Began playing tennis at age six...Father Michel was a professional footballer who played four years with top French team Paris Saint-Germain...Mother, Sylvaine...Has one older brother Yann...Favourite football team is Paris Saint-Germain, favourite player is countryman David Ginola...At age 13 or 14, practised with George Deniau, coach of Forget and Hlasek, who taught him to serve and volley...Grass is favourite surface...Doubles finalist at Wimbledon juniors in 1998 (w/Ram) and 1997 US Open juniors (w/Lisnard)...Wife, Camille; daughters, Manon, Louise; son, Teo...Previously coached by Emmanuel Planque, Guillaume Raoux, Remi Barbarin and Fred Decan.
(Aug. 2011)