Calvin Hemery

Calvin Hemery (born 28 January 1995) is a French tennis player of Nigerian descent.

Calvin Hemery
Hemery at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports) France
ResidenceParis, France
Born (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995
Les Lilas, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachChristophe Couprie
Prize money$541,774
Singles
Career record2–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 116 (30 April 2018)
Current rankingNo. 194 (22 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2018, 2019)
French Open1R (2018)
WimbledonQ2 (2016, 2017)
US OpenQ3 (2018)
Doubles
Career record2–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 252 (24 December 2018)
Current rankingNo. 816 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (2018)
Last updated on: 19 January 2024.

Hemery has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 116 achieved on 30 April 2018. Hemery has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 252 achieved on 24 December 2018.

Professional career

2015: ATP debut

Hemery made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Swiss Open Gstaad where he qualified for the main draw, then lost in the first round to Dušan Lajović.[1]

In May, Hemery won his first singles Futures title in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy, having lost his previous four Futures finals.[2]

2016: First ATP win

Hemery reached the main draw in Båstad as a qualifier where he recorded his first ATP Tour win, beating fellow countryman Tristan Lamasine in the first round, before losing to top seed David Ferrer in the second round.

2017: First Challenger title

In June, Hemery reached his first Challenger final in Blois, France, losing to Damir Džumhur in the final. In July, he won his first Challenger title in Tampere, Finland, beating Pedro Sousa in the final.

2018: Grand Slam and Masters debut

In March, Hemery made his debut on the ATP Tour Masters 1000 circuit at the Miami Open as a qualifier, losing to Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round.

In May, Hemery was awarded a wildcard to the 2018 French Open,[3] losing to Diego Schwartzman in the first round.

2023: First Challenger final in five years, back in Top 200

In July, Hemery reached the final at the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes as a qualifier, his first final on the ATP Challenger Tour in more than five years, losing to fellow countryman Manuel Guinard, also a qualifier, in the final.[4] In September, Hemery reached his second Challenger final of the year in Seville, losing to top seed and defending champion Roberto Carballés Baena in the final.

Ranked No. 203, he received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the 2023 Moselle Open in Metz, France and qualified for the main draw.

Personal life

Calvin Hemery was born in Les Lilas. He is one of few tennis players who are on a vegan diet.[5] He is a vegan and animal defender according to his Instagram profile.

Grand Slam performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles
Tournament201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Australian Open Q1 A Q2 Q2 A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q1 1R Q3 Q1 A A A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon Q2 Q2 Q1 A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A Q1 Q3 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%

Doubles

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 25 (9 titles, 16 runner-ups)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–7)
ITF Futures Tour (8–9)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–7)
Clay (8–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2013 France F7, France Futures Clay Niels Desein 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2013 France F20, France Futures Hard Andis Juška 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–3 Sep 2014 Portugal F7, Portugal Futures Hard Alexander Ward 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 0–4 Nov 2014 Kuwait F1, Kuwait Futures Hard Christian Trubrig 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win 1–4 May 2015 Italy F9, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Johan Tatlot 7–6(7–5), 6–0
Loss 1–5 Oct 2016 Nigeria F6, Lagos Futures Hard Enrique Lopez Perez 5–7, 5–7
Loss 1–6 Dec 2016 Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo Este Futures Hard Evan King 4–6, 6–7(11–9)
Loss 1–7 Apr 2017 USA F14, Orange Park Futures Clay Felipe Mantilla 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–7 Apr 2017 USA F15, Vero Beach Futures Clay Sam Riffice 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–8 May 2017 Nigeria F2, Abuja Futures Hard Pedja Krstin 2–6, 4–6
Win 3–8 May 2017 Nigeria F3, Lagos Futures Hard Christopher Díaz Figueroa 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3–9 Jun 2017 Blois, France Challenger Clay Damir Džumhur 1–6, 3–6
Win 4–9 Jul 2017 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Pedro Sousa 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–10 Nov 2017 Kobe, Japan Challenger Hard (i) Stéphane Robert 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 1–6
Loss 4–11 Nov 2017 Toyota, Japan Challenger Carpet (i) Matthew Ebden 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 4–12 Apr 2018 Nanchang, China Challenger Clay (i) Quentin Halys 3–6, 2–6
Win 5–12 Oct 2019 M25 Lagos, Nigeria World Tennis Tour Clay Aldin Šetkić 6-1, 6-2
Win 6–12 Oct 2019 M25 Lagos, Nigeria World Tennis Tour Clay Aldin Šetkić 4-2 (RET)
Win 7–12 Dec 2019 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay Arthur Rinderknech 7-6(7–4), 6-4
Loss 7–13 Jul 2021 M25 Denia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Nick Hardt 6-7(3–7), 6-7(5–7)
Win 8–13 Aug 2021 M25 Caslano, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay Rémy Bertola 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 8–14 Jul 2023 Troyes, France Challenger Clay Manuel Guinard 3–6, 3–6
Win 9–14 Jul 2023 M25 Brazzaville, Congo World Tennis Tour Clay Thomas Setodji 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 9–15 Sep 2023 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Roberto Carballés Baena 3–6, 1–6
Loss 9–16 Jun 2024 Blois, France Challenger Hard (i) Ričardas Berankis 6–7(4–7), 5–7

References
  1. "Gstaad 2015 Monday Zeballos Lajovic Istomin – ATP World Tour – Tennis | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  2. "ITF Futures: Bellotti batte Crepaldi. Hemery vince a Santa Margherita". Ubitennis. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  3. "#RG18: Wild-cards announced ! - Roland-Garros - the 2021 Roland-Garros Tournament official site".
  4. "Retour sur la victoire de Manuel Guinard aux Internationaux de Troyes de tennis". 9 July 2023.
  5. "Calvin Hemery Vegan". Beegans. 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
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