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

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descent. Hemery competes on the

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. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 116 achieved on 30 April 2018 and a doubles ranking of No. 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

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

2016: First ATP win

Hemery reached the main draw in

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as a qualifier where he recorded his first

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win, beating fellow countryman

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in the first round, before losing to top seed

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in the second round.

2017: First Challenger title

In June, Hemery reached his first Challenger final in

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, France, losing to

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in the final. In July, he won his first Challenger title in

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, Finland, beating Pedro Sousa in the final.

2018: Grand Slam and Masters debut

In March, Hemery made his debut on the

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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

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, losing to

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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

in more than five years, losing to fellow countryman Manuel Guinard, also a qualifier, in the final. In September, Hemery reached his second Challenger final of the year in

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, losing to top seed and defending champion

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in the final. Ranked No. 203, he received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the

2023 Moselle Open The 2023 Moselle Open was a men's tennis tournament to be played on indoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the event, and it is part of the ATP 250 tournaments on the 2023 ATP Tour. It took place at the Arènes de Metz from 5 November to 1 ...

in Metz, France and qualified for the main draw. He finished the season inside the top 200 at No. 191 on 13 November 2023.

Personal life

Calvin Hemery was born in

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. He is one of few tennis players who are on a vegan diet. He is a vegan and animal defender according to his Instagram profile.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Singles

Doubles

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 28 (9 titles, 19 runner-ups)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hemery, Calvin 1995 births Living people French male tennis players Sportspeople from Les Lilas Tennis players from Paris French people of Nigerian descent Black French sportspeople 21st-century French sportsmen