Guillaume Raoux
Guillaume Raoux (born 14 February 1970) is a French former tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  France |
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| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Born | 14 February 1970 Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1989 |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,446,506 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 179–225 |
| Career titles | 1 6 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 35 (8 June 1998) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (1998) |
| French Open | 2R (1995, 1997, 1998) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1997) |
| US Open | 2R (1991, 1996, 1997, 1998) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 102–105 |
| Career titles | 4 4 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 35 (5 August 1996) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1995, 1996) |
| French Open | QF (1989) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1996) |
| US Open | 3R (1995, 1997) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1996) |
| French Open | 3R (1999) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1997) |
| Last updated on: 10 December 2021. | |
Career
Raoux reached the Wimbledon junior singles final in 1988. He turned professional in 1989.
Pro tour
The right-hander won one singles career title (Queensland Open, 1992), and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35 in June 1998. Raoux reached the fourth round of the 1998 Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters in 1990 and 1997.
He was the first man to be beaten by Roger Federer on the ATP Tour.[1]
Raoux represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he was defeated in the first round by Zimbabwe's Byron Black.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1988 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Nicolás Pereira | 6–7, 2–6 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1991 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | World Series | Carpet |  Michael Chang |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1992 | Brisbane, Australia | World Series | Hard |  Kenneth Carlsen |
6–4, 7–6(12–10) |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 1995 | St. Petersburg, Russia | World Series | Carpet |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 1995 | Johannesburg, South Africa | World Series | Hard |  Martin Sinner |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 1997 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | World Series | Grass |  Richard Krajicek |
4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 1993 | Jakarta, Indonesia | World Series | Hard |  Diego Nargiso |
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 1994 | Bordeaux, France | World Series | Hard | Diego Nargiso |
Olivier Delaître Guy Forget |
2–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 1995 | Copenhagen, Denmark | World Series | Carpet | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greg Rusedski |
Mark Keil  Peter Nyborg |
7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 1995 | Johannesburg, South Africa | World Series | Hard | Rodolphe Gilbert |
Martin Sinner Joost Winnink |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 1996 | Marseille, France | World Series | Hard | Jean-Philippe Fleurian |
 Marius Barnard Peter Nyborg |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 1996 | Toulouse, France | World Series | Hard | Olivier Delaître |
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 1998 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | World Series | Grass | Jan Siemerink |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
Singles: 8 (6–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1989 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard |  Yahiya Doumbia |
7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 1990 | Martinique, Martinique | Challenger | Hard | Robbie Weiss |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 1990 | Gevrey-Chambertin, France | Challenger | Carpet | Henrik Holm |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Aug 1992 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Joern Renzenbrink |
7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Oct 1993 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Stark |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Aug 1994 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Markus Zoecke |
7–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Nov 1995 | Nantes, France | Challenger | Hard | Jeff Tarango |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–2 | Oct 1996 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard |  Karol Kučera |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
Doubles: 4 (4–0)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 1990 | Martinique, Martinique | Challenger | Hard | Olivier Delaître |
Todd Nelson  Roger Smith |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 1994 | Nantes, France | Challenger | Hard | Olivier Delaître |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dick Norman Greg Rusedski |
6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 1995 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Rodolphe Gilbert |
 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Oct 1995 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | Olivier Delaître |
Kent Kinnear Dave Randall |
7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (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); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 2R | A | 0 / 10 | 11–10 | 52% | ||||||
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 3–13 | 19% | ||||||
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 10 | 4–10 | 29% | ||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 42 | 22–42 | 34% | ||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||
| Miami | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 4R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% | ||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% | ||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||||
| Stuttgart1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||
| Paris | A | A | QF | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 6–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 4–8 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 33 | 24–33 | 42% | ||||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||
| French Open | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 12 | 8–12 | 40% | |||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R | 1R | Q3 | 2R | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% | |||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% | |||||||
| Win–loss | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 23 | 22–23 | 49% | |||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | |||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% | |||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 12 | 11–12 | 48% | |||||||
External links
- Guillaume Raoux at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Guillaume Raoux at the International Tennis Federation
- Guillaume Raoux at the Davis Cup
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