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.

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.

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

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, 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. 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 Jérôme Kym.

2026: Second Challenger title In May, Hemery won his second Challenger title in Brazzaville, defeating top seed Florent Bax in the final.

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

Grand Slam performance timeline

Singles

Doubles

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals Singles: 30 (10 titles, 20 runner-ups) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (2–11)ITF Futures Tour (8–9)Titles by surfaceHard (1–8)Clay (9–10)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)