Gilles Simon

Insights

Peak came in 2015 at Wimbledon

Simon’s only quarterfinal is listed at Wimbledon in 2015, when he was 30. That stands out as his deepest run across 61 Grand Slam tournaments and 152 matches.

Best results were concentrated in a narrow band

His top four-round outcomes are two quarterfinals, nine round-of-16 finishes, and 19 round-of-32 finishes. In total, 30 of his 61 tournaments ended by the third round or better.

2018 was his strongest all-around Slam season

In 2018 he reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon, the round of 32 at the French Open, and the round of 64 at both the Australian Open and US Open. That was his only season with one result inside the last 16 and three others inside the last 64.

Late-career decline was sharp after 2019

After four straight round-of-64 finishes in 2019, his 2020 results dropped to one round of 128 and two round-of-64 exits. In 2021 he lost in the round of 128 at all three Slams he played, before a round-of-32 finish at the 2022 French Open.

His best Slam was Wimbledon, not Roland Garros

Wimbledon produced his deepest run, his quarterfinal in 2015, plus a round-of-16 in 2009 and a round-of-16 again in 2018. By contrast, the French Open never went beyond the round of 16 in his record.