Arnaud Boetsch
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Boetsch in 2005 | |
Full name | Arnaud Benjamin Boetsch |
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Country (sports) | France |
Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
Born | (1969年04月01日) 1 April 1969 (age 55) Meulan, France |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 1987 |
Retired | 1999 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,031,247 |
Singles | |
Career record | 231–202 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 12 (22 April 1996) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1993) |
French Open | 4R (1991) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1992) |
US Open | 4R (1996) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 67–75 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 97 (18 October 1993) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1995) |
French Open | QF (1995) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1993) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (1996) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1987, 1989) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (1991, 1996) |
Last updated on: 6 May 2022. |
Arnaud Benjamin Boetsch (French: [aʁ.nobœt.ʃ] ; born 1 April 1969) is a French former tennis player who turned professional in 1987. Known for his stylish single-handed backhand, he won three career titles, reaching his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 12 in April 1996.
Tennis career
[edit ]Boetsch reached the fourth round once in each of the four grand slams between 1991 and 1996, notably beating Richard Krajicek in five sets in his 1992 Wimbledon run (Krajicek would go on to win the title four years later).
Boetsch represented France at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the second round by Spain's eventual Silver medal winner Sergi Bruguera.
He currently works as a tennis commentator for France Télévisions with Lionel Chamoulaud or François Brabant.
ATP career finals
[edit ]Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1991 | Berlin, Germany | Grand Prix | Carpet | Czech Republic Petr Korda | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1992 | Bolzano, Italy | World Series | Carpet | Sweden Thomas Enqvist | 2–6, 6–1, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 1993 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | World Series | Grass | Australia Wally Masur | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–2 | Oct 1993 | Toulouse, France | World Series | Hard | France Cédric Pioline | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–3 | Feb 1994 | Marseille, France | World Series | Carpet | Switzerland Marc Rosset | 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 2–4 | Oct 1994 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | World Series | Carpet | United States MaliVai Washington | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Jan 1995 | Adelaide, Australia | World Series | Hard | United States Jim Courier | 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–5 | Oct 1995 | Toulouse, France | World Series | Hard | United States Jim Courier | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–0 |
Loss | 3–6 | Nov 1995 | Stockholm, Sweden | International Series | Carpet | Sweden Thomas Enqvist | 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | Oct 1996 | Lyon, France | World Series | Carpet | Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5–7, 3–6 |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 1991 | Bordeaux, France | World Series | Hard | France Guy Forget | Germany Patrik Kühnen Germany Alexander Mronz |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Sep 1992 | Bordeaux, France | World Series | Clay | France Guy Forget | Spain Sergio Casal Spain Emilio Sánchez |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 1993 | Marseille, France | World Series | Carpet | France Olivier Delaître | United States Ivan Lendl South Africa Christo van Rensburg |
6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Aug 1993 | Long Island, United States | World Series | Hard | France Olivier Delaître | Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner Germany David Prinosil |
7–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jul 1995 | Gstaad, Switzerland | World Series | Clay | Switzerland Marc Rosset | Argentina Luis Lobo Spain Javier Sánchez |
7–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit ]Singles: 2 (0–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0-1 | Aug 1989 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Israel Gilad Bloom | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0-2 | Jul 1990 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Germany Christian Saceanu | 3–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1989 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Czech Republic Slava Doseděl | Germany Peter Ballauff Italy Ugo Pigato |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1990 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Sweden Peter Nyborg | Russia Andrei Olhovskiy Finland Olli Rahnasto |
5–7, 4–6 |
Performance timelines
[edit ]Singles
[edit ]Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% | ||||
French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 2R | 0 / 12 | 15–12 | 56% | ||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | Q3 | 3R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56% | ||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | Q1 | A | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% | ||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0- / 33 | 42–33 | 56% | ||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | 0- / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | ||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | SF | 3R | A | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | 53% | ||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% | ||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | ||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% | ||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||
Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||
Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | SF | 2R | 2R | QF | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 13–6 | 68% | ||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 1–5 | 3–8 | 12–8 | 4–6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0- / 43 | 40–43 | 48% |
Doubles
[edit ]Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
French Open | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 12 | 7–12 | 37% | ||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | Q3 | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 16 | 10–16 | 38% | ||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
Miami | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | ||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | QF | Q1 | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | ||||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
Paris | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | ||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 17 | 10–17 | 37% |
External links
[edit ]- 1969 births
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