French tennis player
Florent Serra |
Country (sports) | France |
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Residence | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
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Born | (1981-02-28) 28 February 1981 (age 43) Bordeaux, France |
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Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Turned pro | 2000 |
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Retired | 2015 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Coach | Pierre Cherret[1] |
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Prize money | $2,969,796 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 123–170 |
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Career titles | 2 |
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Highest ranking | No. 36 (26 June 2006) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open | 3R (2010) |
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French Open | 3R (2008) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
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US Open | 2R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 18–57 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 109 (10 September 2007) |
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Grand Slam doubles results |
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Australian Open | 2R (2007, 2008) |
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French Open | 3R (2013) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
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US Open | 3R (2007) |
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Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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French Open | 2R (2007) |
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Last updated on: 17 April 2022. |
Florent Lucien Serra (born 28 February 1981) is a French retired professional tennis player.[1] A right-hander, he won two ATP titles during his career and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 36 in June 2006.
Career
Early life and junior career
Serra was born in Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, in 1981 to Jean-Luc and Martine. He started playing tennis at the age of seven[1] at a tennis club in Bordeaux after his father got him involved.[2] After completing his A-level equivalent (the French "bac") with a major in economics at 18, Serra left Bordeaux for Paris, to train under the national training program at Roland Garros.[2] As a result of playing minimal junior tournaments, his career high junior ranking was no. 437 on 31 December 1999.[3] He turned pro in 2000.[2]
Professional career
From 2000 to 2002, he reached six Futures finals, winning one of them, along with reaching his first Challenger final.[4] He made his debut on the ATP Tour in 2003.[2] In 2005 he had his most successful year, winning three out of four Challenger finals,[4] and his first ATP tour title, in Bucharest. He won his second title the following year in Adelaide.[2] In 2009, he was a runner-up in Casablanca.[4] He has been coached by Pierre Cherret since he was a junior player,[1][3] and his fitness trainer is Paul Quetin.[2] Serra reached the 2nd round of Wimbledon 2012, losing to Kei Nishikori, 3–6, 5–7, 2–6. [5]
Personal
His mother works as a secretary in Bordeaux, while Serra himself lives in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.[2]
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend | Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) | ATP 500 Series (0–0) | ATP 250 Series (2–1) | | Finals by surface | Hard (1–0) | Clay (1–1) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | | Finals by setting | Outdoors (2–1) | Indoors (0–0) | |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend | Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | ATP International Series (0–1) | | Finals by surface | Hard (0–0) | Clay (0–1) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | | Finals by setting | Outdoors (0–1) | Indoors (0–0) | |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 13 (4–9)
Legend | ATP Challenger (3–4) | ITF Futures (1–5) | | Finals by surface | Hard (0–3) | Clay (4–6) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0-1 | Jan 2001 | France F1, Grasse | Futures | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0-2 | Jul 2001 | France F11, Bourg-en-Bresse | Futures | Clay | Slimane Saoudi | 2–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 1-2 | Jul 2001 | France F13, Aix-les-Bains | Futures | Clay | Thierry Ascione | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 1-3 | Sep 2001 | France F16, Mulhouse | Futures | Hard | Arnaud Fontaine | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1-4 | Jul 2002 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Tomáš Zíb | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 1-5 | Sep 2002 | Netherlands F2, Alphen aan den Rijn | Futures | Clay | Óscar Hernández Perez | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1-6 | Oct 2003 | France F22, La Roche-sur-Yon | Futures | Hard | Jean-François Bachelot | 6–7(7–9), 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 2-6 | Apr 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Flávio Saretta | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 2-7 | Apr 2005 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Olivier Patience | 6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
Win | 3-7 | Jul 2005 | Rimoni, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Iván Navarro | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 4-7 | Sep 2008 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Albert Montañés | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 4-8 | Sep 2009 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Evgeny Korolev | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4-9 | Nov 2014 | Reunion Island, Reunion | Challenger | Hard | Robin Haase | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
Legend | ATP Challenger (0–0) | ITF Futures (1–2) | | Finals by surface | Hard (1–0) | Clay (0–2) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Performance timelines
Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Doubles
References
- ^ a b c d Profile at itftennis.com
- ^ a b c d e f g Profile at atpworldtour.com
- ^ a b Junior profile at itftennis.com
- ^ a b c Results at itftennis.com
- ^ "Wimbledon 2012". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
External links
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