Stéphane Huet
Stéphane Huet (born 25 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from France.[1]
| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1971 Paris, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1990 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Prize money | $529,583 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 14–39 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 96 (10 July 2000) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1999) |
| French Open | 2R (1993, 1999) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2000, 2001) |
| US Open | 1R (1999, 2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 292 (5 February 1996) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1994, 2000) |
Huet appeared in a total of 16 Grand Slam tournaments during his career. When he made his Grand Slam tournament debut in the 1993 French Open, as a qualifier, he was ranked 297 in the world and had just one tour match to his name.[2] Despite this, in the opening round he managed to defeat seventh-seed Ivan Lendl in four sets. It was the first time since 1978 that Lendl, a three-time French Open winner, had exited the tournament without registering a win. In 1999, Huet made the second round of two Majors, the Australian Open, where he beat Arnaud Di Pasquale and the French Open, where he defeated Hendrik Dreekmann, before losing a five set match to eventual finalist Todd Martin, in a final set tie-break. The Frenchman reached the second round on two further occasions, the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, when he defeated Mahesh Bhupathi, and at the same event a year later, when he had a victory against Markus Hipfl. He also played men's doubles twice and mixed doubles at four Major tournaments.[3]
On the ATP Tour, he was a quarter-finalist at Toulouse in 1998 and also reached the quarter-finals stage at Palermo two years later. In the 2000 Tashkent Open he had a win over Carlos Moyá.[4]
As a coach his students include the French players Irena Pavlovic,[5] Laetitia Sarrazin[6] and Manon Arcangioli.[7]
Challenger titles
Singles: (2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1999 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay |  Werner Eschauer |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 2. | 1999 | Hong Kong | Hard |  Gouichi Motomura |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
References
- Stéphane Huet : "Il n'y a pas de limites" 23 September 2010.
- The New York Times, "Tennis; Qualifier Stuns Lendl In Paris", 26 May 1993, Robin Finn.
- ITF Tennis Profile
- ATP World Tour Profile
- Irena Pavlovic – Players | WTA Tennis "Irena Pavlovic Biography. Coached by Stéphane Huet"
- ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – SARRAZIN, Laetitia (FRA) "Coach Name:Stéphane Huet, Hugo Lecoq ..."
- ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – ARCANGIOLI, Manon (FRA) "Coach Name:Hugo LECOQ, Stéphane HUET"