Joachim Gérard Explained

Joachim Gérard
Birth Date:1988 10, df=y
Birth Place:Limelette, Belgium
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singlesrecord:504–205
Highestsinglesranking:No. 1 (5 December 2016)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 3 (12 June 2023)
Australianopenresult:W (2021)
Frenchopenresult:F (2020)
Wimbledonresult:W (2021)
Usopenresult:SF (2015, 2020)
Othertournaments:yes
Wheelchairtennismastersresult:W (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Paralympicsresult: Bronze Medal (2016)
Doublesrecord:337–207
Highestdoublesranking:No. 3 (17 November 2014)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 5 (12 June 2023)
Australianopendoublesresult:W (2017, 2019)
Frenchopendoublesresult:W (2014)
Wimbledondoublesresult:W (2019)
Usopendoublesresult:F (2013)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Wheelchairtennismastersdoublesresult:W (2014)
Paralympicsdoublesresult:QF (2020)
Updated:14 January 2019

Joachim Gérard (born 15 October 1988) is a Belgian wheelchair tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 in singles.

Gérard has won two Grand Slam singles titles (2021 Australian Open, 2021 Wimbledon Championships) and four doubles titles (2014 French Open, 2017 Australian Open, 2019 Australian Open and 2019 Wimbledon Championships).[1] [2]

Gérard has also won the singles title at the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019, as well as the doubles title in 2014.[3] [4] [5]

He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[6]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Wheelchair singles

Tournament201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
alight=left Australian OpenAbgcolor=ffebcd QFSFFSFAbgcolor=ffebcd QFSFWbgcolor=ffebcd QFbgcolor=#afeeee 1RSF1 / 1010–9
align=left French OpenAbgcolor=ffebcd QFbgcolor=ffebcd QFbgcolor=ffebcd QFAAbgcolor=ffebcd QFFbgcolor=ffebcd QF1Rbgcolor=ffebcd QF1R0 / 93–9
align=left WimbledonNHNHNHSFASFbgcolor=ffebcd QFNHbgcolor=lime WSFbgcolor=#afeeee 1Rbgcolor=ffebcd QF1 / 77–6
align=left US Openbgcolor=ffebcd QFbgcolor=ffebcd QFSFNHbgcolor=ffebcd QFbgcolor=ffebcd QFbgcolor=ffebcd QFSFAbgcolor=#afeeee 1Rbgcolor=#afeeee 1R0 / 92–9
Win–loss0–10–32–33–31–21–20–44–36–11–41–43–32 / 3522–33

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
align=left Australian OpenASFSFSFWAWSFSFSFbgcolor=ffebcd QFSF2 / 105–8
align=left French OpenAWSFSFAASFSFSFbgcolor=ffebcd QFSFbgcolor=ffebcd QF1 / 93–8
align=left WimbledonASFSFSFAFWNHFSFSFbgcolor=ffebcd QF1 / 94–8
align=left US OpenFSFSFNHSFSFSFSFASFbgcolor=ffebcd QF0 / 92–9
Win–loss1–12–30–40–32–11–24–20–31–31–41–41–34 / 3714–33

Awards

Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year (2013 & 2019)[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olsson and Gerard: men's wheelchair doubles champions . ausopen.com.
  2. News: Schofield . Daniel . British hopes suffer defeat in Wimbledon wheelchair finals . 9 September 2019 . The Telegraph . 13 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Gerard, Griffioen and Wagner win 2015 NEC Masters titles . www.tennisfoundation.org.uk . 6 December 2015 . 26 January 2019 . 21 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190421115912/https://www.tennisfoundation.org.uk/gerard-griffioen-wagner-win-2015-nec-masters-titles/ . dead .
  4. News: Gordon Reid beaten by Joachim Gerard in Masters final at Olympic Park . BBC Sport .
  5. Web site: Alcott, Gerard, de Groot win 25th NEC Masters . www.itftennis.com . 2019-01-26 . 2018-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215035222/https://www.itftennis.com/news/298348.aspx . dead .
  6. Web site: Wheelchair Tennis - GERARD Joachim - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Tokyo2020.org . . 10 September 2021.
  7. https://www.sport.be/nl/ditwas/2013/article.html?Article_ID=667361
  8. Web site: Sportgala 2019 - Joachim Gérard pakt voor de tweede keer de prijs voor Paralympiër van het Jaar. 21 December 2019.