Antony Dupuis

Antony Dupuis (French pronunciation: [dypɥi]; born 24 February 1973) is a French retired professional tennis player.

Antony Dupuis
Country (sports) France
ResidenceVilleneuve-le-Comte, France
Born (1973-02-24) 24 February 1973 (age 51)
Bayonne, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2013
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,591,333
Singles
Career record85–128
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 57 (10 September 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2000, 2003)
French Open3R (2001)
Wimbledon2R (2001, 2004)
US Open2R (2002, 2003)
Doubles
Career record11–25
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 147 (24 April 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2003)
French Open2R (2002, 2005)
Wimbledon1R (2003)
US Open2R (2003)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (2002, 2003, 2006)

Personal life edit

Dupuis began playing tennis at the age of nine with his father Xavier. He mentioned in an interview once that he prefers clay and hard court surfaces. He was coached by Benoit Carelli, whom he credits with improving his physical and mental ability. Carelli had coached Dupuis since February 1998.

Career edit

Dupuis won one singles title in Milan in 2004 and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in September 2001.[1][2] In 2005, at the Valencia tournament, Dupuis became the first French player to defeat Novak Djokovic. In 2006 he tested positive for the banned drug Salbutamol and was suspended for two and a half months.[3]

ATP career finals edit

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 2001Munich, GermanyInternational SeriesClay Jiří Novák4–6, 5–7
Win1–1Feb 2004Milan, ItalyWorld SeriesCarpet Mario Ančić6–4, 6–7(12–14), 7–6(7–5)

Doubles: 1 (1 title) edit

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 2004Long Island, United StatesInternational SeriesHard Michaël Llodra Yves Allegro
Michael Kohlmann
6–2, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 23 (12–11) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (8–7)
ITF Futures (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 1998Vadodara, IndiaChallengerGrass Peter Tramacchi6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Win1–1Dec 1998Ahmedabad, IndiaChallengerHard Oleg Ogorodov6–4, 6–2
Win2–1Jan 1999Bombay, IndiaChallengerHard Julien Boutter7–5, 7–6
Loss2–2Feb 1999Cherbourg, FranceChallengerHard Sebastien Grosjean6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Loss2–3Mar 1999Grenoble, FranceChallengerHard Julien Boutter2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win3–3Aug 1999Binghamton, United StatesChallengerHard Brett Steven6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss3–4Sep 2000France F18, MulhouseFuturesHard Ivo Karlovic7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win4–4Oct 2000Grenoble, FranceChallengerHard Jan Siemerink7–6(12–10), 7–6(13–11)
Loss4–5Nov 2000Puebla, MexicoChallengerHard Brandon Hawk6–7(6–8), 3–6
Loss4–6Dec 2000Urbana, MexicoChallengerHard Jeff Salzenstein6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win5–6Dec 2000San Jose, Costa RicaChallengerHard Alexandre Simoni7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3
Loss5–7Feb 2001Wroclaw, PolandChallengerHard Axel Pretzsch5–7, 6–7(1–7)
Loss5–8Feb 2002Wroclaw, PolandChallengerHard Davide Sanguinetti3–6, 2–6
Win6–8Nov 2002Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerCarpet Karol Beck4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win7–8Jul 2006Nottingham, United KingdomChallengerGrass Iván Navarro6–4, 7–5
Win8–8Mar 2007Switzerland F3, WilenFuturesCarpet Alexander Flock6–2, 6–3
Win9–8Apr 2007France F7, GrasseFuturesClay Xavier Pujo2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win10–8May 2007Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Pavel Chekhov6–1, 6–4
Loss10–9Jul 2009Germany F11, CologneFuturesClay Pavol Cervenak2–6, 2–6
Win11–9Oct 2009France F18, Saint-DizierFuturesHard Conor Niland6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss11–10Aug 2010Austria F5, PörtschachFuturesClay Axel Michon4–6, 5–7
Loss11–11Sep 2010Austria F6, WelsFuturesClay Axel Michon3–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6
Win12–11Sep 2010Germany F15, TrierFuturesClay Alexandre Folie6–4, 6–0

Doubles: 2 (0–2) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2005Orléans, FranceChallengerHard Gregory Carraz Julien Benneteau
Nicolas Mahut
6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Feb 2006Andrezieux, FranceChallengerHard Gregory Carraz Julien Benneteau
Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 4–6

Performance timelines edit

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles edit

Tournament1993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAQ22RQ21R2R1R1RQ1Q2Q20 / 52–529%
French OpenQ1AQ1Q1AQ21R1R3R1R1R1R1RQ2AQ10 / 72–722%
WimbledonAAQ1Q1AQ1AQ22R1R2R1R1RQ1AQ20 / 52–529%
US OpenAAAAAQ3Q1A1R2R2R1RQ3Q1Q1A0 / 42–433%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–11–23–31–43–40–40–30–00–00–00 / 218–2128%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian WellsAAAAAAAAQ1AA2R1RAAA0 / 21–233%
MiamiAAAAAAAQ2Q21R2RQ21RAAA0 / 31–325%
Monte CarloAAAAAAAQ1Q2Q2Q2Q1AAAA0 / 00–0 – 
RomeAAAAAAAAAQ1AQ1AQ1AA0 / 00–0 – 
HamburgAAAAAAAA1R1R2R1RAAAA0 / 41–420%
CincinnatiAQ2AAAAAAAAQ1AAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
StuttgartAAAAAAAAQ2Not Masters Series0 / 00–0 – 
MadridNot Masters SeriesAQ13RAAAA0 / 12–167%
ParisAQ2AAAQ2Q1A1R1RQ2Q1Q2AAA0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–20–32–23–30–20–00–00–00 / 125–1229%

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Dupuis edges Ancic in three-hour battle". sports.espn.go.com. ESPN. 15 February 2004.
  2. ^ "ITF player profile – Antony Dupuis". itftennis.com. ITF.
  3. ^ "ITF Press Release – Decision in the case of Antony Dupuis". itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2007.

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