Patrick Proisy (French:[patʁikpʁwazi]; born 10 September 1949) is a French former professionaltennis player best remembered for reaching the final of the French Open in 1972[1][2] (where he beat top seed and defending championJan Kodeš in the quarter-finals and fourth seedManuel Orantes in the semi-finals before losing the final against sixth seeded SpaniardAndrés Gimeno in four sets).[3] He added to that one more final (inFlorence, 1976) and singles titles inHilversum, 1977 andPerth, 1972. Proisy reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 16 in October 1972.
From 1997 to 2003, Proisy was president ofRC Strasbourg football club. In 2016, he received a ten-month suspended prison sentence for irregularities in transfers during his tenure; parts of transfer fees were received by the British branch of ownersIMG instead of the club, who suffered on the pitch and were relegated toLigue 2 in 2001. His sentence was reduced to six months on appeal in 2019, and part of the charges were put to a retrial in 2021. He was made to reimburse the club for €440,000.[4]
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Andrés Gimeno
Paolo Bertolucci
Lito Álvarez
