Gaël Monfils
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Person
- Born
- 1986-09-01
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- A conceptual framework for research on subjective cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer's disease
· 2014 · cited 2,605x
- Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment
· 2019 · cited 2,066x
- Machine learning for neuroimaging with scikit-learn
· 2014 · cited 2,005x
- The brain imaging data structure, a format for organizing and describing outputs of neuroimaging experiments
· 2016 · cited 1,624x
- The gene encoding the iron regulatory peptide hepcidin is regulated by anemia, hypoxia, and inflammation
· 2002 · cited 1,201x
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Key facts
- Full name
- Gaël Sébastien Monfils
- Country sports
- France
- Residence
- Geneva , Switzerland
- Born
- ( 1986-09-01 ) 1 September 1986 (age 39) , Paris , France
- Height
- 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
- Plays
- Right handed (two-handed backhand)
- Coach
- Mikael Tillström (2015–2020, 2023–2026), Previous coaches Thierry Champion (2004–2006) Tarik Benhabiles (2007–2008) Roger Rasheed (2008–2011) Patrick Chamagne (2011–2013) Jan de Witt (2015) Liam Smith (2019–2020) Richard Ruckelshausen (2021–2023) Günter Bresnik (2021–2023)
- Prize money
- US$ 24,906,000 24th all-time in earnings
- Career record
- 586–357
- Highest ranking
- No. 6 (7 November 2016)
- Current ranking
- No. 222 (5 May 2026)
- Australian open
Key dates
- Born
- 1 September 1986
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sébastien
- Family name
- Monfils
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Spouse
- Elina Svitolina
- Occupation
- tennis player
- Languages spoken
- French
- Participant in
- tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's doubles
Article
Gaël Sébastien Monfils ( French pronunciation: [ɡaɛl mɔ̃fis]; born 1 September 1986) is a French former professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 6 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in November 2016. Monfils has won 13 ATP Tour singles titles, out of 35 finals contested. His best results at the Majors are two semifinals, at the 2008 French Open and 2016 US Open.
Monfils was named the ATP Newcomer of the Year in 2005. He reached at least one ATP Tour singles final every year for 19 consecutive seasons from 2005 to 2023, and is one of five players in the Open Era to do so for 19 or more seasons. He is also eighth among active players with over 550 career match wins. In 2025, Monfils became the oldest ATP Tour champion since the Tour's establishment in 1990.
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