Nicolas Devilder

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Nicolas Devilder
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Country (sports)Flag of France.svg France
Residence Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Born (1980-03-25) 25 March 1980 (age 43)
Dax, France
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2013
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$959,449
Singles
Career record24–47
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 60 (8 September 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2007, 2009)
French Open 3R (2012)
Wimbledon 2R (2007, 2009)
US Open 2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record7–23
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 197 (23 March 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2009)
French Open 2R (2005, 2008)
Wimbledon 1R (2007, 2009)
US Open 1R (2008)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 2R (2012)
Last updated on: 31 May 2021.

Nicolas Devilder (born 25 March 1980) is a retired French tennis player.

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Devilder reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 60, achieved on 8 September 2008. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 197, achieved on 23 March 2009.

Devilder played primarily in ATP Challenger tournaments, and has won Challenger titles in Pamplona, Monza, Bergamo, Košice, Timișoara and Poznań. He was sponsored by Nike and Babolat. At the 2012 French Open he strung together five consecutive wins all in straight sets, as he needed to come through three qualifying rounds to advance to the main draw, followed by winning his first and second round matches. He was eventually defeated in the third round by World No. 1 and eventual finalist Novak Djokovic 1–6, 2–6, 2–6.

Devilder reached 22 singles finals in his career, with a record of 14 wins and 8 losses which includes a 9–5 record in ATP Challenger finals. Additionally he reached ten career doubles finals in his career with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses which includes a 2–0 record in ATP Challenger finals. His only appearance in an ATP Tour-level final came in doubles at the 2008 Romanian Open on clay courts in Bucharest. In what was an extraordinarily even-leveled back and forth tight match lasting several hours, Devilder and compatriot partner Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Polish pair Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 7–6(7–4), 6–7(9–11), [22–20] to win the championship.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2008 Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of France.svg Paul-Henri Mathieu Flag of Poland.svg Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Matkowski
7–6(7–4), 6–7(9–11), [22–20]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 22 (14–8)

Legend
ATP Challenger (9–5)
ITF Futures (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (12–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 2000Chile F5, Santiago FuturesClay Flag of Colombia.svg Mauricio Hadad 2–6, 2–6
Win1–1Jul 2002France F14, Valescure FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Bertrand Contzler6–4, 4–6, 6–0
Win2–1Apr 2004France F6, Angers FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Marc Gicquel 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss2–2Apr 2005 Monza, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Alessio di Mauro 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss2–3May 2005 Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win3–3Aug 2005 Pamplona, SpainChallengerHard Flag of France.svg David Guez 6–2, 6–1
Win4–3Apr 2006 Monza, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cipolla 6–2, 7–5
Win5–3Apr 2006 Bergamo, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Austria.svg Werner Eschauer 1–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win6–3Jun 2006 Košice, SlovakiaChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Gorka Fraile 6–0, 6–1
Win7–3Aug 2006 Timișoara, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Santos González 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss7–4Sep 2006 Banja Luka, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerClay Flag of Austria.svg Marco Mirnegg 2–6, 4–6
Win8–4Oct 2007 Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6)
Win9–4Jun 2008 Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Roitman 6–4, 6–4
Win10–4Jun 2008 Constanța, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Ungur 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(12–10)
Loss10–5Jul 2008 Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Flag of Peru.svg Luis Horna 6–7(1–7), 1–6
Win11–5Jul 2008 Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Björn Phau 7–5, 6–0
Win12–5Jul 2011Belgium F2, Havré FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannik Reuter 7–5, 6–3
Win13–5Jul 2011Belgium F5, Heist FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Peter Torebko 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss13–6Aug 2011Netherlands F5, Enschede FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Antal van der Duim 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss13–7Oct 2011Hungary F3, Budapest FuturesClay Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Balázs 6–7(4–7), 5–7
Win14–7Jan 2012USA F2, Sunrise FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Olivier Patience 6–2, 6–3
Loss14–8Mar 2012 Casablanca, MoroccoChallengerClay Flag of Slovenia.svg Aljaž Bedene 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 9 (4–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (2–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 2001France F11, Bourg-en-Bresse FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Christophe De Veaux Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss0–2Jul 2001France F12, Zix-En-Provence FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Christophe De Veaux Flag of Monaco.svg Cyril Martin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Ross
6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss0–3Jan 2002France F1, Grasse FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Christophe De Veaux Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Álvarez
Flag of France.svg Jordane Doble
4–6, 4–6
Win1–3Feb 2002France F4, Deauville FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Christophe De Veaux Flag of Austria.svg Marko Neunteibl
Flag of Germany.svg Jan Weinzierl
7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Loss1–4Mar 2002France F7, Poitiers FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Nicolas Tourte Flag of France.svg Benjamin Cassaigne
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Masson
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss1–5Apr 2002Jamaica F2, Montego Bay FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Thierry Guardiola Flag of the United States.svg Tres Davis
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philip Gubenco
1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win2–5Jul 2002France F14, Valescure FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Faurel Flag of France.svg Julien Cuaz
Flag of France.svg Sonny Kayombo
6–4, 6–2
Win3–5Apr 2005 Monza, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Olivier Patience Flag of Italy.svg Uros Vico
Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Bertolini
7–5, 6–4
Win4–5Jan 2010 Nouméa, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cipolla
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Vagnozzi
5–7, 6–2, [10–8]

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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 A 1R Q2 1R Q2 AA Q1 0 / 20–20%
French Open Q1 Q3 Q1 1R 2R 1R Q3 Q1 3R A0 / 43–443%
Wimbledon Q2 Q1 Q1 2R A 2R AAAA0 / 22–250%
US Open A Q1 A 1R 2R AAA Q2 A0 / 21–233%
Win–loss0–00–00–01–42–21–30–00–02–10–00 / 106–1025%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AAA Q1 A 1R AAAA0 / 10–10%
Miami Open AAAAA 1R AAAA0 / 10–10%
Monte-Carlo Masters 2R AAAA Q2 AAAA0 / 11–150%
Madrid Open AAAA Q1 AAAAA0 / 00–0  
Paris Masters AAAA Q1 AAAAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss1–10–00–00–00–00–20–00–00–00–00 / 31–325%
Year End Ranking19817395115732254143562040Earnings: $959,449

Doubles

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
French Open 2R 1R A 2R 1R 0 / 42–433%
Wimbledon AA 1R A 1R 0 / 20–20%
US Open AAA 1R A0 / 10–10%
Win–loss1–10–10–11–20–30 / 82–820%
Year End Ranking32807442140


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