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Guillaume Rufin
Guillaume Rufin, Wimbledon 2013
Country (sports) France
ResidenceCharnay, France
Born (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 34)
Viriat, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$716,669
Singles
Career record16–27
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 81 (9 September 2013)
Current rankingNo. 343 (18 August 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2013)
French Open2R (2009, 2011)
Wimbledon2R (2012, 2013)
US Open2R (2010, 2013)
Doubles
Career record4–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 316 (2 August 2010)
Current rankingNo. 643 (18 August 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (2010)
Last updated on: 18 August 2014.

Guillaume Rufin /ɡilˈlm rˈfɑːn/ (born 26 May 1990) is a professional French tennis player. His highest singles ranking is World No. 81, achieved in September 2013. He received a wildcard into the 2009 French Open, his ATP-tier debut. In the first round, one day before his 19th birthday, he beat Eduardo Schwank, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3.

Rufin achieved another landmark in his young career on 25 October 2009 when he won the Florianapolis Challenger title in Brazil, beating Pere Riba in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3.

He reached the quarterfinals of the 2010 Open 13 in Marseille. In the first round, Rufin defeated lucky loser Laurent Recouderc, 7–5, 4–6, 7–6. He followed this up by defeating Yannick Mertens of Belgium, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2. He eventually fell to World No. 92 Mischa Zverev 7–5, 6–7, 6–3.

Rufin received a wildcard into the 2010 US Open and defeated Leonardo Mayer in four sets, before losing to Paul-Henri Mathieu in the second round.

Challenger finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 25 October 2009 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Spain Pere Riba 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 15 July 2012 Timișoara, Romania Clay Romania Victor Hănescu 0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 7 October 2012 Quito, Ecuador Clay Brazil João Souza 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 2. 21 October 2012 Villa Allende, Argentina Clay Spain Javier Martí 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 28 October 2012 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Diego Schwartzman 1–6, 5–6
Rufin serves to Tomas Berdych at Rod Laver Arena during the 2013 Australian Open

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 7 January 2012 Nouméa, New Caledonia Hard France Axel Michon Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
0–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current till US Open.

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 W–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A 1R A Q3 2R A A 1–2
French Open Q1 2R Q1 2R 1R 1R A Q1 2–4
Wimbledon A A Q1 Q2 2R 2R A 2–2
US Open A A 2R Q3 1R 2R A 2–3
Win–Loss 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 3–4 0–0 7–11

Doubles performance timeline

Current as far as the 2014 US Open (tennis).

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 W–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open 0–0
French Open 3R 1R 2–2
Wimbledon 0–0
US Open 0–0
Win–Loss 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2

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