Gael Monfils's Real Name: Gael Monfils

Quick answer: The tennis player is known professionally as Gael Monfils. The official ATP Tour player bio also lists the full name Gael Sebastien Monfils. ATP Tour coverage describes him as Paris-born. A BBC Sport report published September 2, 2026, said he won a US Open match on his 40th birthday.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers and official tennis pages identify him under the professional name Gael Monfils. The ATP Tour player bio lists the full name Gael Sebastien Monfils and says he was voted 2005 ATP Newcomer of the Year. An ATP Tour tribute published November 3, 2026, calls him Paris-born and says he won the first three junior majors of 2004, closed that year as junior world No. 1, and turned pro the same season with a debut quarter-final in Metz.

Career highlights

The ATP Tour tribute says he reached a career-high of No. 6 in 2016, won 588 tour-level matches, reached Grand Slam semi-finals at Roland-Garros and the US Open, won his first title at Sopot in 2005, and in 2025 won the Auckland title at age 38, becoming the oldest man since Ken Rosewall in 1977 to claim a tour-level crown. It also says he announced in October 2025 that the 2026 season would be his last. BBC Sport independently says he won 13 titles, reached a career-high ranking of sixth in 2016 after a US Open semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic, earlier lost to Roger Federer in the 2008 French Open semi-finals, became the oldest ATP Tour champion at 38 years and four months when he won the Auckland Open in January, and announced in October 2025 that he would retire at the end of the 2026 season. In a report published September 2, 2026, BBC Sport said he won his 18th and final US Open first-round match on his 40th birthday, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 over Adolfo Daniel Vallejo. The official ATP player bio independently lists a career-high rank of 6 on November 7, 2016, a career record of 588-360, and 13 titles.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Gael Monfils or Gael Sebastien Monfils are looking for the same tennis player, including the later tour results most often associated with his name. This page uses the public professional name. Search traffic often uses the professional name Gael Monfils.