Sébastien Grosjean

Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien Grosjean (2013)
Country (sports) France
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida, United States
Born (1978-05-29) 29 May 1978
Marseille, France
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$8,131,803
Singles
Career record341–247 (58.0%)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 4 (28 October 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2001)
French OpenSF (2001)
WimbledonSF (2003, 2004)
US Open3R (2000, 2005, 2007)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2001)
Olympic GamesQF (2000)
Doubles
Career record82–100
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 52 (12 April 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2001)
French Open1R (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009)
US Open3R (2008)
Mixed doubles
Career record2–2
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open3R (1998)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (2001)
Coaching career
* Richard Gasquet, * Nick Kyrgios, * Arthur Fils
Last updated on: 12 October 2022.

Sébastien René Grosjean (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ ʁəne ɡʁoʒɑ̃]; born 29 May 1978) is a French tennis coach and a former professional player. Grosjean reached the semifinals at the 2001 Australian and French Opens, and at Wimbledon in 2003 and 2004. He finished eight consecutive seasons ranked in the top 30 (1999–2006), peaking at world No. 4 in October 2002. He is currently the director of the Open de Roanne.[1]

Career

Juniors

As a junior, Grosjean posted a 90-20 singles record and a 58-12 doubles record, winning the 1996 French Open boys' doubles. He reached Junior World No. 1 in both singles and doubles in December 1996, the first player to accomplish the feat since Jason Stoltenberg in 1987.[2]

Pro tour

Grosjean joined the professional tour in 1996. In 2003 and 2004, he reached the final of the Queen's London Tournament. In the same two years, he also reached the semifinals of Wimbledon. He finished 2001 as the No. 1 player from his country and for the first time in the top 10 becoming the first Frenchman to finish a year in the top 10 since Cédric Pioline in 1993. In 2001, Grosjean won the Davis Cup with the French team.

He has made four Grand Slam semifinal appearances. In addition to his two Wimbledon runs, he also reached the 2001 French Open semifinals. His most famous chance was at the 2001 Australian Open against Arnaud Clément. Grosjean led two sets to love and had a match point in the fourth set before Clément prevailed. This was long considered the worst 'choke' in five-set history, until the 2004 French Open final.

He won his fourth singles title at the 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, with a victory over countryman Marc Gicquel. He also won the doubles final with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as a wildcard team, where they upset the first and third seeds.

Coaching career

Grosjean retired from professional tennis in May 2010.[3] He coached Richard Gasquet from 2011 to 2016 (co-coached with Sergi Bruguera 2014-2016).

In December 2018, he was named the Davis Cup captain for France.[4] He coached Arthur Fils from October 2023, after he stepped down from his Davis Cup captain role, until March 2025 (co-coach with Bruegera until May 2024).[5][6][7][8]

Playing style

Considered one of the more popular players on the circuit, he is lauded for his attractive, graceful style and classical skills. Grosjean is known for his extreme forehand, his best shot, he utilizes something of a western grip, which is hit at high velocities. He was sponsored by Lacoste in apparel and Head rackets. He used the Head Radical Tour TwinTube 630 XL under various paint jobs throughout his career.


Personal life

Grosjean married his wife Marie-Pierre on 16 November 1998 and has a daughter named Lola (born 11 October 1998), a son named Tom (2002), and a daughter named Sam (2006).[2] The family resided in Boca Raton, Florida (U.S.), where Grosjean trained at the Evert Tennis Academy. He is affectionately nicknamed 'Big John' by fans, a literal translation of his surname into English.

Major finals

Year-end championships finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2001 Masters Cup Hard (i) Lleyton Hewitt 3–6, 3–6, 4–6

Masters Series finals

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

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1999 Miami Masters Hard Richard Krajicek 6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 5–7
Win 2001 Paris Masters Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4

ATP career finals

Singles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (1–1)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (1–2)
Carpet (2–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–7)
Indoors (3–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 1999 Miami, United States Masters Series Hard Richard Krajicek 6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 May 1999 Atlanta, United States World Series Clay Stefan Koubek 1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2000 Casablanca, Morocco World Series Clay Fernando Vicente 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)
Win 1–3 Jun 2000 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Series Grass Byron Black 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Loss 1–4 Feb 2001 Marseille, France World Series Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win 2–4 Nov 2001 Paris, France Masters Series Carpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Loss 2–5 Nov 2001 Sydney, Australia Masters Cup Finals Hard Lleyton Hewitt 3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–5 Oct 2002 St. Petersburg, Russia World Series Hard Mikhail Youzhny 7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–6 Jun 2003 Queen's, United Kingdom World Series Grass Andy Roddick 3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–7 Oct 2003 Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard Rainer Schüttler 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 3–8 Jun 2004 Queen's, United Kingdom International Series Grass Andy Roddick 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss 3–9 Apr 2005 Houston, United States International Series Clay Andy Roddick 2–6, 2–6
Win 4–9 Oct 2007 Lyon, France International Series Carpet Marc Gicquel 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (3–0)
Indoors (2–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2000 Casablanca, Morocco World Series Clay Arnaud Clément Lars Burgsmüller
Andrew Painter 		7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 1–1 Oct 2001 Lyon, France World Series Carpet Arnaud Clément Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić 		1–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2002 Los Angeles, United States World Series Hard Nicolas Kiefer Justin Gimelstob
Michaël Llodra 		6–4, 6–4
Win 3–1 Feb 2003 Marseille, France World Series Hard Fabrice Santoro Tomáš Cibulec
Pavel Vízner 		6–1, 6–4
Win 4–1 Mar 2004 Indian Wells, United States Masters Series Hard Arnaud Clément Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett 		6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win 5–1 Oct 2007 Lyon, France World Series Carpet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Łukasz Kubot
Lovro Zovko 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Oct 2009 Lyon, France 250 Series Hard Arnaud Clément Julien Benneteau
Nicolas Mahut 		4–6, 6–7(6–8)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 1997 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Radomír Vašek 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Jul 1997 Newcastle, United Kingdom Challenger Clay Fabrice Santoro 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Oct 1997 Brest, France Challenger Hard Johan Van Herck 6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Feb 1999 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard Antony Dupuis 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss 2–3 Mar 2008 Sunrise, United States Challenger Hard Robin Haase 7–5, 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2009 Orléans, France Challenger Hard Olivier Patience Colin Fleming
Ken Skupski 		1–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2010 Orléans, France Challenger Hard Nicolas Mahut Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Renavand 		6–7(3–7), 6–1, [6–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1996 French Open Clay Olivier Mutis Jan-Ralph Brandt
Daniel Elsner		 6–2, 6–3

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(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.

Singles

Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 1R 3R SF 2R QF QF 2R QF 3R 3R A 1R 0 / 11 25–11 69%
French Open 1R 1R 3R 3R SF QF 2R 2R 4R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 11 19–11 63%
Wimbledon Q3 4R 3R 1R 3R A SF SF QF 3R 2R 2R A A 0 / 10 25–10 71%
US Open Q1 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 2R 3R 2R 3R 1R A A 0 / 11 9–11 45%
Win–loss 0–1 3–3 4–4 6–4 12–4 6–3 10–4 11–4 10–4 8–4 5–4 3–3 0–0 0–1 0 / 43 78–43 64%
National Representation
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held QF Not Held A NH 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Year-End Championships
Tennis Masters Cup Did not qualify F Did not qualify 0 / 1 3–2 60%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A 3R 3R 1R 3R 4R 2R 4R 1R 1R A Q1 0 / 9 10–9 53%
Miami A A F 3R 3R 3R 2R 4R 3R 3R 2R 2R A A 0 / 10 15–10 60%
Monte Carlo Q1 2R 3R 1R SF SF A 2R A 2R A 1R A A 0 / 8 13–8 62%
Rome A A 1R 1R 3R 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R A A A A 0 / 8 6–8 43%
Hamburg A A A 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R 3R 3R Q2 A NMS 0 / 7 9–7 56%
Canada A A 2R 3R A QF 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 8 11–8 58%
Cincinnati A 1R 1R 2R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q2 A A A 0 / 8 1–8 11%
Madrid[a] A A 2R SF 3R SF QF A 2R 2R A A A A 0 / 7 13–7 64%
Paris A 1R 1R 3R W 3R 2R A 1R 2R 1R A 1R A 1 / 10 8–9 47%
Win–loss 0–0 1–3 9–6 8–8 16–5 15–9 7–8 6–7 7–8 9–9 1–4 1–3 0–1 0–0 1 / 72 80–71 53%
Year-end ranking 197 88 27 19 6 17 10 15 25 28 53 170 677 722

Doubles

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 3R A A A A 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
French Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 8 0–8  – 
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A A A 2R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R A 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–3 3–3 0–1 0 / 18 6–18 25%
National Representation
Summer Olympics A Not Held A Not Held 1R Not Held A NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A 2R Q1 2R A W 2R QF A 1R A 1 / 6 10–5 67%
Miami A A A A A 1R 2R A QF A 2R A A A 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Monte Carlo A A A A 2R 2R A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Rome A A A A 1R 2R 1R 2R A A 2R A A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Hamburg A A A A Q1 A A 1R 1R A A A A NMS 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Canada A A A 1R 1R A 1R A QF 1R A A A A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Cincinnati A A A Q2 A A 2R A 1R A A A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Madrid[a] A A A A A A 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris A A 1R 1R A A A A A 1R 2R 2R A 1R 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–4 2–3 3–6 1–2 9–5 1–3 5–4 1–1 0–1 0–1 1 / 34 24–33 42%

Top 10 wins

Season 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
Wins 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score GR
1999
1. Carlos Moyá 1 Miami, United States Hard 4R 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(11–9) 74
2. Gustavo Kuerten 6 Indianapolis, United States Hard QF 6–4, 6–3 32
2000
3. Tim Henman 9 Indian Wells, United States Hard 2R 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 19
4. Lleyton Hewitt 10 Toronto, Canada Hard 2R 6–3, 7–6(7–5) 27
5. Gustavo Kuerten 3 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) 3R 7–6(11–9), 6–3 32
2001
6. Magnus Norman 4 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard 4R 7–6(9–7), 6–3, 0–6, 6–4 19
7. Marat Safin 2 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf Clay RR 7–6(8–6), 6–3 10
8. Andre Agassi 3 French Open, Paris Clay QF 1–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 10
9. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 Paris Masters, France Carpet (i) F 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 8
10. Pat Rafter 5 Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney Hard (i) RR 7–6(7–4), 6–3 7
11. Andre Agassi 3 Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney Hard (i) RR 6–3, 6–4 7
12. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney Hard (i) SF 6–4, 6–2 7
2003
13. Lleyton Hewitt 1 Queen's Club, United Kingdom Grass QF 6–3, 6–4 20
14. Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass 4R 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) 14
2005
15. Andre Agassi 10 Houston, United States Clay QF 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 30
2006
16. Guillermo Coria 9 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard 3R 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 28

Notes

  1. ^ a b Stuttgart from 1996 to 2001, and Madrid from 2002 onwards.

References

  1. ^ "Open de Roanne".
  2. ^ a b Grosjean bio
  3. ^ "Grosjean ends his pro tennis career". Yahoo! Sports. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Davis Cup – Grosjean named French Davis Cup captain". 17 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Sébastien Grosjean devient l'entraîneur d'Arthur Fils" (in French). 22 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Tennis. Sébastien Grosjean quitte l'équipe de France pour devenir l'entraîneur d'Arthur Fils" (in French). 23 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Who Is Arthur Fils' Coach? Meet the French Strategist Shaping the Next Big Name in Tennis". 19 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Fils splits with coach Grosjean, Popyrin ends collaboration with Malisse". 18 March 2025.
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