Richard Gasquet's Personal Information

Nationality France
Date Of Birth 23 (18.06.1986)
Birthplace Beziers, France
Residence Neuchatel, Switzerland
Height 6'1" (185 cm)
Weight 165 lbs (75 kg)
Parents Father - Francis; Mother - Maryse
Personal Information
Began playing tennis at age four with his father, Francis, who ran a tennis club in Serignan and coached until October 2001; mother, Maryse, also teaches tennis...Discovered by former ATP pro Pierre Barthes who ran the nearby Cap d'Agde tennis camp...Finished as No. 1 junior in the world and was named World Junior Champion in 2002, winning Roland Garros (d. Laurent Recouderc) and US Open (d. Marko Baghdatis) titles and reaching semifinals at Australian Open (l. to eventual champ Todd Reid)...Was fifth Frenchman to finish as World No. 1 junior and first since Di Pasquale in '97...His strengths are speed and powerful baseline strokes...Coached by former ATP pro and countryman Tarik Benhabiles (since Sept. 22, 2003).