Guillaume Raoux

Guillaume Raoux (born 14 February 1970) is a retired tennis player from France.

Guillaume Raoux
Country (sports) France
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Born (1970-02-14) 14 February 1970
Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,449,106
Singles
Career record179–225
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 35 (8 June 1998)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1998)
French Open2R (1995, 1997, 1998)
Wimbledon3R (1997)
US Open2R (1991, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record102–105
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 35 (5 August 1996)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1995, 1996)
French OpenQF (1989)
WimbledonQF (1996)
US Open3R (1995, 1997)

Career

Raoux reached the Wimbledon junior singles final in 1988. He turned professional in 1989.

Pro tour

The right-hander won one singles career title (Queensland Open, 1992), and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35 in June 1998. Raoux reached the fourth round of the 1998 Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters in 1990 and 1997.

He was the first man to be beaten by Roger Federer on the ATP Tour.[1]

Raoux represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he was defeated in the first round by Zimbabwe's Byron Black.

Career finals

Singles: 5 (1 win, 4 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1991 Birmingham, England Carpet (i) Michael Chang 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Sep 1992 Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) Kenneth Carlsen 6–4, 7–6(12–10)
Loss 1–2 Mar 1995 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Apr 1995 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Martin Sinner 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Jun 1997 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Richard Krajicek 4–6, 6–7(7–9)

Doubles: 7 (4 wins, 3 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold
ATP Tour (4)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 1993 Jakarta Open, Indonesia Hard Diego Nargiso Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 1994 ATP Bordeaux, France Hard Diego Nargiso Olivier Delaître
Guy Forget
2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 1–2 Mar 1995 Copenhagen Open, Denmark Carpet (i) Greg Rusedski Mark Keil
Peter Nyborg
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win 2–2 Apr 1995 South African Open, Johannesburg Hard Rodolphe Gilbert Martin Sinner
Joost Winnink
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 3–2 Feb 1996 Marseille, France Hard (i) Jean-Philippe Fleurian Marius Barnard
Peter Nyborg
6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–3 Oct 1996 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Olivier Delaître Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 4–3 Jun 1998 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Jan Siemerink Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent
6–3, 3–6, 6–1

References


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