Gérard Solvès

Solvès arrived on the scene in 1993, making the quarterfinals in Munich and Gstaad.[3] He defeated some good players in both tournaments, defeating world number 19 Henrik Holm at Munich and managing a win over Wally Masur in Gstaad.[3] In 1997 he made the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Open and was also a semi-finalist in Chennai that year.[3] Solvès did well at Chennai again in 1998, making it as far as the quarterfinals.[3]

He took part in the singles draw of seven Grand Slams.[3] In both the 1994 and 1995 French Opens, Solvès also played in the men's doubles and mixed doubles.[3] He partnered Fabrice Santoro in the 1994 French Open. His first win was at the French Open in 1996, when he defeated Marcos Ondruska in a 285-minute marathon, which ended at 9–7 in the fifth set.[3] He reached the second round again in the French Open two years later, beating American Richey Reneberg, once more in a five-set match, which saw 14 games played in the final set.[3]