Sébastien Grosjean

Sébastien Grosjean
Country (sports)  France
Residence Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Born (1978-05-29) 29 May 1978
Marseille, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 1996
Retired May 27, 2010
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $8,131,804
Singles
Career record 341–247
Career titles 4
Highest ranking No. 4 (28 October 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open SF (2001)
French Open SF (2001)
Wimbledon SF (2003, 2004)
US Open 3R (2000, 2005, 2007)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals F (2001)
Olympic Games QF (2000)
Doubles
Career record 82–99
Career titles 5
Highest ranking No. 52 (12 April 2004)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (2001)

Sébastien René Grosjean (French pronunciation: ​[sebastjɛ̃ ʁəne ɡʁoˈʒɑ̃]; born 29 May 1978) is a retired tennis player from France. His career-high ATP singles ranking was World No. 4, achieved in October 2002. Grosjean retired from tennis on 27 May 2010.[1]

Career

Juniors

As a junior Grosjean posted a 90-20 singles record and a 58-12 doubles record, reaching No. 1 in the world in both in December 1996.

Junior Slam results - Singles:

Australian Open: -
French Open: QF (1996)
Wimbledon: 2R (1996)
US Open: QF (1996)

Junior Slam results - Doubles:

Australian Open: -
French Open: W (1996)
Wimbledon: -
US Open: SF (1996)

Pro tour

Grosjean joined the professional tour in 1996. In 2003 and 2004 he reached the final of the Queen's London Tournament. In the same two years, he also reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon. He finished 2001 as the No. 1 player from his country and for the first time in the top 10 becoming the first Frenchman to finish a year in the top 10 since Cédric Pioline in 1993. In 2001, Grosjean won the Davis Cup with the French team.

Grosjean is known for his extreme forehand, his best shot, he utilizes something of a western grip, which is hit at high velocities. He has appeared in four Grand Slam semifinal matches. As well as his two Wimbledon runs, he also reached the French Open semi-finals in 2001. His most famous chance was at the 2001 Australian Open against Arnaud Clément. Grosjean led two sets to love and had a match point in the fourth set before Clément prevailed. This was long considered the worst 'choke' in five-set history, until the 2004 French Open final.

He won his fourth singles title at the 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, with a 7–6, 6–4 victory over countryman Marc Gicquel. He also won the doubles final with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (who Grosjean beat in the singles semifinals), entering the tournament as a wildcard team where they upset the first and third seeds. They beat Łukasz Kubot and Lovro Zovko 6–4, 6–3 in the final, and the Kubot-Zovko team was the only team that was not all-French.

Considered one of the more popular players on the circuit, he is lauded for his attractive, graceful style and classical skills. He is affectionately nicknamed 'Big John' by fans, a literal translation of his surname into English.

Personal

Grosjean married his wife Marie-Pierre on November 16, 1998 and has a daughter named Lola (born October 11, 1998), a son named Tom (2002) and a daughter named Sam (2006). The family currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida, United States, where Grosjean trains at the Evert Tennis Academy. He is sponsored by Lacoste in apparel and Head rackets. He used the Head Prestige Classic 660 throughout his career.

Major finals

Year-End Championships finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up2001SydneyHard (i)Australia Lleyton Hewitt3–6, 3–6, 4–6

Masters Series finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up1999MiamiHardNetherlands Richard Krajicek6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 5–7
Winner2001ParisCarpet (i)Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4

Career finals

Singles: 13 (4–9)

Wins (4)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (1–1)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (3–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (1–2)
Carpet (2–0)
Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. March 29, 1999 Miami, USA Hard Netherlands Richard Krajicek 6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. May 3, 1999 Atlanta, USA Clay Austria Stefan Koubek 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. April 17, 2000 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Spain Fernando Vicente 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)
Winner 1. June 25, 2000 Nottingham, UK Grass Zimbabwe Byron Black 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Runner-up 4. February 19, 2001 Marseille, France Hard (i) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Winner 2. November 4, 2001 Paris, France Carpet (i) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Runner-up 5. November 12, 2001 Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney, Australia Hard (i) Australia Lleyton Hewitt 3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 3. October 27, 2002 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Russia Mikhail Youzhny 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 6. June 16, 2003 London (Queen's Club), United Kingdom Grass United States Andy Roddick 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. October 6, 2003 Tokyo, Japan Hard Germany Rainer Schüttler 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Runner-up 8. June 14, 2004 London (Queen's Club), United Kingdom Grass United States Andy Roddick 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Runner-up 9. April 25, 2005 Houston, USA Clay United States Andy Roddick 2–6, 2–6
Winner 4. October 28, 2007 Lyon, France Carpet (i) France Marc Gicquel 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Doubles

Wins (5)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. April 10, 2000 Casablanca, Morocco Clay France Arnaud Clément Germany Lars Burgsmüller
Australia Andrew Painter		 7–6(7–4), 6–4
2. July 22, 2002 Los Angeles, California, United States Hard Germany Nicolas Kiefer United States Justin Gimelstob
France Michaël Llodra		 6–4, 6–4
3. February 10, 2003 Marseille, France Hard (i) France Fabrice Santoro Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner		 6–1, 6–4
4. March 8, 2004 Indian Wells, California, United States Hard France Arnaud Clément Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett		 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
5. October 22, 2007 Lyon, France Carpet (i) France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Poland Łukasz Kubot
Croatia Lovro Zovko		 6–4, 6–3

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament1995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010Career SR
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A A Q2 1R 3R SF 2R QF QF 2R QF 3R 3R A 1R 0 / 11
French Open A A 1R 1R 3R 3R SF QF 2R 2R 4R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 11
Wimbledon A A Q3 4R 3R 1R 3R A SF SF QF 3R 2R 2R A A 0 / 10
US Open A A Q1 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 2R 3R 2R 3R 1R A A 0 / 11
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 43
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A 3R 3R 1R 3R 4R 2R 4R 1R 1R A Q1 0 / 9
Miami A A A A F 3R 3R 3R 2R 4R 3R 3R 2R 2R A A 0 / 10
Monte Carlo A A Q1 2R 3R 1R SF SF A 2R A 2R A 1R A A 0 / 8
Rome A A A A 1R 1R 3R 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R A A A A 0 / 8
Madrid (Stuttgart) A A A A 2R SF 3R SF QF A 2R 2R A A A A 0 / 7
Canada A A A A 2R 3R A QF 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 8
Cincinnati A A A 1R 1R 2R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q2 A A A 0 / 8
Shanghai Not Held A A 0 / 0
Paris A A A 1R 1R 3R W 3R 2R A 1R 2R 1R A 1R A 1 / 10
Hamburg A A A A A 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R 3R 3R Q2 A NM1 0 / 7
Masters Series SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 75
Year End Ranking 861 405 145 88 26 19 6 17 10 15 25 28 53 170 677 722 N/A

References

  1. ↑ "Grosjean ends his pro tennis career". Yahoo Sports. 27 May 2010.

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