Guillaume Raoux

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Guillaume Raoux
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg France
Residence Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Born (1970-02-14) 14 February 1970 (age 53)
Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,446,506
Singles
Career record179–225
Career titles1
6 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 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 record102–105
Career titles4
4 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 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)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1996)
French Open 3R (1999)
Wimbledon 2R (1997)
Last updated on: 10 December 2021.

Guillaume Raoux (born 14 February 1970) is a retired tennis player from France.

Contents

Career

Raoux reached the Wimbledon junior singles final in 1988. He turned professional in 1989.

Pro tour

The right-hander won one singles career title (Queensland Open, 1992), and achieved a career-high 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]

Raoux represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he was defeated in the first round by Zimbabwe's Byron Black.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 1988 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Venezuela.svg Nicolás Pereira 6–7, 2–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–2)
Indoors (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Nov 1991 Birmingham, United KingdomWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 3–6, 2–6
Win1–1 Sep 1992 Brisbane, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Carlsen 6–4, 7–6(12–10)
Loss1–2 Mar 1995 St. Petersburg, RussiaWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2–6, 2–6
Loss1–3 Apr 1995 Johannesburg, South AfricaWorld SeriesHard Flag of Germany.svg Martin Sinner 1–6, 4–6
Loss1–4 Jun 1997 Rosmalen, NetherlandsWorld SeriesGrass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek 4–6, 6–7(7–9)

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

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (3–1)
Indoors (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jan 1993 Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld SeriesHard Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss1–1 Sep 1994 Bordeaux, FranceWorld SeriesHard Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître
Flag of France.svg Guy Forget
2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss1–2 Mar 1995 Copenhagen, DenmarkWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Rusedski Flag of the United States.svg Mark Keil
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win2–2 Apr 1995 Johannesburg, South AfricaWorld SeriesHard Flag of France.svg Rodolphe Gilbert Flag of Germany.svg Martin Sinner
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joost Winnink
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win3–2 Feb 1996 Marseille, FranceWorld SeriesHard Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Fleurian Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg
6–3, 6–2
Loss3–3 Oct 1996 Toulouse, FranceWorld SeriesHard Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 5–7
Win4–3 Jun 1998 's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsWorld SeriesGrass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Florent
6–3, 3–6, 6–1

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 8 (6–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (6–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Apr 1989 Le Gosier, GuadeloupeChallengerHard Flag of Senegal.svg Yahiya Doumbia 7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Win2–0Mar 1990 Martinique, MartiniqueChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Weiss 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win3–0Sep 1990 Gevrey-Chambertin, FranceChallengerCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Holm 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win4–0Aug 1992 Segovia, SpainChallengerHard Flag of Germany.svg Joern Renzenbrink 7–6, 7–6
Loss4–1Oct 1993 Brest, FranceChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark 6–7, 3–6
Loss4–2Aug 1994 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of Germany.svg Markus Zoecke 7–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win5–2Nov 1995 Nantes, FranceChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Tarango 6–2, 7–5
Win6–2Oct 1996 Brest, FranceChallengerHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Kučera 6–4, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles: 4 (4–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mar 1990 Martinique, MartiniqueChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître Flag of the United States.svg Todd Nelson
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Roger Smith
6–3, 7–5
Win2–0Nov 1994 Nantes, FranceChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Rusedski
6–4, 7–6
Win3–0Aug 1995 Segovia, SpainChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Rodolphe Gilbert Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 6–3
Win4–0Oct 1995 Brest, FranceChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Randall
7–5, 6–7, 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 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 1R 1R 3R 3R 1R 3R 2R 4R 2R A0 / 1011–1052%
French Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 133–1319%
Wimbledon A Q1 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R Q2 0 / 104–1029%
US Open AAA 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R A0 / 94–931%
Win–loss0–10–21–21–40–42–42–41–44–45–45–41–40–10 / 4222–4234%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AAA 1R AAAAAA 1R AA0 / 20–20%
Miami AA 2R 1R A 4R AA 2R 1R 2R 1R A0 / 76–746%
Monte Carlo AAAAAAA 1R AAAAA0 / 10–10%
Hamburg AAAAA 2R AAAA 1R AA0 / 21–233%
Rome AAAAA 2R AAAA 1R AA0 / 21–233%
Canada AAA 3R 1R AAAA 3R 2R 2R A0 / 56–555%
Cincinnati AAAAA 1R AA 1R 1R 2R AA0 / 41–420%
Stuttgart 1AAAAAAAAAA 2R AA0 / 11–150%
Paris AA QF A 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R QF 1R 1R A0 / 98–947%
Win–loss0–00–04–22–30–26–50–11–21–35–44–81–30–00 / 3324–3342%

Doubles

Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAA 2R 2R AAAA0 / 22–250%
French Open QF 2R 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 128–1240%
Wimbledon 3R 1R Q3 2R AA 2R QF 1R AAA0 / 67–654%
US Open AAAAAA 3R 2R 3R AAA0 / 35–363%
Win–loss5–21–20–11–20–12–14–46–42–30–10–11–10 / 2322–2349%
ATP Masters Series
Miami AAAAAAA 3R 3R AAA0 / 24–267%
Monte Carlo AAAAAA 1R AAAAA0 / 10–10%
Rome AAAA Q1 AAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
Canada AAAAAAAAAA 1R A0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati AAAAAAA 1R AAAA0 / 10–10%
Paris AAA 2R 1R A SF 2R 1R 2R 2R A0 / 77–750%
Win–loss0–00–00–01–10–10–03–23–32–21–11–20–00 / 1211–1248%

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