Maxime Cressy

Maxime Cressy (born May 8, 1997) is a French-American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 31 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on August 8, 2022. He has been ranked as high as world No. 67 in doubles, achieved on April 10, 2023. Cressy has won one title on the ATP Tour and three singles titles and two doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. Before 2018, he played for his country of birth, France.

Maxime Cressy
Cressy at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) United States (2018–present)
 France (2016–2018)
ResidenceHermosa Beach, United States
Born (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997
Paris, France
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUCLA
CoachJuanjo Climent, Alexandre Sidorenko, Andrew Mawire
Prize moneyUS$ 2,229,580
Singles
Career record40–46 (46.5% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 31 (August 8, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 39 (April 17, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2022)
French Open1R (2022)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US Open2R (2020, 2021)
Doubles
Career record3–5 (37.5% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 67 (April 10, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 67 (April 24, 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open3R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2019)
Last updated on: 28 April 2023.

College career

On May 25, 2019, he and Keegan Smith won the 2019 NCAA tennis doubles championship at UCLA.[1]

Professional career

2019–20: Grand Slam debut in doubles and singles and first win

Cressy made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2020 US Open as a wildcard entrant where he reached the second round after defeating Jozef Kovalík. He lost in the second round to fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.[2]

2021: Top 150 debut

He qualified for the 2021 Australian Open and reached the second round by defeating Taro Daniel.[3] However, he lost in the second round to sixth seed Alexander Zverev.[4]

After qualifying for the main draw at the 2021 US Open, Cressy won a five-set match with a fifth set tiebreak against ninth seed and two-time US Open semifinalist Pablo Carreño Busta, after coming back from two sets to love down to win in a tiebreak, saving four match points in the process.[5][6][7]

Cressy then qualified for the main draw at the 2021 BNP Paribas Open. He defeated Laslo Đere in the first round before falling to 11th seed Diego Schwartzman in 3 sets. Cressy served for the match against Schwartzman in the third set, but could not convert two match points.[8] He reached the final in the 2021 Challenger Eckental where he lost to German Daniel Masur. As a result he hit a new career-high of world No. 128 on 8 November 2021.

2022: First ATP title, major fourth round, top 35

Cressy started his 2022 season at the first edition of the Melbourne Summer Set 1. Getting past qualifying, he saved two match points in the second round to beat second seed, world No. 26, and compatriot, Reilly Opelka.[9] He defeated Jaume Munar in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals of an ATP tournament for the first time.[10] He then defeated third seed and world No. 28, Grigor Dimitrov, in the semifinals to reach his first ATP Tour final.[11] He lost in the final to top seed and world No. 6, Rafael Nadal.[12] Despite losing in the final, he reached a career-high of world No. 70 on January 17, 2022. At the Sydney Classic, he reached the quarterfinals where he fell to third seed, world No. 26, and 2017 finalist, Dan Evans.[13] Cressy qualified for direct entry at the Australian Open after the withdrawal of Dominic Thiem. He defeated the 22nd seed, fellow American John Isner in five sets with three tiebreaks in the first round for his second win at this Grand Slam.[14][15] Cressy advanced to the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career after defeating qualifier Tomáš Macháč in four sets.[16] He then beat Australian wildcard Christopher O'Connell to progress to the fourth round for the first time at any Major. As a result he made his top 60 debut in the rankings at world No. 59 on January 31, 2022. Cressy would lose in the fourth round to second seed Daniil Medvedev.[17]

At the 2022 Eastbourne International he reached his second final after defeating leading British player Jack Draper.[18] En route to the final, he defeated World No. 12 and top seed Cameron Norrie.[19] As a result he moved into the top 50 in the singles rankings.

On his debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, he defeated World No. 9 and sixth seed Félix Auger-Aliassime for his first top-10 win.[20][21][22]

He won his first ATP Tour title at the 2022 Hall of Fame Open in Newport, RI. Seeded fourth, he reached his third final of the season and in his career after defeating second seed John Isner.[23] He would go on to win the title after defeating third seed Alexander Bublik in the final, coming back from a set and a break down.[24] As a result he reached a new career-high of No. 33 on 18 July 2022.[25][26]

2023: Second top-10 win, ATP singles final, first ATP doubles title & top 70

Cressy started his 2023 season at the Adelaide International 1. He lost in the first round to Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis.[27] At the Australian Open, he was defeated in the second round by ninth seed and world No. 10, Holger Rune.[28]

At the 2023 Open Sud de France, he reached both the finals in singles defeating seventh seed Emil Ruusuvuori, third seed Borna Ćorić, top-10 player and No. 1 seed Holger Rune,[29] and in doubles partnering Frenchman Albano Olivetti, defeating second seeds Santiago González / Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Sander Arends / David Pel.[30]

He won his first ATP doubles title in Dubai with Fabrice Martin, defeating third seeds Harri Heliövaara and Lloyd Glasspool. As a result he moved 45 positions up into the top 75 in doubles.[31]

Playing style

Cressy is a big server who plays a predominantly serve-and-volley style in his service games.[32] His second serve is nearly as fast as, and sometimes faster than, his first serve. He has an aggressive return of serve. He has a good forehand and backhand but is most dangerous when he is chipping-and-charging and volleying.[33]

Performance timelines
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.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Italian Open.

Tournament 201820192020202120222023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam
Australian Open A A Q1 2R 4R 2R 0 / 3 5–3 63%
French Open A A Q1 Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A NH Q3 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A Q1 2R 2R 1R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 4–4 1–1 0 / 8 8–8 50%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A NH 2R 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Miami Open A A NH Q1 1R 2R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A NH A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Madrid Open A A NH A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Italian Open A A A A Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A A NH Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–7 0–5 0 / 13 3–13 19%
Career statistics
201820192020202120222023SRW–L Win%
Tournaments 0 0 1 6 28 12 Career total: 47
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 3 1 Career total: 4
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 6–6 26–27 7–12 1 / 47 40–46 47%
Year-end ranking 592 196 168 122 34

Doubles

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1, Australia 250 Series Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 6–7(6–8), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2022 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass United States Taylor Fritz 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–2 Jul 2022 Hall of Fame Open, United States 250 Series Grass Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 1–3 Feb 2023 Open Sud de France, France 250 Series Hard (i) Italy Jannik Sinner 6–7(3–7), 3–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (1–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2023 Open Sud de France, France 250 Series Hard (i) France Albano Olivetti Netherlands Robin Haase
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop		 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [6–10]
Win 1–1 Feb 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates 500 Series Hard France Fabrice Martin United Kingdom Lloyd Glasspool
Finland Harri Heliövaara		 7–6(7–2), 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Legend
ATP Challenger (3–4)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 USA F25, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard United States Brandon Nakashima 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 2018 USA F34, Waco Futures Hard (i) Belgium Michael Geerts 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 1–2 Dec 2018 USA F35, Tallahassee Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Ryan Peniston 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–2 Feb 2019 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i) Denmark Mikael Torpegaard 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 3–2 Jun 2019 M25 Tulsa, USA World Tennis Tour Hard United States Sam Riffice 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3–3 Oct 2019 Ismaning, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 3–6, 0–6
Win 4–3 Feb 2020 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard (i) France Arthur Rinderknech 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Mar 2020 Calgary, Canada Challenger Hard (i) France Arthur Rinderknech 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 4–5 Nov 2021 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Germany Daniel Masur 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Nov 2021 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Germany Oscar Otte 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 5–6 Nov 2021 Forlì, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Germany Matthias Bachinger 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 14 (13 titles, 1 runner-ups)
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (11–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2017 Belarus F2, Minsk Futures Hard France Ugo Humbert Belarus Ivan Liutarevich
Ukraine Vadym Ursu		 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 2–0 Jul 2018 USA F19, Wichita Futures Hard United States Brandon Holt United States Hunter Johnson
United States Yates Johnson		 3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win 3–0 Jul 2018 USA F20, Champaign Futures Hard United States Martin Joyce United States Charlie Emhardt
United States Alfredo Perez		 6–3, 6–2
Win 4–0 Jul 2018 USA F21, Decatur Futures Hard United States Martin Joyce United States Nicolas Meister
United States Keegan Smith		 4–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Win 5–0 Sep 2018 USA F26, Fountain Valley Futures Hard Moldova Alexander Cozbinov United States Alec Adamson
United States Conor Berg		 6–2, 6–2
Win 6–0 Oct 2018 USA F27, Houston Futures Hard United States Nicolas Meister United States John Paul Fruttero
Portugal Bernardo Saraiva		 7–5, 6–3
Win 7–0 Oct 2018 USA F28, Harlingen Futures Hard United States Nicolas Meister United States John Paul Fruttero
United States Ronnie Schneider		 6–4, 6–2
Win 8–0 Oct 2018 USA F28B, Waco Futures Hard United States Nicolas Meister United States John Paul Fruttero
United States Danny Thomas		 6–1, 6–4
Win 9–0 Dec 2018 USA F34, Waco Futures Hard (i) United States Nicolas Meister Romania Vasile-Alexandru Ghilea
United States Robert Kelly		 7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7)
Win 10–0 Jan 2019 M25 Los Angeles, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Moldova Alexander Cozbinov Mexico Luis Patiño
Ecuador Emilio Gómez		 6–4, 6–2
Win 11–0 Jan 2019 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) Portugal Bernardo Saraiva United States Robert Galloway
United States Nathaniel Lammons		 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Win 12–0 Jun 2019 M25 Tulsa, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Bernardo Saraiva United States Martin Redlicki
United States Evan Zhu		 6–2, 3–6, [10-8]
Loss 12–1 Oct 2019 Ismaning, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) United States James Cerretani France Quentin Halys
France Tristan Lamasine		 3–6, 5–7
Win 13–1 Oct 2019 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Hard (i) United States James Cerretani United Kingdom Ken Skupski
Australia John-Patrick Smith		 6–4, 6–4

Record against top-10 players

Cressy's record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.

Player Years MP Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Serbia Novak Djokovic 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(1–7), 4–6) at 2022 Paris
Spain Rafael Nadal 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(6–8), 3–6) at 2022 Melbourne 1
Russia Daniil Medvedev 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 5–7) at 2022 Australian Open
Number 2 ranked players
Germany Alexander Zverev 2021 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 4–6, 3–6) at 2021 Australian Open
Number 3 ranked players
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 2022 2 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2022 Madrid
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 2023 1 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2023 Madrid
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 2020–22 2 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (6–7(5–7), 6–7(12–14)) at 2022 Stockholm
Number 5 ranked players
United States Taylor Fritz 2022 1 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7)) at 2022 Eastbourne
Russia Andrey Rublev 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 6–7(8–10)) at 2022 Washington DC
Number 6 ranked players
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 2022–23 2 1–1 50% 0–1 – 1–0 Lost (6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6) at 2023 Dubai
Italy Matteo Berrettini 2023 1 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2023 Monte-Carlo
France Gaël Monfils 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(10–12), 6–7(6–8)) at 2022 Montreal
Number 7 ranked players
Denmark Holger Rune 2023 2 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Won (7–5, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4)) at 2023 Montpellier
Number 8 ranked players
United States John Isner 2022 2 2–0 100% 1–0 – 1–0 Won (6–2, 4–6, 6–3) at 2022 Newport
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 2022 1 1–0 100% – – 1–0 Won (7–5, 7–5) at 2022 Eastbourne
United States Jack Sock 2022 2 1–1 50% 1–0 – 0–1 Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–0) at 2022 Washington DC
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 2021–22 2 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2022 Paris
Russia Karen Khachanov 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 6–7(3–7)) at 2022 Astana
Italy Jannik Sinner 2023 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(3–7), 3–6) at 2023 Montpellier
Number 9 ranked players
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 2022 1 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (4–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2022 Halle
Number 10 ranked players
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 2021 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (5–7, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)) at 2021 US Open
Total 2020–23 28 9–19 32% 6–13
(32%)		 0–3
(0%)		 3–3
(50%)		 * Statistics correct as of 26 April 2023.

Wins over top 10 players

Cressy has a 2–9 (18.2%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season20222023Total
Wins112
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score MCR
2022
1. Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 9 Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom Grass 1R 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–5) 45
2023
2. Denmark Holger Rune 9 Open Sud de France, France Hard (i) SF 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4) 51

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