Olivier Delaître

Olivier Delaître (born 1 June 1967) is a former tennis player from France. He won 15 doubles titles during a fourteen-year career becoming the world's 3rd ranked doubles player on 12 July 1999.

Olivier Delaître
Country (sports) France
ResidenceSuresnes, France
Born (1967-06-01) 1 June 1967
Metz, France
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,788,904
Singles
Career record130–179
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 33 (20 February 1995)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1995)
French Open4R (1994)
Wimbledon3R (1995)
US Open2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record225–179
Career titles15
Highest rankingNo. 3 (12 July 1999)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1998, 1999)
French Open3R (1997)
WimbledonSF (1999)
US Open3R (1996, 1998)

Delaitre turned professional in 1986. A right-hander, he reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on February 20, 1995, when he became world No. 33.

He was the first person to defeat future World No. 1 Roger Federer at a Grand Slam, in the First Qualifying Round of the 1999 Australian Open.

Career finals

Singles: 4 (0–4)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour World Championships (0–0)
ATP Super 9 (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (0–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Sep 1991 Bordeaux, France Clay Guy Forget 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2. Oct 1991 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Pete Sampras 1–6, 1–6
Loss 3. Jan 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard Richey Reneberg 3–6, 1–6
Loss 4. Aug 1994 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Wayne Ferreira 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 26 (15–11)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour World Championships (0–0)
ATP Super 9 (1–1)
ATP Championship Series (3–2)
ATP World Series (11–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–9)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Feb 1991 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Rodolphe Gilbert Shelby Cannon
Greg Van Emburgh
6–2, 6–4
Win 2. Feb 1993 Marseille, France Carpet (i) Arnaud Boetsch Ivan Lendl
Christo van Rensburg
6–3, 7–6
Loss 1. Aug 1993 Long Island, U.S. Hard Arnaud Boetsch Marc-Kevin Goellner
David Prinosil
7–6, 5–7, 2–6
Win 3. Jan 1994 Doha, Qatar Hard Stéphane Simian Shelby Cannon
Byron Talbot
6–3, 6–3
Win 4. Jun 1994 Halle, Germany Grass Guy Forget Henri Leconte
Gary Muller
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Win 5. Aug 1994 Long Island, U.S. Hard Guy Forget Andrew Florent
Mark Petchey
6–4, 7–6
Win 6. Sep 1994 Bordeaux, France Hard Guy Forget Diego Nargiso
Guillaume Raoux
6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Win 7. Jul 1995 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard Jeff Tarango Petr Korda
Cyril Suk
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2. Apr 1996 Munich, Germany Clay Diego Nargiso Lan Bale
Stephen Noteboom
6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Loss 3. Oct 1996 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Guillaume Raoux Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 5–7
Loss 4. Feb 1997 Marseille, France Hard (i) Fabrice Santoro Thomas Enqvist
Magnus Larsson
3–6, 4–6
Win 8. Feb 1997 Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i) David Adams Sandon Stolle
Cyril Suk
3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 5. Oct 1997 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Fabrice Santoro Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith
6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 6. Jan 1998 Doha, Qatar Hard Fabrice Santoro Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 7. Apr 1998 Chennai, India Hard Max Mirnyi Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 8. Apr 1998 Tokyo, Japan Hard Stefano Pescosolido Sébastien Lareau
Daniel Nestor
3–6, 4–6
Win 9. Jul 1998 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Fabrice Santoro Joshua Eagle
Jim Grabb
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 9. Aug 1998 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Fabrice Santoro Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
1–6, 1–2, ret.
Win 10. Sep 1998 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Fabrice Santoro Paul Haarhuis
Jan Siemerink
6–2, 6–4
Win 11. Oct 1998 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Fabrice Santoro Piet Norval
Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 7–6
Win 12. Oct 1998 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Fabrice Santoro Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig
6–2, 6–2
Win 13. Apr 1999 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Tim Henman Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–2, 6–3
Loss 10. Aug 1999 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Leander Paes Paul Haarhuis
Jared Palmer
3–6, 4–6
Win 14. Aug 1999 Long Island, U.S. Hard Fabrice Santoro Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries
7–5, 6–4
Win 15. Sep 1999 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Jeff Tarango David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 11. Jan 2000 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Jeff Tarango Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
5–7, 4–6

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000Career SRCareer Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open NH A A 1R 2R A A A 1R 1R 2R A 3R 3R 1R 0 / 8 6–8
French Open A 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 3R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 14 7–14
Wimbledon A A A A A A A 3R 2R 3R A 1R A SF 3R 0 / 6 11–6
U.S. Open A A A 1R 2R A A 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 3R 2R A 0 / 9 7–8
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 37 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 3–3 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–4 2–4 4–3 2–3 4–3 8–3 2–3 N/A 31–36
Masters Series
Indian Wells These Were Not

ATP Masters Series

Before 1990
A A 2R A A 2R A A A A 1R 0 / 3 2–3
Miami A A A 1R 2R 1R A A A 2R 2R 0 / 5 1–5
Monte Carlo A A A 2R QF 1R 1R 2R A W 2R 1 / 7 10–6
Rome A A A A A A A 2R A SF 1R 0 / 3 4–3
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A SF 1R 0 / 2 2–2
Canada A A A A QF 2R A 2R 2R QF A 0 / 5 6–5
Cincinnati A A A A 1R 1R A SF F 2R A 0 / 5 7–5
Stuttgart (Stockholm) A A A A A A A A SF 2R A 0 / 2 3–2
Paris A A QF 1R 2R A 1R 1R 2R 2R A 0 / 7 3–7
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 8 0 / 5 1 / 39 N/A
Annual Win-Loss N/A 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–3 6–5 2–5 0–2 6–5 8–4 11–7 1–5 N/A 38–38
Year End Ranking 436 514 227 127 166 121 154 90 20 52 91 37 12 16 107 N/A
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