Stéphane Houdet Explained

Stéphane Houdet
Residence:Paris
Birth Date:1970 11, df=y
Birth Place:Saint-Nazaire, Loire Atlantique
Turnedpro:2005
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singlesrecord:544–170
Singlestitles:32
Highestsinglesranking:No. 1 (11 June 2012)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 4 (3 September 2018)
Australianopenresult:F (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018)
Frenchopenresult:W (2012, 2013)
Wimbledonresult:SF (2016, 2019, 2021)
Usopenresult:W (2013, 2017)
Othertournaments:yes
Wheelchairtennismastersresult:W (2011)
Paralympicsresult: Silver Medal (2012)
Doublesrecord:488–101
Doublestitles:60
Highestdoublesranking:No. 1 (26 January 2009)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 1 (3 September 2018)
Australianopendoublesresult:W (2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
Frenchopendoublesresult:W (2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018)
Wimbledondoublesresult:W (2009, 2013, 2014)
Usopendoublesresult:W (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2023)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Wheelchairtennismastersdoublesresult:W (2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Paralympicsdoublesresult: Gold Medal (2008, 2016, 2020)
Bronze Medal (2012)
Wheelchairworldteamcupresult: W (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)

Stéphane Houdet (born 20 November 1970) is a French wheelchair tennis player. Houdet is a former singles and doubles world number one. In 2014, he became the first man in history to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam in men's wheelchair doubles.

He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

In July 2022, Houdet was suspended from competition after missing three anti-doping tests in a 12-month window.[2]

2013

Houdet won two titles in the 2013 season with the victories achieved in Johannesburg and Sardinia.[3] [4] He was a losing finalist in Pensacola,[5] Rome,[6] Nottingham,[7] St Louis and Rue.[8] [9] Houdet also won two Grand Slam singles titles at Roland Garros and New York and was the runner-up in Melbourne.[10] [11] [12] Houdet partnered Ronald Vink to the doubles titles in Sydney and Nottingham.[13] [14] When Frédéric Cattanéo was his partner in doubles tournaments they won titles in Baton Rouge and Johannesburg.[15] They were also losing finalists in Pensacola. In doubles tournaments with Martin Legner Houdet won the title in Rome and was a losing finalist in Sardinia. Shingo Kunieda partnered Houdet to doubles titles in Paris and St Louis,[16] [17] as well as two Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.[18] Partnering Gordon Reid, Houdet won titles in Rotterdam,[19] Rue,[20] the Masters doubles.[21]

Grand Slam titles

Performance timelines

Wheelchair singles

Tournament 200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRWin %
Australian Open2RSFFFFSFFSFFSFSFFSFQFQFSFAQF0 / 170%
French Open?QFFSFSFWWFFSFQFSFQFQFSFQF1R1R2 / 1713%
WimbledonNot heldSFQFQFSFNHSFAAA0 / 50%
US OpenSFNHQFSFFNHWSFFNHWQFFQFQFASF2 / 1317%

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament 200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRWin %
Australian Open?SFSFWFFSFWWWSFWFFFSFASF5 / 1633%
French OpenWSFWWSFSFWWSFSFWWFSFFSFSFSF7 / 1844%
WimbledonAFWFFSFWWSFFFSFSFNHSFAAA3 / 1323%
US OpenSFNHWSFWNHSFWWNHFSFFFSFAW5 / 1333%

References

  1. Web site: Wheelchair Tennis - HOUDET Stephane - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Tokyo2020.org . . 10 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Anti doping rule violation . antidoping.itftennis.com . 6 June 2023 . 1 July 2022.
  3. News: Houdet, Buis, Lapthorne win Super Series titles . International Tennis Federation . 13 April 2013.
  4. News: Houdet, Ellerbrock and Kramer win Sardinia titles . International Tennis Federation . 28 September 2013.
  5. News: Fernandez, Buis, Wagner win Pensacola Open titles . International Tennis Federation . 17 March 2013.
  6. News: Reid wins Rome title . International Tennis Federation . 19 May 2013.
  7. News: Gerard, Ellerbrock, Sithole win British Open title . International Tennis Federation . 21 July 2013.
  8. Web site: Kunieda and Kamiji seal Japanese double . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  9. Web site: Reid and Griffioen win ITF 1 Series titles in France . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  10. Web site: Kunieda, van Koot, Wagner claim Melbourne titles . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  11. Web site: WHEELCHAIR – Articles – Houdet, Ellerbrock win Roland Garros titles . ITF Tennis . 2016-03-14.
  12. Web site: Houdet, van Koot, Sithole triumph at US Open . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  13. Web site: Kunieda, Griffioen lift Sydney Super Series titles . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  14. Web site: Victories for Ellerbrock and Sithole in Nottingham . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  15. Web site: Houdet, Kunieda and Kamiji, Whiley claim doubles titles . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  16. Web site: Kamiji beats van Koot in French semis . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  17. Web site: Montjane, Whiley upset top seeds to lift St. Louis title . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  18. Web site: Top seeds claim Wimbledon titles . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  19. Web site: Kunieda, Houdet and Reid lift Rotterdam titles . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  20. Web site: Houdet, Reid and Ellerbrock, Griffioen reach finals . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  21. Web site: Top seeds clinch Doubles Masters titles . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  22. Web site: Houdet, Kunieda and Kamiji, Whiley claim doubles titles . Itftennis.com . 2016-03-14.
  23. Web site: ITF Tennis – Wheelchair Tennis – News Article . January 24, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090707062652/http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=20245 . July 7, 2009.