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Robert Farah
Colombian tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Charbel Farah Maksoud (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈroβeɾt ˈfaɾa];[2][3] born 20 January 1987)[1] is a Colombian former professional tennis player. A world No. 1 in doubles, he also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 163 in June 2011.
![]() Farah at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters | |
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Residence | Pereira, Colombia |
Born | (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 37) Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1] |
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 2010 |
Retired | 2023 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Southern California |
Prize money | $4,924,608 |
Singles | |
Career record | 4–9 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 163 (6 June 2011) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2011) |
French Open | Q2 (2011, 2012) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2011, 2012) |
US Open | 1R (2011) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 354–223 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 19 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (15 July 2019) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (2018) |
French Open | SF (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
Wimbledon | W (2019) |
US Open | W (2019) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF (2018, 2019) |
Olympic Games | QF (2021) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2019) |
French Open | F (2017) |
Wimbledon | F (2016) |
US Open | SF (2016) |
Last updated on: 19 January 2024. |
Farah is a two-time Grand Slam Champion, having won both the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open in 2019 in men's doubles, alongside compatriot Juan Sebastián Cabal. The pair also finished runners-up at the 2018 Australian Open, and Farah reached the final in mixed doubles at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and 2017 French Open with Anna-Lena Grönefeld.
Farah won 19 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two at the Masters 1000 level, and became world No. 1 in doubles for the first time on 15 July 2019. He spent a total of 68 weeks at the top of the doubles rankings, and was year-end No. 1 in both 2019 and 2020. Farah represented Colombia in the Davis Cup from 2010 to his retirement, as well as at the 2016 and at the 2020 Olympic Games.