Patrick Proisy
Country (sports) | France |
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Residence | Paris, France |
Born | Evreux, France | 10 September 1949
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1968 |
Retired | 1981 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 200–176 (Open era) |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 16 (23 October 1972) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1973) |
French Open | F (1972) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1971, 1972, 1974) |
US Open | 2R (1972, 1977) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 72–120 (Open era) |
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.
Grand Slam finals[]
Singles (1 runner-up)[]
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1972 | French Open | Andrés Gimeno | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Singles[]
Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | SR | |
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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 | Q1 | Q2 | 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 |
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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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "French Open 1972". www.tennis.co.nf.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1949 births
- Living people
- French Championships junior (tennis) champions
- French male tennis players
- Universiade medalists in tennis
- Sportspeople from Évreux
- Universiade gold medalists for France
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles
- Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade