Marc Gicquel

Marc Gicquel (born 30 March 1977) is a former professional male tennis player from France.

Marc Gicquel
Country (sports) France
ResidenceBoulogne-Billancourt, France
Born (1977-03-30) 30 March 1977
Tunis, Tunisia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,513,519
Singles
Career record92–112 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 37 (8 September 2008)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (2008)
French Open3R (2009)
Wimbledon3R (2008)
US Open4R (2006)
Doubles
Career record49–55 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 38 (12 January 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2008)
French Open2R (2005)
Wimbledon2R (2007)
US Open3R (2008)
Medal record
Summer Universiade
1999 PalmaDoubles

Tennis career

Gicquel turned pro in 1999.

On November 6, 2006, he broke into the top 50 after reaching his first ATP Tour final in Lyon, where he was defeated by Richard Gasquet. On April 30, 2007, Gicquel broke into the top 40 after reaching the semifinals of Casablanca. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 37 in September 2008.

He defeated second seed Tommy Robredo at the 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon in the first round, and beat Alejandro Falla in the semifinals to reach the Lyon final for the second year running. Gicquel's run, however, was halted by another Frenchman, Sébastien Grosjean.

One of Gicquel's most famous matches was against Nicolas Kiefer at the French Open in 2006. Kiefer won the first two sets 6–0, 6–1, but Gicquel won the next two 7–5, 6–3. Kiefer eventually won the fifth set 11–9 after Gicquel had already saved multiple match points.

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France International Carpet (i) Richard Gasquet 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France International Carpet (i) Sébastien Grosjean 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2008 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands International Grass David Ferrer 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (3–2)
Indoor (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2007 Swiss Open, Switzerland International Clay Florent Serra František Čermák
Pavel Vízner		 5–7, 7–5, [7–10]
Loss 0–2 Jan 2008 Chennai Open, India International Hard Marcos Baghdatis Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		 4–6, 5–7
Win 1–2 Aug 2008 Washington Open, US International Hard Robert Lindstedt Bruno Soares
Kevin Ullyett		 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 2–2 Jan 2009 Brisbane International, Australia 250 Series Hard Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Fernando Verdasco
Mischa Zverev		 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–2 Jan 2010 Brisbane International, Australia (2) 250 Series Hard Jérémy Chardy Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes		 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 4–2 Feb 2013 Open Sud de France, France 250 Series Hard (i) Michaël Llodra Johan Brunström
Raven Klaasen		 6–3, 3–6, [11–9]
Loss 4–3 Feb 2014 Open Sud de France, France 250 Series Hard (i) Nicolas Mahut Nikolay Davydenko
Denis Istomin		 4–6, 6–1, [7–10]

ATP Challenger Tour/ITF Men's Circuits finals

Singles: 24 (15–9)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (8–2)
ITF Men's Circuits (7–7)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 21 May 2001 Rabat, Morocco Clay Mehdi Tahiri 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up 2. 10 September 2001 Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France Hard Nicolas Mahut 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 21 January 2002 Feucherolles, France Clay (i) Oscar Hernández 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner 1. 1 April 2002 Saint-Brieuc, France Clay Olivier Patience 6–4, 7–65(7–5)
Winner 2. 21 October 2002 La Roche-sur-Yon, France Hard (i) Nicolas Mahut 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Winner 3. 27 January 2003 Feucherolles, France Hard (i) Zhu Benqiang 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 13 October 2003 Saint-Dizier, France Hard (i) Thomas Dupré 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Runner-up 5. 19 January 2004 Deauville, France Clay (i) Jean-Christophe Faurel 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(5–7)
Winner 4. 26 January 2004 Feucherolles, France Hard (i) Julien Jeanpierre 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 5. 2 February 2004 Bressuire, France Hard (i) Jérôme Haehnel 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 5 April 2004 Angers, France Clay (i) Nicolas Devilder 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 12 April 2004 Grasse, France Clay Gilles Simon 4–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 21 August 2004 Timişoara, Romania Clay Oliver Marach 6–3, 6–1
Winner 6. 11 July 2005 Saint-Gervais, France Clay Xavier Audouy 6–3, 6–1
Winner 2. 26 September 2005 Grenoble, France Hard Thomas Enqvist 6–0, 6–2
Winner 3. 27 March 2006 Saint-Brieuc, France Clay Peter Wessels 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 1. 4 July 2006 Montauban, France Clay Lamine Ouahab 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Winner 4. 18 February 2008 Besançon, France Hard (i) Alexander Peya 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Winner 5. 11 May 2009 Bordeaux, France Clay Mathieu Montcourt 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner 6. 17 October 2010 Rennes, France Hard Stéphane Bohli 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–1
Winner 7. 13 March 2011 Lille, France Hard Jonathan Eysseric 6–3, 6–2
Winner 7. 15 May 2011 Bordeaux, France Clay Horacio Zeballos 6–2, 6–4
Winner 8. 4 November 2012 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Matthias Bachinger 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 17 February 2013 Quimper, France Hard Marius Copil 6–7(9–11), 4–6

Doubles: 10 (5–5)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
ITF Men's Circuits (3–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 2 April 2001 Saint-Brieuc, France Clay Régis Lavergne Cristian Kordasz
Rogier Wassen		 4–6, 6–7(8–10)
Runner-up 2. 18 June 2001 Noisy-le-Grand, France Clay Anthony Maublanc Xavier Pujo
Mehdi Tahiri		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 27 January 2003 Feucherolles, France Hard (i) Nicolas Mahut Matthieu Amgwerd
Josh Goffi		 7–5, 6–4
Winner 2. 20 October 2003 La Roche-sur-Yon, France Hard (i) Jean-Baptiste Perlant Laurent Recouderc
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		 6–2, 6–0
Winner 3. 19 January 2004 Deauville, France Clay (i) Jean-Baptiste Perlant Elefterios Alexiou
Alexandros Jakupovic		 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 8 March 2004 Lille, France Hard (i) Édouard Roger-Vasselin Jean-François Bachelot
Jean-Michel Pequery		 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Winner 1. 18 July 2005 Tampere, Finland Clay Édouard Roger-Vasselin Adam Chadaj
Filip Urban		 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up 1. 4 July 2006 Montauban, France Clay Édouard Roger-Vasselin Pablo Cuevas
Adrián García		 3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Runner-up 2. 10 July 2006 Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay Édouard Roger-Vasselin Guillermo García-López
Salvador Navarro-Gutiérrez		 4–6, 6–0, [9–11]
Winner 2. 6 February 2011 Courmayeur, Italy Hard (i) Nicolas Mahut Olivier Charroin
Alexandre Renard		 6–3, 6–4

Trivia

In a match during the 2007 Halle, Germany tournament, Gicquel was struck directly in the crotch by a 129 mph Benjamin Becker serve. He went on to beat Becker, but spent most of the night vomiting and in pain due to swelling and was forced to retire in his next match versus Jarkko Nieminen.[1]

Singles performance timeline
Tournament20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–L
Australian Open A A A 2R 3R 1R 2R Q1 A Q2 Q1 0 / 4 4–4
French Open 1R A 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R Q3 1R Q2 0 / 8 4–8
Wimbledon A A A 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R Q3 1R Q3 0 / 6 3–6
US Open A A 4R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R Q2 Q2 Q1 0 / 6 4–6

References
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