Calvin Hemery (born 28 January 1995) is a French tennis player of
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
descent.
Hemery has a career high
ATP singles ranking of 116 achieved on 30 April 2018. Hemery has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 252 achieved on 24 December 2018.
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.
Hemery was a runner-up at a Futures event in 2013.
In 2015, he won his first singles Futures title in Italy.
He was awarded a wildcard to the
2018 French Open
The 2018 French Open was a Grand Slam (tennis), major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 27 May to 10 June and consisted of events for players in singles, doubles and m ...
.
Personal life
Calvin Hemery was born in
Les Lilas
Les Lilas () is a commune in the northern-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
History
The commune of Les Lilas (literally "the lilacs") was created on 24 July 1867 by detaching a part of the territory of ...
. He is one of few tennis players who are on the vegan diet.
He is vegan and animal defender according to his Instagram profile.
Tour finals
Singles (2–5)
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
French male tennis players
People from Les Lilas
Tennis players from Paris
French people of Nigerian descent
Sportspeople from Seine-Saint-Denis
21st-century French people
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