MONFILS Gael

Grand Slams

	Aus Open		Roland Garros		Wimbledon		US Open
Year	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles
2021	R128	-	R64	-	R64	-	-	-
2020	R16	-	R128	-	-	-	-	-
2019	R64	-	R16	-	R128	-	QF	-
2018	R64	-	R32	-	R16	-	R64	-
2017	R16	-	R16	-	R32	-	R32	-
2016	QF	-	-	-	R128	-	SF	-
2015	R64	-	R16	R64	R32	-	R128	-
2014	R32	R64	QF	R64	R64	-	QF	-
2013	R32	-	R32	R64	-	-	R64	-
2012	R32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	R32	-	QF	R64	R32	-	R64	R64
2010	R32	-	R64	R32	R32	-	QF	R64
2009	R16	-	QF	-	-	-	R16	-
2008	-	-	SF	R64	-	-	R16	-
2007	R32	-	R32	R32	R32	-	-	-
2006	R128	R64	R16	R64	R128	-	R64	-
2005	R64	-	R128	R64	R32	-	R128	R64

Olympic Games - Singles
2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA - Seed 6

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R64	Won	POSPISIL Vasek (CAN)	6-1, 6-3
R32	Won	DUTRA SILVA Rogerio (BRA)	6-2, 6-4
R16	Won	CILIC Marin (CRO)	6-7(6), 6-3, 6-4
QF	Lost	NISHIKORI Kei (JPN)	6-7(4), 6-4, 6-7(6)

2008 Beijing, CHN

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R64	Won	ALMAGRO Nicolas (ESP)	6-4, 3-6, 6-3
R32	Won	HANESCU Victor (ROU)	6-4, 7-6(5)
R16	Won	NALBANDIAN David (ARG)	6-4, 6-4
QF	Lost	DJOKOVIC Novak (SRB)	6-4, 1-6, 4-6

Olympic Games - Doubles
2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA - Partner: TSONGA Jo-Wilfried - Seed 4

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R32	Lost	BAKER Brian / RAM Rajeev (USA)	1-6, 4-6

2008 Beijing, CHN - Partner: SIMON Gilles

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R32	Lost	BHUPATHI Mahesh / PAES Leander (IND)	3-6, 3-6

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128

La Monf, Sliderman (24heures.ch, 2009)

Video games. (bbc.com, 27 Apr 2020)

Partner Elina Svitolina

English, French

Gunter Bresnik [personal], AUT, from 2021; Richard Ruckelshausen [personal], AUT

Right (atpworldtour.com, 13 Jun 2016)

His father Rufin was a football player. His younger brother Daryl has played tennis at elite level, including alongside Gael in doubles at the 2012 Open Sud de France in Montpellier. His younger sister Maelie played in the girls' singles and doubles events at the 2021 French Open. His partner Elina Svitolina has played tennis professionally and reached the semifinals of both Wimbledon and the US Open in 2019, and also represented Ukraine at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (futuretennisstars.com, 12 Sep 2007; leparisien.fr, 02 Dec 2010; bbc.com, 25 May 2019; leparisien.fr, 07 Jun 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 08 Jul 2021)

He became a paddle tennis world champion in 2006 in Las Vegas, NV, United States of America. He competed in athletics at junior level and won the French U13 and U14 100m titles. (reviewjournal.com, 06 Mar 2006; tennismash.com, 14 Jul 2016)

Turned professional in 2004

An Achilles tendon injury forced him to withdraw from the quarterfinals at the 2019 Indian Wells Masters in the United States of America. (bbc.com, 15 Mar 2019)

In May 2016 a viral infection caused him to withdraw from the French Open. That year he had already missed the Munich Open due to an abductor injury, and the Open 13 in Marseille, France, due to a right leg injury. (francetvsport.fr, 20 May 2016; lequipe.fr, 11 May 2016; atpworldtour.com, 13 Jun 2016)

He had to retire in the first round of the 2015 US Open due to a lower back injury. (atpworldtour.com, 13 Jun 2016)

In 2014 he suffered an ankle injury during the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco. He had to miss the 2014 Italian Open and the 2014 Madrid Open. He also sustained a right knee injury that forced him to miss the 2014 Japan Open and the 2014 Shanghai Masters. (lequipe.fr, 11 May 2016; atpworldtour.com, 13 Jun 2016)

An abdominal muscle injury led to him withdrawing from the Davis Cup world group quarterfinal in April 2012. (tennistalk.com, 02 Apr 2012)

He withdrew from several events in early 2012, including the French Open, due to inflammation of his right knee. The same knee also caused him trouble in 2011. (foxnews.com, 16 Feb 2012; matchstat.com, 2011; lexpress.fr, 18 Oct 2012)

His performance at the 2012 Australian Open was hampered by back troubles. (dailytelegraph.com.au, 21 Jan 2012)

He began playing tennis at age three. (leparisien.fr, 10 Apr 2016)

To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (le10sport.com, 28 Oct 2020)

US tennis player Arthur Ashe, South African politician Nelson Mandela. (lamonf.com, 2012; TP, 05 May 2006)

His parents, and South African politician Nelson Mandela. (lamonf.com, 2012)

In 2005 he was named ATP Newcomer of the Year. (ATP, 27 Sep 2007)