Nicolas Mahut was born on January 21st, 1982 in Angers, France. He turned pro in 2000 and is yet to win on the ATP Tour. Mahut began playing at the age of five and was the Wimbledon Junior Champion in 2000. He is primarily a doubles player.

At first he found his transition from junior to professional as very difficult. He had a very impressive season in 2006 winning three challenger events in a row. He performed well at Wimbledon reaching the third round. He also had several quarter finals appearances in Casablanca and Indianapolis.