David Goffin

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David Goffin
Country Belgium Belgium
Residence Liège, Belgium
Born (1990-12-07) December 7, 1990
Rocourt, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro 2009
Plays Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $762,649
Singles
Career record 26–34
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 42 (29 October 2012)
Current ranking No. 66 (19 August 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (2013)
French Open 4R (2012)
Wimbledon 3R (2012)
US Open 1R (2012)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record 0–6
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 612 (11 October 2010)
Current ranking No. 791 (29 July 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2013)
US Open 1R (2012)
Last updated on: 29 July 2013.

David Goffin (French pronunciation: ​[da.vid ɡɔ.fɛ̃]) (born 7 December 1990) is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Liège, Belgium (Rocourt, the same place as Justine Henin). He is most known for reaching the fourth round of the 2012 French Open as a qualifier, eventually losing to Roger Federer in four sets.[1] Goffin is considered one of tennis' most promising prospects, and has defeated several higher-ranked players such as John Isner, Radek Štěpánek and Viktor Troicki. He is the Belgian No. 1, as of August 2013.

Career

Goffin's favourite surface is clay.

Juniors

As a junior he compiled a singles win/loss record of 76–40, reaching as high as No. 10 in the junior combined world rankings in July 2008. He took part in only two junior slams, losing in the second round of the French Open and the first round of Wimbledon in 2008.

2011

Goffin won his first match on the ATP tour at the 2011 Chennai open, defeating India's No. 1, Somdev Devvarman. He lost in the second round to Stanislas Wawrinka.[2]

2012

In 2012, he reached the quarterfinals of an ATP World Tour tournament for the first time at the 2012 Chennai Open, after defeating top-50 countryman Xavier Malisse and Andreas Beck.

At the French Open 2012, though he did not win in the last qualifying round of the qualifications, he entered the tournament's main draw as a lucky loser thanks to the withdrawal of Gaël Monfils. In his first round, he faced world no. 27 and 23rd seed for men's singles Radek Štěpánek and beat him in five sets.[3] The second round saw Goffin take on French veteran player Arnaud Clément (who was playing his last French Open) whom he beat in five sets in a match postponed due to rain at a score of 5–1 the previous day. Goffin then beat Łukasz Kubot in the third round to become the first lucky loser to reach the last 16 of a Grand Slam since compatriot Dick Norman at Wimbledon 1995.[4] Goffin was eventually eliminated by third seed Roger Federer, but not before managing to win the first set.[5]

He received one of the wild cards for Wimbledon, and in the first round he beat 20th seed and 2011 quarterfinalist Bernard Tomic. Then, in the secound round, he beat Jesse Levine to advance to the third round, where he ultimately lost to the resurgent 10th seed Mardy Fish.

At the US Open, he entered the main draw, but lost in the first round to world no. 7, sixth seed, and eventually semifinalist at the tournament Tomáš Berdych.

He then won two singles matches to secure Belgium a place in the 2013 Davis Cup World Group.

2013

Goffin started the season by making his debut at the 2013 Brisbane International. He defeated wildcard (and crowd favourite) Matthew Ebden, before losing to seventh seed Jürgen Melzer in the second round.

In the first round of the French Open he had to face current number 1, Novak Djokovic. He proved a challenge for Djokovic, but lost the match in straight sets. Goffin's performance as well as Djokovic's laboured efforts in defeating him was the subject of brief attention to the quality of Goffin's playing.

Goffin made it to the third round in Cincinnati, where he was again defeated by Djokovic. He qualified in Winston-Salem and defeated Jack Sock in the first round, but lost to Dmitry Tursunov in the second round. He did not play any further tournaments in 2013 after the US Open, where he lost in the first round to Alexandr Dolgopolov.

2014

Goffin had to retire in his second-round match at the Challenger event in New Caledonia, and he withdrew from qualifying for the Australian Open due to a left quadricep injury.

Challenger finals

Singles: 4 (3–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 26 September 2010 Ljubljana, Slovenia Clay Slovenia Blaž Kavčič 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner 1. 1 April 2012 Le Gosier, Guadeloupe Hard Germany Mischa Zverev 6–2, 6–2
Winner 2. 30 September 2012 Orléans, France Hard Belgium Ruben Bemelmans 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 3. 21 July 2013 Eskisehir, Turkey Hard Turkey Marsel Ilhan 4-6, 7-5, 6–2

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR LQ (Q#) A P Z# PO SF-B F S G NMS NH

Won tournament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current till .US Open

Tournament2011201220132014SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
French Open A 4R 1R 0 / 2 3–2 60.00
Wimbledon Q3 3R 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50.00
US Open Q3 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0.00
Win–Loss 0–0 5–3 0–4 0 / 7 5–7 45.45
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50.00
Miami Masters A 2R 3R 0 / 2 3–2 60.00
Monte Carlo Masters A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Madrid Masters A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Rome Masters A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0.00
Canada Masters A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Cincinnati Masters A Q2 3R 0 / 1 2–1 66.67
Shanghai Masters A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0.00
Paris Masters A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0 0.00
Win–Loss 0–0 1–1 3–4 0 / 5 4–5 44.44
Career Statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 0.00
Year End Ranking 174 46 110 $857,439

References

  1. ↑ "Federer sees off 'lucky loser' Goffin in four sets to reach quarter finals", The Daily Mail, 3rd June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Goffin biography at ITF". tennis player. nn. 
  3. ↑ Hanford, Ian (May 29, 2012). "French Open 2012 Scores: Shocking Results from Roland Garros' First 2 Days". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 30, 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Lucky loser Goffin enjoys French Open record run". The Times of India. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012. 
  5. ↑ "David Goffin". Retrieved 2012-06-04. 

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals: Belgium Top ten Belgian male singles tennis players as of 30 December 2013


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