David Goffen is a famous Belgian tennis player, winner of several ATP tournaments. As part of his team, he became the finalist of the Davis Cup.
Biographical data
David Goffin was born in December 1990 in the Belgian city of Liege. He first picked up a tennis racket at the age of six. Goffen's first coach was his father Michelle.
From an early age, young David demonstrated his talent. Despite the fact that he could not regularly win in junior tournaments, the Belgian soon entered the top ten strongest young tennis players on the planet.
In 2008, the first victories came to David Goffin. In September, he wins the ITF Futures series tournament in Greek Kefalonia. In 2010, he became the best at similar tournaments in Roemerberg and Eupen (Germany), as well as in the French San Dizier. A year later, the Belgian again becomes the winner of ITF Futures competitions in La Roche-sur-Yon and Rodez.
Professional career
In “adult” tennis, David Goffen made his debut in 2011. By that time, his rating allowed him to participate in the qualifying matches of ATP tournaments. But victories in them were ahead for the Belgian, and he honed his skills in competitions under the auspices of the ATP Challenger.
In 2012, David Goffin won tournaments in Le Gosier (Guadeloupe) and Orleans (France). He also makes his debut in the main draw, “Roland Garros”, where in the first round sensationally beat Czech Radek Stepanek, playing under 23 number. At that tournament, he reached the fourth round, where he lost to Roger Federer. Thanks to the successful performance in France in world tennis, the rating of the player Goffin David quickly rose to 46th place.
The following year, the Belgian showed a slight decline. Often, he could not go beyond the first round of the ATP competition, so he decided to return to the Challenger series. Here he won the tournament in Turkish Eskisehir. But already in September, a big nuisance happened: during the training, David Goffen broke his wrist.
Returning to the courts in early 2014, the Belgian immediately began to regain lost ground. In July, for three weeks he won three “challengers”: in Scheveningen (Holland), Poznan (Poland) and Tampere (Finland).
Two weeks later, David Goffen first became the best in the ATP 250 series tournament in Austrian Kitzbühel. In September, he won similar competitions in the French Metz, and also reached the finals in Basel. According to the results of the year, he became the 22nd racket of the world.
The next two years were different for Goffen with local victories without new titles. He reached the finals of the ATP 250 and ATP 500 tournaments three times, and also made his way to the fourth round of Wimbildon and the quarterfinal on the Roland Garros courts.
2017 was a breakthrough year for the Belgian tennis player. In February, he twice reached the finals - in Sofia and Rotterdam. At the US Open, David Goffen made it to the 4th round, and in Australia - to the quarter-finals.
In October, the Belgian defeated the Ukrainian Alexander Dolgopolov in the final of the ATP 250 tournament in Shenzhen, China. A week later, became the best on hard courts in Tokyo. These victories allowed him to enter the top ten tennis players in the world ranking.
International performances
In 2012, David Goffen was first invited to represent Belgium in the Davis Cup. With his help, the team managed to return to the World Group and gain a foothold there. In 2015, the Belgians managed to break into the finals of the tournament, where they lost to the British tennis players.
In 2012, Goffen also became a participant in the London Olympics. Unfortunately, he could not go beyond the first round of the competition.