Patrick Proisy
Appearance
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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 (1-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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Patrick Proisy (born 10 September 1949) is a French former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the finals of the French Open in 1972[1][2] losing against 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 singles finals
Runners-up (1)
Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in final |
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1972 | French Open | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Career finals
Singles: 5 (2–3)
Legend (Titles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (2) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 4 June 1972 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 9 December 1972 | Perth, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
7–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 18 July 1977 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 18 May 1975 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 9 May 1976 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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.
- ^ Illustrated, Sports (November 2009). Sports Illustrated Almanac 2010. Time Home Entertainment. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-60320-826-0. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
External links
- Patrick Proisy at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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- Patrick Proisy at the Davis Cup