Full name | Arnaud Benjamin Boetsch |
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Country (sports) | France |
Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
Born | Meulan, France | 1 April 1969
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 (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.
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.
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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 | Petr Korda | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1992 | Bolzano, Italy | World Series | Carpet | Thomas Enqvist | 2–6, 6–1, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 1993 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | World Series | Grass | Wally Masur | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–2 | Oct 1993 | Toulouse, France | World Series | Hard | Cédric Pioline | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–3 | Feb 1994 | Marseille, France | World Series | Carpet | Marc Rosset | 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 2–4 | Oct 1994 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | World Series | Carpet | MaliVai Washington | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Jan 1995 | Adelaide, Australia | World Series | Hard | Jim Courier | 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–5 | Oct 1995 | Toulouse, France | World Series | Hard | Jim Courier | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–0 |
Loss | 3–6 | Nov 1995 | Stockholm, Sweden | International Series | Carpet | Thomas Enqvist | 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | Oct 1996 | Lyon, France | World Series | Carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5–7, 3–6 |
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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 | Guy Forget | Patrik Kühnen Alexander Mronz | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Sep 1992 | Bordeaux, France | World Series | Clay | Guy Forget | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 1993 | Marseille, France | World Series | Carpet | Olivier Delaître | Ivan Lendl Christo van Rensburg | 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Aug 1993 | Long Island, United States | World Series | Hard | Olivier Delaître | Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil | 7–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jul 1995 | Gstaad, Switzerland | World Series | Clay | Marc Rosset | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
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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 | Gilad Bloom | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0-2 | Jul 1990 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Christian Saceanu | 3–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
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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 | Slava Doseděl | Peter Ballauff Ugo Pigato | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1990 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Peter Nyborg | Andrei Olhovskiy Olli Rahnasto | 5–7, 4–6 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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% |
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% |
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