Arthur Rinderknech

Arthur Rinderknech (born 23 July 1995) is a French tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 48 achieved on 17 January 2022. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 124 achieved on 8 November 2021.

Arthur Rinderknech
Rinderknech at the 2021 Open de Rennes
Country (sports) France
Born (1995-07-23) 23 July 1995
Gassin, France
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTexas A&M
CoachSébastien Villette
Prize moneyUS$1,094,599
Singles
Career record29–26 (52.7%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 48 (17 January 2022)
Current rankingNo. 57 (7 March 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2022)
French Open1R (2020, 2021)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record10–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 124 (8 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 161 (7 March 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2020)
US Open2R (2021)
Last updated on: 15 March 2022.

College career

Rinderknech played college tennis at Texas A&M University.[1][2]

Professional career

2018–2020: Grand Slam singles and doubles debut

Rinderknech made his Grand Slam main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2018 French Open in doubles partnering Florian Lakat. He also entered as a wildcard the first rounds of the 2020 French Open on his singles main draw debut and doubles main draw partnering with Manuel Guinard and reached the second round in doubles.

2021: ATP debut, First Top 20 win, Top 100, First Grand Slam win, Maiden doubles final, Top 60 year-end in singles

In his debut on the ATP Tour in March, Rinderknech qualified for the main draw of the 2021 Open 13 in Marseille, France, where he reached the quarterfinals, beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, before losing to fellow countryman Ugo Humbert.[3][4]

In May at the 2021 ATP Lyon Open, Rinderknech recorded his first win, defeating 6th seeded Jannik Sinner, the first top-20 win in his career, to reach his second career quarterfinal as a lucky loser.[5]

Rinderknech qualified for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships main draw for the first time in his career. In the first round he lost only the second 12–12 singles tiebreak since that rule began two years previously against Oscar Otte 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 7–6(5), 12–13(2),[6] the other match being the Federer-Djokovic 2019 final.[7][8]

In July, he reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier at the 2021 Swedish Open in Bastad defeating 4th seed John Millman. As a result he made his top 100 debut on 19 July 2021. At the 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad Rinderknech defeated second seed and World No. 16 Roberto Bautista Agut, his second top-20 win, to reach the quarterfinals.[9] The following week, he reached the semifinals for the first time in his career at the Kitzbühel Open, losing to eventual winner Casper Ruud.[10][11] As a result he reached a new career-high of World No. 79 on 2 August 2021.[12][13]

At the 2021 US Open he entered directly into the main draw for the first time and also reached the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career defeating Miomir Kecmanović after a comeback from two sets down 6–7(10), 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4.[14][15]

At the 2021 Moselle Open he reached his first ATP final in his career partnering Hugo Nys where they were defeated by Hubert Hurkacz and Jan Zieliński from Poland. Following a quarterfinal appearance at the 2021 Stockholm Open where he lost to defending champion, 3rd seed Denis Shapovalov, he made his debut in the top 60 at World No. 58 on 15 November 2021.

2022: First ATP singles final, Top 50 debut

At the Adelaide International 2, Rinderknech reached his first final on the ATP Tour, beating Mackenzie McDonald, Kwon Soon-woo, 3rd seed and runner-up of the first tournament Karen Khachanov and qualifier, compatriot Corentin Moutet en route. He lost to Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis in the final in 3 sets. As a result of reaching the final, Rinderknech made his debut in the world's top 50 at No. 48 on 17 January 2022.

On his debut at the 2022 Australian Open he won his first match at this Major defeating Alexei Popyrin in five sets.[16] Rinderknech was set to play Dan Evans in the second round, but withdrew with a wrist injury.[17]

At the 2022 Qatar ExxonMobil Open he defeated two seeds, seed No. 7 Alexander Bublik and top seed Denis Shapovalov earning his third Top 20 win of his career to reach his second semifinal of the year.[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 Monte-Carlo Masters.

Tournament20202021 2022SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q3 2R 0 / 1 1–1
French Open 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2
Wimbledon NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Win–loss 0–1 1–3 1–0 0 / 4 2–4
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Miami Open NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Monte-Carlo Masters NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Madrid Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0
Shanghai Masters NH 0 / 0 0–0
Paris Masters Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–3 0 / 4 1–4
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 16 7 24
Titles 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 1 1
Overall win–loss 0–1 18–17 11–8 29–26
Year-end ranking 178 58 53%

Doubles

Current through the 2022 Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

Tournament 2018 201920202021 2022SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 3 1–3
Wimbledon A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0 / 4 2–4
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 1 5 1 9
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 0 1 0 1
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–1 1–1 9–5 0–1 10–9
Year-end ranking 711 390 165 131 53%

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 Adelaide International, Australia 250 Series Hard Thanasi Kokkinakis 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 3–6

Doubles: 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 (0–0)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2021 Moselle Open, France 250 Series Hard (i) Hugo Nys Hubert Hurkacz
Jan Zieliński
5–7, 3–6

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 14 (8–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
ITF Futures Tour/World Tennis Tour (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2016 Belgium F1, Binche Futures Clay Niels Desein 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2018 Morocco F2, Meknes Futures Clay Lamine Ouahab 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 2–1 Aug 2018 Serbia F2, Novi Sad Futures Clay Ergi Kırkın 6–2, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Oct 2018 Nigeria F4, Lagos Futures Hard Tom Jomby 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 3–2 Feb 2019 M15, Monastir World Tennis Tour Hard Petr Nouza 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–2 Mar 2019 M15, Tabarka World Tennis Tour Clay Pol Toledo Bagué 6–4, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Jun 2019 M25, Palma del Rio World Tennis Tour Hard Andrés Artuñedo 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 4–6
Loss 4–4 Sep 2019 M25, Mulhouse World Tennis Tour Hard Dan Added 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 3–6
Loss 4–5 Dec 2019 M15, Monastir World Tennis Tour Hard Calvin Hemery 6–7(4–7), 4.6
Win 5–5 Dec 2019 M15, Monastir World Tennis Tour Hard Thomas Laurent 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win 6–5 Jan 2020 Rennes, France Challenger Hard (i) James Ward 7–5, 6–4
Loss 6–6 Feb 2020 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard (i) Maxime Cressy 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6
Win 7–6 Mar 2020 Calgary, Canada Challenger Hard (i) Maxime Cressy 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 8–6 Jan 2021 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard (i) Benjamin Bonzi 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 7 (4–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF Futures Tour (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2017 Tunisia F23, Hammamet Futures Clay Florian Lakat Lucas Miedler
Maximilian Neuchrist
6–7(2–7), 7–5, [12–14]
Win 1–1 Jul 2017 Belgium F2, Arlon Futures Clay Florian Lakat Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Constant de la Bassetière
6–1, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss 1–2 Oct 2018 Nigeria F4, Lagos Futures Hard William Bushamuka Danylo Kalenichenko
Diego Matos
6–2, 5–7, [7–10]
Win 2–2 Feb 2019 M15, Monastir World Tennis Tour Hard Geoffrey Blancaneaux Petr Nouza
Marek Gengel
6–1, 6–4
Loss 2–3 May 2019 Savannah, USA Challenger Clay Manuel Guinard Roberto Maytín
Fernando Romboli
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [9–11]
Win 3–3 Feb 2020 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard (i) Manuel Guinard Roberto Cid Subervi
Gonçalo Oliveira
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Win 4–3 Aug 2020 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Pierre-Hugues Herbert Zdeněk Kolář
Lukáš Rosol
6–3, 6–4

Record against top 10 players

Rinderknech's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 3 ranked players
Marin Čilić 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (7–6(8–6), 1–6, 2–6) at 2021 French Open
Number 6 ranked players
Gilles Simon 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2021 Winston-Salem
Number 7 ranked players
Casper Ruud 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2021 Kitzbuhel
Number 9 ranked players
Roberto Bautista Agut 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2021 Gstaad
Jannik Sinner 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2021 Antwerp
Number 10 ranked players
Denis Shapovalov 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–4, 3–6, 5–7) at 2021 Stockholm
Total 2–5 28.57% 0–3
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–0
(  )
* Statistics correct as of 14 November 2021.

Personal life

Rinderknech's mother is former tennis player Virginie Paquet.[19] Monégasque tennis player Benjamin Balleret is his cousin.[20] He is a fan of french football club AS Saint-Étienne.

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