Nicolas Aymerik Devilde ( fr. Nicolas Aymeric Devilder ; born March 25, 1980 in Dax , France ) is a French professional tennis player .
| Nicolas Devilde | |
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| Player gender | |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
| Citizenship | France |
| Place of residence | Boulogne Billancourt , France |
| Growth | 173 cm |
| Weight | 65 kg |
| Carier start | 2000 |
| Working hand | left |
| Forehand | two-handed |
| Trainer | Olivier Malkor Olivier Soulet |
| Prize, $ | 959,363 |
| Singles | |
| V / p matches | 24-47 |
| Highest position | 60 ( September 8, 2008 ) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 1st round (2007, 2009) |
| France | 3rd round (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 1st round (2007, 2009) |
| USA | 2nd round (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| V / p matches | 7-23 |
| Titles | one |
| Highest position | 197 ( March 23, 2009 ) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 1st round (2009) |
| France | 2nd round (2005, 2008) |
| Wimbledon | 1st round (2007, 2009) |
| USA | 1st round (2008) |
General Information
He began to play tennis at the age of 8 years. His father Thierry is an architect, his mother Bernadette is a home decorator; there is a younger brother (Bertrand) and an older sister (Carol).
He is fond of winter and water skiing. The idol of childhood is Marcelo Rios .
Sports career
He started his professional career in 2000, at the same time he reached the finals of the futures single-player tournament for the first time. In July 2002, he won the first single player tournament of this series. The next "futures" obeys him in April 2004. Then he will debut on the ATP tour . It happened at the Masters tournament in Monte Carlo . There he was able to get into the second round, beating Goran Ivanishevich 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
In January 2005, he played at a tournament in Chennai , where he defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-7 (10), 7-6 (5) in the first round. Once again, he reached the second round in February of the same season at the tournament in Acapulco , beating Jose Acasuso , but losing further to No. 12 of the world ranking of Guillermo Cañas . In May, he made his doubles debut at the Grand Slam Tournament in the French Open . In August 2005, he won the first single-player tournament of the Challenger series in Spanish Pamplona .
Already in the next 2006, he won four Challenger tournaments. In 2007, it finally fell into the first hundred of the ATP single player rating. In February 2007, he first reached the quarter-finals of the ATP tournament. It happened at a tournament in Buenos Aires , where in one of the meetings he beat Juan Carlos Ferrero 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-0. In April, he also reached the quarter-finals in Munich . In 2008, at the French Open, he reached the second round where he played against Rafael Nadal and lost to him. In 2008, Devilde won three Challengers and reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in Kitzbuhel . This season, he reached the top single career ranking 60th place in his career and won the doubles title at the ATP tournament in Bucharest with Paul-Henri Mathieu .
In 2009, speaking mainly in ATP tour tournaments, he cannot overcome the first rounds and only the first half of the season performs. Returns to Devilde in 2010. In October, he again managed to reach the quarter finals in Palermo . In 2012, he first entered the third round of the Grand Slam tournament. At the French Open, he won Philippe Krainovich and Michael Burrer . In the third round, he met with No. 1 in the world Novak Djokovic and easily lost to him.
Performances at ATP Tournaments
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments |
| Masters Cup / ATP Tour Finals |
| ATP Masters / ATP Masters 1000 |
| ATP Gold / ATP 500 |
| ATP International / ATP 250 |
ATP Titles (1)
Doubles (1)
| No. | date | Tournament | Coating | Partner | Opponents in the finals | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. | Sep 13, 2008 | Bucharest | Priming | Paul Henri Mathieu | Marcin Matkovsky Mariusz Firstenberg | 7-6 (4), 6-7 (9), [22-20] |
Notes
- ↑ ATP website