Marc Gicquel
Marc Gicquel is a former professional male tennis player from France.
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 Tour career finals
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | 2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles| | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | International | Carpet | Richard Gasquet | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles| | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | International | Carpet | Sébastien Grosjean | 6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | 2008 Ordina Open – Men's Singles| | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass | David Ferrer | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | 2007 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Swiss Open, Switzerland | International | Clay | Florent Serra | František Čermák Pavel Vízner | 5–7, 7–5, |
Loss | 0–2 | 2008 Chennai Open – Doubles| | Chennai Open, India | International | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1–2 | 2008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles| | Washington Open, US | International | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett | 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2–2 | 2009 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles| | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Fernando Verdasco Mischa Zverev | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | 2010 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles| | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Jérémy Chardy | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 4–2 | 2013 Open Sud de France – Doubles| | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard | Michaël Llodra | Johan Brunström Raven Klaasen | 6–3, 3–6, |
Loss | 4–3 | 2014 Open Sud de France – Doubles| | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard | Nicolas Mahut | Nikolay Davydenko Denis Istomin | 4–6, 6–1, |
ATP Challenger Tour/ITF Men's Circuits finals
Singles: 24 (15–9)
Legend |
ATP Challenger Tour |
ITF Men's Circuits |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 21 May 2001 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Mehdi Tahiri | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
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 | Oscar Hernández | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1 April 2002 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Clay | Olivier Patience | 6–4, 7–65 |
Winner | 2. | 21 October 2002 | La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Hard | Nicolas Mahut | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 27 January 2003 | Feucherolles, France | Hard | Zhu Benqiang | 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 13 October 2003 | Saint-Dizier, France | Hard | Thomas Dupré | 7–5, 6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 19 January 2004 | Deauville, France | Clay | Jean-Christophe Faurel | 5–7, 6–2, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 26 January 2004 | Feucherolles, France | Hard | Julien Jeanpierre | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 5. | 2 February 2004 | Bressuire, France | Hard | Jérôme Haehnel | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 5 April 2004 | Angers, France | Clay | 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 |
Winner | 4. | 18 February 2008 | Besançon, France | Hard | Alexander Peya | 7–6, 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, 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, 4–6 |
Doubles: 10 (5–5)
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 |
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 | Nicolas Mahut | Matthieu Amgwerd Josh Goffi | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 20 October 2003 | La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Hard | Jean-Baptiste Perlant | Laurent Recouderc Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 19 January 2004 | Deauville, France | Clay | Jean-Baptiste Perlant | Elefterios Alexiou Alexandros Jakupovic | 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 8 March 2004 | Lille, France | Hard | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Jean-François Bachelot Jean-Michel Pequery | 6–7, 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, |
Runner-up | 2. | 10 July 2006 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Clay | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Guillermo García-López Salvador Navarro-Gutiérrez | 4–6, 6–0, |
Winner | 2. | 6 February 2011 | Courmayeur, Italy | Hard | 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.Singles performance timeline
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 |