# David Goffin
**David Goffin** (born 1990 in Rocourt, Belgium) is a Belgian professional tennis player who reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 7 in November 2017 and announced that 2026 would be his final season on the [ATP Tour](https://www.edgepedia.org/atp-tour). He is the only Belgian man to have ranked inside the ATP top 10, and he led Belgium to the [Davis Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/davis-cup) final in 2015 and 2017.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990, Rocourt, Belgium; 180 cm, right-handed[1](https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/players/19706-d.goffin) |
| Career-high ranking | World No. 7, first achieved 20 November 2017[2](https://tennis-db.com/players/217/david-goffin) |
| Titles and earnings | 6 ATP singles titles; career prize money US$19,178,512[3](https://ausopen.com/players/belgium/david-goffin) |
| Grand Slam best results | Four quarterfinals, most recently 2022 Wimbledon[4](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/David_Goffin/GB88/bio) |
| Davis Cup | Led Belgium to the finals of 2015 and 2017; 29–10 win-loss record through 2024[4](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/David_Goffin/GB88/bio) • [5](https://www.itftennis.com/media/12698/2024-wimbledon-day-2-mens-match-notes-revised.pdf) |
| Final season | Announced retirement at the end of 2026; final Roland Garros appearance ended in qualifying[6](https://www.daviscup.com/en/news/davis-cup-hero-goffin-announces-retirement-date) |
## Career highlights
Goffin turned professional in 2009 and first attracted wide attention at Roland Garros 2012, where, as a lucky loser in the main draw, he took a set from [Roger Federer](https://www.edgepedia.org/roger-federer) in a fourth-round match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. Federer said afterward that the young Belgian was very talented and hoped he could reach the top 20.[7](https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/2026-edition-goffin-winds-back-the-clock-in-qualifying-win)
His peak came in 2017. He earned a career-high 59 wins that season, finished at No. 7, and at the [ATP Finals](https://www.edgepedia.org/atp-finals) in London defeated [Dominic Thiem](https://www.edgepedia.org/dominic-thiem) and the world's top two, [Rafael Nadal](https://www.edgepedia.org/rafael-nadal) and Roger Federer, before losing the final to Grigor Dimitrov. That week made him the sixth and final player to beat both Nadal and Federer at the same event.[4](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/David_Goffin/GB88/bio)
Across his career Goffin reached the quarterfinals at three of the four Grand Slam tournaments, most recently at Wimbledon 2022, and won six ATP singles titles. He also beat a reigning world No. 1 three times: Alcaraz in 2022, and Nadal in 2017 and 2020.[4](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/David_Goffin/GB88/bio) • [7](https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/2026-edition-goffin-winds-back-the-clock-in-qualifying-win)
## Davis Cup
Goffin played Davis Cup for Belgium from 2012 and had a 29–10 win-loss record in the competition as of 2024. He was part of the Belgian teams that reached the final in 2015 and 2017; in the 2017 final against France in Lille he won all six of his matches over the two ties, though Belgium narrowly missed a first Davis Cup title.[5](https://www.itftennis.com/media/12698/2024-wimbledon-day-2-mens-match-notes-revised.pdf) • [6](https://www.daviscup.com/en/news/davis-cup-hero-goffin-announces-retirement-date)
## Final season
In early 2026 Goffin announced that the year would be his last on tour. At Roland Garros 2026, playing as a wild card in qualifying, he beat Chun-Hsin Tseng 6-3, 6-1 in the first round before losing 7-5, 3-6, 3-6 to Toby Samuel in the second round on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. He described the farewell as "pure joy, nothing but emotions" and said the 2012 Federer match had given him confidence for the rest of his career.[7](https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/2026-edition-goffin-winds-back-the-clock-in-qualifying-win) • [8](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/goffin-roland-garros-2026-final-match)
## References
1. [David Goffin player card, Roland-Garros](https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/players/19706-d.goffin)
2. [David Goffin ATP Singles Ranking and Match Record, TennisDB](https://tennis-db.com/players/217/david-goffin)
3. [David Goffin player profile, Australian Open](https://ausopen.com/players/belgium/david-goffin)
4. [David Goffin Bio, ATP Tour](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/David_Goffin/GB88/bio)
5. [2024 Wimbledon Day 2 Men's Match Notes, ITF](https://www.itftennis.com/media/12698/2024-wimbledon-day-2-mens-match-notes-revised.pdf)
6. [Davis Cup hero Goffin announces retirement date, Davis Cup](https://www.daviscup.com/en/news/davis-cup-hero-goffin-announces-retirement-date)
7. [Goffin: Something I've never felt in my career, Roland-Garros](https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/2026-edition-goffin-winds-back-the-clock-in-qualifying-win)
8. [Goffin says goodbye to Roland Garros, ATP Tour](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/goffin-roland-garros-2026-final-match)
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