Guillaume Rufin
French tennis player
 Guillaume Rufin, Wimbledon 2013 | |
| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Charnay, France |
| Born | (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 33) Viriat, France |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Retired | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $732,052 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 16–27 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 81 (9 September 2013) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2013) |
| French Open | 2R (2009, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2012, 2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2010, 2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 316 (2 August 2010) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 3R (2010) |
| Last updated on: 2 April 2017. | |
Guillaume Rufin (French pronunciation: [ɡijom ʁyfɛ̃]; born 26 May 1990) is a French former professional tennis player. His highest singles ranking is World No. 81, achieved in September 2013.
Career
2009
He received a wildcard into the 2009 French Open, his ATP-tier debut. In the first round, one day before his 19th birthday, he beat Eduardo Schwank, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3.
Rufin achieved another landmark in his young career on 25 October 2009, when he won the Florianópolis Challenger title in Brazil, beating Pere Riba in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3.
2010
He reached the quarterfinals of the 2010 Open 13 in Marseille. In the first round, Rufin defeated lucky loser Laurent Recouderc, 7–5, 4–6, 7–6. He followed this up by defeating Yannick Mertens of Belgium, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2. He eventually fell to World No. 92 Mischa Zverev, 7–5, 6–7, 6–3.
Rufin received a wildcard into the 2010 US Open and defeated Leonardo Mayer in four sets before losing to Paul-Henri Mathieu in the second round.
2012
2012 began well for Rufin, as he reached second ever ATP Quarter-Final in Montpellier. He defeated Canadian Vasek Pospisil 6–4 7–6 and Spaniard Feliciano López 7–6 6–3, before falling to compatriot Gilles Simon 6–7 7–6 2–6.
A strong end to the season on the ATP Challenger Tour saw Rufin enter the top 100 for the first time. Rufin's four week sojourn on the clay courts of South America comprised a win in Villa Allende, two finals in Quito and Buenos Aires and a Semin-Final in San Juan.
2013
Rufin reached the Quarter-Final of the ATP Tour event in Viña del Mar, defeating Spain's Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–3 6–4 and Argentina's Juan Mónaco 7–6 6–4. He had to withdraw before his scheduled match with Carlos Berlocq.
2015: Retirement
Rufin retired in spring 2015 due to persistent injuries.[1]
Challenger finals
Singles: 7 (3–4)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (3–4) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 25 October 2009 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay |  Pere Riba | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 July 2012 | Timișoara, Romania | Clay |  Victor Hănescu | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 7 October 2012 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay |  João Souza | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Winner | 2. | 21 October 2012 | Villa Allende, Argentina | Clay | Javier Martí | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 28 October 2012 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay |  Diego Schwartzman | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 28 July 2013 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Clay |  Peter Gojowczyk | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 7 September 2014 | Brașov, Romania | Clay |  Andreas Haider-Maurer | 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 7 January 2012 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Hard | Axel Michon |  Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 0–6, 4–6 |
Performance timelines
| 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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
Current until US Open.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | W–L | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | A | Q3 | 2R | A | A | 1–2 | ||||||||
| French Open | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | 2–4 | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 2R | A | 2–2 | |||||||||
| US Open | A | A | 2R | Q3 | 1R | 2R | A | 2–3 | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 7–11 | |||||||||
Doubles
Current as far as the 2014 US Open (tennis).
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 3R | 1R | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |||||||||||
References
- ^ "Que sont-ils devenus ? Avec Guillaume Rufin" (in French). French Tennis Federation. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
External links
- Guillaume Rufin at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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