Paul-Henri Mathieu
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| Country (sports) |
 France
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|---|---|
| Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Born |
12 January 1982 Strasbourg, France |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 5,625,446 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 258–280 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (7 April 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 73 (28 November 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2006, 2008) |
| French Open | 4R (2002, 2008) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2007, 2010) |
| US Open | 3R (2004, 2010) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 27–76 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 103 (15 September 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 853 (1 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2005, 2009, 2017) |
| French Open | 2R (2002) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2003, 2007) |
| US Open | 1R (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (2002) |
| Last updated on: 1 February 2016. | |
Paul-Henri Mathieu (born 12 January 1982) is a French tennis player. He has won four singles titles; reached the semifinals of the 2005 Montreal Masters; and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 12 in April 2008.
Mathieu was born in Strasbourg, France. He first began playing tennis at age 3, with his older brother Pierre-Yves. Between 1997 and 2000 he trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
As a junior Mathieu posted a singles record of 42–15 (and 34–12 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 6 in the world in January 2000 (and No. 19 in doubles the same month).
Mathieu won the boys' singles title at the 2000 French Open, (defeating Tommy Robredo in the final) and made his ATP tour debut that July in Kitzbühel.
2002 was Mathieu's breakthrough year. He made the fourth round of the French Open, losing to Andre Agassi in five sets, despite having a two-set lead. Later on in the year, he confirmed his potential by winning back-to-back tournaments in Moscow and Lyon. He holds the distinction of being the last player to beat Pete Sampras before his retirement, which he did at the 2002 TD Waterhouse Cup. On 14 October, he became world no. 36, and his progress won him the ATP Newcomer of the Year award for 2002. He also nearly won the Davis Cup in 2002 with the French Davis Cup team, but lost the deciding rubber of the final to Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, once more after relinquishing a two-set advantage.
In 2005, he achieved his best result in an ATP Masters Series event, knocking out Andy Roddick on his way to the semifinals at Montreal. He had a record of 2–2 in the four Davis Cup matches he played that year. He won both his matches against the Swedish opponents Thomas Johansson and Joachim Johansson, but lost to Russia's Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev in the quarterfinal tie.
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