Olivier Patience
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| Country (sports) |  France |
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| Residence | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Born | 25 March 1980 Évreux, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $874,075 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 26–53 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 87 (19 July 2004) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2004) |
| French Open | 3R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2004) |
| US Open | 1R (2004, 2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 5–19 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 206 (24 July 2000) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2007) |
| French Open | 2R (2000, 2008) |
Olivier Patience (born 25 March 1980) is a former French professional tennis player. His career high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking was world no. 87, on 19 July 2004. During 2006, Patience won three ATP Challenger Series tournaments. He reached the third round at the 2004 Australian Open and 2007 French Open. In the latter, he defeated Jonathan Eysseric in the first round in four sets, and then Mariano Zabaleta, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, eventually losing to Novak Djokovic in five sets, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6.
Singles titles
[edit]Wins (10)
[edit]| Legend (singles) |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (10) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 1. | 13 May 2002 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay |  Todd Larkham
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4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2. | 18 August 2003 | Manerbio, Italy | Clay |  Martín Vassallo Argüello
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3–6, 6–3, 7–63 |
| 3. | 21 March 2005 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Clay |  Victor Ioniță
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6–0, 6–2 |
| 4. | 25 April 2005 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Florent Serra
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7–64, 7–5 |
| 5. | 26 December 2005 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Julien Benneteau
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2–6, 6–4, 7–65 |
| 6. | 15 May 2006 | San Remo, Italy | Clay |  Stefano Galvani
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6–2, 4–6, 7–68 |
| 7. | 12 June 2006 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay |  Guillermo García López
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6–4, 6–1 |
| 8. | 26 June 2006 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay | Sergio Roitman
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6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 9. | 25 June 2007 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay | Félix Mantilla
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66–7, 6–1, 7–66 |
| 10. | 2 September 2008 | Cherkasy, Ukraine | Clay |  Denis Istomin
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6–2, 6–0 |
Runners-up (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 1. | 19 March 2007 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Stefano Galvani
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6–1, 6–1 |
| 2. | 4 September 2007 | Brașov, Romania | Clay | Máximo González
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6–4, 6–3 |
| 3. | 6 October 2008 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay |  Nicolás Massú
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46–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles titles
[edit]Wins (1)
[edit]| Legend (doubles) |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 April 2005 | Monza, Italy | Clay | Nicolas Devilder
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Massimo Bertolini Uros Vico
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7–5, 6–4 |
External links
[edit]- Olivier Patience at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Olivier Patience at the International Tennis Federation
- Patience World Ranking History
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