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Maxime Cressy

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Height / weight1.98 m / -
Born8 May 1997 (29 years)
NationalityFrance flagFrance

Maxime Cressy is a professional tennis player who is currently ranked at World Number 59 by the ATP Rankings. In his entire career, he had won 3 singles titles and 2 doubles titles. Cressy was born and raised in Paris, France where he learned to play tennis.

Professional Tennis Career

Before 2018, Cressy represented France, however, he decided to represent the US instead. Cressy debuted in 2020, where he was included in the main draw for the 2020 US Open as a wildcard player. However, he was defeated by 4th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round.

Debuting to the Top 150

Cressy had a colorful career in 2021, as he keeps on improving his gameplay. He was able to reach the second round at the 2021 Australian Open as he won over Taro Daniel. However, he didn't stand a chance to proceed to the next level against Alexander Zverev.

He was also included in the main draw for the 2021 US Open, and he had won a five-set match before losing to Pablo Carreno Busta[[. He also joined the 2021 BNP Paribas Open where he defeated [[Laslo Dere before losing to Diego Schwartzman.

Cressy's Playing Style

Cressy has a powerful and predominant serve-and-volley style in service games. He had an aggressive return of serve that most of his opponents find difficult to break. He also had efficient forehand play, which is very advantageous when he is chipping and charging.

Grand Slam Result

  • 4R at 2022 Australian Open
  • Q1 at 2020, 2021 French Open
  • Q3 at 2021 Wimbledon Open
  • 2R at 2020, 2021 US Open

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