Kenny de Schepper

Kenny de Schepper
Country (sports)  France
Residence Toulouse, France
Born (1987-05-29) May 29, 1987
Bordeaux, France
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Turned pro 2010
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,242,851
Singles
Career record 20–50
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 62 (April 7, 2014)
Current ranking No. 156 (1 February 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2014)
French Open 2R (2014)
Wimbledon 4R (2013)
US Open 1R (2013, 2014)
Doubles
Career record 5–12
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 152 (February 27, 2012)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open 2R (2011)
Team competitions
Hopman Cup RR (2016)
Last updated on: 5 February 2016.

Kenny de Schepper (born May 29, 1987) is a French professional tennis player.[1]

Career

De Schepper was born in Bordeaux, France. His father Eric, 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.[2]

He won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2011 Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco event against Iván Navarro.[2]

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).[3][4][5]

2012

In October 2012, de Schepper won consecutive Challenger tournaments, taking him to a career high ranking of 123 in singles.[6] 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.[6]

2013

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.

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R Q2 2R 1R Q3 1–3
French Open A Q1 Q2 1R 2R Q1 1R 1–3
Wimbledon A 1R 2R 4R* 1R 2R 4–5
US Open A Q1 A 1R 1R A 0–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–3 2–4 1–2 0–1 7–13
Year-End Ranking 470 139 119 84 106 148

* At Wimbledon 2013, de Schepper's second-round match was a walkover.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/De/K/Kenny-De-Schepper.aspx
  2. 1 2 http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/De/K/Kenny-De-Schepper.aspx?t=pa&y=2011&m=s&e=0#
  3. ↑ http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/qs/r1s4.html
  4. ↑ http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/qs/r2s2.html
  5. ↑ http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/qs/r3s1.html
  6. 1 2 "Kenny de Schepper – ITF". ITF. Retrieved 23 October 2012.


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