Patrick Proisy

Patrick Proisy (born 10 September 1949) is a French former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the final of the French Open in 1972[1][2] (where he beat top seed and defending champion Jan Kodes in the quarter finals and fourth seed Manuel Orantes in the semi finals before losing the final against sixth seeded Spaniard Andrés Gimeno in four sets).[3] He added to that one more final (in Florence, 1976) and singles titles in Hilversum, 1977 and Perth, 1972. Proisy reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 16 in October 1972.

Patrick Proisy
Country (sports) France
ResidenceParis, France
Born (1949-09-10) 10 September 1949
Evreux, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1968
Retired1981
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record200–176 (Open era)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 16 (23 October 1972)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenSF (1973)
French OpenF (1972)
Wimbledon2R (1971, 1972, 1974)
US Open2R (1972, 1977)
Doubles
Career record72–120 (Open era)

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent Score
Runner-up1972French Open Andrés Gimeno6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles

Tournament19681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981 SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 2R SF A A A A A A A A A 0 / 2
French Open 2R 1R 1R QF F 1R 3R 3R A 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 13
Wimbledon A A 1R 2R 2R A 2R 1R 1R A A A A A 0 / 6
US Open A 1R A 1R 3R 1R A 1R 1R 2R A A A A 0 / 7
Strike Rate 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 28

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

Career finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Legend (Titles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (2)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jun 1972 Paris, France Clay Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6
Win 1. Dec 1972 Perth, Australia Grass Wanaro N'Godrella 7–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 2. Jul 1977 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Lito Álvarez 6–2, 6–0, 6–2
Loss 2. May 1975 Bournemouth, England Clay Manuel Orantes 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Loss 3. May 1976 Florence, Italy Clay Paolo Bertolucci 7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 8–10

References

  1. Djata, Sundiata A. (March 2008). Blacks at the net: Black achievement in the history of tennis. Syracuse University Press. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-0-8156-0898-1. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  2. Collins, Bud; Hollander, Zander (1994). Bud Collins' modern encyclopedia of tennis. Gale Research. p. 424. ISBN 978-0-8103-8988-5. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  3. "French Open 1972". www.tennis.co.nf.
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