Marc Gicquel

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Marc Gicquel
Gicquel WMQ14 (3) (14627040553).jpg
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg France
Residence Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Born (1977-03-30) 30 March 1977 (age 47)
Tunis, Tunisia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $2,513,519
Singles
Career record92–113 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 37 (8 September 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2008)
French Open 3R (2009)
Wimbledon 3R (2008)
US Open 4R (2006)
Doubles
Career record49–55 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 38 (12 January 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (2008)
French Open 2R (2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Wimbledon 2R (2007, 2009)
US Open 3R (2008)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open QF (2005)
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Palma Doubles
Last updated on: 19 May 2021.

Marc Gicquel (born 30 March 1977) is a former professional male tennis player from France.

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Tennis career

Gicquel turned pro in 1999. He made his ATP Tour singles debut at the 2002 Open 13 tournament on hard courts in Marseilles, France. He was granted direct entry into the qualifying draw, which saw him defeat Johan Rousseaux 6–4, 6–4 and Cristiano Caratti 6–2, 7–6(10–8) in the first two rounds prior to being defeated in the third and final round by Renzo Furlan 3–6, 3–6. He would however be gifted a lucky loser entry when sixth seeded Roger Federer withdrew from the tournament. He faced wild card compatriot Nicolas Mahut in the first round and bettered him by a score of 6–4, 6–3 before falling to another Frenchman and eventual runner-up Nicolas Escudé 1–6, 6–7(3–7).

Gicquel made his ATP Tour doubles main draw debut when he received a wild card entry into the 2005 French Open alongside compatriot Nicolas Devilder. They would optimize the opportunity they were given and defeated first round opponents Jordan Kerr and Sebastián Prieto 4–6, 7–5. 11–9 prior to bowing out with a second round loss to sixth seeds Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjić 1–6, 3–6. He would also be given a wild card entry into the mixed doubles draw alongside Sandrine Testud, and they won their first two matches including a second round upset of the number 3 seeded Zimbabwean siblings Cara Black and Wayne Black 6–3, 2–6. 6–3 before falling in the quarterfinals to Paul Hanley and Samantha Stosur 4–6, 1–6.

On November 6, 2006, he broke into the top 50 after reaching his first ATP Tour final in Lyon, where he was defeated by Richard Gasquet. On April 30, 2007, Gicquel broke into the top 40 after reaching the semifinals of Casablanca. He reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 37 achieved on 8 September 2008. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 38 achieved on 12 January 2009.

He defeated second seed Tommy Robredo at the 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon in the first round, and beat Alejandro Falla in the semifinals to reach the Lyon final for the second year running. Gicquel's run, however, was halted by another Frenchman, Sébastien Grosjean.

One of Gicquel's most famous matches was against Nicolas Kiefer at the French Open in 2006. Kiefer won the first two sets 6–0, 6–1, but Gicquel won the next two 7–5, 6–3. Kiefer eventually won the fifth set 11–9 after Gicquel had already saved multiple match points.

Gicquel reached 33 singles finals throughout his career, resulting in 20 wins and 13 losses which includes an 0–3 record in ATP Tour finals and a 9–2 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. Additionally, he reached 22 career doubles finals resulting in 11 wins and 11 losses which includes a 4–3 record in ATP Tour finals and a 4–3 in ATP Challenger Tour finals.

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Oct 2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, FranceInternationalCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet 3–6, 1–6
Loss0–2 Oct 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, FranceInternationalCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss0–3 Jun 2008 Rosmalen Championships, NetherlandsInternationalGrass Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (3–2)
Indoor (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2007 Swiss Open, SwitzerlandInternationalClay Flag of France.svg Florent Serra Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Vízner
5–7, 7–5, [7–10]
Loss0–2 Jan 2008 Chennai Open, IndiaInternationalHard Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
4–6, 5–7
Win1–2 Aug 2008 Washington Open, USInternationalHard Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win2–2 Jan 2009 Brisbane International, Australia250 SeriesHard Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco
Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev
6–4, 6–3
Win3–2 Jan 2010 Brisbane International, Australia (2)250 SeriesHard Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win4–2 Feb 2013 Open Sud de France, France250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Brunström
Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen
6–3, 3–6, [11–9]
Loss4–3 Feb 2014 Open Sud de France, France250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Davydenko
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Denis Istomin
4–6, 6–1, [7–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 30 (20–10)

Legend
ATP Challenger (9–2)
ITF Futures (11–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–3)
Clay (7–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 1999France F5, St. Brieuc FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Reginald Willems 4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2May 2001Morocco F1, Rabat FuturesClay Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Tahiri 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)
Loss0–3Sep 2001Morocco F15, Bagnères-de-Bigorre FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut 3–6, 2–6
Loss0–4Jan 2002France F3, Feucherolles FuturesClay Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Hernández 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win1–4Apr 2002France F3, Feucherolles FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Olivier Patience 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win2–4Oct 2002France F21, La Roche-sur-Yon FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win3–4Feb 2003France F4, Feucherolles FuturesHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Benqiang 6–2, 6–4
Loss3–5Oct 2003France F20, Saint-Dizier FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Thomas Dupré 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss3–6Jan 2004France F1, Deauville FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Faurel 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(5–7)
Win4–6Feb 2004France F2, Feucherolles FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Julien Jeanpierre 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win5–6Feb 2004France F3, Bressuire FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Jérôme Haehnel 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss5–7Apr 2004France F6, Angers FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Nicolas Devilder 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss5–8Apr 2004France F7, Grasse FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 4–6, 1–6
Win6–8Aug 2004 Timişoara, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach 6–3, 6–1
Win7–8Jul 2005France F11, Saint-Gervais FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Xavier Audouy6–3, 6–1
Win8–8Oct 2005 Grenoble, FranceChallengerHard Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 6–0, 6–2
Win9–8Apr 2006 Saint-Brieuc, FranceChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Wessels 6–3, 6–1
Loss9–9Jul 2006 Montauban, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Algeria.svg Lamine Ouahab 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Win10–9Feb 2008 Besançon, FranceChallengerHard Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win11–9May 2009 Bordeaux, FranceChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Mathieu Montcourt 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win12–9Oct 2010 Rennes, FranceChallengerCarpet Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stéphane Bohli 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–1
Win13–9Mar 2011France F4, Lille FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Jonathan Eysseric 6–3, 6–2
Win14–9Mar 2011France F5, Poitiers FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Kenny de Schepper 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Win15–9May 2011 Bordeaux, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos 6–2, 6–4
Win16–9Apr 2012France F8, Ajaccio FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Jonathan Dasnieres De Veigy6–3, 6–4
Win17–9Sep 2012France F16, Mulhouse FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Grégoire Burquier 6–4, 6–3
Win18–9Sep 2012France F17, Plaisir FuturesHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sandro Ehrat 6–2, 6–3
Win19–9Nov 2012 Geneva, SwitzerlandChallengerHard Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss19–10Feb 2013 Quimper, FranceChallengerHard Flag of Romania.svg Marius Copil 6–7(9–11), 4–6
Win20–10Sep 2013 St. Remy, FranceChallengerHard Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Viola 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 15 (7–8)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–3)
ITF Futures (3–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (3–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2001France F8, Saint-Brieuc FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Régis Lavergne Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Kordasz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rogier Wassen
4–6, 6–7(8–10)
Loss0–2Jun 2001France F9, Noisy-le-Grand FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Anthony Maublanc Flag of France.svg Xavier Pujo
Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Tahiri
4–6, 3–6
Win1–2Feb 2003France F4, Feucherolles FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Matthieu Amgwerd
Flag of Brazil.svg Josh Goffi
7–5, 6–4
Win2–2Oct 2003France F21, La Roche-sur-Yon FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Perlant Flag of France.svg Laurent Recouderc
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–2, 6–0
Win3–2Jan 2004France F1, Deauville FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Perlant Flag of Greece.svg Elefterios Alexiou
Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Jakupovic
6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Loss3–3Mar 2004France F4, Lille FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin Flag of France.svg Jean-François Bachelot
Flag of France.svg Jean-Michel Pequery
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win4–3Jul 2005 Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin Flag of Poland.svg Adam Chadaj
Flag of Poland.svg Filip Urban
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Loss4–4Jul 2006 Montauban, FranceChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas
Flag of Chile.svg Adrián García
3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss4–5Jul 2006 Scheveningen, NetherlandsChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo García López
Flag of Spain.svg Salvador Navarro-Gutiérrez
4–6, 6–0, [9–11]
Win5–5Feb 2011 Courmayeur, ItalyChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut Flag of France.svg Olivier Charroin
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Renard
6–3, 6–4
Loss5–6Mar 2011France F4, Lille FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Nicolas Renavand Flag of France.svg Kenny de Schepper
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Penaud
3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss5–7Apr 2012France F7, Angers FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Nicolas Renavand Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea
Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Dăescu
2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss5–8Sep 2013 St. Remy, FranceChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Josselin Ouanna Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [13–15]
Win6–8May 2014 Bordeaux, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Harrison
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kuznetsov
walkover
Win7–8Oct 2014 Mons, BelgiumChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann
Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle
6–3, 6–4

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 SRW–LWin %
Australian Open A Q1 A Q2 Q3 2R 3R 1R 2R Q1 A Q2 Q1 0 / 44–450%
French Open Q1 Q1 1R Q3 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R Q3 1R Q2 0 / 84–833%
Wimbledon Q2 AA Q1 A 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R Q3 1R Q3 0 / 63–633%
US Open AA Q3 Q1 4R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R Q2 Q2 Q1 0 / 64–640%
Win–loss0–00–00–10–04–21–45–44–41–40–30–00–20–00 / 2415–2438%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AAAAA 1R 2R 2R AAAAA0 / 32–340%
Miami Open AAAAA 1R 1R 1R 1R AA 1R A0 / 50–50%
Monte-Carlo Masters AAAA Q1 2R 1R 2R AAAAA0 / 32–340%
Madrid Open AAAAA 1R AAAAAAA0 / 10–10%
Italian Open AAAAA 1R AAAAAAA0 / 10–10%
Hamburg AAAAA 1R ANot Masters Series0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati Masters AAAA 1R 1R AAAAAAA0 / 20–20%
Paris Masters AA Q1 Q2 1R A 1R Q2 Q2 Q1 A Q1 A0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–21–71–42–30–10–00–00–10–00 / 184–1818%

Doubles

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 SRW–LWin %
Australian Open A 1R 2R QF 1R 1R AAA 1R 0 / 64–640%
French Open 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R 0 / 105–1033%
Wimbledon AA 2R 1R 2R AAAAA0 / 32–340%
US Open AA 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R AAA0 / 53–538%
Win–loss1–10–22–45–42–41–30–21–11–11–20 / 2414–2437%

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SRW–LWin %
Australian Open AAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
French Open QF 2R 2R A 2R 1R A 2R 1R 0 / 76–746%
Wimbledon AAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
US Open AAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss2–11–11–10–01–10–10–01–10–10 / 76–746%

Trivia

In a match during the 2007 Halle, Germany tournament, Gicquel was struck directly in the crotch by a 129 mph Benjamin Becker serve. He went on to beat Becker, but spent most of the night vomiting and in pain due to swelling and was forced to retire in his next match versus Jarkko Nieminen. [1]

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