Arnaud Boetsch
Country | France |
---|---|
Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
Born |
Meulan, France | 1 April 1969
Height | 6' (183 cm) |
Turned pro | 1987 |
Retired | 1999 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,031,247 |
Singles | |
Career record | 231–202 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 12 (22 April 1996) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1993) |
French Open | 4R (1991) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1992) |
US Open | 4R (1996) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 67–75 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 97 (18 October 1993) |
Last updated on: 23 March 2012. |
Arnaud Boetsch (born 1 April 1969 in Meulan, Yvelines) is a former French tennis player who turned professional in 1987. Known for his stylish single-handed backhand, he won 3 career titles, reaching his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 12 in April 1996.
Tennis career
Boetch reached the fourth round once in each of the four grand slams between 1991 and 1996, notably beating Richard Krajicek in five sets in his 1992 Wimbledon run (Krajicek would go on to win the title four years later).
Boetsch represented France at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the second round by Spain's eventual Silver medal winner Sergi Bruguera.
He currently works as a tennis commentator for France Télévisions with Lionel Chamoulaud or François Brabant.
ATP Tour titles (3)
Legend (Singles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (3) |
Singles (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 13 June 1993 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | Wally Masur | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
2. | 10 October 1993 | Toulouse, France | Hard | Cédric Pioline | 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–3 |
3. | 8 October 1995 | Toulouse, France | Hard | Jim Courier | 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–0 |
Singles finalist (7)
- 1991: Berlin (lost to Petr Korda)
- 1992: Bolzano (lost to Thomas Enqvist)
- 1994: Marseille (lost to Marc Rosset)
- 1994: Ostrava (lost to MaliVai Washington)
- 1995: Adelaide (lost to Jim Courier)
- 1995: Stockholm (lost to Thomas Enqvist)
- 1996: Lyon (lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov)
Doubles (2)
- 1991: Bordeaux (partnering Guy Forget)
- 1993: Marseille (partnering Olivier Delaître)