Introduction
Gabriel Debru (born 21 December 2005) is a French tennis player.
Debru has a career high ATP singles ranking of 310 achieved on 28 August 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 650 achieved on 31 July 2023.
Junior career
In 2022, Debru won the French Open's boys single title. Later that year, he reached the finals of the Wimbledon's boys doubles title, playing along with Paul Inchauspé.
Professional career
2022: Grand Slam qualifying debut
In May 2022, Debru made his debut at the French Open qualifying round, winning against Arthur Fils but then losing in the second round.
2023: First ITF title, First Challenger final
He reached his first Challenger quarterfinal in his first tournament of the year, at the Oeiras Indoors. He reached another quarterfinal a month later at the Challenger La Manche in Cherbourg, defeating Kenny de Schepper before falling to British Jan Choinski. At his second French Open qualifying appearance he lost in the first round to Dominican Nick Hardt.
At the Open Sopra Steria de Lyon Debru made it to his first Challenger semifinal having defeated former Top 20 Benoit Paire, however he then lost to Alexander Ritschard.
In July 2023, Debru won his first ITF title in Gubbio, Italy defeating Federico Arnaboldi in the final. He had reached the semifinals the year prior.
In August 2023, Debru reached his first final on the ATP Challenger Tour in Prague, as a qualifier, losing to Rudolf Molleker in the final.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 1 (1–1)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (0–1) |
| ITF Futures (1–0) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (0–1) |
| ITF Futures (1–0) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jul 2023 | M15 Gubbio, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Federico Arnaboldi | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Aug 2023 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Rudolf Molleker | 2–6, 2–6 |
Grand Slam performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | W–L | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 0–0 | ||||||
| French Open | Q2 | Q1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 0–0 | ||||||
| US Open | A | A | 0–0 | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0-0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2022 | French Open | Clay | Gilles-Arnaud Bailly | 7–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Paul Inchauspé | Sebastian Gorzny Alex Michelsen |
6–7, 3–6 |