Calvin Hemery

Calvin Hemery (born 28 January 1995) is a French tennis player of Nigerian descent. Hemery competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 116 achieved on 30 April 2018 and a doubles ranking of No. 252 achieved on 24 December 2018.

Calvin Hemery

Hemery at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports)	France
Residence	Paris, France
Born	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 30) Les Lilas, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	2013
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Christophe Couprie
Prize money	$ 784,215
Singles
Career record	2–10 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 116 (30 April 2018)
Current ranking	No. 178 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2018, 2019)
French Open	1R (2018)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2016, 2017)
US Open	Q3 (2018)
Doubles
Career record	2–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 252 (24 December 2018)
Current ranking	No. 896 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	3R (2018)
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Professional career

2015: ATP debut

Hemery made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Swiss Open Gstaad where he qualified for the main draw, then lost in the first round to Dušan Lajović.^[1]

In May, Hemery won his first singles Futures title in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy, having lost his previous four Futures finals.^[2]

2016: First ATP win

Hemery reached the main draw in Båstad as a qualifier where he recorded his first ATP Tour win, beating fellow countryman Tristan Lamasine in the first round, before losing to top seed David Ferrer in the second round.

2017: First Challenger title

In June, Hemery reached his first Challenger final in Blois, France, losing to Damir Džumhur in the final. In July, he won his first Challenger title in Tampere, Finland, beating Pedro Sousa in the final.

2018: Grand Slam and Masters debut

In March, Hemery made his debut on the ATP Tour Masters 1000 circuit at the Miami Open as a qualifier, losing to Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round.

In May, Hemery was awarded a wildcard to the 2018 French Open,^[3] losing to Diego Schwartzman in the first round.

2023: First Challenger final in five years, back in Top 200

In July, Hemery reached the final at the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes as a qualifier, his first final on the ATP Challenger Tour in more than five years, losing to fellow countryman Manuel Guinard, also a qualifier, in the final.^[4] In September, Hemery reached his second Challenger final of the year in Seville, losing to top seed and defending champion Roberto Carballés Baena in the final.

Ranked No. 203, he received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the 2023 Moselle Open in Metz, France and qualified for the main draw.

He finished the season inside the top 200 at No. 191 on 13 November 2023.

2025

In July, Hemery reached the main draw of the Gstaad Open as a qualifier, his first ATP Tour main draw since 2023. He lost in the first round to Jerome Kym.^[5]

Personal life

Calvin Hemery was born in Les Lilas. He is one of few tennis players who are on a vegan diet.^[6] He is a vegan and animal defender according to his Instagram profile.

Grand Slam performance timeline

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.

Singles

Tournament	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L	Win%
Australian Open	Q1	A	Q2	Q2	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	Q1	1R	Q3	Q1	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	Q2	Q2	Q1	A	NH	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	A	Q1	Q3	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 1	0–1	0%

Doubles

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 29 (9 titles, 20 runner-ups)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (1–11) ITF Futures Tour (8–9)

Titles by surface Hard (1–8) Clay (8–10) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2013	France F7, France	Futures	Clay	Niels Desein	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 2013	France F20, France	Futures	Hard	Andis Juška	6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss	0–3	Sep 2014	Portugal F7, Portugal	Futures	Hard	Alexander Ward	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	0–4	Nov 2014	Kuwait F1, Kuwait	Futures	Hard	Christian Trubrig	6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win	1–4	May 2015	Italy F9, Santa Margherita di Pula	Futures	Clay	Johan Tatlot	7–6(7–5), 6–0
Loss	1–5	Oct 2016	Nigeria F6, Lagos	Futures	Hard	Enrique Lopez Perez	5–7, 5–7
Loss	1–6	Dec 2016	Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo Este	Futures	Hard	Evan King	4–6, 6–7(11–9)
Loss	1–7	Apr 2017	USA F14, Orange Park	Futures	Clay	Felipe Mantilla	2–6, 4–6
Win	2–7	Apr 2017	USA F15, Vero Beach	Futures	Clay	Sam Riffice	6–3, 6–1
Loss	2–8	May 2017	Nigeria F2, Abuja	Futures	Hard	Pedja Krstin	2–6, 4–6
Win	3–8	May 2017	Nigeria F3, Lagos	Futures	Hard	Christopher Díaz Figueroa	6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1
Loss	3–9	Jun 2017	Blois, France	Challenger	Clay	Damir Džumhur	1–6, 3–6
Win	4–9	Jul 2017	Tampere, Finland	Challenger	Clay	Pedro Sousa	6–3, 6–4
Loss	4–10	Nov 2017	Kobe, Japan	Challenger	Hard (i)	Stéphane Robert	6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 1–6
Loss	4–11	Nov 2017	Toyota, Japan	Challenger	Carpet (i)	Matthew Ebden	6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss	4–12	Apr 2018	Nanchang, China	Challenger	Clay (i)	Quentin Halys	3–6, 2–6
Win	5–12	Oct 2019	M25 Lagos, Nigeria	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Aldin Šetkić	6-1, 6-2
Win	6–12	Oct 2019	M25 Lagos, Nigeria	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Aldin Šetkić	4-2 (RET)
Win	7–12	Dec 2019	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Arthur Rinderknech	7-6(7–4), 6-4
Loss	7–13	Jul 2021	M25 Denia, Spain	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Nick Hardt	6-7(3–7), 6-7(5–7)
Win	8–13	Aug 2021	M25 Caslano, Switzerland	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Rémy Bertola	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	8–14	Jul 2023	Troyes, France	Challenger	Clay	Manuel Guinard	3–6, 3–6
Win	9–14	Jul 2023	M25 Brazzaville, Congo	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Thomas Setodji	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss	9–15	Sep 2023	Seville, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Roberto Carballés Baena	3–6, 1–6
Loss	9–16	Jun 2024	Blois, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Ričardas Berankis	6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss	9–17	Jul 2024	Tampere, Finland	Challenger	Clay	Daniel Rincón	1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	9–18	Nov 2024	Lyon, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Raphaël Collignon	4–6, 2–6
Loss	9–19	Feb 2025	Brazzaville, Republic of Congo	Challenger	Clay	Geoffrey Blancaneaux	3–6, 4–6
Loss	9–20	Jun 2025	Troyes, France	Challenger	Clay	Jan Choinski	4–6, 7–6(7–4), 2–6