Marc Gicquel
Marc Gicquel (born 30 March 1977) is a former professional male tennis player from France.
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, his countryman. On April 30, 2007, Gicquel broke into the top 40 after reaching the semi-finals 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 semi-finals to reach the Lyon final for two years 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 career finals
Singles: 3 (0–3)
| 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) |
|
| Finals by Surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–2) |
|
Doubles: 7 (4–3)
| 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) |
|
| Finals by Surface |
|---|
| Hard (4–2) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
|---|
| Runner-up |
1. |
9 July 2007 |
Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
 Florent Serra |
 František Čermák
Pavel Vízner |
5–7, 7–5, [7–10] |
| Runner-up |
2. |
31 December 2007 |
Chennai Open, Chennai, India |
Hard |
 Marcos Baghdatis |
 Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Winner |
1. |
10 August 2008 |
Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Washington D.C., United States |
Hard |
 Robert Lindstedt |
 Bruno Soares
 Kevin Ullyett |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Winner |
2. |
5 January 2009 |
Brisbane International, Brisbane, Australia |
Hard |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
 Fernando Verdasco
 Mischa Zverev |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner |
3. |
10 January 2010 |
Brisbane International, Brisbane, Australia |
Hard |
Jérémy Chardy |
Lukáš Dlouhý
 Leander Paes |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner |
4. |
10 February 2013 |
Open Sud de France, Montpellier, France |
Hard (i) |
Michaël Llodra |
Johan Brunström
 Raven Klaasen |
6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Runner-up |
3. |
9 February 2014 |
Open Sud de France, Montpellier, France |
Hard (i) |
Nicolas Mahut |
 Nikolay Davydenko
 Denis Istomin |
4–6, 6–1, [7–10] |
Challengers and Futures finals
Singles: 24 (15–9)
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Challengers (8–2) |
| Futures (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 |
6. |
2 1 August 2004 |
Timişoara, Romania |
Clay |
 Oliver Marach |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner |
7. |
11 July 2005 |
Saint-Gervais, France |
Clay |
Xavier Audouy |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner |
8. |
26 September 2005 |
Grenoble, France |
Hard |
Thomas Enqvist |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Winner |
9. |
27 March 2006 |
Saint-Brieuc, France |
Clay |
 Peter Wessels |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
8. |
4 July 2006 |
Montauban, France |
Clay |
 Lamine Ouahab |
5–7, 6–3, 6–7(2–7) |
| Winner |
10. |
18 February 2008 |
Besançon, France |
Hard (i) |
Alexander Peya |
7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Winner |
11. |
11 May 2009 |
Bordeaux, France |
Clay |
Mathieu Montcourt |
3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner |
12. |
17 October 2010 |
Rennes, France |
Hard |
 Stéphane Bohli |
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–1 |
| Winner |
13. |
13 March 2011 |
Lille, France |
Hard |
Jonathan Eysseric |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner |
14. |
15 May 2011 |
Bordeaux, France |
Clay |
 Horacio Zeballos |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner |
15. |
4 November 2012 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Clay |
Matthias Bachinger |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
9. |
17 February 2013 |
Quimper, France |
Hard |
 Marius Copil |
6–7(9–11), 4–6 |
Doubles: 10 (5–5)
| Legend |
|---|
| Challengers (2–2) |
| Futures (3–3) |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
|---|
| Runner-up |
1. |
2 April 2001 |
Saint-Brieuc, France |
Clay |
Régis Lavergne |
Christian 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 |
4. |
18 July 2005 |
Tampere, Finland |
Clay |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
 Adam Chadaj
Filip Urban |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
4 July 2006 |
Montauban, France |
Clay |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
 Pablo Cuevas
 Adrián García |
3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Runner-up |
5. |
10 July 2006 |
Scheveningen, Netherlands |
Clay |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Guillermo García-López
Salvador Navarro-Gutiérrez |
4–6, 6–0, [9–11] |
| Winner |
5. |
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 genitals 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]
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L |
|---|
| Australian Open |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
3R |
1R |
2R |
Q1 |
A |
Q2 |
0 / 4 |
4–4 |
| French Open |
1R |
A |
2R |
1R |
2R |
3R |
1R |
1R |
Q3 |
1R |
0 / 8 |
4–8 |
| Wimbledon |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
3R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
A |
1R |
0 / 6 |
3–6 |
| US Open |
A |
A |
4R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
A |
|
0 / 6 |
4–6 |
References
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