Open 13 Provence: 24 February Media Notes

OPEN 13 PROVENCE: 24 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES

Palais des Sports | Marseille, France | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €668,485 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS

[1] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Tsitsipas Leads 1-0 18 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 Other meeting: 18 ATP Masters 1000 Rome Q (Italy) Clay Q1 Stefanos Tsitsipas 5-7 6-3 7-6(5)

Tsitsipas 2019 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 12 (Career High) | 1 Career Title | 10-4 in 2019 | 3-2 at Marseille • Tournament note: Leads the tournament in 28 of 29 service games won. Reached F with straight-sets wins over Hurkacz, Stakhovsky, and Goffin. • Saved 12/12 BPs vs. No. 3 Federer to equal biggest win of career en route to Australian Open SF (l. to Nadal). • Became youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist at age 20 since Djokovic, 20, at 2007 US Open. • Also became youngest Australian Open semi-finalist since Roddick, 20, in 2003. • Made history as 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam QF and SF in men’s singles. • Achieved career-high No. 12 in ATP Rankings on 28 January. Top Greek in ATP Rankings history (since 1973). • Advanced to Sydney QF as No. 1 seed (l. to eventual finalist Seppi).

Kukushkin 2019 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 50 | 1 Career Title | 8-3 in 2019 | 4-1 at Marseille • Tournament note: Has not yet dropped a set en route to F, taking wins over Kudla, Shapovalov, Rublev and Humbert. Also 2nd behind Tsitsipas in service games won (37 of 39). • Reached 2R at Sofia (l. to Monfils) and Rotterdam (l. to Dzumhur). • Suffered 8th Australian Open 1R loss in 9 appearances (l. to Pouille).

[3] Ben McLachlan (JPN)/Matwe Middelkoop (NED) vs First Meeting Jeremy Chardy (FRA)/Fabrice Martin (FRA)

McLachlan/Middelkoop Summary | Team Debut at 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Canada | 5-2 as a Team | 1st Final as Team • The No. 3 seeds are playing in their 3rd tournament together. • No. 27 McLachlan owns 4 doubles titles, the latest at Auckland (w/ Struff, d. Klaasen/Venus) in January. • No. 41 Middelkoop earned 90th career doubles win in SF (d. Melzer/Oswald). • Middelkoop owns 7 doubles titles (3 in 2018 w/ Haase in Pune, Sofia and Umag; 3 w/ Koolhof in 2016 Sofia, 2016 Kitzbuhel, and 2017 Sydney; and 1 with Jebavy in 2017 St. Petersburg).

Chardy/Martin Summary | Team Debut at 2016 Indian Wells | 23-12 as a Team | 1 Title as a Team (2017 Doha) • Won 1st and only title together at 2017 Doha (d. Murray/Soares in SF, d. Pospisil/Stepanek in F). • This is their 3rd final as a team (2017 Doha, 2017 Munich). • Chardy teamed up with Kontinen to win Rotterdam title (d. Rojer/Tecau). • No. 97 Chardy has won 5 doubles titles. • No. 102 Martin notched career win No. 100 with 1R win over Begemann and Junaid. • Martin won Challenger title in Quimper w/Nys. • Martin owns 3 doubles titles, all on hard courts (2017 Doha, 2016 Chennai, 2016 Delray Beach).

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OPEN 13 PROVENCE: 23 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES

Palais des Sports | Marseille, France | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €668,485 | Surface: Indoor Hard

SINGLES SEMI-FINALS

Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs [WC] Ugo Humbert (FRA) First Meeting

Kukushkin 2019 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 50 | 1 Career Title | 7-3 in 2019 | 3-1 at Marseille • Tournament note: Has not yet dropped a set en route to SF, taking wins over Kudla, Shapovalov and Rublev. • Reached 2R at Sofia (l. to Monfils) and Rotterdam (l. to Dzumhur). • Suffered 8th Australian Open 1R loss in 9 appearances (l. to Pouille).

Humbert 2019 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 75 (Career High) | 4-4 in 2019 | 3-0 at Marseille • Tournament note: Defeated former Marseille champion Gulbis in 1R, then dropped 6 games in win over No. 2 seed Coric in 2R. • Won Challenger title in Cherbourg, FRA (d. Darcis) after dropping first set. • Fell to Chardy in Australian Open 1R -- 1st match in tournament history decided by 10-point TB in 5th set. • Advanced to Quimper, FRA Challenger SF (l. to Evans).

[1] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs [3] David Goffin (BEL) Series Tied 2-2 17 Antwerp (Belgium) Hard QF Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-6 7-6(1) 7-6(4) 18 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R32 David Goffin 7-6(4) 7-5 18 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard QF Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 18 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 David Goffin 7-5 6-3

Tsitsipas 2019 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 12 (Career High) | 1 Career Title | 7-4 in 2019 | 0-2 at Marseille • Saved 12/12 BPs vs. No. 3 Federer to equal biggest win of career en route to Australian Open SF (l. to Nadal). • Became youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist at age 20 since Djokovic, 20, at 2007 US Open. • Also became youngest Australian Open semi-finalist since Roddick, 20, in 2003. • Made history as 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam QF and SF in men’s singles. • Achieved career-high No. 12 in ATP Rankings on 28 January. Top Greek in ATP Rankings history (since 1973). • Advanced to Sydney QF as No. 1 seed (l. to eventual finalist Seppi).

Goffin 2019 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 24 | 4 Career Titles | 4-4 in 2019 | 6-4 at Marseille • Has not dropped a set in wins over Paire and No. 6 seed Goffin. • Advanced to Australian Open 3R (l. to Medvedev). • Reached 1st ATP Tour doubles SF and final en route to 1st title at Doha w/Herbert (d. Haase/Middelkoop).

POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS

[3] David Goffin (BEL) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Goffin Leads 1-0 14 KAZ vs BEL WG (Kazakhstan) Hard RR David Goffin 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-0 Other meeting: 11 Istanbul CH (Turkey) Hard R16 Mikhail Kukushkin 2-6 7-5 6-4

[1] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs [WC] Ugo Humbert (FRA) First Meeting

[3] David Goffin (BEL) vs [WC] Ugo Humbert (FRA) First Meeting

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OPEN 13 PROVENCE: 22 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES

Palais des Sports | Marseille, France | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €668,485 | Surface: Indoor Hard

SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS

Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Kukushkin Leads 2-1 15 Moscow (Russia) Hard R32 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 6-4 16 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Andrey Rublev 6-3 4-1 ret 18 Vienna (Austria) Hard R16 Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6(4) 6-4 Other meeting: 18 Vienna Q (Austria) Hard -- Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 6-3

Rublev 2019 Summary | 21 years old | World No. 115 | 1 Career Title | 4-3 in 2019 | 2-1 at Marseille • Tournament note: Defeated three-time Marseille champion Tsonga in 1R, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. • Advanced to 2R at Doha (l. to Basilashvili) and Sydney as Q (l. to Nishioka). • Suffered 2nd straight Grand Slam 1R loss at Australian Open (l. to McDonald).

[Q] Matthias Bachinger (GER) vs [WC] Ugo Humbert (FRA) First Meeting

Bachinger 2019 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 143 | 2-1 in 2019 | 2-1 at Marseille • Tournament note: Conceded 7 games in straight-set defeat of No. 5 seed Verdasco in 2R. • Fell in qualifying at Doha (l. to Basic in Q1) and Australian Open (l. to Watanuki in Q2). • Advanced to Quimper, FRA Challenger QF (l. to Bourgue).

Humbert 2019 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 75 (Career High) | 3-4 in 2019 | 2-0 at Marseille • Tournament note: Defeated former Marseille champion Gulbis in 1R, then dropped 6 games in win over No. 2 seed Coric in 2R. • Won Challenger title in Cherbourg, FRA (d. Darcis) after dropping first set. • Fell to Chardy in Australian Open 1R -- 1st match in tournament history decided by 10-point TB in 5th set.

[1] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs [LL] Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meeting: 17 Portoroz CH (Slovenia) Hard SF Sergiy Stakhovsky 4-6 6-4 7-5

Tsitsipas 2019 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 12 (Career High) | 1 Career Title | 7-4 in 2019 | 0-2 at Marseille • Saved 12/12 BPs vs. No. 3 Federer to equal biggest win of career en route to Australian Open SF (l. to Nadal). • Became youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist at age 20 since Djokovic, 20, at 2007 US Open. • Made history as 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam QF and SF in men’s singles. • Advanced to Sydney QF as No. 1 seed (l. to eventual finalist Seppi).

[3] David Goffin (BEL) vs [6] Gilles Simon (FRA) Series Tied 2-2 15 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Gilles Simon 6-7(6) 7-5 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF David Goffin 3-6 6-2 6-1 17 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Gilles Simon 7-6(4) 6-3 18 Montpellier (France) Hard R16 David Goffin 6-4 6-2

Goffin 2019 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 24 | 4 Career Titles | 3-4 in 2019 | 5-4 at Marseille (2016, 2018 QF) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R (l. to Medvedev). • Reached 1st ATP Tour doubles SF and final en route to 1st title at Doha w/Herbert (d. Haase/Middelkoop).

Simon 2019 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 32 | 14 Career Titles | 7-5 in 2019 | 26-10 at Marseille (2007, 2015 Champion) • Lost to eventual champion in SFs at Pune (l. to Anderson) and Sydney (l. to de Minaur). • Squandered 4 MPs to 155th-ranked WC Bolt in Australian Open 2R.

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OPEN 13 PROVENCE: 21 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES

Palais des Sports | Marseille, France | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €668,485 | Surface: Indoor Hard

COURT CENTRAL

Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs Andrey Rublev (RUS) Berrettini Leads 1-0

Berrettini 2019 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 48 (Career High is 46) | 1 Career Title | 6-4 in 2019 | 1-0 at Marseille • Tournament note: Earned 1R victory over No. 8 seed Chardy in two tiebreak sets. • Advanced to Sofia SF (d. Istomin, d. Khachanov, d. Verdasco, l. to Fucsovics). • Suffered 1R losses at Doha (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut) and Australian Open (l. to Tsitsipas).

Rublev 2019 Summary | 21 years old | World No. 115 | 1 Career Title | 3-3 in 2019 | 1-1 at Marseille • Tournament note: Defeated three-time Marseille champion Tsonga in 1R, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. • Advanced to 2R at Doha (l. to Basilashvili) and Sydney as Q (l. to Nishioka). • Suffered 2nd straight Grand Slam 1R loss at Australian Open (l. to McDonald).

[5] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs [Q] Matthias Bachinger (GER) First Meeting

Verdasco 2019 Summary | 35 years old | World No. 26 | 7 Career Titles | 7-4 in 2019 | 2-3 at Marseille • Reached QF in Sofia (d. Lazarov, d. Copil, l. to Berrettini in 3 sets) • Suffered 5th loss of career from 2 sets up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Cilic after holding 2 MPs). • Fell in Doha 2R (l. to eventual finalist Berdych).

Bachinger 2019 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 143 | 1-1 in 2019 | 1-1 at Marseille • Fell in qualifying at Doha (l. to Basic in Q1) and Australian Open (l. to Watanuki in Q2). • Advanced to Quimper, FRA Challenger QF (l. to Bourgue).

[WC] Ugo Humbert (FRA) vs [2] Borna Coric (CRO) First Meeting

Humbert 2019 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 75 (Career High) | 2-4 in 2019 | 1-0 at Marseille • Won Challenger title in Cherbourg, FRA (d. Darcis) after dropping first set. • Fell to Chardy in Australian Open 1R -- 1st match in tournament history decided by 10-point TB in 5th set.

Coric 2019 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 13 | 2 Career Titles | 3-1 in 2019 | 1-1 at Marseille (2015 2R) • Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Pouille). Entered with 0-4 tournament record. • One of 5 men under 23 to reach Australian Open 4R -- most at a Grand Slam since 2009 Roland Garros (5).

[3] David Goffin (BEL) vs Benoit Paire (FRA) Paire Leads 3-2

Goffin 2019 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 24 | 4 Career Titles | 2-4 in 2019 | 4-4 at Marseille (2016 QF) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R (l. to Medvedev). • Fell in Doha 1R (l. to Berankis in 3rd-set TB). • Reached 1st ATP Tour doubles SF and final en route to 1st title at Doha w/Herbert (d. Haase/Middelkoop).

Paire 2019 Summary | 29 years old | World No. 59 | 1 Career Title | 4-5 in 2019 | 5-5 at Marseille (2016 SF) • Advanced to Pune QF (d. Monteiro, d. Vesely, l. to Simon). • Suffered 1R losses at Auckland (l. to eventual finalist Norrie) and Australian Open (l. to Thiem in 5 sets).

[LL] Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) vs [LL] Gregoire Barrere (FRA) First Meeting

Barrere 2019 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 130 (Career High is 127) | 1-0 in 2019 | 1-0 at Marseille • Tournament note: Defeated Jiri Vesely in straight sets in 1R. • Claimed Challenger title in Quimper, FRA (d. Evans)

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OPEN 13 PROVENCE: 20 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES

Palais des Sports | Marseille, France | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €668,485 | Surface: Indoor Hard

COURT CENTRAL

Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs [LL] Gregoire Barrere (FRA) First Meeting

Barrere 2019 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 130 | 0-0 in 2019 | 0-0 at Marseille (Debut) • Claimed Challenger title in Quimper, FRA (d. Evans)

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs [WC] Ugo Humbert (FRA) First Meeting

Gulbis 2019 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 74 | 6 Career Titles | 4-4 in 2019 | 6-4 at Marseille (2014 Champion) • Advanced to Pune QF (l. to eventual finalist Karlovic). • Reached 2R at Montpellier (l. to Albot) and Rotterdam (as qualifier, l. to Nishikori).

Humbert 2019 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 75 (Career High) | 1-4 in 2019 | 0-0 at Marseille • Won Challenger title in Cherbourg, FRA (d. Darcis) after dropping first set. • Fell to Chardy in Australian Open 1R -- 1st match in tournament history decided by 10-point TB in 5th set.

Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs [4] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) First Meeting

Shapovalov 2019 Summary | 19 years old | World No. 25 | 7-4 in 2019 | 0-1 at Marseille • Reached QF at Montpellier (l. to Herbert) and Rotterdam (d. Berdych, l. to eventual finalist Wawrinka). • Advanced to Australian Open 3R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 4 sets). • One of 3 teens to reach Aus. Open 3R (also de Minaur, Popyrin) -- 1st time at a Grand Slam since 2008 US Open.

[1] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Hubert Hurkacz (POL) Tsitsipas Leads 1-0

Hurkacz 2019 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 78 | 1-3 in 2019 | 1-0 at Marseille • Achieved career-high No. 73 in ATP Rankings on 28 January. • Fell in 1R at Pune (l. to Ivashka), Australian Open (l. to Karlovic), and Montpellier (l. to Gulbis). • Captured 3rd ATP Challenger Tour title at Canberra, AUS (d. Ivashka).

Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs [6] Gilles Simon (FRA) Gojowczyk Leads 1-0

Simon 2019 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 32 | 14 Career Titles | 6-5 in 2019 | 25-10 at Marseille (2007, 2015 Champion) • Lost to eventual champion in SFs at Pune (l. to Anderson) and Sydney (l. to de Minaur). • Squandered 4 MPs to 155th-ranked WC Bolt in Australian Open 2R.

COURT 1

[Q] Matthias Bachinger (GER) vs [PR] Steve Darcis (BEL) First Tour-Level Meeting

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OPEN 13 PROVENCE: 19 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES

Palais des Sports | Marseille, France | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €668,485 | Surface: Indoor Hard

COURT CENTRAL

[Q] Constant Lestienne (FRA) vs [LL] Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) First Tour-Level Meeting

Lestienne 2019 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 168 | 0-0 in 2019 | 0-0 at Marseille (Debut) • Reached SF of Challenger event in Playford, Australia (l. to Moraing). • Contesting fourth ATP Tour-level main draw of his career.

[Q] Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs Benoit Paire (FRA) Paire Leads 1-0

Bolelli 2019 Summary | 33 years old | World No. 136 | 1-1 in 2019 | 3-5 at Marseille (2015 QF) • Advanced to 2R in Pune as qualifier (d. Istomin, l. to Munar).

Paire 2019 Summary | 29 years old | World No. 59 | 1 Career Title | 3-5 in 2019 | 4-5 at Marseille (2016 SF) • Advanced to Pune QF (d. Monteiro, d. Vesely, l. to Simon). • Suffered 1R losses at Auckland (l. to eventual finalist Norrie) and Australian Open (l. to Thiem in 5 sets).

[5] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs [Q] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) First Meeting

Verdasco 2019 Summary | 35 years old | World No. 26 | 7 Career Titles | 6-4 in 2019 | 1-3 at Marseille • Reached QF in Sofia (d. Lazarov, d. Copil, l. to Berrettini). • Suffered 5th loss of career from 2 sets up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Cilic after holding 2 MPs).

Gerasimov 2019 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 161 | 0-0 in 2019 | 0-0 at Marseille (Debut) • Marseille marks first ATP Tour-level event in which he has qualified for main draw this season. • Did not qualify at Pune, Australian Open or Sofia.

[WC] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs Andrey Rublev (RUS) Tsonga Leads 1-0

Tsonga 2019 Summary | 33 years old | World No. 112 | 11-3 in 2019 | 22-5 at Marseille (2009, 2013, 2017 Titlist) • Won 17th career title in Montpellier, defeating four countrymen en route, then followed with QF finish in Rotterdam. • Did not drop a set en route to Brisbane SF (d. de Minaur, l. to Medvedev).

Rublev 2019 Summary | 21 years old | World No. 115 | 1 Career Title | 2-3 in 2019 | 0-1 at Marseille (2017 1R) • Advanced to 2R at Doha (l. to Basilashvili) and Sydney as Q (l. to Nishioka). • Suffered 2nd straight Grand Slam 1R loss at Australian Open (l. to McDonald).

[8] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA) First Meeting

Chardy 2019 Summary | 32 years old | World No. 35 | 1 Career Title | 6-5 in 2019 | 2-4 at Marseille (2015 QF) • Beat 2018 champ Kyrgios and saved 1 MP vs. Uchiyama to reach Brisbane SF (l. to eventual champion Nishikori). • Fell to eventual champion Tsonga in three sets in Montpellier QF.

Berrettini 2019 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 48 | 5-4 in 2019 | 0-0 at Marseille (Debut) • Advanced to Sofia SF (d. Istomin, d. Khachanov, d. Verdasco, l. to Fucsovics). • Suffered 1R losses at Doha (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut) and Australian Open (l. to Tsitsipas).

COURT 1

Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Dzumhur Leads 1-0

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OPEN 13 PROVENCE: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, 18 February 2019

Palais des Sports - Marseille, France | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €668,485 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com Open13.fr Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @Open13 Eli Weinstein: [email protected] (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @Open13 TV & Radio: TennisTV.com

10 THINGS TO WATCH IN MARSEILLE

1) Top 15 Contenders: Plenty of veterans as well as rising stars headline the draw in Marseille this week. World No. 12 Stefanos Tsitsipas and No. 13 Borna Coric lead the charge as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively. Tsitsipas has yet to win a first-round match here in two tries, but recent Tour success indicates that this year's result could be quite a different story.

2) Defending Champ Out: Marseille defending champion Karen Khachanov has withdrawn from the event due to illness, allowing former champion Ernests Gulbis to replace him in the draw.

3) King of Marseille: Three-time Open 13 Provence champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga returns as a wild card and aims for a fourth crown this year. Tsonga, currently ranked No. 112, claimed the Marseille title in 2009, 2013 and 2017, and earned runner-up honors in 2014 behind Gulbis.

4) French Brigade: Along with Tsonga, No. 6 seed Gilles Simon, No. 7 Gael Monfils, No. 8 Jeremy Chardy, Benoit Paire, Ugo Humbert and Antoine Hoang will represent the home country in this year's draw. Simon won the title in 2007 and 2015, and Monfils was the runner-up in 2015.

5) #NextGenATP Leaders: Tsitsipas finished 2018 with the Next Gen ATP title and started the 2019 season strong with an Australian Open semi-final appearance (l. to Nadal) that included a win over No. 3 Roger Federer. At 20 years old, Tsitsipas remains a top #NextGenATP contender, along with 19-year-old Denis Shapovalov, who recently reached the quarter-finals in Montpellier and Rotterdam and comes to Marseille as the No. 4 seed.

6) Riding Momentum: Monfils is fresh off winning his eighth career ATP title in Rotterdam on Sunday, after going 13 months without lifting a trophy. Prior to Rotterdam, the 32-year-old reached the semi- finals at Sofia, notching wins over Mikhail Kukushkin and Tsitsipas.

7) Dark Horse: Serbian Filip Krajinovic has had good fortune in France each year, having reached the quarter-finals in Montpellier early this month, the quarter-finals at Marseille in 2018, and the finals of the Masters 1000 event in Paris in 2017.

8) On the Rise: Italian Matteo Berrettini has proven to be a threat on the ATP Tour. The 22-year-old earned wins over Khachanov and Fernando Verdasco en route to reaching the semi-finals at Sofia earlier this month. His success pushed him to a career-high ranking of No. 46 on Feb. 11.

9) Title Defenders: 2018 doubles champions Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus enter as the No. 2 seeds behind Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic. Venus is undefeated in Marseille, having won two titles here, the other in 2016. Klaasen and Venus reached the final in Auckland and the quarter- finals at the Australian Open this year.

10) Doubles Trouble: As the top seeds, Marach and Pavic own five titles together, and their recent success includes a semi-final appearance in Auckland. But the tandem fell short of their Australian Open title defense this year, exiting early in the second round.

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WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES

SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 0-2 2017, 2018 1st Round 2 Borna Coric (CRO) 1-1 2015 2nd Round 3 David Goffin (BEL) 4-4 2016 Quarter-finals 4 Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 0-1 2017 1st Round 5 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 1-3 2006 2nd Round 6 Gilles Simon (FRA) 24-10 2007, 2015 Champion 7 Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-8 2015 Runner-up 8 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 2-4 2015 Quarter-finals

QUALIFIERS (4) OLDEST PLAYER YOUNGEST PLAYER TBD Monday Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 35 years, 3 months 19 years, 10 months 199 WILD CARDS (3) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Antoine Hoang (FRA) France 7, Belgium 2 Ugo Humbert (FRA) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) *Does not include qualifiers (TBD Monday)

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH Oliver Marach (AUT) 0-1 2007 Quarter-finals 1 Mate Pavic (CRO) 7-3 2016 Champion Raven Klaasen (RSA) 4-1 2018 Champion 2 Michael Venus (NZL) 8-0 2016, 2018 Champion Ben McLachlan (JPN) 0-0 Debut 3 Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 1-3 2017 Quarter-finals Denys Molchanov (UKR) 0-0 Debut 4 Igor Zelenay (SVK) 4-4 2016 Semi-finals

PAST FINALISTS

SINGLES (since 2007)

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2018 Karen Khachanov (RUS) Lucas Pouille (FRA) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 2017 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Lucas Pouille (FRA) 6-4, 6-4 2016 Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-2, 7-6(3) 2015 Gilles Simon (FRA) Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) 2014 Ernests Gulbis (LAT) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 7-6(5), 6-4 2013 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4 2012 Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) Michael Llodra (FRA) 6-4, 6-4 2011 Robin Soderling (SWE) Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-7(8), 6-3, 6-3 2010 Michael Llodra (FRA) Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6-3, 6-4 2009 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Michael Llodra (FRA) 7-5, 7-6(3) 2008 Andy Murray (GBR) Mario Ancic (CRO) 6-3, 6-4 2007 Gilles Simon (FRA) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-4, 7-6(3)

BOLD: Player in 2019 Open 13 Provence singles draw.

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DOUBLES (since 2009)

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2018 Raven Klaasen/Michael Venus Marcus Daniell/Dominic Inglot 6-7(2), 6-3, [10-4] 2017 Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut Robin Haase/Dominic Inglot 6-4, 6-7(9), [10-5] 2016 Mate Pavic/Michael Venus Jonathan Erlich/Colin Fleming 6-2, 6-3 2015 Marin Draganja/Henri Kontinen Colin Fleming/Jonathan Marray 6-4, 3-6, [10-8] Julien Benneteau/Edouard 4-6, 7-6(6), [13-11] 2014 Roger-Vasselin Paul Hanley/Jonathan Marray 2013 Rohan Bopanna/Colin Fleming Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi/Jean-Julien Rojer 6-4, 7-6(3) Nicolas Mahut/Edouard 3-6, 6-4, [10-6] 2012 Dustin Brown/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Roger-Vasselin 2011 Robin Haase/Ken Skupski Julien Benneteau/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-7(4), [13-11] 2010 Julien Benneteau/Michael Llodra Julian Knowle/Robert Lindstedt 6-4, 6-3 2009 Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra Julian Knowle/Andy Ram 3-6, 6-3, [10-8]

BOLD: Player in 2019 Open 13 Provence doubles draw. Pavic/Venus are no longer intact.

ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Open 13 Provence W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money (€) 115,235 62,310 34,415 19,555 11,245 6,735 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money (€) 37,820 19,380 10,500 6,000 3,520 ---

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

COURT CENTRAL

Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs Filip Krajinovic (SRB) First Meeting

Hurkacz 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: Feb. 11, 1997 (22) ATP Ranking: 78 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

• Achieved career-high No. 73 in ATP Rankings on 28 January. • Fell in 1R at Pune (l. to Ivashka), Australian Open (l. to Karlovic), and Montpellier (l. to Gulbis). • Captured 3rd ATP Challenger Tour title at Canberra, AUS (d. Ivashka). • Reached Quimper, FRA Challenger 3R (l. to Barrere). • In 2018, achieved career-high 15 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 79 on 29 October. • Went 1-2 at Next Gen ATP Finals (d. Munar in 5 sets, l. to Tiafoe and Tsitsipas).

Krajinovic 2019 Summary: QF (1): Montpellier (l. to Berdych) YTD W-L: 6-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: Feb. 27, 1992 (26)

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ATP Ranking: 77 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2018 Quarter-finals)

• Reached QF in Montpellier (l. to Berdych) with wins over Mahut and Goffin. • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP vs. Cecchinato en route to Australian Open 3R (l. to Coric). • Led Serbia to 3-2 win over Uzbekistan in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Istomin and Fayziev). • Withdrew from Doha qualifying due to toe injury. • In 2018, reached Dubai SF (l. to Pouille) and QFs at Marseille (l. to Pouille), Beijing (l. to Del Potro) & Moscow (l. to Seppi). • Achieved career-high No. 26 in ATP Rankings on 23 April.

[WC] Antoine Hoang (FRA) vs [6] Gilles Simon (FRA) First Meeting

Hoang 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: Nov. 4, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 139 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut)

• Qualified and made ATP Tour debut at Pune (l. to Vesely in 1R). • Fell in qualifying 1R at Australian Open (l. to Arevalo). • Advanced to 3rd ATP Challenger Tour final of career at Rennes, FRA (d. Baghdatis and Moutet, l. to Berankis).

Simon 2019 Summary: SF (2): Pune (l. to Anderson); Sydney (l. to de Minaur) YTD W-L: 5-5 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 14 Date of Birth: Dec. 27, 1984 (34) ATP Ranking: 32 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 24-10 (2007, 2015 Champion)

• Lost to eventual champion in SFs at Pune (l. to Anderson) and Sydney (l. to de Minaur). • Squandered 4 MPs to 155th-ranked WC Bolt in Australian Open 2R. • Qualified in Rotterdam but fell in 1R to Berdych. • In 2018, captured ATP World Tour 250 titles at Pune (d. Cilic and Anderson) and Metz (d. Bachinger). • Earned 30+ wins in a season for 9th time in 12 years (2007-09, 2011-13, 2015-16, 2018). • Appeared in 1st ATP SF since 2016 Shanghai and 1st final since 2015 Metz. Won 1st title since 2015 Marseille.

Denis Kudla (USA) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Kukushkin Leads 1-0 16 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 7-5 Other meetings: 15 Sydney Q (Australia) Hard -- Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 6-3 17 Irving CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Mikhail Kukushkin 4-6 6-3 6-1

Kudla 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: Aug. 17, 1992 (26) ATP Ranking: 61 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

• Rallied from 2 sets down to defeat Polmans and reach Australian Open 2R (l. to Schwartzman in 5 sets). • Also advanced to Brisbane 2R (l. to eventual champion Nishikori). • Fell in Sydney 1R (l. to Garcia-Lopez).

Kukushkin 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: Dec. 26, 1987 (31)

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ATP Ranking: 50 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2018 1st Round)

Tournament note: Last year, squandered 4 MPs in Marseille 1R vs. Dzumhur. • Suffered 8th Australian Open 1R loss in 9 appearances (l. to Pouille). • Reached 2R in Sofia (l. to Monfils) and Rotterdam (l. to Dzumhur). • Led Kazakhstan to 3-1 win over Portugal in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. P. Sousa and J. Sousa). • In 2018, earned career-high 21 wins this season, passing previous personal-best of 19 in 2015.

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs [7] Gael Monfils (FRA) Monfils Leads 2-1 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Jiri Vesely 7-6(3) 6-3 6-7(1) 6-7(3) 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco Clay R16 Gael Monfils 6-1 6-2 17 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Gael Monfils 6-2 6-3 6-2

Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Dzumhur Leads 1-0 18 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Damir Dzumhur 6-4 7-6(5) Other meeting: 16 Vienna Q (Austria) Hard -- Damir Dzumhur 6-3 7-5

[8] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA) First Meeting

[WC] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs Andrey Rublev (RUS) Tsonga Leads 1-0 18 Montpellier (France) Hard QF Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 7-6(1)

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs [WC] Ugo Humbert (FRA) First Meeting

*Does not include first-round matches involving qualifiers (TBD Monday)

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