Benoit Paire
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| Country (sports) |
 France
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|---|---|
| Residence | Avignon, France |
| Born |
8 May 1989 Avignon, France |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $3,202,196 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 102–109 (48.34% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 18 (11 January 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 41 (8 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2014, 2017) |
| French Open | 3R (2013, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2012, 2013) |
| US Open | 4R (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 18–51 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 84 (5 August 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 196 (1 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2013) |
| French Open | 1R (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
| US Open | 2R (2012) |
| Last updated on: 1 February 2016. | |
Benoît Paire (French pronunciation: [bənwa pɛʁ]; born 8 May 1989) is a French professional tennis player.
His best result in a Grand Slam came at the US Open in 2015, where he reached the fourth round. He has won one singles title, at the 2015 Swedish Open, and his career-high singles ranking is World No. 18, first achieved in January 2016.
In 2015, Paire was voted Comeback Player of the Year, rising from #126 to a career-high #19 after a knee injury had sidelined him for much of 2014.
In 2007, Paire played his tennis at Futures level, winning one event (the France F10). In 2008, Paire continued to play primarily on the Futures circuit, but made his first appearances in higher-tier tournaments, losing in the qualifying rounds at the Open 13 and the Open Sud de France, both part of the ATP 250 Series. Similarly, Benoit made it to the main draw for the first time at Challenger level at Alessandria. Paire played in his first Grand Slam tournament, at the French Open, receiving a wildcard in the qualifying draw, but lost in the first round. In 2009, Paire began playing more Challenger tournaments, but at Futures level won the Slovenia F3 and lost in three other finals in the space of three months. Again that year, he received a wild card into the French Open qualifying draw, this time making it into the final qualifying round, before losing to Fabio Fognini.
In 2010, Paire played most of his tennis at Challenger level, reaching his first Challenger final at Arad in July, where he lost to fellow country-man David Guez. Paire still played many Futures tournaments, making it to six finals (winning three). However, Benoit began making a lot of progress at ATP level, receiving a wildcard into the Open Sud de France before losing in the first round to John Isner and getting through qualifying in Valencia again before losing in the first round. Paire played his first ATP Masters event in Paris, losing in qualifying. For the first time Paire made it to the second round of a Grand Slam, coming through qualifying and beating Rainer Schüttler before losing to big-serving Feliciano López in five sets at the US Open. This success followed a first round defeat at Roland Garros for the second time in his career (again after coming through qualifying), as well as a first round loss in qualifying at Wimbledon.
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