Édouard Roger-Vasselin is a professional French tennis player. The Frenchman was born on November 28, 1983, in Gennevilliers, France.
With Julien Benneteau, Édouard Roger-Vasselin won his first Grand Slam title at the 2014 French Open. He has 22 ATP Tour doubles titles and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 6 in November 2014.
Who is Édouard Roger-Vasselin father Christophe Roger-Vasselin?
Christophe Roger-Vasselin was born on 8 July 1957. He is a retired French tennis player. On 20 June 1983, the right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking of No. 29.
He briefly used a double-strung racket, known as a spaghetti racket, in 1977, but it was soon banned.
It comes as no surprise to the world when his son followed in his footsteps to become a pro tennis player.
In February, Frenchman Roger-Vasselin and his doubles partner Julien Benneteau won the French Open, defeating Marcel Granollers and Marc López of Marseille in the final.
He reached the final of the Chennai Open (lost to Stanislas Wawrinka) and the quarterfinals of the Marseille Open (to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga).
He also reached the last eight on the grass in Eastbourne, where he was defeated by Denis Istomin.
On the North American hard-court tour, he was eliminated in the round of 16 in both Indian Wells and Miami.
