Francis Gasquet (Coach): Who is Richard Gasquet’s father?

Richard Gasquet is the son of Francis Gasquet. He is a tennis teacher. He and his wife managed a tennis club in Beziers. As early as age 4, Richard was exposed to sports because of his parent’s profession.

Richard started playing tennis with his father at the local club. His parents had a great influence on his career when he was very young. Richard was later discovered by now retired tennis player, Pierre Barthes.

At the 2022 Geneva Open, Gasquet defeated top seed and World No.2, Daniil Medvedev, in the second round in straight sets. It was Gasquet’s first win over an opponent ranked in the top two rankings since he defeated then-World No. 1, Roger Federer, in the quarterfinals at the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters.

With his participation at the 2022 Wimbledon Championship as of June 27, 2022, he is in 5th place on the list of Grand Slam appearances overall with 67, tied with Andreas Seppi. He made the second round of Wimbledon defeating Joao Sousa in five sets.