Grégoire Barrère (French pronunciation: [ɡʁeɡwaʁ baʁɛʁ]; born 16 February 1994) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 49, which was achieved on 3 July 2023. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 161 achieved on 26 April 2021. Barrère has won five ATP Challenger Tour and six ITF Futures singles titles as well as five Challenger and six ITF doubles titles in his career.
 Barrère at the 2021 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France |
| Born | 16 February 1994 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Germain Gigounon |
| Prize money | US $2,750,797 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 38–63 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 49 (3 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 108 (20 May 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
| French Open | 2R (2019, 2022) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2019, 2023) |
| US Open | 2R (2019, 2020) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 11–20 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 161 (26 April 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 435 (15 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
| French Open | 3R (2019, 2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | 2R (2023) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 6 May 2024. | |
Professional career
edit2016-17: Grand Slam debut
editBarrère made his Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 French Open, where he received a wildcard, but lost to David Goffin in the first round.
2018: Top 100 debut
editHe was awarded a wildcard to the 2018 French Open,[1] where he lost to Radu Albot in the first round after leading 2 sets to 0.
2019: Best season, Grand Slam success, Top 80
editIn 2019, he succeeded to qualify and reach the second round of two Grand Slams 2019 Wimbledon Championships and the US Open, defeating Alexander Bublik and Cameron Norrie respectively, and also reach the second round of the 2019 French Open as a wildcard where he lost in four sets to 10th seed Karen Khachanov after winning the third set 6–0. He also achieved in the same year the main draws of a few ATP 250 tournaments.
2020-21: Australian Open second round
editAt the 2020 Australian Open he also reached the second round as a direct entry, thus reaching this round of all four Grand Slams. He also entered directly into the 2020 French Open main draw.
He reached the final of the 2021 Play In Challenger in Lille for a third time in his career at this tournament but lost to Zizou Bergs. He was awarded a wildcard into the 2021 French Open.
2022: Fifth French Open wildcard, Two Challenger titles, back to top 100
editIn May, he was awarded his fifth wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 French Open.[2][3] He won his second match at this Major defeating Taro Daniel in five sets.
He won his fourth Challenger title in 2022 Open d'Orléans defeating fourth seed Quentin Halys. He became the first Challenger champion for 2022 to defeat four Top-100 players en route to the title (fifth since 2010): fifth seed Marton Fucsovics, third seed Richard Gasquet, second seed Hugo Gaston.[4] As a result he moved close to 40 positions up to world No. 116 on 3 October 2022. Following his second Challenger title for the season in Brest, he moved close to 20 positions up in the rankings to No. 92 on 31 October 2022.
2023: Masters 1000 debuts and two third rounds, First ATP semifinal, top 50
editHe reached the top 75 on 6 February 2023 following the Open Quimper, where he won his sixth Challenger title.
At the Rotterdam Open he qualified for the main draw and defeated David Goffin in straight sets.[5] As a result he moved more than 10 positions up to a career high in the top 60 in the rankings.
He made his Masters 1000 debut at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open where he lost to wildcard Jack Sock. At the 2023 Miami Open he recorded his first Masters win over qualifier Roman Safiullin having never won a match at this level. He then defeated 11th seed Cameron Norrie in straight sets for his biggest and first top-20 win to reach the third round of a Masters for the first time in his career.[6][7] In the third round, Barrère lost to Christopher Eubanks in a match, that had a rain delay lasting almost two hours.[8] At the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open he lost in the second round to 26th seed Grigor Dimitrov. At the Italian Open he reached the third round defeating Brandon Nakashima and upsetting eleventh seed Karen Khachanov. He reached the top 55 in the rankings on 22 May 2023.[9] He followed with a first round loss at the 2023 French Open.
He made his top 50 debut following a semifinal showing at the 2023 Eastbourne International. At age 29, this was Barrère's first semifinal on the ATP Tour.[10]
2024: Out of top 100, Second ATP semifinal
editRanked No. 128, he reached his second ATP semifinal at the 2024 Țiriac Open as a qualifier defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis, third seed Sebastian Korda and eight seed Pedro Martinez en route.
Performance timeline
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
editCurrent after the 2024 French Open
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
| French Open | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 2–8 | 20% | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 2R | NH | 1R | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | 2R | 2R | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0 / 18 | 7–18 | 28% | |
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 3R | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 3R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||
| Paris Masters | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q2 | – | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–7 | 0–1 | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% | |
Doubles
edit| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| French Open | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Wimbledon | A | NH | A | A | |||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | |||
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
Challenger and ITF tour finals
editSingles: 23 (12–11)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2013 | Belgium F9, Koksijde | Futures | Clay |  Joris De Loore
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3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2015 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Benoît Paire
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4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2015 | France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Futures | Hard | Niels Desein
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2015 | France F18, Mulhouse | Futures | Hard (i) | David Guez
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2015 | France F21, Nevers | Futures | Hard (i) |  Jan Mertl
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4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2015 | France F22, Rodez | Futures | Hard (i) |  Lorenzo Giustino
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3–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Apr 2016 | France F8, Angers | Futures | Clay (i) | Jonathan Eysseric
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7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2017 | Great Britain F6, Barnstaple | Futures | Hard (i) |  Tom Farquharson
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jan 2018 | France F1, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne | Futures | Clay (i) |  Boy Westerhof
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–5 | Jan 2018 | France F2, Bressuire | Futures | Hard (i) | Albano Olivetti
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6–3, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 6–5 | Mar 2018 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Tobias Kamke
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–5 | Apr 2018 | France F8, Angers | Futures | Clay (i) | Johan Sébastien Tatlot
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6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–6 | May 2018 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay |  Reilly Opelka
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7–6(7–5), 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 8–6 | Feb 2019 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Daniel Evans
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4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–6 | Mar 2019 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard | Yannick Maden
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6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9-7 | Sep 2019 | Orleans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Mikael Ymer
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 9-8 | Mar 2021 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Zizou Bergs
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6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 9–9 | Jan 2022 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Vasek Pospisil
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4–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–10 | May 2022 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | Benjamin Bonzi
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9-11 | Jul 2022 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Constant Lestienne
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0–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 10–11 | Oct 2022 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Quentin Halys
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–11 | Oct 2022 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Luca Van Assche
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–11 | Jan 2023 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Arthur Fils
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6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles: 21 (11–10)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2012 | France F11, Toulon | Futures | Clay | Lucas Pouille
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Olivier Patience Nicolas Renavand
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3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2014 | Greece F5, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Tristan Lamasine
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Marek Jaloviec Václav Šafránek
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7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2014 | Greece F7, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Elie Rousset
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Florian Barth Daniel Masur
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2014 | Georgia F2, Telavi | Futures | Clay |  Luca Margaroli
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Riccardo Bonadio Gianluca Mager
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7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2014 | Georgia F3, Telavi | Futures | Clay | Luca Margaroli
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 Niko Muradashvili Evgenii Tiurnev
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2014 | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Futures | Hard | Arthur Surreaux
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Antal van der Duim Boy Westerhof
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6–3, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 4–3 | Oct 2014 | Zimbabwe F2, Harare | Futures | Hard | Arthur Surreaux
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 Keith-Patrick Crowley Ruan Roelofse
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–3 | May 2015 | Croatia F8, Bol | Futures | Clay | Jérôme Inzerillo
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 Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov
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4–6, 7–5, [10–6] |
| Loss | 5–4 | Aug 2015 | USA F24, Decatur | Futures | Hard | Tom Jomby
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Evan King Kevin King
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0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2015 | France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Futures | Hard | Alexandre Sidorenko
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Tom Jomby Mick Lescure
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6–4, 3–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 5–6 | Jan 2016 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Tristan Lamasine
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Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin
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6–7(4–7), 6–3, [5–10] |
| Loss | 5–7 | Apr 2016 | France F8, Angers | Futures | Clay (i) | Adrien Puget
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Maxime Authom Jonathan Eysseric
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3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Jun 2016 | Lyon, France | Challenger | Clay | Tristan Lamasine
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Jonathan Eysseric Franko Škugor
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2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 7–7 | Jan 2017 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Eysseric
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 Yūichi Sugita Wu Di
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Mar 2017 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard (i) | Laurent Lokoli
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 Miķelis Lībietis Hugo Nys
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6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 8–8 | Apr 2017 | France F9, Angers | Futures | Clay (i) | Alexis Musialek
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Maxime Authom Grégoire Jacq
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6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 8–9 | Nov 2017 | Estonia F3, Tallinn | Futures | Hard (i) | Maxime Authom
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 Harri Heliövaara Patrik Niklas-Salminen
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–9 | May 2019 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | Quentin Halys
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 Romain Arneodo Hugo Nys
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–9 | Nov 2020 | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Albano Olivetti
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Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 11-9 | Jan 2021 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Albano Olivetti
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James Cerretani Marc-Andrea Hüsler
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5–7, 7–6(9–7), [10–8] |
| Loss | 11-10 | Apr 2021 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Albano Olivetti
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 Szymon Walków Jan Zieliński
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2-6, 5-7 |
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- ^ "Dimitrov, Wawrinka Win Rotterdam Openers | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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