| Kenny de Schepper | |
| Residence: | Toulouse, France |
| Birth Date: | 1987 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Bordeaux, France |
| Height: | 2.03 m |
| Turnedpro: | 2010 |
| Plays: | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$1,698,398 |
| Singlesrecord: | 26–61 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 62 (7 April 2014) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 732 (9 September 2024)[1] |
| Australianopenresult: | 2R (2014) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (2014) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 4R (2013) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (2013, 2014) |
| Doublesrecord: | 5–15 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 152 (27 February 2012) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 780 (9 September 2024) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (2011) |
| Team: | yes |
| Hopmancupresult: | RR (2016) |
| Updated: | 9 September 2024 |
Kenny de Schepper (born 29 May 1987) is a French professional tennis player[2] 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.
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.
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.[3]
He won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2011 Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco event against Iván Navarro.[3]
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).[4] [5] [6]
In October 2012, de Schepper won consecutive Challenger tournaments, taking him to a career high ranking of 123 in singles.[7] 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.[7]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | France F17, Nevers | Futures | Hard (i) |  Grégoire Burquier | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Great Britain F1, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | Alexandre Sidorenko | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Great Britain F2, Sheffield | Futures | Hard (i) |  Harri Heliövaara | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard | David Guez | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) | Marc Gicquel | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Loss | 1–5 | France F6, Angers | Futures | Clay (i) | Charles-Antoine Brézac | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 1–6 | France F10, Montauban | Futures | Clay | Jorge Aguilar | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2–6 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Iván Navarro | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2–7 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Fabrice Martin | 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Win | 3–7 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard (i) | Romain Jouan | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 3–8 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) | Josselin Ouanna | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7) | ||
| Win | 4–8 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Win | 5–8 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Illya Marchenko | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 5–9 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jesse Huta Galung | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Loss | 5–10 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard | Nicolas Mahut | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Win | 6–10 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Norbert Gombos | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 6–11 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard |  Steve Johnson | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7) | ||
| Win | 7–11 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Marco Cecchinato | 2–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 7–12 | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | Mats Moraing | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 8–12 | M25 Toulouse-Balma, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Lý Hoàng Nam | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 8–13 | M25 Porto, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jules Marie | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | France F18, Saint-Dizier | Futures | Hard (i) | Albano Olivetti | Julien Maes Fabrice Martin | 6–2, 4–6, [4–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard (i) | Alexandre Penaud | Marc Gicquel Nicolas Renavand | 6–3, 2–6, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) | Julien Obry | Romain Jouan Fabrice Martin | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |  Johan Brunström Ken Skupski | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Martin Emmrich Andreas Siljeström | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–5 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Maxime Teixeira | Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–6 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay |  Guido Andreozzi | Philipp Petzschner Tim Pütz | 7–6(7–3), 2–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 1–7 | M15 Bressuire, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Stefano Napolitano | Alafia Ayeni Roy Smith | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 2–7 | M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Quentin Robert | Antoine Escoffier Hugo Voljacques | 0–6, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 3–7 | M25 Benicarlo, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Vilius Gaubas | Anthony Genov Iker Urribarrens Ramirez | 7–6 (7–2), 3–6, [10–8] |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 1–3 | |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1–3 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 4–5 | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0–2 | |
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 470 | 139 | 119 | 84 | 106 | 148 | 162 | 159 | 197 | 694 |
| Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ||||
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| 2014 | |||||||||
| 1. | Ernests Gulbis | style=text-align:center bgcolor=EEE8AA | 10 | Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | 66 |