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French duo qualifies for second consecutive year
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut have become the first doubles team to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 13-20 November. They will compete at the prestigious season finale for the second successive year, following the announcements of the Citi Open, J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad, Generali Open and Konzum Coratia Open Umag doubles draws.
The Frenchmen have been a force to be reckoned during the 2016 season, leading the ATP World Tour in doubles matches won (29) and team titles (5). With 6,175 points, they are No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London and lead second-placed Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (4,630) by 1,545 points.
View Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London Standings
Herbert and Mahut captured the first three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events of the year - the BNP Paribas Open, the Miami Open presented by Itau and the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - before winning their second Grand Slam championship title at Wimbledon (d. Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin).
The 34-year-old Mahut has won 16 tour-level doubles titles and four singles titles. The 25-year-old Herbert owns eight tour-level titles, all but one alongside Mahut (2014 Tokyo w/ Przysiezny).
The Frenchmen went 1-2 in the round-robin stage of their Barclays ATP World Tour Finals debut in 2015.
World No. 1 and five-time champion Novak Djokovic and No. 2-ranked Andy Murray have already qualified for the singles competition at the 2016 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut have become the first doubles team to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 13-20 November. They will compete at the prestigious season finale for the second successive year, following the announcements of the Citi Open, J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad, Generali Open and Konzum Coratia Open Umag doubles draws.
The Frenchmen have been a force to be reckoned during the 2016 season, leading the ATP World Tour in doubles matches won (29) and team titles (5). With 6,175 points, they are No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London and lead second-placed Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (4,630) by 1,545 points.
View Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London Standings
Herbert and Mahut captured the first three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events of the year - the BNP Paribas Open, the Miami Open presented by Itau and the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - before winning their second Grand Slam championship title at Wimbledon (d. Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin).
The 34-year-old Mahut has won 16 tour-level doubles titles and four singles titles. The 25-year-old Herbert owns eight tour-level titles, all but one alongside Mahut (2014 Tokyo w/ Przysiezny).
The Frenchmen went 1-2 in the round-robin stage of their Barclays ATP World Tour Finals debut in 2015.
World No. 1 and five-time champion Novak Djokovic and No. 2-ranked Andy Murray have already qualified for the singles competition at the 2016 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.