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 | ![]() | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles| | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | International | Carpet | ![]() | 6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | 2008 Ordina Open – Men's Singles| | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 7–5, |
Loss | 0–2 | 2008 Chennai Open – Doubles| | Chennai Open, India | International | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1–2 | 2008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles| | Washington Open, US | International | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2–2 | 2009 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles| | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | 2010 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles| | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 4–2 | 2013 Open Sud de France – Doubles| | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, |
Loss | 4–3 | 2014 Open Sud de France – Doubles| | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 10 September 2001 | Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 21 January 2002 | Feucherolles, France | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1 April 2002 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 7–65 |
Winner | 2. | 21 October 2002 | La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 27 January 2003 | Feucherolles, France | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 13 October 2003 | Saint-Dizier, France | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 19 January 2004 | Deauville, France | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 6–2, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 26 January 2004 | Feucherolles, France | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 5. | 2 February 2004 | Bressuire, France | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 5 April 2004 | Angers, France | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 12 April 2004 | Grasse, France | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 21 August 2004 | Timişoara, Romania | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | 11 July 2005 | Saint-Gervais, France | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 26 September 2005 | Grenoble, France | Hard | ![]() | 6–0, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 27 March 2006 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 4 July 2006 | Montauban, France | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 18 February 2008 | Besançon, France | Hard | ![]() | 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 11 May 2009 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 17 October 2010 | Rennes, France | Hard | ![]() | 7–6, 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 7. | 13 March 2011 | Lille, France | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | 15 May 2011 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 4 November 2012 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 17 February 2013 | Quimper, France | Hard | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 18 June 2001 | Noisy-le-Grand, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 27 January 2003 | Feucherolles, France | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 20 October 2003 | La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 19 January 2004 | Deauville, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 8 March 2004 | Lille, France | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 18 July 2005 | Tampere, Finland | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 4 July 2006 | Montauban, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, |
Runner-up | 2. | 10 July 2006 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–0, |
Winner | 2. | 6 February 2011 | Courmayeur, Italy | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 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 |