French tennis player
Florent Serra |
| Country (sports) |  France |
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| Residence | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
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| Born | (1981-02-28)28 February 1981 (age 44)
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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 | Pierre Cherret[1] |
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| Prize money | $2,969,796 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 123–170 |
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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 | 18–57 |
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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 | 2R (2007,2008) |
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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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| Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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| French Open | 2R (2007) |
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| Last updated on: 17 April 2022. |
Florent Lucien Serra (French:[flɔʁɑ̃sɛʁa]; born 28 February 1981) is a French retired professionaltennis player.[1] A right-hander, he won twoATP titles during his career and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 36 in June 2006.
Early life and junior career
[edit]Serra was born inBordeaux, 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 atRoland 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
[edit]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, inBucharest. He won his second title the following year inAdelaide.[2]In 2009, he was a runner-up inCasablanca.[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 toKei Nishikori, 3–6, 5–7, 2–6.[5]
His mother works as a secretary in Bordeaux, while Serra himself lives inNeuchâtel, Switzerland.[2]
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]| Legend |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) | | ATP 500 Series (0–0) | | ATP 250 Series (2–1) |
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| Hard (1–0) | | Clay (1–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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| Outdoors (2–1) | | Indoors (0–0) |
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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit]| Legend |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | | ATP International Series (0–1) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (0–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
| | Finals by setting |
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| Outdoors (0–1) | | Indoors (0–0) |
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (3–4) | | ITF Futures (1–5) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–3) | | Clay (4–6) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Jan 2001 | France F1,Grasse | Futures | Clay |  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0-2 | Jul 2001 | France F11,Bourg-en-Bresse | Futures | Clay |  Slimane Saoudi | 2–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Win | 1-2 | Jul 2001 | France F13,Aix-les-Bains | Futures | Clay | Thierry Ascione | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1-3 | Sep 2001 | France F16,Mulhouse | Futures | Hard |  Arnaud Fontaine | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1-4 | Jul 2002 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay |  Tomáš Zíb | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 1-5 | Sep 2002 | Netherlands F2,Alphen aan den Rijn | Futures | Clay | Óscar Hernández Perez | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1-6 | Oct 2003 | France F22,La Roche-sur-Yon | Futures | Hard | Jean-François Bachelot | 6–7(7–9), 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 2-6 | Apr 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay |  Flávio Saretta | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2-7 | Apr 2005 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Olivier Patience | 6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 3-7 | Jul 2005 | Rimoni, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Iván Navarro | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4-7 | Sep 2008 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Albert Montañés | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4-8 | Sep 2009 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay |  Evgeny Korolev | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4-9 | Nov 2014 | Reunion Island, Reunion | Challenger | Hard |  Robin Haase | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (0–0) | | ITF Futures (1–2) |
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| Hard (1–0) | | Clay (0–2) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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Performance timelines
[edit](W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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