Éric Deblicker

Éric Deblicker (born 17 April 1952 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine) is a right-handed French former tennis player and coach.

Deblicker reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 7, in June 1976. He was captain of the French Davis Cup team prior to Patrice Dominguez.[1]

Deblicker has coached prominent French tennis players, such as Sébastien Grosjean, Arnaud Clément, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Richard Gasquet.[2]

His wife Nicole died in the 1989 terrorist bombing of Brazzaville-Paris UTA Flight 772.[3]

References

Larousse 1990 "À la suite de cette déroute, la Fédération a désigné Patrice Dominguez comme nouveau capitaine, en remplacement d'Éric Deblicker."
Richard Gasquet, les faux rebonds d'un prodige (in French)
En terrain privé – Libération 21 May 2007 – A 55 ans, Eric Deblicker est le coach tuteur de Richard Gasquet, ... de sa femme, Nicole, en septembre 1989, dans l'attentat du DC10 d'UTA.

External links

Éric Deblicker at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Éric Deblicker at the International Tennis Federation
Éric Deblicker at the Davis Cup

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[1] Larousse 1990 "À la suite de cette déroute, la Fédération a désigné Patrice Dominguez comme nouveau capitaine, en remplacement d'Éric Deblicker."

[2] Richard Gasquet, les faux rebonds d'un prodige (in French)

[3] En terrain privé – Libération 21 May 2007 – A 55 ans, Eric Deblicker est le coach tuteur de Richard Gasquet, ... de sa femme, Nicole, en septembre 1989, dans l'attentat du DC10 d'UTA.