Axel Michon (born 16 December 1990) is a French professional tennis player.[1]

Axel Michon
Michon at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris (XVIe)
Country (sports) France
ResidenceParis, France
Born (1990-12-16) 16 December 1990 (age 33)
Paris, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Turned pro2009
PlaysLeft-handed
(two-handed backhand)
CoachJérôme Portier
Aloïs Beust
Prize money$253,075[a]
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 177 (14 July 2014)
Current rankingNo. 371 (19 March 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2014, 2015)
French Open2R (2014)
WimbledonQ2 (2016)
US OpenQ1 (2014)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 379 (10 August 2015)
Current rankingNo. 918 (19 March 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2015)
Last updated on: March 19, 2018.

Junior career edit

Professional career edit

 
Michon, 2014

2014 edit

Axel lost in the second round of qualifying at the Australian Open. He made his first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam event at the French Open, where he received a wildcard. He won his first round match against Bradley Klahn, before losing in the second round against 19th seed Kevin Anderson in straight sets.[2]

ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles (15 titles, 11 runners-up) edit

Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF Futures (15–11)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 14 September 2009 Claremont, USA Hard   Matt Bocko 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Runner-up 2. 11 March 2013 Calabasas, USA Hard   Sanam Singh 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7)
Winner 1. 18 March 2013 Costa Mesa, USA Hard   Min-Hyeok Cho 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (1 title, 3 runners-up) edit

Legend
ATP Challengers (0–1)
ITF Futures (1–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score

Singles performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Note: Only results from the Grand Slams, ATP World Tour Masters 1000, ATP World Tour Finals, Summer Olympics and Davis Cup are listed in an ATP player's performance timeline. Qualifying matches and walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through the 2015 US Open.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 A Q2 Q2 0–0 0%
French Open Q1 A Q1 Q3 Q2 2R A 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A A A A A Q1 A 0–0 0%
US Open A A Q1 A A Q1 A 0–0 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 50%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Paris A A A A A Q1 A 0–0 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0%
Career statistics
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 W–L Win %
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 50%
Win % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50.00%
Year-End ranking 623 412 263 384 239 208 283 $235,198

Notes edit

  1. ^ Singles ($235,178) & Doubles ($17,897) combined

References edit

  1. ^ ATPtennis.com – Players – Profiles – Profile
  2. ^ "Kevin Anderson cruises into French Open third round". SportsMole. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

External links edit