Kenny de Schepper
{{Short description|French tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name=Kenny de Schepper
|image=De Schepper MLC21 (51603172660).jpg
|caption=De Schepper at the 2021 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée
|country={{FRA}}
|residence= Toulouse, France
|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=y|1987|5|29}}
|birth_place=Bordeaux, France
|height=2.03 m
|turnedpro=2010
|plays=Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
|coach=
|careerprizemoney=US$1,698,398
|singlesrecord=26–61
|singlestitles=0
|highestsinglesranking=No. 62 (7 April 2014)
|currentsinglesranking=No. 732 (9 September 2024){{Cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/kenny-de%20schepper/d750/overview|title=Kenny De Schepper | Overview|website=Atpworldtour.com|access-date=4 July 2022}}
|AustralianOpenresult=2R (2014)
|FrenchOpenresult=2R (2014)
|Wimbledonresult=4R (2013)
|Othertournaments=
|Olympicsresult=
|doublesrecord=5–15
|doublestitles=0
|highestdoublesranking=No. 152 (27 February 2012)
|currentdoublesranking=No. 780 (9 September 2024)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult=
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult=2R (2011)
|WimbledonDoublesresult=
|USOpenDoublesresult=
|Team=yes
|DavisCupresult =
|HopmanCupresult= RR (2016)
|updated=9 September 2024
}}
Kenny de Schepper (born 29 May 1987) is a French professional tennis player{{Cite web | url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/De/K/Kenny-De-Schepper.aspx |title = Players |website=Atpworldtour.com}} who competed on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high ATP rankings of world No. 62 achieved in April 2014 in singles and No. 152 in doubles achieved in February 2012.
Career
=Early years=
De Schepper was born in Bordeaux, France. His father Éric, originally from Belgium, was a former professional squash player. De Schepper, who is two meters tall, joined the National tennis centre in Poitiers when he was 13, however after a while he stopped playing tennis for two years due to growth injuries. He subsequently resumed and eventually turned pro in 2010.
=2011=
While not having any wins, he had several runner-up finishes in ITF Futures events and has a runner-up finish at an ATP Challenger event – the 2011 Open EuroEnergie de Quimper, where he lost to his compatriot David Guez in the final.{{Cite web | url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/De/K/Kenny-De-Schepper.aspx?t=pa&y=2011&m=s&e=0# |title = Players | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=Atpworldtour.com}}
He won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2011 Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco event against Iván Navarro.
De Schepper made the main draw of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. In the 2011 Wimbledon Championships qualifiers he defeated Ádám Kellner (Q1), Matthew Ebden (Q2), and Simone Bolelli (Q3).{{Cite web |url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/qs/r1s4.html |title=The Gentlemen's Qualifying Singles Tournament Draw - the Championships, Wimbledon 2011 |access-date=2011-06-18 |archive-date=2011-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702055751/http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/qs/r1s4.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/qs/r2s2.html |title=The Gentlemen's Qualifying Singles Tournament Draw - the Championships, Wimbledon 2011 |access-date=2011-06-18 |archive-date=2011-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702055721/http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/qs/r2s2.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/qs/r3s1.html |title=The Gentlemen's Qualifying Singles Tournament Draw - the Championships, Wimbledon 2011 |access-date=2011-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702060106/http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/qs/r3s1.html |archive-date=2011-07-02 |url-status=dead }}
=2012=
In October 2012, de Schepper won consecutive Challenger tournaments, taking him to a career high ranking of 123 in singles.{{cite news
| title = Kenny de Schepper – ITF
| url = http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100066407
| website= Itftennis.com
| access-date = 23 October 2012}} The first of the two Challenger victories came in Mons, having qualified for the tournament, before securing a title in Rennes a week later, not dropping a set throughout the competition.
=2013=
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De Schepper once again played at Wimbledon and this time progressed to the fourth round, the first time he had made the last 16 at a Grand Slam tournament, courtesy of wins over Paolo Lorenzi, Marin Čilić (by walkover) and Juan Mónaco. De Schepper faced Fernando Verdasco in the round of 16 and lost in straight sets. At the US Open, he lost in the first round to Bradley Klahn in four sets with three tie-breaks.
=2015=
De Schepper reached the first round of the Australian Open, losing to Lukáš Rosol in 5 sets. He lost in the first round of qualifying at the French Open. He advanced through the qualifiers to reach the 2nd round of the Wimbledon Championships before losing to Richard Gasquet in straight sets, with Gasquet reaching the semifinals.
=2016=
De Schepper opened his season by representing France at the 2016 Hopman Cup with teammate Caroline Garcia. He played against Andy Murray, Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios, but did not record any wins.
=2017=
De Schepper qualified into the main draw in Montpellier, falling to eventual finalist Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals. De Schepper defeated Mischa Zverev and Illya Marchenko in the process. He reached the same stage in Metz, before Mischa Zverev avenged his earlier defeat.
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour Finals
=Singles: 21 (8–13)=
| valign=top
| {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend (singles) |
| bgcolor=moccasin
|ATP Challenger Tour (5–6) |
| bgcolor=#cffcff
|ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (3–7) |
|
| class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Titles by surface |
| Hard (7–11) |
| Clay (1–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|}
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Oct 2010}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F17, Nevers |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Grégoire Burquier |6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–1 |{{dts|Jan 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F1, Glasgow |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Sidorenko |7–5, 7–5 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|1–2 |{{dts|Jan 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F2, Sheffield |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|FIN}} Harri Heliövaara |4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|1–3 |2011 Open EuroEnergie de Quimper – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Quimper, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} David Guez |2–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7) |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|1–4 |{{dts|Mar 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F5, Poitiers |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Marc Gicquel |6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|1–5 |{{dts|Apr 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F6, Angers |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Charles-Antoine Brézac |2–6, 5–7 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|1–6 |{{dts|Jul 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F10, Montauban |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|CHI}} Jorge Aguilar |6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–6 |2011 Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco – Men's singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Pozoblanco, Spain |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} Iván Navarro |2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|2–7 |2011 Guzzini Challenger – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Recanati, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Fabrice Martin |1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7) |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–7 |{{dts|Mar 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F4, Lille |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Jouan |6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|3–8 |{{dts|Mar 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F5, Poitiers |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Josselin Ouanna |6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7) |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|4–8 |style="background:moccasin;"|Mons, Belgium |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Michaël Llodra |7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|5–8 |2012 Open de Rennes – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Rennes, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|UKR}} Illya Marchenko |7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|5–9 |2013 Open Harmonie mutuelle – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Saint-Brieuc, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|NED}} Jesse Huta Galung |6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(3–7) |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|5–10 |2013 Open de Rennes – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Rennes, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Mahut |3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|6–10 |2014 Challenger La Manche – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Cherbourg, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|SVK}} Norbert Gombos |3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|6–11 |2014 Open de Guadeloupe – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Le Gosier, Guadeloupe |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Johnson |1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7) |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|7–11 |2016 Città di Como Challenger – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Como, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Cecchinato |2–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–5 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|7–12 |style="background:moccasin;"|Koblenz, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GER}} Mats Moraing |2–6, 1–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|8–12 |{{dts|Mar 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Toulouse-Balma, France |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|VIE}} Lý Hoàng Nam |6–3, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|8–13 |{{dts|Jul 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Porto, Portugal |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jules Marie |2–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7) |
=Doubles: 10 (3–7)=
| valign=top
| {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend (doubles) |
| bgcolor=e5d1cb |
| bgcolor=moccasin
|ATP Challenger Tour (0–4) |
| bgcolor=cffcff
|ITF Futures Tour (3–3) |
|
| class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Titles by surface |
| Hard (2–4) |
| Clay (1–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
|}
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Oct 2010}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F18, Saint-Dizier |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Albano Olivetti |{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Maes |6–2, 4–6, [4–10] |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–1 |{{dts|Mar 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F4, Lille |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Penaud |{{flagicon|FRA}} Marc Gicquel |6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|1–2 |{{dts|Mar 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F5, Poitiers |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Obry |{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Jouan |6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|1–3 |style="background:moccasin;"|Mons, Belgium |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Édouard Roger-Vasselin |{{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Brunström |6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|1–4 |2011 Open de Rennes – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Rennes, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Édouard Roger-Vasselin |{{flagicon|GER}} Martin Emmrich |4–6, 4–6 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|1–5 |2015 Città di Como Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Como, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Teixeira |{{flagicon|GER}} Gero Kretschmer |6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|1–6 |2018 Open du Pays d'Aix – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Aix-en-Provence, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Guido Andreozzi |{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner |7–6(7–3), 2–6, [8–10] |
| bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss
|1–7 |{{dts|Jan 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Bressuire, France |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Napolitano |{{flagicon|USA}} Alafia Ayeni |6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10] |
| bgcolor=#98FB98|Win
|2–7 |{{dts|Mar 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Quentin Robert |{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Escoffier |0–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| bgcolor=#98FB98|Win
|3–7 |{{dts|Nov 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Benicarlo, Spain |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|LTU}} Vilius Gaubas |{{flagicon|BUL}} Anthony Genov |7–6 (7–2), 3–6, [10–8] |
Singles performance timeline
{{Performance key}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019!!W–L |
| colspan=12 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments |
| align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |Q2 |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |Q3 |Q2 |Q1 |Q1 |1–3 |
| align=left|French Open
|A |Q1 |Q2 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |Q1 |Q1 |A |1–3 |
| align=left|Wimbledon
|A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|4R{{Efn|At Wimbledon 2013, de Schepper's second-round match was a walkover.}} |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |Q2 |Q1 |Q1 |A |4–5 |
| align=left|US Open
|A |Q1 |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |Q1 |Q2 |A |0–2 |
| style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold
| style="text-align:left" |Win–loss |0–0 |0–1 |1–2 |2–3 |2–4 |1–2 |0–1 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |7–13 |
| align=left colspan="12" |Career statistics |
| bgcolor=efefef
| align="left" |Year-end ranking |470 |139 |119 |84 |106 |148 |162 |159 |197 |694 | |
Wins over top-10 players
| class="wikitable sortable"
!# !Player !Rank !Event !Surface !Rd !Score !{{Abbr|KdSR|Kenny de Schepper Ranking}} |
| colspan=8 style=text-align:center|2014 |
| 1.
|{{flagicon|LAT}} Ernests Gulbis |style=text-align:center bgcolor=EEE8AA|10 |Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom |bgcolor=CCFFCC|Grass |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |7–6(7–3), 7–5 |align=center|66 |
Notes
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References
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External links
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