Tennis career
Gicquel turned pro in 1999.
On November 6, 2006, he broke into the top 50 after reaching his first ATP Tour final in Lyon, where he was defeated by Richard Gasquet. On April 30, 2007, Gicquel broke into the top 40 after reaching the semifinals of Casablanca. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 37 in September 2008.
He defeated second seed Tommy Robredo at the 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon in the first round, and beat Alejandro Falla in the semifinals to reach the Lyon final for the second year running. Gicquel's run, however, was halted by another Frenchman, Sébastien Grosjean.
One of Gicquel's most famous matches was against Nicolas Kiefer at the French Open in 2006. Kiefer won the first two sets 6-0 6-1, but Gicquel won the next two 7-5 6-3. Kiefer eventually won the fifth set 11-9 after Gicquel had already saved multiple match points.
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
| 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 (0–3) |
|
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–2) |
|
| Titles by setting |
|---|
| Outdoor (0–1) |
| Indoor (0–2) |
|
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| 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 (4–3) |
|
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (4–2) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
|
| Titles by setting |
|---|
| Outdoor (3–2) |
| Indoor (1–1) |
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| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
|---|
| Loss |
0–1 |
Jul 2007 |
Swiss Open, Switzerland |
International |
Clay |
 Florent Serra |
 František Čermák
Pavel Vízner |
5–7, 7–5, [7–10] |
| Loss |
0–2 |
Jan 2008 |
Chennai Open, India |
International |
Hard |
 Marcos Baghdatis |
 Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win |
1–2 |
Aug 2008 |
Washington Open, US |
International |
Hard |
 Robert Lindstedt |
 Bruno Soares
 Kevin Ullyett |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Win |
2–2 |
Jan 2009 |
Brisbane International, Australia |
250 Series |
Hard |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
 Fernando Verdasco
 Mischa Zverev |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win |
3–2 |
Jan 2010 |
Brisbane International, Australia (2) |
250 Series |
Hard |
Jérémy Chardy |
Lukáš Dlouhý
 Leander Paes |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win |
4–2 |
Feb 2013 |
Open Sud de France, France |
250 Series |
Hard (i) |
Michaël Llodra |
Johan Brunström
 Raven Klaasen |
6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Loss |
4–3 |
Feb 2014 |
Open Sud de France, France |
250 Series |
Hard (i) |
Nicolas Mahut |
 Nikolay Davydenko
 Denis Istomin |
4–6, 6–1, [7–10] |
ATP Challenger Tour/ITF Men's Circuits finals
Singles: 24 (15–9)
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (8–2) |
| ITF Men's Circuits (7–7) |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
|---|
| Runner-up |
1. |
21 May 2001 |
Rabat, Morocco |
Clay |
 Mehdi Tahiri |
3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7) |
| Runner-up |
2. |
10 September 2001 |
Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France |
Hard |
Nicolas Mahut |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
21 January 2002 |
Feucherolles, France |
Clay (i) |
Oscar Hernández |
4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
1 April 2002 |
Saint-Brieuc, France |
Clay |
Olivier Patience |
6–4, 7–65(7–5) |
| Winner |
2. |
21 October 2002 |
La Roche-sur-Yon, France |
Hard (i) |
Nicolas Mahut |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Winner |
3. |
27 January 2003 |
Feucherolles, France |
Hard (i) |
 Zhu Benqiang |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
13 October 2003 |
Saint-Dizier, France |
Hard (i) |
Thomas Dupré |
7–5, 6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
19 January 2004 |
Deauville, France |
Clay (i) |
Jean-Christophe Faurel |
5–7, 6–2, 6–7(5–7) |
| Winner |
4. |
26 January 2004 |
Feucherolles, France |
Hard (i) |
Julien Jeanpierre |
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner |
5. |
2 February 2004 |
Bressuire, France |
Hard (i) |
Jérôme Haehnel |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
5 April 2004 |
Angers, France |
Clay (i) |
Nicolas Devilder |
6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
7. |
12 April 2004 |
Grasse, France |
Clay |
Gilles Simon |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
21 August 2004 |
Timişoara, Romania |
Clay |
 Oliver Marach |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner |
6. |
11 July 2005 |
Saint-Gervais, France |
Clay |
Xavier Audouy |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner |
2. |
26 September 2005 |
Grenoble, France |
Hard |
Thomas Enqvist |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Winner |
3. |
27 March 2006 |
Saint-Brieuc, France |
Clay |
 Peter Wessels |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
1. |
4 July 2006 |
Montauban, France |
Clay |
 Lamine Ouahab |
5–7, 6–3, 6–7(2–7) |
| Winner |
4. |
18 February 2008 |
Besançon, France |
Hard (i) |
Alexander Peya |
7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Winner |
5. |
11 May 2009 |
Bordeaux, France |
Clay |
Mathieu Montcourt |
3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner |
6. |
17 October 2010 |
Rennes, France |
Hard |
 Stéphane Bohli |
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–1 |
| Winner |
7. |
13 March 2011 |
Lille, France |
Hard |
Jonathan Eysseric |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner |
7. |
15 May 2011 |
Bordeaux, France |
Clay |
 Horacio Zeballos |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner |
8. |
4 November 2012 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Clay |
Matthias Bachinger |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
17 February 2013 |
Quimper, France |
Hard |
 Marius Copil |
6–7(9–11), 4–6 |
Doubles: 10 (5–5)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (2–2) |
| ITF Men's Circuits (3–3) |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
|---|
| Runner-up |
1. |
2 April 2001 |
Saint-Brieuc, France |
Clay |
Régis Lavergne |
Cristian Kordasz
Rogier Wassen |
4–6, 6–7(8–10) |
| Runner-up |
2. |
18 June 2001 |
Noisy-le-Grand, France |
Clay |
Anthony Maublanc |
Xavier Pujo
Mehdi Tahiri |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
27 January 2003 |
Feucherolles, France |
Hard (i) |
Nicolas Mahut |
Matthieu Amgwerd
Josh Goffi |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner |
2. |
20 October 2003 |
La Roche-sur-Yon, France |
Hard (i) |
Jean-Baptiste Perlant |
Laurent Recouderc
Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Winner |
3. |
19 January 2004 |
Deauville, France |
Clay (i) |
Jean-Baptiste Perlant |
 Elefterios Alexiou
Alexandros Jakupovic |
6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
8 March 2004 |
Lille, France |
Hard (i) |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Jean-François Bachelot
Jean-Michel Pequery |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
18 July 2005 |
Tampere, Finland |
Clay |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
 Adam Chadaj
Filip Urban |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
1. |
4 July 2006 |
Montauban, France |
Clay |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
 Pablo Cuevas
 Adrián García |
3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Runner-up |
2. |
10 July 2006 |
Scheveningen, Netherlands |
Clay |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Guillermo García-López
Salvador Navarro-Gutiérrez |
4–6, 6–0, [9–11] |
| Winner |
2. |
6 February 2011 |
Courmayeur, Italy |
Hard (i) |
Nicolas Mahut |
Olivier Charroin
Alexandre Renard |
6–3, 6–4 |
Trivia
In a match during the 2007 Halle, Germany tournament, Gicquel was struck directly in the crotch by a 129 mph Benjamin Becker serve. He went on to beat Becker, but spent most of the night vomiting and in pain due to swelling and was forced to retire in his next match versus Jarkko Nieminen.[1]
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L |
|---|
| Australian Open |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
3R |
1R |
2R |
Q1 |
A |
Q2 |
Q1 |
0 / 4 |
4–4 |
| French Open |
1R |
A |
2R |
1R |
2R |
3R |
1R |
1R |
Q3 |
1R |
Q2 |
0 / 8 |
4–8 |
| Wimbledon |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
3R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
Q3 |
1R |
Q3 |
0 / 6 |
3–6 |
| US Open |
A |
A |
4R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
Q2 |
Q2 |
Q1 |
0 / 6 |
4–6 |
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