Kenny de Schepper
Kenny de Schepper (born 29 May 1987) is a French professional tennis player.[2]
![]() De Schepper at the 2021 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Toulouse, France |
Born | Bordeaux, France | 29 May 1987
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 2010 |
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$1,657,881 |
Singles | |
Career record | 26–61 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 62 (7 April 2014) |
Current ranking | No. 360 (20 June 2022)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2014) |
French Open | 2R (2014) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2013) |
US Open | 1R (2013, 2014) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 5–15 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 152 (27 February 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 1150 (20 June 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (2011) |
Team competitions | |
Hopman Cup | RR (2016) |
Last updated on: 25 June 2022. |
Career
De Schepper was born in Bordeaux, France. His father Éric, originally from Belgium, was a former professional squash player. De Schepper, who is two meters tall, joined the National tennis centre in Poitiers when he was 13, however after a while he stopped playing tennis for two years due to growth injuries. He subsequently resumed and eventually turned pro in 2010.
2011
While not having any wins, he had several runner-up finishes in ITF Futures events and has a runner-up finish at an ATP Challenger event – the 2011 Open EuroEnergie de Quimper, where he lost to his compatriot David Guez in the final.[3]
He won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2011 Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco event against Iván Navarro.[3]
De Schepper made the main draw of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. In the 2011 Wimbledon Championships qualifiers he defeated Ádám Kellner (Q1), Matthew Ebden (Q2), and Simone Bolelli (Q3).[4][5][6]
2012
In October 2012, de Schepper won consecutive Challenger tournaments, taking him to a career high ranking of 123 in singles.[7] The first of the two Challenger victories came in Mons, having qualified for the tournament, before securing a title in Rennes a week later, not dropping a set throughout the competition.[7]
2013
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De Schepper once again played at Wimbledon and this time progressed to the fourth round, the first time he had made the last 16 at a Grand Slam tournament, courtesy of wins over Paolo Lorenzi, Marin Čilić (by walkover) and Juan Mónaco. De Schepper faced Fernando Verdasco in the round of 16 and lost in straight sets. At the US Open, he lost in the first round to Bradley Klahn in four sets with three tie-breaks.
2015
De Schepper reached the first round of the Australian Open, losing to Lukáš Rosol in 5 sets. He lost in the first round of qualifying at the French Open. He advanced through the qualifiers to reach the 2nd round of the Wimbledon Championships before losing to Richard Gasquet in straight sets, with Gasquet reaching the semifinals.
2016
De Schepper opened his season by representing France at the 2016 Hopman Cup with teammate Caroline Garcia. He played against Andy Murray, Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios, but did not record any wins.
2017
De Schepper qualified into the main draw in Montpellier, falling to eventual finalist Richard Gasquet in the Quarter-Finals. De Schepper defeated Mischa Zverev and Illya Marchenko in the process. He reached the same stage in Metz, before Mischa Zverev avenged his earlier defeat.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 21 (8–13)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | France F17, Nevers | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jan 2011 | Great Britain F1, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2011 | Great Britain F2, Sheffield | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2011 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 1–4 | Mar 2011 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2011 | France F6, Angers | Futures | Clay (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–6 | Jul 2011 | France F10, Montauban | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Win | 2–6 | Jul 2011 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–7 | Jul 2011 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 3–7 | Mar 2012 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–8 | Mar 2012 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 4–8 | Oct 2012 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 5–8 | Oct 2012 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Loss | 5–9 | Apr 2013 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 5–10 | Oct 2013 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 6–10 | Mar 2014 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–11 | Apr 2014 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 7–11 | Sep 2016 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–5 |
Loss | 7–12 | Jan 2018 | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 8–12 | Mar 2022 | M25 Toulouse-Balma, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 8–13 | Jul 2023 | M25 Porto, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7) |
Doubles: 7 (1–6)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | France F18, Saint-Dizier | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [4–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2011 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2011 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2011 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2011 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2015 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | May 2018 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 2–6, [8–10] |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 1–3 |
French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1–3 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 4R[lower-alpha 1] | 1R | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 4–5 |
US Open | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0–2 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–13 |
Career statistics | |||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 470 | 139 | 119 | 84 | 106 | 148 | 162 | 159 | 197 | 694 |
Wins over top-10 players
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | KdSR |
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2014 | |||||||
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10 | Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | 66 |
Notes
- At Wimbledon 2013, de Schepper's second-round match was a walkover.
References
- "Kenny De Schepper | Overview". Atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- "Players". Atpworldtour.com.
- "Players | ATP Tour | Tennis". Atpworldtour.com.
- "The Gentlemen's Qualifying Singles Tournament Draw - the Championships, Wimbledon 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- "The Gentlemen's Qualifying Singles Tournament Draw - the Championships, Wimbledon 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- "The Gentlemen's Qualifying Singles Tournament Draw - the Championships, Wimbledon 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- "Kenny de Schepper – ITF". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 23 October 2012.