Maxime Cressy

Maxime Cressy (born May 8, 1997) is a French-American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 59 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on January 31, 2022. He has been ranked as high as world No. 180 in doubles, achieved on November 18, 2019. Cressy has won 3 singles titles and 2 doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. Before 2018, he played for his country of birth, France.

Maxime Cressy
Cressy at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters
Country (sports) United States (2018–present)
 France (2016–2018)
ResidenceHermosa Beach, United States
Born (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997
Paris, France
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUCLA
Prize money$1,006,731
Singles
Career record17–18 (48.6%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 59 (January 31, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 61 (May 2, 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2022)
French OpenQ1 (2020, 2021)
WimbledonQ3 (2021)
US Open2R (2020, 2021)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 180 (November 18, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 581 (January 31, 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2019)
Last updated on: January 31, 2022.

College career

On May 25, 2019, he and Keegan Smith won the 2019 NCAA tennis doubles championship at UCLA.[1]

Professional career

2020: Grand Slam debut and first win

Cressy made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2020 US Open as a wildcard entrant where he reached the second round after defeating Jozef Kovalík. He would lose in the second round to 4th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.[2]

2021: Top 150 debut

He qualified for the 2021 Australian Open and also reached the second round by defeating Taro Daniel.[3] However, he would lose in the second round to 6th seed Alexander Zverev.[4]

After qualifying for the main draw at the 2021 US Open, Cressy won a five-set match with a fifth set tiebreak against 9th seed and two-time US Open semifinalist Pablo Carreño Busta after coming back from two sets to love down to win in a tiebreak, saving four match points in the process.[5][6][7]

Cressy then qualified for the main draw at the 2021 BNP Paribas Open. He defeated Laslo Đere in the first round before falling to 11th seed Diego Schwartzman in 3 sets. Cressy served for the match against Schwartzman in the third set, but could not convert two match points.[8] He reached the final in the 2021 Challenger Eckental where he lost to German Daniel Masur. As a result he hit a new career-high of world No. 128 on 8 November 2021.

2022: First ATP Tour final, Australian Open fourth round and top 60 debut

Cressy reached the quarterfinals at the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 as a qualifier saving two match points against 2nd seed Reilly Opelka.[9] He defeated Jaume Munar to reach the semifinals of an ATP tournament for the first time.[10] He defeated 3rd seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach his first ATP Tour Final.[11] Cressy lost the final to 1st seed Rafael Nadal.[12] As a result he reached a career-high of world No. 70 on January 17, 2022.

He qualified as a direct entry at the 2022 Australian Open after the withdrawal of Dominic Thiem. He defeated the 22nd seed, fellow American John Isner in five sets with three tiebreaks in the first round for his second win at this Major.[13][14] Cressy advanced to the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career after defeating qualifier Tomáš Macháč in four sets.[15] He then beat Australian wildcard Christopher O'Connell to progress to the fourth round for the first time at any Major. As a result he made his top 60 debut in the rankings at world No. 59 on January 31, 2022. Cressy would lose in the fourth round to 2nd seed Daniil Medvedev.[16]

Playing style

Cressy is a big server who plays a predominantly serve-and-volley style in his service games.[17] His second serve is nearly as fast and sometimes faster than his first serve. He has an aggressive return of serve. He has a good forehand and backhand but is most dangerous when he is chipping-and-charging and volleying.[18]

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS 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; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open.

Tournament 20182019202020212022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 2R 4R 0 / 2 4–2
French Open A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A NH Q3 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A Q1 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 0 / 4 6–4
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A NH 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2
Miami Open A A NH Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Monte-Carlo Masters A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Madrid Open A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Canadian Open A A NH Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–4 0 / 5 1–5
Career statistics
Tournament20182019202020212022SRW–L
Tournaments 0 0 1 6 11 18
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 1
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 6–6 10–11 0 / 18 17–18
Year-end ranking 592 196 168 122 49%

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1, Australia 250 Series Hard Rafael Nadal 6–7(6–8), 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (5–6)
Legend
ATP Challenger (3–4)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 USA F25, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard Brandon Nakashima 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 2018 USA F34, Waco Futures Hard (i) Michael Geerts 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 1–2 Dec 2018 USA F35, Tallahassee Futures Hard (i) Ryan Peniston 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–2 Feb 2019 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i) Mikael Torpegaard 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 3–2 Jun 2019 M25 Tulsa, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Sam Riffice 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3–3 Oct 2019 Ismaning, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Lukáš Lacko 3–6, 0–6
Win 4–3 Feb 2020 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard (i) Arthur Rinderknech 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Mar 2020 Calgary, Canada Challenger Hard (i) Arthur Rinderknech 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 4–5 Nov 2021 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Daniel Masur 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Nov 2021 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Oscar Otte 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 5–6 Nov 2021 Forlì, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Matthias Bachinger 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 14 (13–1)
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (11–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2017 Belarus F2, Minsk Futures Hard Ugo Humbert Ivan Liutarevich
Vadym Ursu		 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 2–0 Jul 2018 USA F19, Wichita Futures Hard Brandon Holt Hunter Johnson
Yates Johnson		 3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win 3–0 Jul 2018 USA F20, Champaign Futures Hard Martin Joyce Charlie Emhardt
Alfredo Perez		 6–3, 6–2
Win 4–0 Jul 2018 USA F21, Decatur Futures Hard Martin Joyce Nicolas Meister
Keegan Smith		 4–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Win 5–0 Sep 2018 USA F26, Fountain Valley Futures Hard Alexander Cozbinov Alec Adamson
Conor Berg		 6–2, 6–2
Win 6–0 Oct 2018 USA F27, Houston Futures Hard Nicolas Meister John Paul Fruttero
Bernardo Saraiva		 7–5, 6–3
Win 7–0 Oct 2018 USA F28, Harlingen Futures Hard Nicolas Meister John Paul Fruttero
Ronnie Schneider		 6–4, 6–2
Win 8–0 Oct 2018 USA F28B, Waco Futures Hard Nicolas Meister John Paul Fruttero
Danny Thomas		 6–1, 6–4
Win 9–0 Dec 2018 USA F34, Waco Futures Hard (i) Nicolas Meister Vasile-Alexandru Ghilea
Robert Kelly		 7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7)
Win 10–0 Jan 2019 M25 Los Angeles, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Alexander Cozbinov Luis Patiño
Emilio Gómez		 6–4, 6–2
Win 11–0 Jan 2019 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) Bernardo Saraiva Robert Galloway
Nathaniel Lammons		 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Win 12–0 Jun 2019 M25 Tulsa, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Bernardo Saraiva Martin Redlicki
Evan Zhu		 6–2, 3–6, [10-8]
Loss 12–1 Oct 2019 Ismaning, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) James Cerretani Quentin Halys
Tristan Lamasine		 3–6, 5–7
Win 13–1 Oct 2019 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Hard (i) James Cerretani Ken Skupski
John-Patrick Smith		 6–4, 6–4

Record against top-10 players

Cressy's record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.

Player Years MP Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Rafael Nadal 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(6–8), 3–6) at 2022 Melbourne 1
Daniil Medvedev 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 5–7) at 2022 Australian Open
Number 3 ranked players
Grigor Dimitrov 2022 2 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2022 Madrid
Alexander Zverev 2021 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 4–6, 3–6) at 2021 Australian Open
Stefanos Tsitsipas 2020 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(2–7), 3–6, 4–6) at 2020 US Open
Number 8 ranked players
John Isner 2022 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(7–2), 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–4) at 2022 Australian Open
Diego Schwartzman 2021 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 6–3, 5–7) at 2021 Indian Wells
Number 10 ranked players
Pablo Carreño Busta 2021 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (5–7, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)) at 2021 US Open
Total 2020–2022 9 3–6 33% 3–5
(38%)		 0–1
(0%)		 0–0
( – )		 * Statistics correct as of 2 May 2022.

References
  1. "Cressy-Smith Caps Perfect Season With NCAA Title".
  2. "Tsitsipas grinds down Cressy to reach third round". Reuters. September 3, 2020.
  3. "Zverev Battles Past Giron At Australian Open".
  4. "Australian Open: Alexander Zverev Defeats Maxime Cressy To Enter Third Round".
  5. "Qualifier Cressy knocks out Carreno Busta".
  6. "Cressy Saves 4 MPs, Seppi Saves 5 In US Open Thrillers".
  7. Clarey, Christopher (August 31, 2021). "Maxime Cressy, an American qualifier, delivers the biggest upset so far". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  8. "Schwartzman Saves Match Points, Evans Defeats Nishikori". ATP Tour.
  9. "Maxime Cressy Saves 2 M.P. To Upset Reilly Opelka in Melbourne | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  10. "Grigor Dimitrov Saves 2 M.P. In Melbourne, Joins Rafael Nadal in SFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  11. "Rafael Nadal Battles into Melbourne Final, Plays Cressy | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  12. "Rafael Nadal Soars to Melbourne Title | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  13. "What we learned: Cressy climbs as veterans shine".
  14. "The Australian Open first-round, five-set rundown: Murray's Melbourne reunion; FAA fights back; Cressy ices Isner; Paire ends major skid".
  15. "So far, it's the American Dream for four women and four men at the Australian Open". January 20, 2022.
  16. "Daniil Medvedev Blunts Maxime Cressy Attack, Reaches QFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  17. "Maxime Cressy Bringing Back Serve and Volley | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  18. "Maxime Cressy: The Craziest Player You've Never Heard Of". September 2020.
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