Dorian Descloix

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Dorian Descloix
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Residence Montpellier, France
Born (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 36)
Montpellier, France
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
RetiredNovember 2020 [1]
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$33,419
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 666 (26 July 2010)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 562 (10 October 2011)
Last updated on: 25 September 2024.

Dorian Descloix (born 14 March 1988) is a French tennis coach and former professional player.

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Descloix has a career high ATP singles ranking of 666 achieved on 26 July 2010. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 562 achieved on 10 October 2011.

Descloix made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Open Sud de France in the doubles draw partnering Gaël Monfils. Descloix officially retired as a player in November 2020. [1]

Coaching career

In February 2020, he became the hitting partner and subsequently coach for Victoria Azarenka. [2] Upon his hiring, Azarenka won the title at the Western & Southern Open, her first title since 2016, and reached the final of the US Open, her first Grand Slam final since 2013. He coached her until October 2021. [3]

Descloix became the coach of Olympic gold medallist Monica Puig for the 2022 season to prepare for her comeback to the tour after injury and surgery. [4] He coached Dayana Yastremska in 2023. He is currently coaching Anastasia Potapova since June 2024. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ITF Tennis - ANTIDOPING". Archived from the original on 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. "Press Conference: Dorian Descloix (Azarenka's Coach)". usopen.org. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. WTA - Dorian Descloix n'est plus le coach de Victoria Azarenka
  4. Descloix, Dorian [@la_desc] (December 20, 2021). "Fier d'annoncer que pour l'année 2022 je vais être le coach de Monica Puig" (Tweet). Retrieved March 12, 2022 via Twitter.
  5. "Potapova Team".