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Richard Gasquet Bio
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- Began playing tennis at age four with his father, Francis, who ran a tennis club in Serignan and coached until October 2001; mother, Maryse, also teaches tennis
- Appeared on cover of French Tennis Magazine at age nine in February 1996
- Discovered by former ATP pro Pierre Barthes who ran the nearby Cap d’Agde tennis camp
- Big rugby fan and supports his hometown Beziers team
- No. 1 junior and World Junior Champion in 2002, winning Roland Garros (d. Recouderc) and US Open (d. Baghdatis)
- Fifth Frenchman to finish as World No. 1 junior and first since Arnaud Di Pasquale in 1997
- Moved to Switzerland in September 2005
- Has a 4-4 career Davis Cup singles record in five ties
- Coached by countryman Eric Deblicker and worked with former great Yannick Noah briefly in fall 2007.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2007.
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