- PERSONALGrew up playing tennis at the Monte Carlo Country Club and the biggest moment of his career came in 2006 when he qualified into his first career ATP tournament in his hometown of Monte Carlo, defeating former Top 10 Jonas Bjorkman in the final round on Centre Court
- Father is Bernard, a former player who is now a tennis coach as well
- Mother, Nadine, is a tennis coach and is also involved in the tennis league of the Cote d'Azur region
- Has one older sister, Kelvine, who is 25 and a younger brother, Valentin, who is 7
- When he's not playing, enjoys football (he supports Monaco and goes to their matches whenever he can), the movies (favorites are Titanic and The Butterfly Effect) and music (Tracy Chapman; the Corrs)
- In juniors, he was semifinalist of the Sunshine Cup with the French eam and under 16 finalist of French Nationals
- Coached by Didier Lanne (since August 2009).
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2011.
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