| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Born | 17 December 1977 Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $6,990,066 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 314–324 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (2 April, 2001) |
| Current ranking | No. 149 (31 October, 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | F (2001) |
| French Open | 4R (2003) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2008) |
| US Open | QF (2000) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2004, 2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 226–188 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (28 January 2008) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2008) |
| French Open | SF (2001) |
| Wimbledon | W (2007) |
| US Open | QF (2006) |
| Last updated on: 21 August 2011. | |
Arnaud Clément (born 17 December 1977) is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.
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Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland. He turned professional in 1996, and his most significant achievement has been to reach the Australian Open men's singles final in 2001, where he was defeated by Andre Agassi, defeating the then-unseeded but future number one Roger Federer and former number one Yevgeny Kafelnikov on his way to the final. While playing he often wears a bandana and sunglasses. The sunglasses have been medically prescribed for Clement because of severe eye problems he has encountered through his life, which had nearly left him blind as a child.
Clément has been ranked as high as 10th in the world in singles and as high as 24th in doubles, where he has often partnered with fellow Frenchmen Sébastien Grosjean and Michaël Llodra. He has won four ATP singles titles (Lyon 2000, Metz 2003, Marseille 2006, Washington 2006), and five doubles titles. In September 2005 he defeated Great Britain's Andy Murray in the U.S. Open tournament.
Until 2010, Clément held the record for the longest match in the history of the Open Era. At Roland Garros 2004, Fabrice Santoro defeated Clément 6–4, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 16–14 in six hours and 33 minutes. John Isner and Nicolas Mahut would eventually beat this record six years later at Wimbledon.
In March 2006, Clément ended his two and a half year period of not winning an ATP singles title by capturing the Marseille Open, defeating world number 2 Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals and Mario Ančić in the finals. In August 2006, Clément won his first ATP title in the United States, defeating Murray in straight sets in the final of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
In July 2007, Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra won the men's double title at Wimbledon, beating World No. 1 and number one seeds defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan, thus winning his first Grand Slam doubles title (Llodra had won two previous titles with Fabrice Santoro, making it his third Grand Slam title). He and Llodra were ecstatic, and celebrated by throwing their shirts, rackets, and towels into the crowd.
At the 2007 U.S. Open, he and Llodra were seeded 7th in doubles, but were upset by Jesse Levine and Alex Kuznetsov 7–6, 6–4 in the second round.
Clément was selected to represent one of the world's best-known and most important fashion labels, Lacoste. He was seen from May 2004 onwards in a pan-European print and TV campaign alongside the Danish pop singer Natasha Thomas. The advert was directed and shot by Bruno Aveillan.
At only 13 months old Clément was diagnosed with unilateral coloboma, meaning the condition only effects one eye, at that time Clément was only given a 40/60 % chance of having healthy eyesight for the rest of his life, throughout his tennis career Clément has worn sunglasses to protect his eyes.
In July 2008, Arnaud Clément and Rainer Schüttler, both in their early 30s, played against each other in a Wimbledon quarterfinal singles match. Because of rain delays and darkness, play was suspended over a period of two days. Eventually, the match went in favour of Schüttler. The match went five sets and over five hours combined within the two playing days. The fifth set's score was 8–6. Finishing in five hours and twelve minutes, it was the third longest men's singles match in Wimbledon history.[1]
Arnaud Clement is one of two players with the most contemptuous behavior with the ball boys at Roland Garros. "Clement tells us as dogs. He throws a ball and said, 'go get'. Again and again."[2]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2001 | Australian Open | Hard | Andre Agassi | 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner (1/) | 2007 | Wimbledon (1/1) | Grass | Michaël Llodra | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up (2/1) | 2008 | Australian Open (1/1) | Hard | Michaël Llodra | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 November 2000 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Patrick Rafter | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) |
| 2. | 29 September 2003 | Metz, France | Hard (i) | Fernando González | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 3. | 13 February 2006 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Mario Ančić | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 4. | 31 July 2006 | Washington, D.C., USA | Hard | Andy Murray | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 February 1999 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Fabrice Santoro | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| 2. | 29 January 2001 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Andre Agassi | 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| 3. | 24 June 2002 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Sjeng Schalken | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| 4. | 23 June 2003 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Sjeng Schalken | 3–6, 4–6 |
| 5. | 13 October 2003 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Rainer Schüttler | 5–7, 3–6 |
| 6. | 23 June 2007 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | Ivo Karlović | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| 7. | 16 January 2010 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | John Isner | 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(2–7) |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F | NMS |
Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1, played in Round Robin or lost in Qualification Round 3, Round 2, Round 1, Absent from a tournament or Participated in a team event, played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-Off, won a bronze or silver match at the Olympics. The last is for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series).
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | F | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 | ||
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 14 | ||
| Wimbledon | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 15 | ||
| US Open | Q1 | 1R | 4R | QF | 4R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 3R | Q1 | 0 / 12 | ||
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 54 | ||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 10 | ||
| Miami | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 13 | ||
| Monte Carlo | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 9 | ||
| Rome | A | 2R | 2R | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 6 | ||
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | ||
| Canada | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 10 | ||
| Cincinnati | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 10 | ||
| Shanghai | Not Held | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | |||||||||||||
| Paris | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 3R | 2R | LQ | 0 / 12 | ||
| Hamburg | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | NM1 | 0 / 5 | ||||
| Masters Series SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 81 | ||
| Year End Ranking | 94 | 104 | 56 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 31 | 106 | 69 | 42 | 54 | 93 | 63 | 78 | ||||
| Legend (Doubles) |
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| Grand Slam (1) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (2) |
| ATP Tour (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 April 2000 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Sébastien Grosjean | Lars Burgsmüller Andrew Painter |
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| 2. | 11 February 2002 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Nicolas Escudé | Julien Boutter Max Mirnyi |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 3. | 8 March 2004 | Indian Wells USA | Hard | Sébastien Grosjean | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 4. | 11 October 2004 | Metz, France | Hard (i) | Nicolas Mahut | Ivan Ljubičić Uros Vico |
6–2, 7–6(10–8) |
| 5. | 25 October 2004 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet (i) | Michaël Llodra | Dominik Hrbatý Jaroslav Levinský |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 6. | 23 October 2006 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Julien Benneteau | František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský |
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7] |
| 7. | 30 October 2006 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Michaël Llodra | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić |
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| 8. | 12 February 2007 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 4–6, [10–8] |
| 9. | 25 June 2007 | Wimbledon, London, UK | Grass | Michaël Llodra | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 10. | 1 October 2007 | Metz, France | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 11. | 5 October 2008 | Metz, France | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
| 12. | 22 February 2009 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Julian Knowle Andy Ram |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F | NMS |
Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1, played in Round Robin or lost in Qualification Round 3, Round 2, Round 1, Absent from a tournament or Participated in a team event, played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-Off, won a bronze or silver match at the Olympics. The last is for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series).
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR |
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| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | SF | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | 1R | QF | 2R | 0 / 10 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | W | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 1 / 6 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 42 |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | W | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 1 / 6 |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | QF | QF | 2R | SF | QF | A | QF | A | 0 / 8 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 9 |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 |
| Canada | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 10 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 |
| Shanghai | Not Held | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | ||||||||||||
| Paris | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | A | 1R | 1R | W | SF | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1 / 14 |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | QF | A | NM1 | 0 / 4 | ||
| Masters Series SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 61 |
| Year End Ranking | 453 | 223 | 238 | 657 | 116 | 40 | 39 | 194 | 31 | 86 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 72 | 61 | ||
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