Steve Darcis

Insights

Two career peaks reached the third round

Darcis’s best Grand Slam results were two R32 finishes: the 2011 French Open at age 27 and the 2017 Australian Open at age 32. Every other appearance ended in R64 or earlier.

His strongest Slam was the US Open by volume of wins

He played the US Open 10 times and reached at least R64 in five of those starts, including four R64s and one R32-equivalent better-than-R128 run. That is his most frequent route beyond the opening round among the four majors.

Wimbledon produced his clearest late-career uptick

After opening with R128 in 2008, he reached R64 at Wimbledon in 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2019. Those four second-round-or-better results came across an 11-year span, including two at age 33 and one at 35.

His final Slam season was his best late-stage stretch

In 2019, he made three Slam appearances and reached R64 at Wimbledon while going out in R128 at the Australian Open and US Open. That was his only season with a second-round result after 2017.

Most of his Slam career ended in the first round

Across 33 tournaments and 48 matches, his record was 15-33. The result breakdown shows 20 R128 exits, compared with 11 R64 finishes and only 2 R32 finishes, so opening-round losses dominated his career.