Édouard Roger-Vasselin


Édouard Roger-Vasselin is a professional tennis player from France. He won the men's doubles title at Roland Garros in 2014, partnering Julien Benneteau. He is the son of 1983 French Open semifinalist Christophe Roger-Vasselin.

Career

2007

At the French Open, he reached the third round as a wildcard, after a second-round victory against Radek Štěpánek in five sets, 3–6, 6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4. He also reached the third round at Wimbledon, beating 24th seed Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets along the way, and made the top 100 for the first time as a result. On 16 July 2007, he reached a career-best ranking of 82.

2009

At the Japan Open, he advanced through the qualifying draw to set up a first round match with 2009 US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro. Ranked No. 189 at the time, Roger-Vasselin stunned the world No. 5, 6–4, 6–4. The match was Roger-Vasselin's first ATP Tour level victory of the season. Roger-Vasselin then defeated Austrian Jürgen Melzer to advance to the third round, where he lost to former world No. 1, Lleyton Hewitt, in straight sets.

2012

In 2012, Roger-Vasselin had considerable success on the ATP Tour in doubles. He won tournaments in Montpellier, Marseille, and Metz, all partnered with Nicolas Mahut. He also made it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time teamed with James Cerretani. They were defeated by the eventual champions Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen in five sets.

2013

At the Delray Beach International Championships, Roger-Vasselin defeated four opponents including top seed John Isner to reach his first ATP tournament final. He lost to Ernests Gulbis for the title. In doubles, he won two titles, at the Hall of Fame Classic in Newport, Rhode Island, partnering Nicolas Mahut and in Atlanta, partnering Dutchman Igor Sijsling.
He made the semifinals in doubles at Wimbledon, partnering Rohan Bopanna.
Vasselin made a breakthrough in the indoor part of the season when he has reached semifinals of the ATP 500 event in Basel, upsetting home favorite Stan Wawrinka in the first round. He lost to Juan Martín del Potro, after winning the first set. He finished the year a career-high No. 53.

2014

Roger-Vasselin had a good beginning to his singles campaign, reaching the final in Chennai. He reached the quarterfinals in Montpellier and Marseille, losing to Jerzy Janowicz and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, respectively. He also reached the quarterfinals on grass in Eastbourne, losing to Denis Istomin. The rest of his singles season was relatively disappointing.
He and doubles partner Julien Benneteau, however, had a very successful season. They reached the semifinals in Sydney, being eliminated by Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić. At the Australian Open, they went down in the round of 16 to Max Mirnyi and Mikhail Youzhny. They had another semifinal showing in Rotterdam, losing to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău.
The pair won the title in Marseille in February, beating Paul Hanley and Jonathan Marray in the final. Another quarterfinal followed in Acapulco, where they lost to Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot. Then, they went out in the round of 16 in both Indian Wells and Miami. The pair made another quarterfinal, this time at a Masters 1000 event, in Monte Carlo, losing to the Bryan brothers. They followed this up with a semifinal appearance in Nice.
The highlight of his year was the French Open, which he and Benneteau won against the Spanish pair of Marcel Granollers and Marc López.
On grass, they made the semifinals of the Queen's Club tournament, losing to Jamie Murray and John Peers. They followed this up with a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon, where they lost to the French pair of Michaël Llodra and Nicolas Mahut.
On the hard-court North American swing, they reached the quarterfinals in Toronto, and the semifinals in Cincinnati.
In Shanghai, they reached the final, losing again to the Bryan brothers.
during the 2018 French Open

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Masters 1000 finals

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

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–12013 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Singles|Delray Beach Open, United States250 SeriesHard Ernests Gulbis6–7, 3–6
Loss0–22014 Aircel Chennai Open – Singles|Chennai Open, India250 SeriesHard Stan Wawrinka5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 33 (20 titles, 13 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–02012 Open Sud de France – Doubles|Open Sud de France,
France
250 SeriesHard Nicolas Mahut Paul Hanley
Jamie Murray
6–4, 7–6
Win2–02012 Open 13 – Doubles|Open 13,
France
250 SeriesHard Nicolas Mahut Dustin Brown
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
3–6, 6–3,
Win3–02012 Moselle Open – Doubles|Moselle Open,
France
250 SeriesHard Nicolas Mahut Johan Brunström
Frederik Nielsen
7–6, 6–4
Win4–02013 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Doubles|Hall of Fame Championships,
United States
250 SeriesGrass Nicolas Mahut Tim Smyczek
Rhyne Williams
6–7, 6–2,
Loss4–12013 Claro Open Colombia – Doubles|Colombia Open,
Colombia
250 SeriesHard Igor Sijsling Purav Raja
Divij Sharan
6–7, 6–7
Win5–12013 BB&T Atlanta Open – Doubles|Atlanta Open,
United States
250 SeriesHard Igor Sijsling Colin Fleming
Jonathan Marray
7–6, 6–3
Win6–12013 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles|Japan Open,
Japan
500 SeriesHard Rohan Bopanna Jamie Murray
John Peers
7–6, 6–4
Win7–12014 Open 13 – Doubles|Open 13,
France
250 SeriesHard Julien Benneteau Paul Hanley
Jamie Murray
4–6, 7–6,
Win8–12014 French Open – Men's Doubles|French Open,
France
Grand SlamClay Julien Benneteau Marcel Granollers
Marc López
6–3, 7–6
Loss8–22014 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles|Shanghai Masters,
China
Masters 1000Hard Julien Benneteau Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–7
Win9–22015 Claro Open Colombia – Doubles|Colombia Open,
Columbia
250 SeriesHard Radek Štěpánek Mate Pavić
Michael Venus
7–5, 6–3
Loss9–32015 Rogers Cup – Men's Doubles|Canadian Open,
Canada
Masters 1000Hard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–7, 6–3,
Win10–32015 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles|Cincinnati Masters,
United States
Masters 1000Hard Daniel Nestor Marcin Matkowski
Nenad Zimonjić
6–2, 6–2
Win11–32015 Moselle Open – Doubles|Moselle Open,
France
250 SeriesHard Łukasz Kubot Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
2–6, 6–3,
Loss11–42015 China Open – Men's Doubles|China Open,
China
500 SeriesHard Daniel Nestor Vasek Pospisil
Jack Sock
6–3, 3–6,
Loss11–52016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|Wimbledon Championships,
United Kingdom
Grand SlamGrass Julien Benneteau Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win12–52016 Citi Open – Men's Doubles|Washington Open,
United States
500 SeriesHard Daniel Nestor Łukasz Kubot
Alexander Peya
7–6, 7–6
Win13–52016 European Open – Doubles|European Open,
Belgium
250 SeriesHard Daniel Nestor Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 6–4
Loss13–62017 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's Doubles|Madrid Open,
Spain
Masters 1000Clay Nicolas Mahut Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo
5–7, 3–6
Loss13–72017 Aegon Championships – Doubles|Queen's Club Championships,
United Kingdom
500 SeriesGrass Julien Benneteau Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares
2–6, 3–6
Win14–72017 Moselle Open – Doubles|Moselle Open,
France
250 SeriesHard Julien Benneteau Wesley Koolhof
Artem Sitak
7–5, 6–3
Loss14–82017 Swiss Indoors – Doubles|Swiss Indoors,
Switzerland
500 SeriesHard Fabrice Martin Ivan Dodig
Marcel Granollers
5–7, 6–7
Loss14–92018 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles|Grand Prix Hassan II,
Morocco
250 SeriesClay Benoît Paire Nikola Mektić
Alexander Peya
5–7, 6–3,
Loss14–102018 Citi Open – Men's Doubles|Washington Open,
United States
500 SeriesHard Mike Bryan Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares
6–3, 3–6,
Win15–102018 Moselle Open – Doubles|Moselle Open,
France
250 SeriesHard Nicolas Mahut Ken Skupski
Neal Skupski
6–1, 7–5
Win16–102018 European Open – Doubles|European Open,
Belgium
250 SeriesHard Nicolas Mahut Marcelo Demoliner
Santiago González
6–4, 7–5
Loss16–112018 Erste Bank Open – Doubles|Vienna Open,
Austria
500 SeriesHard Mike Bryan Joe Salisbury
Neal Skupski
6–7, 3–6
Win17–112019 Open Sud de France – Doubles|Open Sud de France,
France
250 SeriesHard Ivan Dodig Benjamin Bonzi
Antoine Hoang
6–3, 6–3
Win18–112019 Lyon Open – Doubles|Lyon Open,
France
250 SeriesClay Ivan Dodig Ken Skupski
Neal Skupski
6–4, 6–3
Loss18–122019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|Wimbledon Championships,
United Kingdom
Grand SlamGrass Nicolas Mahut Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah
7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Loss18–132019 Moselle Open – Doubles|Moselle Open,
France
250 SeriesHard Nicolas Mahut Robert Lindstedt
Jan-Lennard Struff
6–2, 6–7,
Win19–132019 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles|Japan Open,
Japan
500 SeriesHard Nicolas Mahut Nikola Mektić
Franko Škugor
7–6, 6–4
Win20–132019 Stockholm Open – Doubles|Stockholm Open,
Sweden
250 SeriesHard Henri Kontinen Mate Pavić
Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–2

Challenger finals

Singles: 10 (4–6)

Doubles: 20 (13–7)

Performance timeline

Singles

1Held as Hamburg Masters until 2008, Madrid Masters 2009–present.
2Held as Madrid Masters until 2008, and Shanghai Masters 2009–present.

Doubles