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2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster

Gabriel Debru

  • Class Freshman
  • Height 6-4
  • Hometown Grenoble, France

Biography

Prior to Illinois

  • Entered July 2025 with career-high ATP rankings of No. 233 in singles and No. 273 in doubles
  • Has secured two singles titles in ATP Challenger Tour events, including victories in Troyes, France, in July 2024 and Como, Italy, in August 2024
  • Has claimed three singles titles on the ITF tour: M15 Gubbio (Italy) in July 2023, M25 Uriage (France) in July 2024, and M25 Heraklion (Greece) in November 2024
  • Has posted one ATP Challenger title and two ITF titles in doubles play during his career
  • Earned wild-card entries into singles qualifying at Roland-Garros in 2022, 2023, and 2024
  • Won the singles title at the 2022 Roland-Garros Junior Championships
  • Finished as a runner-up in the junior doubles bracket at Wimbledon in 2022
  • Career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 1
  • Has tallied five ITF junior singles and one doubles title

Personal

  • Born Dec. 21, 2005
  • Parents are Thomas and Celine Debru
  • Has two siblings: Mathis and Zoe
  • Older brother, Mathis, competed for the Illinois men’s tennis team from 2022-25
  • Chose Illinois because “I love the way the coaches train the players and the mentality the team has. After my brother spent three years there, I believe it's going to help me grow a lot — both as a person and as a player. I am really looking forward to becoming part of the Illinois men's tennis program.”

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