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Augustin Gensse

Augustin Gensse
Augustin Gensse US Open 2011.jpg
Augustin Gensse at the 2011 US Open
Country (sports)  France
Residence Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Born (1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 (age 33)
Mont-de-Marsan, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro 2001
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es) Jérôme Potier
Prize money $250,639
Singles
Career record 1–3
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 139 (7 May 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2012)
French Open 1R (2011)
Wimbledon Q3 (2011)
US Open 1R (2011)
Doubles
Career record 0–0
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 363 (16 June 2008)
Coaching career (2013–)
Last updated on: December 10, 2015.

Augustin Gensse (born 10 August 1983) is a French professional tennis player.

Gensse has played two singles matches in the ATP Tour. At the Spain (Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana), he defeated Gorka Frailin and Alan Mackie in the qualifications. As a qualifier, he reached the second round of the tournament, winning against James Ward and losing against Iván Navarro.

He won fourteen Challenger and Futures titles, 10 singles and 4 doubles.

In 2011, he played for the first time in a Grand Slam main draw at the 2011 French Open and lost to Stanislas Wawrinka at the first round in four sets. 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4

At the 2011 US Open, Gensse qualified for the second time of the year for a Grand Slam main draw. On the first round, he lost against Janko Tipsarević in straight sets. 6-2 7-5 6-0

In June 2012, he injured his ankle and was forced to stop his career. He became at the end of the year the ambassador of Decathlon and their tennis brand Artengo.

In 2015, during Roland Garros, he worked as a sparring partner. He warmed-up both finalists Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka the morning of the final.

In January 2013, he became the coach of the Slovakian Michaela Hončová. Since May 2015, he's now the coach of the frenchwomen Manon Arcangioli.


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