Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Pierre-Hugues Herbert is a French professional tennis player and doubles specialist. He is a former World No.2 in the doubles ranking and holds a Doubles Career Grand Slam. He reached his No.2 ranking in July 2016 and as of July 2022, he is still in the Top 25 in the World Rankings for doubles tennis players. One of his most successful pairings is with fellow doubles specialist Nicolas Mahut.

Player Profile

Pierre-Hugues Herbert was born in Schiltigheim, Alsace, France on March 18, 1991. He currently resides in Develier, Switzerland. He stands 188 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 75 kg. He is a right-handed player with a two-handed backhand.

He has been coached by Jean Roch Herbert, Fabrice Santoro, and Benjamin Balleret. Since he turned pro in 2010, he has earned $8,972,885 in prize money.

Career

Even though he turned pro in 2010, Herbert did not start appearing in the Grand Slams or the ATP Tour Masters 1000 until around the early to mid-2010s. His first major success in the doubles games came in 2015 when he made the finals of the Australian Open paired with what would be his long-time doubles partner, Nicolas Mahut. In the same year, he and Mahut went on to win the US Open men’s doubles event.

The following year, then won Wimbledon. They were unable to defend their US title, but they still landed in the semifinals. In 2017, they were in the quarters of the Australian Open, and in 2108, they won the French Open. They won in Australia in 2019 and then in 2021, they won the French Open men’s doubles again.

In addition to the Grand Slams, the pairing also won the ATP Tour Finals twice, once in 2019 and again in 2021. The pair also dominated in the ATP Tour Masters 1000 back in 2016 and 2017, in that period, they won at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Rome, Montreal/Toronto, Cincinnati, and Shanghai. In 2019, they added the Paris Open to their list of victories.

Career Record

Singles

• Highest Singles Ranking: 36

(February 11, 2019)

• Current Singles Ranking: 224 (July

12, 2022)

Best Grand Slam Singles Results

• Australian Open - 3R (2016, 2019)
• French Open - 3R (2018)
• Wimbledon - 3R (2016)
• US Open - 2R (2018)

Doubles

• Highest Doubles Ranking: 2 (July 11,

2016)

• Current Doubles Ranking: 25 (July

11, 2022)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Results

• Australian Open - W (2019)
• French Open - W (2018, 2021)
• Wimbledon - W (2016)
• US Open - W (2015)

Other Doubles Tournaments

• Tour Finals - W (2019, 2021)
• Olympic Games - 1R (2016, 2020)

Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Results

• French Open - SF (2016)

Other Mixed Doubles Tournaments

• Olympic Games - 1R (2016)

Team Competitions

• Davis Cup - W (2017)