Raphaël Guillemette

Biography

Birth Year

2007

Birthplace

Repentigny, QC

Residence

Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec

Home Club

Nautilus Plus, Brossard

Coach

Michel Gagnon

Equipment

ProKennex

Raphaël Guillemette has been competing at the junior national level since 2015. He consistently reached the podium in the younger age categories and in 2021 qualified for the junior national team after winning silver in Boy’s Singles and gold in Boy’s Doubles in the 14U age category. In 2023, Guillemette returned to the podium, winning gold in 16U Boy’s Singles. He repeated his gold medal performance at the 2024 National Championships, winning the 16U Boy’s Singles division for the second consecutive year. Guillemette has also represented Canada at two World Junior Championships, earning bronze medals in 2021 in the 16U Boy’s Doubles and in 2023 in the 16U Mixed Doubles.

Q&A

Start in Racquetball : My father played when I was young, so I started playing.

Reason for playing : I play racquetball because it’s my favourite sport, because I like the intensity of the games and I like individual sports.

Training Habits : I train four to five times a week.

Favourite Racquetball Memory : When Chloé and I won a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 2023 World Junior Championships.

Non-racquetball talents : I am good at physics.

When you are not playing Racquetball you are probably: I’m probably working or with my friends.

What is something that people might not know about you?  I dream of becoming an airplane pilot one day.

What is your advice for other athletes? Be prepared to do a lot of training.

Who has been important in your development as a racquetball athlete? My parents, because they gave up a lot of their time to get me to the racquetball club, which was important, because without them I wouldn’t have been able to train as much.

Highlights

Bronze
2023 World Junior Championships
Mixed 16U Doubles
Bronze
2021 World Junior Championships
Boy's 14U Doubles
Gold
2024 National Championships
Boy's 16U Singles
Gold
2023 Junior National Championships
Boy's 16U Singles
Bronze
2022 Junior National Championships
Boy's 16U Singles
Silver
2021 Junior National Championships
Boy's 14U Singles
Gold
2021 Junior National Championships
Boy's 14U Doubles