French tennis player
Sébastien Grosjean Sébastien Grosjean (2013)
Country (sports) FranceResidence Boca Raton, Florida , United StatesBorn (1978-05-29 ) 29 May 1978 (age 46) Marseille , FranceHeight 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 1996 Retired 2010 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $8,131,803 Career record 341–247 (58.0%) Career titles 4 Highest ranking No. 4 (28 October 2002) Australian Open SF (2001 ) French Open SF (2001 ) Wimbledon SF (2003 , 2004 ) US Open 3R (2000 , 2005 , 2007 ) Tour Finals F (2001 ) Olympic Games QF (2000 ) Career record 82–100 Career titles 5 Highest ranking No. 52 (12 April 2004) Australian Open 3R (2001 ) French Open 1R (1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 ) US Open 3R (2008 ) Career record 2–2 Career titles 0 French Open 3R (1998 ) Davis Cup W (2001 )Last updated on: 12 October 2022.
Sébastien René Grosjean (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ ʁəne ɡʁoʒɑ̃] ; born 29 May 1978) is a French former professional tennis player. Grosjean reached the semifinals at the 2001 Australian and French Opens , and at Wimbledon in 2003 and 2004 . He finished eight consecutive seasons ranked in the top 30 (1999–2006), peaking at world No. 4 in October 2002. Grosjean retired from professional tennis in May 2010.[1]
In December 2018, he was named the Davis Cup captain for France .[2]
Grosjean at the 2007 Australian Open
Juniors [ edit ]
As a junior, Grosjean posted a 90-20 singles record and a 58-12 doubles record, winning the 1996 French Open boys' doubles. He reached No. 1 in the world in both singles and doubles in December 1996.
Pro tour [ edit ]
Grosjean joined the professional tour in 1996. In 2003 and 2004, he reached the final of the Queen's London Tournament . In the same two years, he also reached the semifinals of Wimbledon. He finished 2001 as the No. 1 player from his country and for the first time in the top 10 becoming the first Frenchman to finish a year in the top 10 since Cédric Pioline in 1993. In 2001, Grosjean won the Davis Cup with the French team.
Grosjean is known for his extreme forehand, his best shot, he utilizes something of a western grip, which is hit at high velocities. He has appeared in four Grand Slam semifinal matches. As well as his two Wimbledon runs, he also reached the French Open semifinals in 2001. His most famous chance was at the 2001 Australian Open against Arnaud Clément . Grosjean led two sets to love and had a match point in the fourth set before Clément prevailed. This was long considered the worst 'choke' in five-set history,[citation needed ] until the 2004 French Open final.
He won his fourth singles title at the 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon , with a victory over countryman Marc Gicquel . He also won the doubles final with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as a wildcard team, where they upset the first and third seeds.
Considered one of the more popular players on the circuit, he is lauded for his attractive, graceful style and classical skills. He is affectionately nicknamed 'Big John' by fans, a literal translation of his surname into English.
Personal life [ edit ]
Grosjean married his wife Marie-Pierre on 16 November 1998 and has a daughter named Lola (born 11 October 1998), a son named Tom (2002), and a daughter named Sam (2006). The family resides in Boca Raton, Florida (U.S.), where Grosjean trains at the Evert Tennis Academy . He is sponsored by Lacoste in apparel and Head rackets. He used the Head Radical Tour TwinTube 630 XL under various paint jobs throughout his career.
Major finals [ edit ]
Year-end championships finals [ edit ]
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) [ edit ]
Masters Series finals [ edit ]
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) [ edit ]
ATP career finals [ edit ]
Singles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups) [ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (1–1)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (1–2)
Carpet (2–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–7)
Indoors (3–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
May 1999
Miami , United States
Masters Series
Hard
Richard Krajicek
6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 5–7
Loss
0–2
May 1999
Atlanta , United States
World Series
Clay
Stefan Koubek
1–6, 2–6
Loss
0–3
Apr 2000
Casablanca , Morocco
World Series
Clay
Fernando Vicente
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)
Win
1–3
Jun 2000
Nottingham , United Kingdom
World Series
Grass
Byron Black
7–6(9–7) , 6–3
Loss
1–4
Feb 2001
Marseille , France
World Series
Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–7(5–7) , 2–6
Win
2–4
Nov 2001
Paris , France
Masters Series
Carpet
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7–6(7–3) , 6–1, 6–7(5–7) , 6–4
Loss
2–5
Nov 2001
Sydney , Australia
Masters Cup Finals
Hard
Lleyton Hewitt
3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win
3–5
Oct 2002
St. Petersburg , Russia
World Series
Hard
Mikhail Youzhny
7–5, 6–4
Loss
3–6
Jun 2003
Queen's , United Kingdom
World Series
Grass
Andy Roddick
3–6, 3–6
Loss
3–7
Oct 2003
Tokyo , Japan
Championship Series
Hard
Rainer Schüttler
6–7(5–7) , 2–6
Loss
3–8
Jun 2004
Queen's , United Kingdom
International Series
Grass
Andy Roddick
6–7(4–7) , 4–6
Loss
3–9
Apr 2005
Houston , United States
International Series
Clay
Andy Roddick
2–6, 2–6
Win
4–9
Oct 2007
Lyon , France
International Series
Carpet
Marc Gicquel
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups) [ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (3–0)
Indoors (2–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 2000
Casablanca , Morocco
World Series
Clay
Arnaud Clément
Lars Burgsmüller Andrew Painter
7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Loss
1–1
Oct 2001
Lyon , France
World Series
Carpet
Arnaud Clément
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
1–6, 2–6
Win
2–1
Jul 2002
Los Angeles , United States
World Series
Hard
Nicolas Kiefer
Justin Gimelstob Michaël Llodra
6–4, 6–4
Win
3–1
Feb 2003
Marseille , France
World Series
Hard
Fabrice Santoro
Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner
6–1, 6–4
Win
4–1
Mar 2004
Indian Wells , United States
Masters Series
Hard
Arnaud Clément
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win
5–1
Oct 2007
Lyon , France
World Series
Carpet
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Łukasz Kubot Lovro Zovko
6–4, 6–3
Loss
5–2
Oct 2009
Lyon , France
250 Series
Hard
Arnaud Clément
Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ]
Singles: 5 (2–3) [ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
May 1997
Bratislava , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
Radomír Vašek
6–4, 6–1
Loss
1–1
Jul 1997
Newcastle , United Kingdom
Challenger
Clay
Fabrice Santoro
6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Loss
1–2
Oct 1997
Brest , France
Challenger
Hard
Johan Van Herck
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Win
2–2
Feb 1999
Cherbourg , France
Challenger
Hard
Antony Dupuis
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss
2–3
Mar 2008
Sunrise , United States
Challenger
Hard
Robin Haase
7–5, 5–7, 1–6
Doubles: 2 (0–2) [ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (1 title) [ edit ]
Performance timelines [ edit ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
Singles [ edit ]
Doubles [ edit ]
Top 10 wins [ edit ]
Season
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Total
Wins
0
0
0
2
3
7
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
16
#
Player
Rank
Event
Surface
Rd
Score
1999
1.
Carlos Moyá
1
Miami , United States
Hard
4R
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(11–9)
74
2.
Gustavo Kuerten
6
Indianapolis , United States
Hard
QF
6–4, 6–3
32
2000
3.
Tim Henman
9
Indian Wells , United States
Hard
2R
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
19
4.
Lleyton Hewitt
10
Toronto , Canada
Hard
2R
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
27
5.
Gustavo Kuerten
3
Stuttgart , Germany
Hard (i)
3R
7–6(11–9) , 6–3
32
2001
6.
Magnus Norman
4
Australian Open , Melbourne
Hard
4R
7–6(9–7) , 6–3, 0–6, 6–4
19
7.
Marat Safin
2
World Team Cup , Düsseldorf
Clay
RR
7–6(8–6) , 6–3
10
8.
Andre Agassi
3
French Open , Paris
Clay
QF
1–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
10
9.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
Paris Masters , France
Carpet (i)
F
7–6(7–3) , 6–1, 6–7(5–7) , 6–4
8
10.
Pat Rafter
5
Tennis Masters Cup , Sydney
Hard (i)
RR
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
7
11.
Andre Agassi
3
Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney
Hard (i)
RR
6–3, 6–4
7
12.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney
Hard (i)
SF
6–4, 6–2
7
2003
13.
Lleyton Hewitt
1
Queen's Club , United Kingdom
Grass
QF
6–3, 6–4
20
14.
Juan Carlos Ferrero
3
Wimbledon , United Kingdom
Grass
4R
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–3)
14
2005
15.
Andre Agassi
10
Houston , United States
Clay
QF
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
30
2006
16.
Guillermo Coria
9
Australian Open, Melbourne
Hard
3R
6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
28
^ a b Stuttgart from 1996 to 2001, and Madrid from 2002 onwards.
References [ edit ]
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