Nicolas Devilder
Nicolas Devilder (born 25 March 1980) is a retired French tennis player.
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Residence | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
Born | Dax, France | 25 March 1980
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 2000 |
Retired | 2013 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $959,449 |
Singles | |
Career record | 24–47 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 60 (8 September 2008) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2007, 2009) |
French Open | 3R (2012) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2009) |
US Open | 2R (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 7–23 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 197 (23 March 2009) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2009) |
French Open | 2R (2005, 2008) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2007, 2009) |
US Open | 1R (2008) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (2012) |
Last updated on: 31 May 2021. |
Devilder reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 60, achieved on 8 September 2008. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 197, achieved on 23 March 2009.
Devilder played primarily in ATP Challenger tournaments, and has won Challenger titles in Pamplona, Monza, Bergamo, Košice, Timișoara and Poznań. He was sponsored by Nike and Babolat. At the 2012 French Open he strung together five consecutive wins all in straight sets, as he needed to come through three qualifying rounds to advance to the main draw, followed by winning his first and second round matches. He was eventually defeated in the third round by World No. 1 and eventual finalist Novak Djokovic 1–6, 2–6, 2–6.
Devilder reached 22 singles finals in his career, with a record of 14 wins and 8 losses which includes a 9–5 record in ATP Challenger finals. Additionally he reached ten career doubles finals in his career with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses which includes a 2–0 record in ATP Challenger finals. His only appearance in an ATP Tour-level final came in doubles at the 2008 Romanian Open on clay courts in Bucharest. In what was an extraordinarily even-leveled back and forth tight match lasting several hours, Devilder and compatriot partner Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Polish pair Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 7–6(7–4), 6–7(9–11), [22–20] to win the championship.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–7(9–11), [22–20] |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 22 (14–8)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2000 | Chile F5, Santiago | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2002 | France F14, Valescure | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2004 | France F6, Angers | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2005 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | May 2005 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 3–3 | Aug 2005 | Pamplona, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 4–3 | Apr 2006 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 5–3 | Apr 2006 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 6–3 | Jun 2006 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 7–3 | Aug 2006 | Timișoara, Romania | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Loss | 7–4 | Sep 2006 | Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–4 | Oct 2007 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 9–4 | Jun 2008 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 10–4 | Jun 2008 | Constanța, Romania | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(12–10) |
Loss | 10–5 | Jul 2008 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(1–7), 1–6 |
Win | 11–5 | Jul 2008 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 12–5 | Jul 2011 | Belgium F2, Havré | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 13–5 | Jul 2011 | Belgium F5, Heist | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 13–6 | Aug 2011 | Netherlands F5, Enschede | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 13–7 | Oct 2011 | Hungary F3, Budapest | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
Win | 14–7 | Jan 2012 | USA F2, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 14–8 | Mar 2012 | Casablanca, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 9 (4–5)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2001 | France F11, Bourg-en-Bresse | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2001 | France F12, Zix-En-Provence | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jan 2002 | France F1, Grasse | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Feb 2002 | France F4, Deauville | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–4 | Mar 2002 | France F7, Poitiers | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2002 | Jamaica F2, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 2–5 | Jul 2002 | France F14, Valescure | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 3–5 | Apr 2005 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 4–5 | Jan 2010 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q2 | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||
French Open | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | 3R | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||||
US Open | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 6–10 | 25% | |||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
Monte-Carlo Masters | 2R | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||||
Year End Ranking | 198 | 173 | 95 | 115 | 73 | 225 | 414 | 356 | 204 | 0 | Earnings: $959,449 |
External links and references
- Nicolas Devilder at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Nicolas Devilder at the International Tennis Federation
- Devilder world ranking history
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