Juniors As a junior, he compiled a singles win–loss record of 76–40, reaching as high as No. 10 in the junior combined world rankings in July 2008. He took part in only two junior slams, losing in the second round of the
French Open and the first round of
Wimbledon in 2008.
2009–11 Throughout the 2009 season, Goffin played Futures and Challenger tournaments. His best result of the year came when he qualified for Todi, Italy. He won four consecutive matches after qualification, eventually succumbing to
Simon Greul, ranked No. 84, in a semifinal in straight sets. In 2010, Goffin played Futures and Challenger tournaments throughout the year with varying results. He finished the year ranked No. 233. Goffin won his first match on the ATP tour at the
2011 Chennai open, defeating India's No. 1,
Somdev Devvarman. He lost in the second round to
Stanislas Wawrinka.
2012: Breakthrough at the French Open In 2012, he reached the quarterfinals of an ATP World Tour tournament for the first time at the
2012 Chennai Open, after defeating top-50 countryman
Xavier Malisse and
Andreas Beck. At the
French Open 2012, though he did not win in the last qualifying round of the qualifications, he entered the tournament's main draw as a
lucky loser thanks to the withdrawal of
Gaël Monfils. In his first round, he faced world no. 27 and 23rd seed for men's singles
Radek Štěpánek and beat him in five sets. The second round saw Goffin take on French veteran player
Arnaud Clément (who was playing his last French Open) whom he beat in five sets in a match postponed due to rain at a score of 5–1 the previous day. Goffin then beat
Łukasz Kubot in the third round to become the first lucky loser to reach the last 16 of a Grand Slam since compatriot
Dick Norman at Wimbledon 1995. Goffin was eventually eliminated by third seed
Roger Federer, but not before managing to win the first set. He received one of the wild cards for
Wimbledon, and in the first round he beat 20th seed and 2011 quarterfinalist
Bernard Tomic. Then, in the second round, he beat
Jesse Levine to advance to the third round, where he ultimately lost to the resurgent 10th seed
Mardy Fish. At the
2012 Summer Olympics, he lost in the first round of the men's singles to
Juan Mónaco. At the
US Open, he entered the main draw, but lost in the first round to world no. 7, sixth seed, and eventually semifinalist at the tournament
Tomáš Berdych. He then won two singles matches to secure Belgium a place in the 2013 Davis Cup World Group.
2013: Inconsistencies Goffin started the season by making his debut at the
2013 Brisbane International. He defeated wildcard (and crowd favourite)
Matthew Ebden, before losing to seventh seed
Jürgen Melzer in the second round. In the first round of the
French Open, he faced then-No. 1,
Novak Djokovic. He proved a challenge for Djokovic, but lost the match in straight sets. Goffin's performance as well as Djokovic's laboured efforts in defeating him were the subject of brief attention to the quality of Goffin's playing. Goffin made it to the third round in Cincinnati, where he was again defeated by Djokovic. He qualified in Winston-Salem and defeated
Jack Sock in the first round, but lost to
Dmitry Tursunov in the second round. He did not play any tournaments in 2013 after the US Open, where he lost in the first round to
Alexandr Dolgopolov.
2014: Maiden ATP World Tour title Goffin had to retire in his second-round match at the Challenger event in New Caledonia, and he withdrew from qualifying for the Australian Open due to a left quadriceps injury. From July to August, following his opening round loss at
Wimbledon to defending champion
Andy Murray, Goffin won four consecutive tournaments. The first three were Challengers, but the fourth was his maiden ATP tour-level title when he won the
Austrian Open Kitzbühel, beating
Dominic Thiem in the final. During this run, Goffin won 40 out of the 42 sets he played and won 20 consecutive matches. In September, after reaching the third round of the
US Open for the first time, he won his second career ATP title, the
Moselle Open in Metz, France, beating higher seeded players
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals and
João Sousa in the final. His run from July to September launched him over 75 places up the rankings, putting him into the world's top 40 for the first time in his career. At the
Swiss Indoors in Basel, he advanced to his first ATP 500 tournament final, beating
Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals, his first win over a top-10 player. He lost the final to five-time champion
Roger Federer in straight sets; however, his run to the final propelled him to a career-high ranking of No. 22 in the world, a ranking with which he would finish the 2014 season. After having started the year ranked 111th in the world, Goffin ended the season ranked just outside the top 20, a difference of 89 places, and as a result he was awarded the
Comeback Player of the Year award by the ATP for 2014.
2015: Top 20, Davis Cup final 2015 saw Goffin have continued success, reaching two more ATP finals and breaking into the world's top 20, as well as decent runs in the major tournaments. His season was highlighted by being the driving force in the Belgium Davis Cup team's surprise run to the final, which they lost to Great Britain, Goffin being defeated by
Andy Murray in the decisive fourth rubber after having earlier won the second rubber against
Kyle Edmund.
2016: Top 15, French Open quarterfinal Goffin reached fourth round for the first time at
2016 Australian Open, where he lost to
Roger Federer in straight sets. In March at
Indian Wells, he reached his first
Masters 1000 semifinal, where he lost to
Milos Raonic. He followed it up with another semifinal defeat in
Miami, losing to Novak Djokovic in straights sets. He next competed in the
Monte Carlo Masters. He defeated
Feliciano López in the first round. He then played
Fernando Verdasco and won in a close match. He then lost to lucky loser
Marcel Granollers. Goffin then competed in the
BMW Open. In his first match, he defeated
Víctor Estrella Burgos. He then played
Alexander Zverev and lost. At the
Mutua Madrid Open despite having four match points, he lost in the first round to
Lucas Pouille. Then he competed in the
Rome Masters. He won his first match against
Leonardo Mayer. He next played
Jack Sock in the second round, winning in straight sets. He then played world No. 8
Tomáš Berdych and defeated him without losing a single game. In the quarterfinals, he lost to second seed
Andy Murray. At the
French Open, he played the first round against wild card
Grégoire Barrère. He won in straight sets. In the second round, he played against qualifier
Carlos Berlocq and won again in straight sets. In the third round, he won in a more than 3 hours match against
Nicolás Almagro. In the fourth round, he won in four sets against
Ernests Gulbis. His tournament ended in the quarterfinals, where he lost to
Dominic Thiem in four sets. At
Wimbledon, he won in the first and second round in straight sets. In the third round, he needed four sets to win against
Denis Istomin. In the fourth round, he lost to
Milos Raonic after he had a 2–0 advance in sets. Goffin reached the third round of the men's singles at the
2016 Olympics in Rio, beating
Sam Groth and
Dudi Sela before unexpectedly losing to
Thomasz Bellucci. Goffin was upset in the first round of the
US Open, losing in four sets to 19-year-old American
Jared Donaldson. Goffin took part in the
Tour Finals as a reserve after
Gaël Monfils had to withdraw due to injury. Goffin was defeated by
Novak Djokovic in the round-robin stage.
2017: Top 10, ATP Finals runner-up, Davis Cup final Goffin started 2017 at the
World Tennis Championship in
Abu Dhabi. He defeated
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals and top seed
Andy Murray in the semifinals, before losing to
Rafael Nadal in the final. At the
Qatar Open, he defeated
Robin Haase in the opening round before losing to
Fernando Verdasco in the second round. Goffin reached the quarterfinals of a
Grand Slam for the second time in Melbourne, following victories over
Reilly Opelka,
Radek Štěpánek,
Ivo Karlović and
Dominic Thiem. He was then defeated in straight sets by
Grigor Dimitrov. In February, Goffin defeated defending champion
Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the final of the
Sofia Open. There, he lost in straight sets again to Dimitrov. A week later, he recorded his first victory over Dimitrov in the quarterfinals of the
Rotterdam Open. Goffin went on to reach his second-straight final, but lost in three sets to
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. This resulted in him achieving a top ten ranking for the first time, becoming the first Belgian man to do so. After losing in the Round of 16 at both Indian Wells and Miami, Goffin led the
Belgian Davis Cup team to victory over
Italy in the
World Group quarterfinals by winning both of his singles rubbers against
Andreas Seppi and
Paolo Lorenzi. At the
Monte Carlo Masters, Goffin defeated world No. 9
Dominic Thiem and world No. 2
Novak Djokovic to reach the semifinals. There, he lost in straight sets to the eventual champion,
Rafael Nadal. He went on to reach the quarterfinals in
Madrid and the round of 16 in
Rome, falling to Nadal and
Marin Čilić, respectively. At the
2017 French Open, Goffin was forced to retire whilst leading his third round match against
Horacio Zeballos. He injured his right ankle when he tripped on a tarpaulin by the side of the court. Goffin returned to the tour in July with early losses at
Umag and
Gstaad. Following second and first round losses in
Montréal and
Cincinnati, respectively, Goffin reached the fourth round of the
US Open for the first time. There, he lost to
Andrey Rublev in straight sets. He then led
Belgium to another
Davis Cup victory against
Australia in the
World Group semifinals with four-set wins in both his singles rubbers against
Nick Kyrgios and
John Millman. With this win, Belgium reached its second Davis Cup final in three years, having lost to
Great Britain in the
2015 final. In October, Goffin won back-to-back titles in
Shenzhen and
Tokyo. His title in Shenzhen was his third career title and first on the main tour since 2014, having lost in his six previous finals. By winning his first
ATP 500 title in Tokyo, Goffin returned to the top ten, having been absent since May. Goffin qualified outright for the season-ending
ATP Finals for the first time, having played as an alternate for
Gaël Monfils in
2016. In the round-robin stage, victories over World No. 1
Rafael Nadal and
Dominic Thiem secured him the runner-up spot in the Pete Sampras Group, behind
Grigor Dimitrov. He beat
Roger Federer for the first time in his career in the semifinal, ending a six match losing streak against him. Goffin became the sixth player to beat Federer and Nadal at the same event and the first since
Nikolay Davydenko in
2009 to beat the top two-ranked players at year-end finals. In the final, Goffin was beaten by Dimitrov, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3. He ended the year with a career-high ranking of No. 7. In his final event of the season, Goffin represented Belgium in the
Davis Cup World Group final against
France in
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France on 24–26 November. Despite Goffin winning both his singles rubbers against
Lucas Pouille and
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the Belgian team were defeated 2–3. Goffin ended the year having won all six of the singles rubbers he played in 2017, against France,
Italy in the quarterfinals, and
Australia in the semifinals.
2018: ATP 1000 semifinal Goffin started the season at the
Australian Open but was upset in the second round by
Julien Benneteau. He rebounded from this disappointing start to the year by winning both of his singles rubbers against
Attila Balázs and
Márton Fucsovics to help
Belgium win its
Davis Cup World Group first round tie against
Hungary and set up a quarterfinal matchup against the
United States. Goffin then reached back-to-back semifinals at the
Open Sud de France and the
Rotterdam Open, where he lost to
Richard Gasquet and
Grigor Dimitrov, respectively. In Rotterdam, Goffin was forced to retire from his semifinal match against Dimitrov after a ball ricocheted off his racquet and hit him in the left eye. Due to swelling caused by the injury, Goffin withdrew from the
Marseille Open, where he would have been the top seed. Two weeks later he also had to withdraw from
Indian Wells. Goffin made his comeback in
Miami, but was eliminated by
João Sousa in his first match, having won only a game. After the Miami Open he had to return to Belgium to check his eye. Because of this check-up he wasn't able to participate in the
World Group quarterfinals against the United States. Belgium lost by 4 rubbers to 0. He reached the quarterfinals of the
Monte Carlo Masters, where he lost to
Grigor Dimitrov. He then competed at
Barcelona, where he reached the semifinals, falling to eventual champion
Rafael Nadal. At
Rome, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to defending champion
Alexander Zverev. At the
2018 French Open, he reached the fourth round before losing to
Marco Cecchinato, who went on to upset
Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. In the grass season, Goffin lost in the first round of both
Queen's and
Wimbledon. At
Washington, Goffin reached the quarterfinals where he was defeated by
Stefanos Tsitsipas. He lost in the first round of the
2018 Rogers Cup to
Milos Raonic. He then saw a good performance at the
Cincinnati Masters, defeating sixth seed
Kevin Anderson and fourth seed
Juan Martín del Potro on his way to the semifinals facing
Roger Federer, where he was forced to retire due to injury after losing the first set tiebreak. At the
2018 US Open, he matched his 2017 performance, reaching the fourth round where he lost to
Marin Čilić in straight sets. He had to end his season after a loss to Andy Murray in the
Shenzhen Open in September because of pain in his elbow.
2019: ATP 1000 final, Wimbledon quarterfinal Goffin began his season at the
Qatar Open where in singles he was upset by Ričardas Berankis in the first round. In the doubles with
Pierre-Hugues Herbert he claimed his first ATP doubles title. He reached the third round of the
Australian Open, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev. After early losses at Lyon and Rotterdam, he made the semifinals in
Marseille, where he lost to top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. In the clay season, he reached one semifinal, at the
Estoril Open, again being defeated by Tsitsipas. At the
French Open, he was defeated in the third round by Rafael Nadal. Goffin had a productive grass season, reaching the quarterfinals at
's-Hertogenbosch and reaching the final of the ATP 500 event in
Halle. Despite being unseeded, Goffin defeated eighth seed
Guido Pella and second seed
Alexander Zverev en route to the final, where he was defeated by top seed and nine-time champion Roger Federer. At
Wimbledon, Goffin was seeded 21st, defeating
Bradley Klahn,
Jérémy Chardy, 11th seed Daniil Medvedev, and
Fernando Verdasco to reach his first quarterfinal at the tournament. There, he was defeated by top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic. In the North American hard court season, Goffin suffered early defeats in Washington and Montreal. Defending a semifinal appearance at the
Cincinnati Masters, Goffin was the 16th seed. He defeated Taylor Fritz, Guido Pella, Adrian Mannarino before receiving a walkover over
Yoshihito Nishioka in the quarterfinals. He defeated Richard Gasquet in straight sets in the semifinals to reach his first Masters 1000 final. There, he was defeated by ninth seed Daniil Medvedev. In the
US Open, Goffin reached the round of 16 where he was defeated by
Roger Federer in straight sets.
2020: US Open fourth round for a fourth straight year Goffin started the year by representing Belgium at the first edition of the
ATP Cup. In their first tie against Moldova, he won his match over
Radu Albot. Against England, he dropped his match to
Dan Evans. at the
2020 Australian Open beating
Jérémy Chardy, and
Pierre-Hugues Herbert, before losing in four sets to
Andrey Rublev. At the
Open Sud de France, Goffin was defeated by
Vasek Pospisil in the semi-finals. Later, at the
Rotterdam Open, Goffin was seeded fourth but was defeated by
Jannik Sinner. At the
Open 13 and
Western & Southern Open, Goffin lost to
Egor Gerasimov and
Jan-Lennard Struff respectively. At the
US Open, he lost to
Denis Shapovalov in the round of 16. This was his 4th round for a fourth straight year at this Grand Slam. In October, Goffin tested positive for
COVID-19, and hence withdrew from the
St. Petersburg Open.
2021: Fifth title, Injury and early season ending Goffin started 2021 at the
Antalya Open. Seeded second, he reached the semifinals where he lost to fourth seed and eventual champion,
Alex de Minaur. As the top seed at the first edition of the
Great Ocean Road Open, he was defeated in the second round by rising star
Carlos Alcaraz. Seeded 13th at the
Australian Open, he was eliminated in the first round by Australian wildcard
Alexei Popyrin in five sets, despite holding four match points in the fourth set. Seeded second at the
Open Sud de France, Goffin won his fifth ATP tour singles title beating top seed,
Roberto Bautista Agut, in the final. Seeded sixth at the
Rotterdam Open, he was beaten in the second round by qualifier
Jérémy Chardy. Seeded sixth in
Doha, he fell in his second-round match to
Taylor Fritz. Seeded fifth at the
Dubai Championships, he lost in the second round to
Kei Nishikori. Seeded eighth at the
Miami Open, he was defeated in the second round by
James Duckworth. Seeded 11th at the
Monte-Carlo Masters, his first clay-court tournament of the season, Goffin reached the quarterfinals beating
Marin Čilić, qualifier
Marco Cecchinato, and fifth seed
Alexander Zverev. He was eliminated in his quarterfinal match by
Dan Evans, who had upset world No. 1,
Novak Djokovic, in the previous round. Seeded eighth at the
Barcelona Open, he retired during his third-round match against
Cam Norrie due to a leg injury. He returned from injury in June at the
Italian Open. Seeded 12th, he was beaten in the second round by qualifier
Federico Delbonis. Seeded fourth in
Lyon, he lost in the second round to
Aljaž Bedene. Seeded 13th at the
French Open, he was defeated in the first round by
Lorenzo Musetti. Turning to the grass-court season, Goffin, the seventh seed at the
Halle Open, retired in the first round against
Corentin Moutet due to an ankle injury. As a result, he missed
Wimbledon due to the same injury. Goffin returned to the scene in August at the
Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Seeded 15th, he was beaten in the first round by Guido Pella. Seeded 27th at the
US Open, he was defeated in the first round by American
Mackenzie McDonald. On September 9, 2021, he announced on Instagram that he would miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury. Goffin ended the year ranked 39.
2022: Second Wimbledon quarterfinal, sixth title Goffin started his 2022 season at the first edition of the
2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1. Seeded fourth, he lost in the second round to
Alex Molčan. Seeded eighth at the
Sydney Classic, he retired during his quarterfinal match against
Andy Murray due to a knee injury. Ranked No. 45 at the
Australian Open, he was defeated in the first round by 24th seed
Dan Evans. Seeded eighth and defending champion at the
Open Sud de France in Montpellier, Goffin lost in the second round to
Adrian Mannarino. In
Rotterdam, he was beaten in the first round by
Alex de Minaur. At the
Qatar ExxonMobil Open, he lost in the first round to
Emil Ruusuvuori. At the
Dubai Championships, he was defeated in the first round by qualifier
Taro Daniel. Representing Belgium in the
Davis Cup tie against Finland, Goffin won both of his matches over
Otto Virtanen and Emil Ruusuvuori. In the end, Belgium beat Finland 3–2. At the
Indian Wells Masters, he was eliminated in the first round by
Jordan Thompson in three sets. Seeded eighth at the
Arizona Classic, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to
Liam Broady. In
Miami, he was ousted from the tournament in the second round by 17th seed and world No. 19,
Pablo Carreño Busta. Goffin started his clay-court season at the
Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakesh, Morocco. Ranked No. 74, his lowest position since July 2014 when he was then world No. 78, he reached his first final since February 2021 by defeating qualifier,
Damir Džumhur, in the first round,
Pablo Andújar in the second round to reach the quarterfinals for his 300th match win,
Roberto Carballés Baena in the quarterfinals, and
Federico Coria in the semifinals. He won his sixth ATP singles title by beating Alex Molčan in the final. Due to winning the title in Marrakesh, his ranking improved from No. 74 to No. 47. Accepting a wildcard into the main draw at the
Monte-Carlo Masters, he defeated last year semifinalist, Dan Evans, in the second round. He lost in the third round to eventual finalist
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. At the
Serbia Open, he was beaten in the first round by eighth seed
Filip Krajinović. Getting past qualifying at the
Madrid Open, he made it to the third round where he lost in a three-hour and nine-minute three-set match to third seed, world No. 4, and five-time champion,
Rafael Nadal, despite having four match points. As a result, he returned to the top 50 in the rankings at world No. 48 on 9 May 2022. At the
Italian Open, he upset 11th seed and world No. 12,
Hubert Hurkacz, in the first round for his first top-15 win of the season. He was defeated in the second round by
Jenson Brooksby. Ranked No. 48 at the
French Open, he defeated 24th seed and world No. 27,
Frances Tiafoe, in the second round to reach the third round at this Major for the first time in 3 years. He lost in the third round to 12th seed and world No. 13, Hubert Hurkacz. Goffin was forced to skip the beginning of the grass season due to a left leg injury he sustained after losing to Hurkacz at Roland Garros. Ranked No. 39, he returned to action during the week of June 13 at the
Halle Open. He lost in the first round to world No. 1 and eventual finalist,
Daniil Medvedev. After 3 years of absence, ranked No. 58 at
Wimbledon, he beat 23rd seed and world No. 28, Frances Tiafoe, in the fourth round in five sets to reach the quarterfinals at this Major for the second time. He lost in the quarterfinals to ninth seed, world No. 12, and home favorite,
Cameron Norrie. Goffin started his US Open series in August at the
Citi Open in Washington, D.C. He lost in the first round to American
Jack Sock. At the
National Bank Open in Montreal, he was ousted from the tournament in the first round by
Albert Ramos Viñolas. Getting past qualifying at the
Western & Southern Open, he lost in the first round to fellow qualifier
Marcos Giron. Goffin played his final tournament before the final Grand Slam of the year at the
Winston-Salem Open. He lost in the first round to eventual finalist
Laslo Djere. At the
US Open, he lost in the first round as well. He qualified at the
2022 Astana Open as a lucky loser after the late withdrawal of
Holger Rune. In the first round, he defeated top seed and World No. 1
Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets, earning Goffin his third career victory over a reigning World No. 1.
2023: Wimbledon third round, out of top 100 He skipped the
2023 Australian Open due to illness but won the Challenger title on home soil in Belgium at the
2023 BW Open as a wildcard dropping one set the whole week. He received a wildcard for the
2023 Wimbledon Championships where he reached the third round, returning to the top 100. He finished the 2023 season out of the top 100 for the first time in 10 years at world No. 107.
2024: Ilkley Challenger title, US Open third round in doubles at the
2024 Libéma Open Having fallen out of the top 100, to start the year he needed to qualify for the main draw of the
2024 Australian Open, which he did by defeating
Gabriel Diallo in the last round of qualifying. He lost to 21st seed
Ugo Humbert in the first round. He also qualified for the
2024 BNP Paribas Open defeating
Maxime Cressy and
Luca Nardi. He lost to
Andy Murray in the first round. In the beginning of his clay court season he qualified at the
2024 Grand Prix Hassan II and defeated
Arthur Rinderknech. He qualified for the
2024 French Open making his 13th appearance and defeated wildcard
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets in the first round. He entered the
Libéma Open in both singles and doubles to start his preparation for Wimbledon. He lost his opening match in singles in straight sets. He partnered with countryman
Zizou Bergs in doubles to reach the quarterfinals where they lost in a tight match to the eventual champions, the American pairing of
Nathaniel Lammons and
Jackson Withrow. Despite winning the
2024 Ilkley Trophy, he did not receive a wildcard for the
2024 Wimbledon Championships but climbed close to 30 positions up back in the top 100. He entered the All England Club main draw as a lucky loser but was defeated in a five-set thriller by
Tomáš Macháč, after he was leading 5-0 in the fifth set. At the
2024 Winston-Salem Open he reached the semifinals but lost to eventual champion
Lorenzo Sonego in straight sets. At the
US Open, he reached the third round with wins over 22nd seed
Alejandro Tabilo and
Adrian Mannarino. As a result he returned to the top 65 in the rankings. He lost again to Tomáš Macháč in straight sets. In
Shanghai, Goffin made a second deep run, defeating
James Duckworth, 15th seed
Lorenzo Musetti,
Marcos Giron and world no. 3
Alexander Zverev for his first top 10 win in two years to reach the quarterfinals. As a result, Goffin returned to the top 60 following the tournament's conclusion on 14 October 2024. His good form continued in
Basel, where he reached again the quarterfinals, having entered the main draw as a lucky loser, with an upset over fifth seed Ugo Humbert. As a result he reached the top 50 in the rankings.
2025: Second win over Alcaraz, Miami third round At the
2025 Abierto Mexicano Telcel Goffin defeated fifth seed
Ben Shelton to reach the quarterfinals. Goffin recorded his third straight top-3 win in
Miami defeating
Carlos Alcaraz in the second round, his second win over the world No. 3 following 2022 Astana.
2026: Final year On 27 March 2026, Goffin announced that the 2026 ATP season will be his last on tour. == Personal life ==