Patrick Proisy
Patrick Proisy (born 10 September 1949) is a French former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the final of the French Open in 1972[1][2] (where he beat top seed and defending champion Jan Kodes in the quarter finals and fourth seed Manuel Orantes in the semi finals before losing the final against sixth seeded Spaniard Andrés Gimeno in four sets).[3] He added to that one more final (in Florence, 1976) and singles titles in Hilversum, 1977 and Perth, 1972. Proisy reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 16 in October 1972.
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Residence | Paris, France | |||||||||||||
Born | Evreux, France | 10 September 1949|||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1968 | |||||||||||||
Retired | 1981 | |||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 200–176 (Open era) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 16 (23 October 1972) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (1973) | |||||||||||||
French Open | F (1972) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (1971, 1972, 1974) | |||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (1972, 1977) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 72–120 (Open era) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1972 | French Open | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Singles
Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | SR | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 |
French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 13 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | |
US Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | |
Strike Rate | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 28 |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Career finals
Singles: 5 (2–3)
Legend (Titles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (2) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jun 1972 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1. | Dec 1972 | Perth, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
7–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | Jul 1977 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | May 1975 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 3. | May 1976 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 8–10 |
References
- Djata, Sundiata A. (March 2008). Blacks at the net: Black achievement in the history of tennis. Syracuse University Press. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-0-8156-0898-1. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- Collins, Bud; Hollander, Zander (1994). Bud Collins' modern encyclopedia of tennis. Gale Research. p. 424. ISBN 978-0-8103-8988-5. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- "French Open 1972". www.tennis.co.nf.
External links
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