Robert Farah
Quick Facts
Biography
Robert Charbel Farah Maksoud ([ˈroβeɾt ˈfaɾa]; born 20 January 1987) is a Canadian-born Colombian professional tennis player. The Valle del Cauca tennis player, raised in Cali, is the son of a family of Lebanese descent. His mother is a teacher at the French Liceo Paul Valery de Cali. His father is a tennis player (not recognized at professional level). In 2006, he became a professional tennis player. Currently, he is ranked No. 1 in the world in men's doubles. Farah has a long-standing doubles partnership with countryman Juan Sebastián Cabal, with whom he has won 15 ATP titles, including the 2019 Wimbledon title and two Italian Open titles. He currently resides in Panama City, Panama.
College Tennis
Farah played college tennis at the University of Southern California from 2006 to 2010. He finished his senior season as the number one ranked player in singles, while additionally ranked second in doubles. He won the 2008 NCAA Men's Doubles National Championship, partnering Kaes Van’t Hof. He occasionally played doubles with future ATP pro Steve Johnson.
ATP Tour
Farah's consistent doubles partnership with fellow countryman Juan Sebastián Cabal began at Wimbledon 2011, when they defeated the pair consisting of Pakistani Aisam Qureshi (8 in doubles) and Indian Rohan Bopanna (9 in the world), in a tight three set match that went to 21–19 in the final set, before losing in second round against American Michael Russell and Kazakhstani Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets.
In the 2013 Australian Open, Farah and Cabal made their first appearance in the quarterfinals.
In 2016, Farah reached his first grand slam final, in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon partnering Anna-Lena Grönefeld. They lost in straight sets to Henri Kontinen of Finland and Heather Watson of the UK.
In 2017, Farah and Cabal reached their first men's doubles grand slam semifinal at the French Open. In the same tournament he reached the final of the mixed doubles partnering Gronefeld where they lost to Rohan Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski in 3 sets.
In July 2018, Farah was given a suspended three month suspension and fined £3,800 for promoting a gambling website on his twitter. Farah would only serve the suspension if there were further breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.
Exactly a year after his suspension, Farah and countryman Cabal won their first ever grand slam men's doubles title at Wimbledon in 2019, defeating Frenchmen Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in a thrilling 5 set match that required 4 tie-break sets; this victory means that Farah and Cabal both will ascend to world No. 1 in the week following the conclusion of the Championships.
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2018 | Australian Open | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
Pending | 2019 | US Open | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos |
Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2016 | Wimbledon | Grass | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Heather Watson Henri Kontinen | 6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 2017 | French Open | Clay | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Gabriela Dabrowski Rohan Bopanna | 6–2, 2–6, [10–12] |
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2014 | Miami Open | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 2018 | Italian Open | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Pablo Carreño Busta João Sousa | 3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
Loss | 2018 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6–4, 3–6, [6–10] |
Win | 2019 | Italian Open | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Raven Klaasen Michael Venus | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 2019 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek | 6–4, 4–6, [6–10] |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 34 (15 titles, 18 runner-ups)
Finals by setting |
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Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (1–1) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–3) |
ATP World Tour 500 Series (3–3) |
ATP World Tour 250 Series (9–11) |
Finals by surface |
Hard (2–7) |
Clay (11–11) |
Grass (2–0) |
Finals by setting |
Outdoor (13–17) |
Indoor (2–1) |
Grand Slam tournaments (1–1) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–3) |
ATP World Tour 500 Series (3–3) |
ATP World Tour 250 Series (9–11) |
Hard (2–7) |
Clay (11–11) |
Grass (2–0) |
Outdoor (13–17) |
Indoor (2–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | Jul 2012 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Santiago Giraldo | Marcel Granollers Marc López | 4–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | May 2013 | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Johan Brunström Raven Klaasen | 3–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | Jan 2014 | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Daniel Nestor | 7–6, 4–6, [7–10] | |
Loss | Feb 2014 | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Oliver Marach Florin Mergea | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | Feb 2014 | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | David Marrero Marcelo Melo | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Loss | Mar 2014 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay (i) | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Guillermo García-López Philipp Oswald | 7–5, 4–6, [13–15] | |
Loss | Mar 2014 | Miami Open, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7, 4–6 | |
Win | Aug 2014 | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Jamie Murray John Peers | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | Feb 2015 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay (i) | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Paolo Lorenzi Diego Schwartzman | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | May 2015 | Geneva Open, Switaerland | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Raven Klaasen Lu Yen-hsun | 7–5, 4–6, [10–7] | |
Loss | Jul 2015 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Jérémy Chardy Łukasz Kubot | 7–6, 3–6, [8–10] | |
Loss | Aug 2015 | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Jamie Murray John Peers | 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] | |
Loss | Oct 2015 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Raven Klaasen Marcelo Melo | 6–7, 6–3, [7–10] | |
Win | Feb 2016 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Íñigo Cervantes Paolo Lorenzi | 6–3, 6–0 | |
Win | Feb 2016 | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Pablo Carreño Busta David Marrero | 7–6, 6–1 | |
Loss | May 2016 | Bavarian International, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Henri Kontinen John Peers | 3–6, 6–3, [7–10] | |
Win | May 2016 | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Mate Pavić Michael Venus | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] | |
Win | Oct 2016 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer | 7–5, 4–6, [10–5] | |
Win | Feb 2017 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Santiago González David Marrero | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Loss | Feb 2017 | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Pablo Carreño Busta Pablo Cuevas | 4–6, 7–5, [8–10] | |
Loss | Apr 2017 | Hungarian Open, Hungary | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Brian Baker Nikola Mektić | 6–7, 4–6 | |
Win | May 2017 | Bavarian International, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Jérémy Chardy Fabrice Martin | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Loss | May 2017 | Geneva Open, Switaerland | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 6–2, 6–7, [6–10] | |
Loss | Jan 2018 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | Feb 2018 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Andrés Molteni Horacio Zeballos | 3–6, 7–5, [3–10] | |
Win | May 2018 | Italian Open, Italy | Masters 1000 | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Pablo Carreño Busta João Sousa | 3–6, 6–4, [10–4] | |
Loss | Aug 2018 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6–4, 3–6, [6–10] | |
Loss | Jan 2019 | Sydney International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 4–6, 3–6 | |
Win | Apr 2019 | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6–4, 7–6 | |
Win | May 2019 | Italian Open, Italy | Masters 1000 | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Raven Klaasen Michael Venus | 6–1, 6–3 | |
Win | Jun 2019 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Maximo González Horacio Zeballos | 3–6, 7–6, [10–6] | |
Win | Jul 2019 | Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 | |
Loss | Aug 2019 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek | 6–4, 4–6, [6–10] | |
Pending | Sep 2019 | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Grass | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos |
ATP Challenger & ITF Futures
Singles: 5 (3–2)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (1–2) |
ITF Futures (2–0) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 7 June 2010 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Hard | Iván Miranda | 6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 2. | 21 June 2010 | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Hard | Iván Endara | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 12 July 2010 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Carlos Salamanca | 6–3, 2–6, 7–6 |
Runner–up | 4. | 16 September 2011 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner–up | 5. | 6 August 2012 | Aptos, USA | Hard | Steve Johnson | 6–3, 6–3 |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Doubles
Current till 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W-L | ||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | F | 1R | 0 / 8 | 14–8 | ||
French Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | SF | 0 / 8 | 15–8 | ||
Wimbledon | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | W | 1 / 8 | 15–7 | ||
US Open | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | SF | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | |||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 7–4 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7–3 | 14–4 | 10–2 | 1 / 31 | 51–30 | ||
Year-end championship | ||||||||||||||
ATP Finals | Did not qualify | SF | 0 / 1 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | ||
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | F | 2R | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | ||
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | A | QF | 2R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | ||
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | ||
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | A | W | W | 2 / 5 | 11–3 | ||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | F | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | |||
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | |||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | |||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 11–6 | 8–7 | 4–6 | 3–4 | 13–8 | 9–4 | 2 / 37 | 48–35 | ||
National representation | ||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||
Davis Cup | PO | Z1 | Z1 | PO | PO | PO | Z1 | PO | PO | QR | 0 / 0 | 11–6 | ||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0 / 1 | 12–7 | ||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 32 | |||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 4–3 | 16–14 | 21–17 | 35–20 | 37–24 | 33–21 | 33–15 | 39–23 | 34–10 | 252–148 | |||
Year-end ranking | 160 | 83 | 64 | 48 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 63% |
Mixed doubles
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | F | SF | 2R | 0 / 6 | 10–6 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | F | A | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 |
US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4-3 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 8–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0 / 19 | 22–19 |