour in two years, defeating Benjamin Bonzi in the final. [53]

Playing style

Cressy is a big server who plays a predominantly serve-and-volley style in his service games. [54] His second serve is nearly as fast as, 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. [55]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (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, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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 2024 ABN AMRO Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam
Australian Open A Q1 2R 4R 2R Q2 0 / 35–363%
French Open A Q1 Q1 1R 1R 0 / 20–20%
Wimbledon ANH Q3 2R 1R 0 / 21–233%
US Open Q1 2R 2R 1R Q2 0 / 32–340%
Win–loss0–01–12–24–41–30–00 / 108–1044%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters ANH 2R 1R 2R Q1 0 / 31–325%
Miami Open ANH Q1 1R 2R A0 / 20–20%
Monte-Carlo Masters ANHA 1R 1R A0 / 20–20%
Madrid Open ANHA 1R 1R 0 / 20–20%
Italian Open AAA Q2 1R 0 / 10–10%
Canadian Open ANH Q1 2R Q1 0 / 11–150%
Cincinnati Masters AAA 1R Q1 0 / 10–10%
Shanghai Masters ANHA0 / 00–0  
Paris Masters AAA 2R A0 / 11–150%
Win–loss0–00–01–12–70–50–00 / 133–1319%
Career statistics
Tournaments01628202Career total: 57
Titles000100Career total: 1
Finals000310Career total: 4
Overall win–loss0–01–16–626–279–200–21 / 5742–5643%
Year-end ranking19616812234126

Doubles

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA 1R A0 / 10–1
French Open AAA 3R A0 / 12–1
Wimbledon ANHA 1R 1R 0 / 20–2
US Open 1R AAA 1R 0 / 20–2
Win–loss0–10–00–02–20–30–00 / 62–6
Career statistics
Tournaments200712021
Titles0000101
Finals0000202
Overall win–loss0–20–00–08–712–110–020–20
Year-end ranking1862245701418650%

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1, Australia250 SeriesHard Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–7(6–8), 3–6
Loss0–2 Jun 2022 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom250 SeriesGrass Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7)
Win1–2 Jul 2022 Hall of Fame Open, United States250 SeriesGrass Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Alexander Bublik 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss1–3 Feb 2023 Open Sud de France, France250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner 6–7(3–7), 3–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (1–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Feb 2023 Open Sud de France, France250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [6–10]
Win1–1 Feb 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates500 SeriesHard Flag of France.svg Fabrice Martin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool
Flag of Finland.svg Harri Heliövaara
7–6(7–2), 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 12 (6–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–4)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2018USA F25, Laguna Niguel FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Nakashima 4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Dec 2018USA F34, Waco FuturesHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michael Geerts 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win1–2Dec 2018USA F35, Tallahassee FuturesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Peniston 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win2–2 Feb 2019 Cleveland, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Mikael Torpegaard 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win3–2Jun 2019M25 Tulsa, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Sam Riffice 6–3, 6–1
Loss3–3 Oct 2019 Ismaning, GermanyChallengerCarpet (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Lacko 3–6, 0–6
Win4–3 Feb 2020 Drummondville, CanadaChallengerHard (i) Flag of France.svg Arthur Rinderknech 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
Loss4–4 Mar 2020 Calgary, CanadaChallengerHard (i) Flag of France.svg Arthur Rinderknech 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss4–5 Nov 2021 Eckental, GermanyChallengerCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Masur 4–6, 4–6
Loss4–6 Nov 2021 Ortisei, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Oscar Otte 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win5–6 Nov 2021 Forlì, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger 6–4, 6–2
Win6–6 Sep 2023 Rennes, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi 6–3, 2–0 ret.

Doubles: 15 (13–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures (11–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 2017Belarus F2, Minsk FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Ugo Humbert Flag of Belarus.svg Ivan Liutarevich
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vadym Ursu
4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win2–0Jul 2018USA F19, Wichita FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Holt Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Yates Johnson
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win3–0Jul 2018USA F20, Champaign FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Joyce Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Emhardt
Flag of the United States.svg Alfredo Perez
6–3, 6–2
Win4–0Jul 2018USA F21, Decatur FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Joyce Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister
Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Smith
4–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Win5–0Sep 2018USA F26, Fountain Valley FuturesHard Flag of Moldova.svg Alexander Cozbinov Flag of the United States.svg Alec Adamson
Flag of the United States.svg Conor Berg
6–2, 6–2
Win6–0Oct 2018USA F27, Houston FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister Flag of the United States.svg John Paul Fruttero
Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Saraiva
7–5, 6–3
Win7–0Oct 2018USA F28, Harlingen FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister Flag of the United States.svg John Paul Fruttero
Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Schneider
6–4, 6–2
Win8–0Oct 2018USA F28B, Waco FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister Flag of the United States.svg John Paul Fruttero
Flag of the United States.svg Danny Thomas
6–1, 6–4
Win9–0Dec 2018USA F34, Waco FuturesHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister Flag of Romania.svg Vasile-Alexandru Ghilea
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Kelly
7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7)
Win10–0Jan 2019M25 Los Angeles, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Moldova.svg Alexander Cozbinov Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Patiño
Flag of Ecuador.svg Emilio Gómez
6–4, 6–2
Win11–0 Jan 2019 Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Saraiva Flag of the United States.svg Robert Galloway
Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Win12–0Jun 2019M25 Tulsa, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Saraiva Flag of the United States.svg Martin Redlicki
Flag of the United States.svg Evan Zhu
6–2, 3–6, [10-8]
Loss12–1 Oct 2019 Ismaning, GermanyChallengerCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg James Cerretani Flag of France.svg Quentin Halys
Flag of France.svg Tristan Lamasine
3–6, 5–7
Win13–1 Oct 2019 Hamburg, GermanyChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg James Cerretani Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith
6–4, 6–4
Loss13–2 Oct 2023 Mouilleron-le-Captif, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of Finland.svg Otto Virtanen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Cash
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Galloway
4–6, 7–5, [10–12]

Wins over top 10 players

Cressy has a 2–10 (16.7%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season20222023Total
Wins112
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreMCR
2022
1. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime 9 Wimbledon, United KingdomGrass1R6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–5)45
2023
2. Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune 9 Open Sud de France, FranceHard (i)SF7–5, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4)51

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Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune is a Danish professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), making him the highest-ranked male Danish player in the history of the ATP rankings. Rune has won four ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 title at the 2022 Paris Masters, and produced his best Grand Slam performance at the 2022 French Open by reaching the quarterfinals in his main draw debut at the tournament.

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