Xavier Malisse

Insights

Only one semifinal, and it came at Wimbledon in 2002

Malisse’s best Grand Slam result is a single semifinal, recorded at Wimbledon in 2002 at age 21. His next-best finishes were eight round-of-16 runs, so the semifinal stands clearly apart from the rest of his record.

His strongest Slam stretch was 2001-2004

From 2001 through 2004, he reached at least the round of 32 in 13 of 16 Slam appearances, including the semifinal in 2002 and three round-of-16 results in 2001, 2002, and 2004. That four-year span contains most of his deepest runs.

Wimbledon produced both his peak and several of his better results

Wimbledon is the site of his semifinal in 2002, plus round-of-16 finishes in 2004 and 2012 and round-of-32 or round-of-64 results in several other years. Across the data, it is the tournament most associated with his top-end outcomes.

His late-career Grand Slam level dropped sharply after 2011

In 2011 and 2012 he still reached the round of 16 twice, but in 2013 he fell to the first round at all four majors. That makes 2013 his weakest full Slam season in the dataset.

He was a consistent main-draw presence, but rarely beyond the early rounds

Across 49 tournaments and 107 matches, his overall Grand Slam record was 58-49, a 54% win rate. Even so, his results cluster heavily around the first three rounds, with eight round-of-32 finishes and eight round-of-16 finishes, and only one semifinal.