Florent Serra
Florent Serra
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Country (sports) |
France |
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Residence |
NeuchΓ’tel, Switzerland |
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Born |
(1981-02-28) 28 February 1981 Bordeaux, France |
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Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Turned pro |
2000 |
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Retired |
2015 |
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Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Coach(es) |
Pierre Cherret[1] |
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Prize money |
$2,895,039 |
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Singles |
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Career record |
123β168 |
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Career titles |
2 |
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Highest ranking |
No. 36 (26 June 2006) |
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Grand Slam Singles results |
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Australian Open |
3R (2010) |
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French Open |
3R (2008) |
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Wimbledon |
2R (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
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US Open |
2R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) |
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Doubles |
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Career record |
18β55 |
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Career titles |
0 |
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Highest ranking |
No. 109 (10 September 2007) |
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Grand Slam Doubles results |
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Australian Open |
3R (2010) |
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French Open |
3R (2013) |
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Wimbledon |
2R (2007) |
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US Open |
3R (2007) |
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Last updated on: 28 August 2013. |
Florent Lucien Serra (born 28 February 1981) is a French retired professional tennis player.[1] A right-hander, he won two ATP titles during his career and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 36 in June 2006.
Career
Early life and junior career
Serra was born in Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, in 1981 to Jean-Luc and Martine. He started playing tennis at the age of seven[1] at a tennis club in Bordeaux after his father got him involved.[2] After completing his A-level equivalent (the French "bac") with a major in Economics at 18, Serra left Bordeaux for Paris, to train under the national training program at Roland Garros.[2] As a result of playing minimal junior tournaments, his career high junior ranking was no. 437 on 31 December 1999.[3] He turned pro in 2000.[2]
Professional career
From 2000 to 2002, he reached six Futures finals, winning one of them, along with reaching his first Challenger final.[4] He made his debut on the ATP Tour in 2003.[2] In 2005 he had his most successful year, winning three out of four Challenger finals,[4] and his first ATP tour title, in Bucharest. He won his second title the following year in Adelaide.[2]
In 2009, he was a runner-up in Casablanca.[4] He has been coached by Pierre Cherret since he was a junior player,[1][3] and his fitness trainer is Paul Quetin.[2]
Serra reached the 2nd round of Wimbledon 2012, losing to Kei Nishikori, 3β6, 5β7, 2β6.
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Personal
His mother works as a secretary in Bordeaux, while Serra himself lives in NeuchΓ’tel, Switzerland.[2]
ATP Career Finals
Singles: 3 (2β1)
Legend |
Grand Slam Tournaments (0β0) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0β0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0β0) |
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0β0) |
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2β1) |
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Finals by Surface |
Hard (1β0) |
Clay (1β1) |
Grass (0β0) |
Carpet (0β0) |
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This table is current through 2013 US Open.
This table is current through 2013 US Open.
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