Florent Serra
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| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Born | 28 February 1981 Bordeaux, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Pierre Cherret[1] |
| Prize money | $2,895,039 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 123–168 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 36 (26 June 2006) |
| Current ranking | No. 344 (12 January 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2010) |
| French Open | 3R (2008) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| US Open | 2R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 18–55 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 109 (10 September 2007) |
| Current ranking | No. 238 (28 August 2013) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2010) |
| French Open | 3R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
| US Open | 3R (2007) |
| Last updated on: 28 August 2013. | |
Florent Lucien Serra (born 28 February 1981) is a French tennis player.[1] A right-hander, he has won two ATP titles during his career and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 36 in June 2006.
Career
Early life and junior career
Serra was born in Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, in 1981 to Jean-Luc and Martine. He started playing tennis at the age of seven[1] at a tennis club in Bordeaux after his father got him involved.[2] After completing his A-level equivalent (the French "bac") with a major in Economics at 18, Serra left Bordeaux for Paris, to train under the national training program at Roland Garros.[2] As a result of playing minimal junior tournaments, his career high junior ranking was no. 437 on 31 December 1999.[3] He turned pro in 2000.[2]
Professional career
From 2000 to 2002, he reached six Futures finals, winning one of them, along with reaching his first Challenger final.[4] He made his debut on the ATP Tour in 2003.[2] In 2005 he had his most successful year, winning three out of four Challenger finals,[4] and his first ATP tour title, in Bucharest. He won his second title the following year in Adelaide.[2] In 2009, he was a runner-up in Casablanca.[4] He has been coached by Pierre Cherret since he was a junior player,[1][3] and his fitness trainer is Paul Quetin.[2] Serra reached the 2nd round of Wimbledon 2012, losing to Kei Nishikori, 3–6, 5–7, 2–6. [5]
Personal
His mother works as a secretary in Bordeaux, while Serra himself lives in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.[2]
ATP Career Finals
Singles: 3 (2–1)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 18 September 2005 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay |  Igor Andreev
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 8 January 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard |  Xavier Malisse
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 12 April 2009 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay |  Juan Carlos Ferrero
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4–6, 5–7 |
Singles performance timeline
This table is current through 2013 US Open.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | 5–8 | ||||||||
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 7–10 | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 4–7 | ||||||||
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 5–8 | ||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 21–33 | ||||||||
Doubles performance timeline
This table is current through 2013 US Open.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 2–4 | |||||||||||
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2–7 | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1–3 | |||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | A | 2–3 | |||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 7–17 | |||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d Profile at itftennis.com
- ^ a b c d e f g Profile at atpworldtour.com
- ^ a b Junior profile at itftennis.com
- ^ a b c Results at itftennis.com
- ^ "Wimbledon 2012". The Times Of India. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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