Career Timeline of Pierre-Hugues Herbert: Major Achievements and Milestones

From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Pierre-Hugues Herbert made an impact.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert is a French professional tennis player notable for his success in doubles. Partnering with Nicolas Mahut, he achieved a Career Grand Slam, winning the US Open (2015), Wimbledon (2016), French Open (2018, 2021), and Australian Open (2019). He reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 2 in 2016 and secured seven ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles and ATP Finals titles in 2019 and 2021 with Mahut. In singles, Herbert attained a career-high ranking of World No. 36 in 2019 and reached four ATP career finals.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

October 2009: Junior Singles Ranking

In October 2009, Herbert reached as high as No. 9 in the junior singles world rankings.

2009: Wimbledon boys' doubles title

In 2009, Herbert won the Wimbledon boys' doubles title with Kevin Krawietz and reached the US Open boys' singles semi-finals.

2013: ATP Tour Main Draw Win

In 2013, Herbert qualified for the Paris Masters and achieved his first ATP Tour main draw win against Benoît Paire. He ended the year with a singles ranking of 151.

2014: Grand Slam Main Draw Debut

In 2014, Herbert made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the French Open and qualified for Wimbledon.

2015: US Open Doubles Title

In 2015, Pierre-Hugues Herbert won the US Open doubles title with Nicolas Mahut, marking the beginning of their Career Grand Slam.

July 2016: Career-High Doubles Ranking

In July 2016, Pierre-Hugues Herbert achieved his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 2.

2016: Wimbledon Championships Doubles Title

At the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, Herbert and Mahut won their second grand slam tournament as a team, defeating Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final.

2016: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Doubles Titles

In the first half of 2016, Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 doubles titles in a row: Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte Carlo.

2017: First Top 10 Win

At the 2017 Rotterdam Open, Herbert defeated world no. 8 Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals for his first singles win over a Top 10-ranked player.

2017: Rome Masters Title

In 2017, Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the Rome Masters, defeating Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers. They also won the Montreal-Cincinnati double.

2018: French Open Win

At the 2018 French Open, Hebert and doubles partner Mahut won the French Open, defeating Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić in the final. This was their third Grand Slam title together.

2018: ATP Finals

In November 2018, at the ATP Finals Herbert at Mahut progressed past the round robin stage of the tournament for the first time in four attempts, they reached the finals before being defeated by Jack Sock and Mike Bryan.

February 2019: Career High Ranking

In February 2019 Herbert reached a career high ranking in singles of No. 36 after he reached his third ATP tour final at the 2019 Open Sud de France in Montpellier, where he fell to Jo-Wilfred Tsonga.

2019: Clay Season

In the 2019 clay season in Monte-Carlo Herbert captured his third top 10 win against Kei Nishikori to reach the third round. At the French Open Herbert recovered from being down two-sets-to-love in a five sets match against 12th seed Daniil Medvedev in the first round.

2020: Qatar ExxonMobil Open

Herbert began the 2020 season at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. He reached the quarterfinals and lost to Andrey Rublev. At the Australian Open, he was defeated in the second round by David Goffin.

2021: Semifinal since Marseille

At the 2023 Moselle Open in Metz it was his first ATP tour singles win in more the 20 months and first semifinal since Marseille 2021.

2021: 2021 Season

Herbert started his 2021 season at the Antalya Open where he lost in the first round to David Goffin. At the Australian Open, he was eliminated in the first round by Fabio Fognini.