Male Breakthrough Player for 2016 Australian Open - Stephane Robert

Stephane Robert of France is awarded the Male Breakthrough Player for this year's Australian Open.  It is awarded to the lowest ranked player (not in the top 100) who goes the deepest in any of the grand slams.

He is currently ranked #225.  However, Robert is already 35 years old and has been on the tour for 15 years.  His highest rank ever was #61 and his best result here was a fourth round appearance in 2014.  He has also reached the third round here once (2016) and the second round once in 2010.

He has also reached the second round of Wimbledon and the US Open in 2013.

He defeated Bjorn Fratangelo of the US (#132) 62 62 62 in the first round.

Then edged another American Rajeev Ram (#93) in the second round, 61 67(6) 46 75 75.

Then he lost to compatriot Gael Monfils (#24) 75 63 62 in the third round.

Race to the Top 8 Male Players - Queen's Club, Nottingham, Wimbledon, Newport

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) - 52,757,878

2. Andy Murray (GBR) - 23,318,278

3. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) - 22,345,946

4. Roger Federer (SUI) - 15,297,306

5. Kei Nishikori (JPN) - 12,031,009

6. David Ferrer (ESP) - 9,667,009

7. Tomas Berdych (CZE) - 8,679,275

8. Rafael Nadal (ESP) - 8,524,342

9. Richard Gasquet (FRA) - 4,846,582

10. John Isner (USA) - 4,353,646

11. Milos Raonic (CAN) - 4,117,131

12. Gilles Simon (FRA) - 4,090,104

13. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - 3,594,877

14. Marin Cilic (CRO) - 2,405,461

15. Gael Monfils (FRA) - 2,050,516

16. Bernard Tomic (AUS) - 1,906,722

17. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) - 1,805,071

18. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - 1,761,724

19. Kevin Anderson (RSA) - 1,753,295

20. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) - 1,732,864

21. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - 1,626,040

22.  David Goffin (BELO) - 1,586,016

23. Andreas Seppi (ITA) - 1,399,509

24. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) - 1,368,351

25. Pablo Andujar (ESP) - 1,308,766

26. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) - 1,262,805

27. Martin Klizan (SVK) - 1,228,892

28. Victor Troicki (SRB) - 1,191,497

29. Adrian Mannarino (ITA) - 1,162,183

30. Fabio Fognini (ITA) - 1,074,863

31. Aleksandr Dolgopolov (UKR) - 1,072,954

32. Pablo Cuevas (URU) - 926,986

33. Jiri Vesely (CZE) - 831,195

34. Gilles Muller (LUX) -793,579

35. Sam Querrey (USA) - 715,487

36. Denis Istomin (UZB) - 711,488

37. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) - 695,584

38. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - 692,491

39. Borna Coric (CRO) - 688,724

40. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) - 672,654

41. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) - 656,483

42. Dominic Thiem (AUT) - 625,700

43. Sergei Stakhovsky (UKR) - 625,478

44. Jack Sock (USA) - 610,281

45. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) - 593,600

46. Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) - 500,142

47. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) - 489,607

48. Rajeev Ram (USA) - 488,225

49. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) - 465,953

50. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) - 464,291

51. Donald Young (USA) - 448,643

52. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)  - 429,724

53. Juan Monaco (ARG) - 427,094

54. Tommy Robredo (ESP) -374,576

55. Joao Sousa (POR) - 366,300

56. Federico Delbonis (ARG) - 360,862

57. Santiago Giraldo (COL) - 354,402

58. Ryan Harrison (USA) - 353,638

59. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - 303,334

60. Joao Souza (BRA) - 287,982

61. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - 285,805

62. Simone Bolleli (ITA) -275,958

63. Aljaz Bedene (GBR) - 263,626

64. Marsel Ilhan (TUR) - 260,326

65. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - 231,907

66. Luca Vanni (ITA) - 222,325

67. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) - 219,703

68. Florian Mayer (GER) - 217,588

69. Robin Haase (NED) - 209,137

70. Dustin Brown (GER) - 202,255

71. Ivan Dodig (CRO) - 201,964

72. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) - 192,692

73. Steve Johnson (USA) - 192,324

74. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - 171,244

75. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) - 140,096

76. Sam Groth (AUS) - 134,379

77. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 125,138

78. Damir Dzumhur (BIH) - 123,757

79. Marcel Granollers (ESP) - 123,352

80. John Patrick Smith (AUS) - 122,056

81. Diego Schwartzmann (ARG) - 121,474

82. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) - 121,474

83. Lukas Rosol (CZE) - 121,474

84. Gerald Melzer (AUT) 121,474

85. Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) - 118,799

86.  Lucas Pouille (FRA) - 116,123

87. James Duckworth (AUS) - 115,663

88. Mischa Zverev (GER) - 79,453

89. Marius Copil (ROU) - 74,200

90. Ilya Marchenko (UKR) - 74,200

91. Austin Krajicek (USA) - 73,234

92. Blaz Rola (SLO) - 62,569

93. Lamine Ouahab (MAR) - 61,878

94. Steve Darcis (BEL) - 61,676

95. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) - 61,676

96. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) - 61,676

97. Igor Sijsling (NED) - 61,676

98. Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) - 61,028

99. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) - 61,028

100. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) - 61,028

101. Jan Hernych (CZE) - 61,028

102. Juan Monaco (ARG) - 60,737

103. Ernests Gulbis (EST) - 60,737

104. Alejandro Falla (COL) - 58,062

105. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) - 54,926

106. Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) -54,926

107. Julien Benetteau (FRA) - 54,926

108. Albert Montanes (ESP) - 54,926

Rajeev Ram: Player Ranked Outside the Top 100 Who Reached the Second Round of the Australian Open 2013

Rajeev Ram, currently ranked #130 in the world, won his first round match against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain, currently ranked #85 in the world, 64 64 36 62.  Ram was a former top 80 player in 2009.  He will next face Marin Cilic of Croatia.