Maxime Cressy

Maxime Cressy (born 8 May 1997) is a French-American professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 112 achieved on 6 December 2021. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 180 achieved on 18 November 2019. Cressy has won 3 singles titles and 2 doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Maxime Cressy
Country (sports) United States (2018–)
 France (2016–2018)
ResidenceHermosa Beach, United States
Born (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997
Paris, France
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUCLA
Prize money$575,110
Singles
Career record7–7 (50.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 112 (6 December 2021)
Current rankingNo. 112 (6 December 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2021)
French OpenQ1 (2020, 2021)
WimbledonQ3 (2021)
US Open2R (2020, 2021)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 180 (18 November 2019)
Current rankingNo. 258 (20 September 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open1R (2019)
Last updated on: 20 September 2021.

College career

On May 25, 2019, he and Keegan Smith won the 2019 NCAA tennis doubles championship at UCLA.[1]

Professional career

2020: Grand Slam debut and first win

Cressy made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2020 US Open as a wildcard entrant where he reached the second round after defeating Jozef Kovalík. He would lose in the second round to 4th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.[2]

2021: Top 150 debut

He qualified for the 2021 Australian Open and also reached the second round by defeating Taro Daniel.[3] However, he would lose in the second round to 6th seed Alexander Zverev.[4]

After qualifying for the main draw at the 2021 US Open, Cressy won a five-set match with a fifth set tiebreak against 9th seed and two-time US Open semifinalist Pablo Carreño Busta after coming back from two sets to love down to win 5–7, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(9–7), saving four match points in the process.[5][6][7]

Cressy then qualified for the main draw at the 2021 BNP Paribas Open. He defeated Laslo Đere in the first round before falling to 11th seed Diego Schwartzman in 3 sets. Cressy served for the match against Schwartzman at 5–4 in the third set, but could not convert 2 match points at 40–15.[8] He reached the final in the 2021 Challenger Eckental where he lost to German Daniel Masur. As a result he hit a new career-high of No. 128 on 8 November 2021.

Playing Style

Cressy is a big server who plays a serve-and-volley style. His style is out of the ordinary in the current modern game. He possesses a good forehand and backhand but he is most dangerous when he is chipping-and-charging and volleying.[9]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 10 (4–6)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–4)
ITF Futures Tour (1–2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 USA F25, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard Brandon Nakashima 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 2018 USA F34, Waco Futures Hard (i) Michael Geerts 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 1–2 Dec 2018 USA F35, Tallahassee Futures Hard (i) Ryan Peniston 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–2 Feb 2019 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i) Mikael Torpegaard 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss 2–3 Oct 2019 Ismaning, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Lukáš Lacko 3–6, 0–6
Win 3–3 Feb 2020 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard (i) Arthur Rinderknech 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Mar 2020 Calgary, Canada Challenger Hard (i) Arthur Rinderknech 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 3–5 Nov 2021 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Daniel Masur 4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–6 Nov 2021 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Oscar Otte 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 4–6 Nov 2021 Forlì, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Matthias Bachinger 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 12 (11–1)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF Futures Tour (9–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (11–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2017 Belarus F2, Minsk Futures Hard Ugo Humbert Ivan Liutarevich
Vadym Ursu		 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 2–0 Jul 2018 USA F19, Wichita Futures Hard Brandon Holt Hunter Johnson
Yates Johnson		 3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win 3–0 Jul 2018 USA F20, Champaign Futures Hard Martin Joyce Charlie Emhardt
Alfredo Perez		 6–3, 6–2
Win 4–0 Jul 2018 USA F21, Decatur Futures Hard Martin Joyce Nicolas Meister
Keegan Smith		 4–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Win 5–0 Sep 2018 USA F26, Fountain Valley Futures Hard Alexander Cozbinov Alec Adamson
Conor Berg		 6–2, 6–2
Win 6–0 Oct 2018 USA F27, Houston Futures Hard Nicolas Meister John Paul Fruttero
Bernardo Saraiva		 7–5, 6–3
Win 7–0 Oct 2018 USA F28, Harlingen Futures Hard Nicolas Meister John Paul Fruttero
Ronnie Schneider		 6–4, 6–2
Win 8–0 Oct 2018 USA F28B, Waco Futures Hard Nicolas Meister John Paul Fruttero
Danny Thomas		 6–1, 6–4
Win 9–0 Dec 2018 USA F34, Waco Futures Hard (i) Nicolas Meister Vasile-Alexandru Ghilea
Robert Kelly		 7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7)
Win 10–0 Jan 2019 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) Bernardo Saraiva Robert Galloway
Nathaniel Lammons		 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 10–1 Oct 2019 Ismaning, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) James Cerretani Quentin Halys
Tristan Lamasine		 3–6, 5–7
Win 11–1 Oct 2019 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Hard (i) James Cerretani Ken Skupski
John-Patrick Smith		 6–4, 6–4

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS P NH
(W) Won; (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, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2021 US Open.

Tournament 2018201920202021 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1
French Open A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A NH Q3 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A Q1 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 0 / 3 3–3
Year-end ranking 592 196 168 122

Record against top-10 players

Cressy's record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.

Player Years MP Record Win% Hard Grass Clay Last Match
Number 3 ranked players
Alexander Zverev 2021 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 4–6, 3–6) at 2021 Australian Open
Stefanos Tsitsipas 2020 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(2–7), 3–6, 4–6) at 2020 US Open
Number 8 ranked players
Diego Schwartzman 2021 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 6–3, 5–7) at 2021 Indian Wells
Number 10 ranked players
Pablo Carreño Busta 2021 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (5–7, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)) at 2021 US Open
Total 2020–21 4 1–3 25% 1–3
(25%)		 0–0
( – )		 0–0
( – )		 * Statistics correct as of 9 October 2021.

References
  1. "Cressy-Smith Caps Perfect Season With NCAA Title".
  2. "Tsitsipas grinds down Cressy to reach third round".
  3. "Zverev Battles Past Giron At Australian Open".
  4. "Australian Open: Alexander Zverev Defeats Maxime Cressy To Enter Third Round".
  5. "Qualifier Cressy knocks out Carreno Busta".
  6. "Cressy Saves 4 MPs, Seppi Saves 5 In US Open Thrillers".
  7. Clarey, Christopher (August 31, 2021). "Maxime Cressy, an American qualifier, delivers the biggest upset so far". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  8. "Schwartzman Saves Match Points, Evans Defeats Nishikori". ATP Tour.
  9. "Maxime Cressy: The Craziest Player You've Never Heard Of".


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