# Kenny de Schepper

Kenny de Schepper (born 29 May 1987) is a French professional tennis player who competed on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high ATP rankings of world No. 62 achieved in April 2014 in singles and No. 152 in doubles achieved in February 2012.

## Career
### Early years

De Schepper was born in Bordeaux, France. His father Éric, originally from Belgium, was a former professional squash player. De Schepper, who is two meters tall, joined the National tennis centre in Poitiers when he was 13, however after a while he stopped playing tennis for two years due to growth injuries. He subsequently resumed and eventually turned pro in 2010.

### 2011

While not having any wins, he had several runner-up finishes in ITF Futures events and has a runner-up finish at an ATP Challenger event – the 2011 Open EuroEnergie de Quimper, where he lost to his compatriot David Guez in the final.
He won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2011 Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco event against Iván Navarro.
De Schepper made the main draw of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. In the 2011 Wimbledon Championships qualifiers he defeated Ádám Kellner (Q1), Matthew Ebden (Q2), and Simone Bolelli (Q3).

### 2012

In October 2012, de Schepper won consecutive Challenger tournaments, taking him to a career high ranking of 123 in singles. The first of the two Challenger victories came in Mons, having qualified for the tournament, before securing a title in Rennes a week later, not dropping a set throughout the competition.

### 2013

De Schepper once again played at Wimbledon and this time progressed to the fourth round, the first time he had made the last 16 at a Grand Slam tournament, courtesy of wins over Paolo Lorenzi, Marin Čilić (by walkover) and Juan Mónaco. De Schepper faced Fernando Verdasco in the round of 16 and lost in straight sets. At the US Open, he lost in the first round to Bradley Klahn in four sets with three tie-breaks.

### 2015

De Schepper reached the first round of the Australian Open, losing to Lukáš Rosol in 5 sets. He lost in the first round of qualifying at the French Open. He advanced through the qualifiers to reach the 2nd round of the Wimbledon Championships before losing to Richard Gasquet in straight sets, with Gasquet reaching the semifinals.

### 2016

De Schepper opened his season by representing France at the 2016 Hopman Cup with teammate Caroline Garcia. He played against Andy Murray, Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios, but did not record any wins.

### 2017

De Schepper qualified into the main draw in Montpellier, falling to eventual finalist Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals. De Schepper defeated Mischa Zverev and Illya Marchenko in the process. He reached the same stage in Metz, before Mischa Zverev avenged his earlier defeat.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Tour Finals
### Singles: 21 (8–13)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (5–6)
* ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (3–7)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (7–11)
* Clay (1–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | France F17, Nevers | Futures | Hard (i) | Grégoire Burquier | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2011 | Great Britain F1, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | Alexandre Sidorenko | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2011 | Great Britain F2, Sheffield | Futures | Hard (i) | Harri Heliövaara | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2011 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard | David Guez | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–4 | Mar 2011 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) | Marc Gicquel | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2011 | France F6, Angers | Futures | Clay (i) | Charles-Antoine Brézac | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Jul 2011 | France F10, Montauban | Futures | Clay | Jorge Aguilar | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | Jul 2011 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Iván Navarro | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Jul 2011 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Fabrice Martin | 1–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 3–7 | Mar 2012 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard (i) | Romain Jouan | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Mar 2012 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) | Josselin Ouanna | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 4–8 | Oct 2012 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 5–8 | Oct 2012 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Illya Marchenko | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Apr 2013 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jesse Huta Galung | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 5–10 | Oct 2013 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard | Nicolas Mahut | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 6–10 | Mar 2014 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Norbert Gombos | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–11 | Apr 2014 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard | Steve Johnson | 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 7–11 | Sep 2016 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Marco Cecchinato | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–12 | Jan 2018 | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | Mats Moraing | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 8–12 | Mar 2022 | M25 Toulouse-Balma, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Lý Hoàng Nam | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–13 | Jul 2023 | M25 Porto, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jules Marie | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |

### Doubles: 10 (3–7)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–4)
* ITF Futures Tour (3–3)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (2–4)
* Clay (1–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | France F18, Saint-Dizier | Futures | Hard (i) | Albano Olivetti | Julien Maes Fabrice Martin | 6–2, 4–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2011 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard (i) | Alexandre Penaud | Marc Gicquel Nicolas Renavand | 6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2011 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) | Julien Obry | Romain Jouan Fabrice Martin | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2011 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Johan Brunström Ken Skupski | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2011 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Martin Emmrich Andreas Siljeström | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2015 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Maxime Teixeira | Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | May 2018 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | Guido Andreozzi | Philipp Petzschner Tim Pütz | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 1–7 | Jan 2021 | M15 Bressuire, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Stefano Napolitano | Alafia Ayeni Roy Smith | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Win | 2–7 | Mar 2021 | M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Quentin Robert | Antoine Escoffier Hugo Voljacques | 0–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Win | 3–7 | Nov 2023 | M25 Benicarlo, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Vilius Gaubas | Anthony Genov Iker Urribarrens Ramirez | 7–6 $^{(7–2)}$, 3–6, [10–8] |

## Singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 1–3 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1–3 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 4–5 |
| US Open | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0–2 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–13 |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 470 | 139 | 119 | 84 | 106 | 148 | 162 | 159 | 197 | 694 | |

## Wins over top-10 players

| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | KdSR |
| 2014 ||||||||
| 1. | Ernests Gulbis | 10 | Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–5 | 66 |