Joachim Gérard

Joachim Gérard
Country (sports)	Belgium
Born	15 October 1988 (age 35); Limelette, Belgium
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	504–205
Highest ranking	No. 1 (5 December 2016)
Current ranking	No. 3 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W ( 2021)
French Open	F ( 2020)
Wimbledon	W ( 2021)
US Open	SF ( 2015, 2020)
Other tournaments
Masters	W (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Paralympic Games	Bronze Medal ( 2016)
Doubles
Career record	337–207
Highest ranking	No. 3 (17 November 2014)
Current ranking	No. 5 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W ( 2017, 2019)
French Open	W ( 2014)
Wimbledon	W ( 2019)
US Open	F ( 2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles	W (2014)
Paralympic Games	QF (2020)
	Last updated on: 14 January 2019.

Joachim Gérard (born 15 October 1988) is a Belgian wheelchair tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 in singles.

Gérard has won two Grand Slam singles titles ( 2021 Australian Open, 2021 Wimbledon Championships) and four doubles titles ( 2014 French Open, 2017 Australian Open, 2019 Australian Open and 2019 Wimbledon Championships).^[1]^[2]

Gérard has also won the singles title at the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019, as well as the doubles title in 2014.^[3]^[4]^[5]

He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[6]

Grand Slam performance timelines

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Wheelchair singles

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Australian Open	A	QF	SF	F	SF	A	QF	SF	W	QF	1R	SF	1 / 10	10–9	53%
French Open	A	QF	QF	QF	A	A	QF	F	QF	1R	QF	1R	0 / 9	3–9	25%
Wimbledon	NH	NH	NH	SF	A	SF	QF	NH	W	SF	1R		1 / 6	6–5	55%
US Open	QF	QF	SF	NH	QF	QF	QF	SF	A	1R	1R		0 / 9	2–9	18%
Win–loss	0–1	0–3	2–3	3–3	1–2	1–2	0–4	4–3	6–1	1–4	1–4	2–2	2 / 34	21–32	40%

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	SF	SF	SF	W	A	W	SF	SF	SF	QF	SF	2 / 10	5–8	38%
French Open	A	W	SF	SF	A	A	SF	SF	SF	QF	SF		1 / 8	3–7	30%
Wimbledon	A	SF	SF	SF	A	F	W	NH	F	SF	SF		1 / 8	4–7	36%
US Open	F	SF	SF	NH	SF	SF	SF	SF	A	SF	QF		0 / 9	2–9	18%
Win–loss	1–1	2–3	0–4	0–3	2–1	1–2	4–2	0–3	1–3	1–4	1–4	1–1	4 / 35	14–31	31%

Awards

Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year (2013 & 2019)^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Olsson and Gerard: men's wheelchair doubles champions". ausopen.com.
^ Schofield, Daniel (13 July 2019). "British hopes suffer defeat in Wimbledon wheelchair finals". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^ "Gerard, Griffioen and Wagner win 2015 NEC Masters titles". www.tennisfoundation.org.uk. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
^ "Gordon Reid beaten by Joachim Gerard in Masters final at Olympic Park". BBC Sport.
^ "Alcott, Gerard, de Groot win 25th NEC Masters". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
^ "Wheelchair Tennis - GERARD Joachim - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ https://www.sport.be/nl/ditwas/2013/article.html?Article_ID=667361 ^{[
dead link]}
^ "Sportgala 2019 - Joachim Gérard pakt voor de tweede keer de prijs voor Paralympiër van het Jaar". 21 December 2019.

External links

Joachim Gérard at the International Tennis Federation
Joachim Gérard at Paralympic.org

[1] "Olsson and Gerard: men's wheelchair doubles champions". ausopen.com.

[2] Schofield, Daniel (13 July 2019). "British hopes suffer defeat in Wimbledon wheelchair finals". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

[3] "Gerard, Griffioen and Wagner win 2015 NEC Masters titles". www.tennisfoundation.org.uk. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[4] "Gordon Reid beaten by Joachim Gerard in Masters final at Olympic Park". BBC Sport.

[5] "Alcott, Gerard, de Groot win 25th NEC Masters". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2019-01-26.

[Toyko2020-6] "Wheelchair Tennis - GERARD Joachim - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[7] ttps://www.sport.be/nl/ditwas/2013/article.html?Article_ID=667361 ^{[
dead link]}

[8] "Sportgala 2019 - Joachim Gérard pakt voor de tweede keer de prijs voor Paralympiër van het Jaar". 21 December 2019.

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