Gabriel Debru (born 21 December 2005) is a French tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 264 achieved on 28 October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 273 achieved on 4 November 2024.[2]
Junior career
In 2022, Debru won the French Open's boys single title.[3] 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.
In July, Debru won his maiden Challenger title in Troyes, defeating third seed Timofey Skatov in the final. At 18 years and 6 months, he became the youngest French player to win a Challenger title since 2017. The only French players to win at a younger age were Richard Gasquet, Fabrice Santoro, Gael Monfils and Corentin Moutet. João Fonseca, Joel Schwärzler, Debru and Learner Tien became the youngest champions of 2024 at that level.[4][5]
In August, Debru won his second Challenger singles title in Como, defeating Ignacio Buse in the final.[6] He became the third-youngest Frenchman to win multiple Challenger trophies (since 1978), joining former Top 10 players Richard Gasquet and Gael Monfils.[7]
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
France
Rudolf Molleker
Timofey Skatov
Ignacio Buse
Matěj Vocel
Jakub Paul
Federico Arnaboldi
Edas Butvilas
Mateo del Pino
Gilles-Arnaud Bailly
Sebastian Gorzny