Maxime Hamou
Maxime Hamou (born 8 June 1995) is a French tennis player. Hamou has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 211, achieved in July 2015 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 744, achieved in July 2016.
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| Country (sports) |  |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 June 1995 Nîmes, France |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
| Prize money | $117,881 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 211 (27 July 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 350 (18 June 2020) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2015, 2017) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2015) |
| US Open | Q1 (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 744 (18 July 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 1,668 (18 June 2020) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2015) |
| Last updated on: 29 May 2017. | |
Hamou has a career-high junior ranking of 8, achieved in 2013.
Career
Hamou made his main draw ATP debut at the 2015 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur. He then made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2015 French Open where he received a wild card into the singles event.[1]
He won an ITF doubles tournament in 2007 in Morocco, with Elliot Benchetrit.[2][3]
2017 sexual assault incident
Hamou qualified to the main draw of the 2017 French Open. After being defeated in straight sets by Pablo Cuevas in the first round, Hamou groped and kissed Eurosport journalist Maly Thomas on live television, despite her clear discomfort.[4] As a result, Hamou was suspended for the rest of the French Open, with the French Tennis Federation saying: "The management of the tournament has decided to revoke Maxime Hamou’s accreditation following his reprehensible behavior with a journalist yesterday".[5]
Maly Thomas later declared that "if they weren't live she would have given him a right hook".[6] Hamou apologized for his behaviour via his Instagram account the following day.[7] He was excluded though from the 2017 French Open.[8]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Morocco F3 Futures ITF Men's Circuit Week of 31 JUL 2017 Casablanca"
- "Tennis player banned from French Open after sexually harassing female reporter on live TV". 30 May 2017.
- Rémia, Cédric (30 May 2017). "Roland-Garros 2017 : Maly Thomas, la journaliste malmenée par Maxime Hamou, réagit !".
- "Instagram post by Maxime Hamou • May 30, 2017 at 5:18pm UTC". Instagram.
- "Roland-Garros: le tennisman Maxime Hamou exclu pour avoir embrassé de force à l'antenne la journaliste Maly Thomas". lindependant.fr. 30 May 2017.
External links
- Maxime Hamou at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Maxime Hamou at the International Tennis Federation