Guillaume Raoux
| Country (sports) |
 France |
|---|---|
| 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 | $2,449,106 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 179–225 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
Guillaume Raoux (born 14 February 1970) is a retired tennis player from France.
Career
Juniors
He reached the finals of the Wimbledon Jr singles in 1988.
Pro tour
Raoux turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where he was defeated in the first round by Zimbabwe's Byron Black. The right-hander won one singles career title (Brisbane, 1992), and achieved a career-high ATP 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]
Career finals
Singles (1 title – 4 runners-up)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold (0) |
| ATP Tour (1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 4 November 1991 | Birmingham Open, Birmingham | Carpet (i) |  Michael Chang |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 28 September 1992 | Brisbane International, Brisbane | Hard (i) |  Kenneth Carlsen |
6–4, 7–6(12–10) |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 March 1995 | St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg | Carpet (i) |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 3 April 1995 | South African Open, Johannesburg | Hard |  Martin Sinner |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 16 June 1997 | Ordina Open, Rosmalen | Grass |  Richard Krajicek |
4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Doubles (4 titles – 3 runners-up)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold |
| ATP Tour (4) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 11 January 1993 | Jakarta Open, Jakarta | Hard |  Diego Nargiso |
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 12 September 1994 | ATP Bordeaux, Bordeaux | Hard | Diego Nargiso |
Olivier Delaître Guy Forget |
2–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 6 March 1995 | Copenhagen Open, Copenhagen | Carpet (i) |  Greg Rusedski |
Mark Keil  Peter Nyborg |
7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 3 April 1995 | South African Open, Johannesburg | Hard | Rodolphe Gilbert |
Martin Sinner Joost Winnink |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 12 February 1996 | Open 13, Marseille | Hard (i) | Jean-Philippe Fleurian |
 Marius Barnard Peter Nyborg |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 14 October 1996 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse, Toulouse | Hard (i) | Olivier Delaître |
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 15 June 1998 | Ordina Open, 's-Hertogenbosch | Grass | Jan Siemerink |
 Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
References
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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