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| Country (sports) |  France | ||||||||
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| Residence | Rueil-Malmaison, France | ||||||||
| Born | (1980-05-18)18 May 1980 (age 45) Paris, France | ||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||
| Turned pro | 1999 | ||||||||
| Retired | 2014 | ||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||
| Prize money | $8,533,350 | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 187–221 | ||||||||
| Career titles | 5 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (9 May 2011) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2012) | ||||||||
| French Open | 4R (2004,2008) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | 4R (2011) | ||||||||
| US Open | 4R (2004) | ||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2008) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 387–224 | ||||||||
| Career titles | 26 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (14 November 2011) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2003,2004) | ||||||||
| French Open | F (2004,2013) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2007) | ||||||||
| US Open | SF (2003) | ||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||
| Tour Finals | W (2005) | ||||||||
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Michaël Llodra (French pronunciation:[mikaɛljɔdʁa]; born 18 May 1980) is a French former professionaltennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 3 in men's doubles by theAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP), winning 26 career doubles titles, including threemajors and an Olympic silver medal. Llodra also had success in singles, winning five career titles and with victories overNovak Djokovic,Juan Martín del Potro,Tomáš Berdych,Robin Söderling,Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,Nikolay Davydenko,Janko Tipsarević andJohn Isner. Llodra has been called "the best volleyer on tour."[by whom?]
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Llodra was born inParis, where his father Michel played forParis Saint-Germain. A left-hander, hisserve-and-volley style is modelled on that of his idol,Stefan Edberg.[1]
Llodra and his wife Camille were married on 9 September 2003, and have two children, a daughter, Manon (born 23 March 2004) and a son, Teo (born 5 September 2007). He is a well-known supporter of French football club Paris Saint-Germain, and has often been seen wearing the club's shirt prior to tennis matches.
Llodra reached his first Grand Slam final, theAustralian Open men's doubles, withFabrice Santoro. Unseeded, they lost toMark Knowles andDaniel Nestor. During his semifinal, Llodra inadvertently hit and killed a bird flying across the court.[2]
Llodra won his first Grand Slam title, the Australian Open men's doubles, with Santoro. Their opponents in the final were once again Knowles and Nestor.
Upon winning the men's doubles again for the second time at the Australian Open in 2004, Llodra and his tennis partner Santoro made headlines by stripping off their shirts, shoes, socks and shorts.[3] Dressed in a pair of white briefs only, Llodra threw his clothes into the crowd, to the cheers of many onlookers.[4]
Llodra made his first appearance in the fourth round of a Grand Slam singles tournament at that year's French Open. In the fourth round he led eventual semifinalistTim Henman by two sets to love and had a match point in the fifth set before Henman prevailed. Llodra also won his first ATP singles title two weeks later at 's-Hertogenbosch.
On 20 November 2005, Llodra again teamed with Santoro to win the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, a competition which pitted the top eight doubles teams in the world against one another.
In July, Llodra won themen's doubles title at Wimbledon partneringArnaud Clément, defeatingBob and Mike Bryan to win his third Grand Slam doubles title. He and Clément were ecstatic, and Llodra once again celebrated by throwing his shirt, racket and towel into the crowd.
At theUS Open, he and Clément were seeded seventh, but were upset in the second round byJesse Levine andAlex Kuznetsov.
Llodra and Clément reached a second Grand Slam final at the Australian Open, but lost to the Israeli pairing ofJonathan Erlich andAndy Ram.
In singles, Llodra won two tournaments in the course of two months, the first in Adelaide, where he defeatedJarkko Nieminen in the final, and the other in Rotterdam, where he edged outRobin Söderling in a third-set tiebreak.
Llodra and his doubles partner Clément then defeated the Bryan Brothers again in four sets at theDavis Cup quarterfinals tie against the US team. They are one of two teams to defeat the Bryans in Davis Cup.
He then entered theFrench Open, where he upsetTomáš Berdych in the second round and went on to reach the fourth round, losing to LatvianErnests Gulbis in straight sets.
In 2009, he made two finals in singles; theOpen 13 in Marseille (l. to Tsonga) and theGrand Prix in Lyon (l. to Ljubicic). He had a poor season in doubles.[5]
Llodra started off the season with opening-round losses in Brisbane and Sydney. He made the second round of theAustralian Open, losing toJuan Mónaco in five sets.
He lost toMarco Chiudinelli in the opening round in Rotterdam. The following week, he impressively won theOpen 13 tournament in Marseille. He beat two well-known players on the rise: seventh seedMarcos Baghdatis (in the second round) and top seedRobin Söderling (in the quarterfinals). In the final, he defeatedJulien Benneteau in straight sets in their first meeting on the ATP tour.[6] Llodra and Benneteau also teamed up to win the doubles title in Marseille. Llodra also won at Eastbourne, beatingGuillermo García-López in the final.[7]
Llodra lost in the first round at the French Open, the second round at Wimbledon, and made the third round at the US Open before retiring againstTommy Robredo.
At theBNP Paribas Masters tournament in Paris-Bercy, he played his best tennis in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, where he defeated second seedNovak Djokovic and then eleventh seedNikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinals. Llodra then held three match points against world No. 5 and eventual championRobin Söderling, but eventually lost in a third-set tiebreak. Had Llodra won, it would have been an all-French final in Paris with compatriotGaël Monfils.
At the Australian Open, Llodra and Zimonjic lost in the quarterfinals toMahesh Bhupathi andLeander Paes. They reached the final in Rotterdam, but lost toJürgen Melzer and Petzschner. They reached the semifinals in Dubai, but lost toJérémy Chardy andFeliciano López, again in a super-tiebreak. They reached the quarterfinals in Miami, again losing to Bhupathi and Paes. In Madrid, they lost the final to the Bryan brothers. In Rome, they reached the quarterfinals, losing toCarlos Berlocq andJarkko Nieminen.
The team made the semifinals at the French Open and at Wimbledon, losing toMax Mirnyi andDaniel Nestor in a match featuring two tiebreaks, and to the Bryan brothers in five sets. They won their first two titles of the year in Washington, D.C., and at the Canadian Open, againstRobert Lindstedt andHoria Tecău and the Bryan brothers, respectively. They lost in the final in Cincinnati, again against Bhupathi and Paes.
They did not make it past the round of 16 at the US Open, but they took their third title of the year at the China Open, again against Lindstedt and Tecau. They lost in the final in Shanghai againstMax Mirnyi and Nestor in a super-tiebreak. They took their fourth title together in Basel, again defeating Mirnyi and Nestor in the final.
They reached the quarterfinals in Bercy and participated in the2011 ATP World Tour Finals in London, winning their first round-robin match againstRohan Bopanna andAisam Qureshi.
In singles, Llodra reached the quarterfinals in Marseille, losing toRobin Söderling. He also reached the quarterfinals in Madrid, losing to finalistRafael Nadal. He lost in the first round at the French Open and in the round of 16 at Wimbledon. In the US Open, he lost in the second round toKevin Anderson in straight sets.
At theBNP Paribas Masters in Paris (Bercy), Llodra reached the semifinals, after upsetting tenth and seventh seedsJohn Isner andJuan Martín del Potro, even though he was the lowest-ranked player in the draw. He also beat AmericanSam Querrey in the quarterfinals. He facedDavid Ferrer for a place in the final, but lost.[8]
At theDubai Open, Llodra stunned world No. 8 andAustralian Open 2008 finalistJo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets, but lost toDmitry Tursunov in the next round. Llodra was also in the men's doubles finals of the French Open withNicolas Mahut, but lost to the Bryan brothers in the final.[9]
In 2014 Llodra played fewer tournaments and had less success in singles than the previous years. He suffered first-round losses at theAustralian Open andFrench Open, and skippedWimbledon. He did, however, get a win at theUS Open, defeatingDaniel Gimeno-Traver.
Llodra was known for his skilled net play.[10]The Guardian journalist Xan Brooks described Llodra as "one of those talented, maddening French players in the tradition ofHenri Leconte,Guy Forget andFabrice Santoro; at once supremely gifted and curiously brittle" and that he "plays like he's just flown in from the 20th-century. His game is all dinks and slices and sly changes of pace."[11] Two-time French Open finalistRobin Söderling called Llodra's serve "unbelievable" and his volleys the "best on the tour".[12] To aid his touch on volleys, Llodra was one of the few professionals to use all natural gut strings, which gave him better feel at the expense of power at the baseline.[10]
Llodra was one of the last remainingserve-and-volleyers in the top ranks of men's professional tennis, a tactic aided by his left-handed serve which allowed him to create unusual angles.[10] Llodra has been called the 'best serve and volleyer in the world' by the website Essential Tennis.[13]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2002 | Australian Open | Hard | Fabrice Santoro |  Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 2003 | Australian Open | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2004 | Australian Open(2) | Hard | Fabrice Santoro |  Bob BryanMike Bryan | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Loss | 2004 | French Open | Clay | Fabrice Santoro |  Xavier MalisseOlivier Rochus | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 2007 | Wimbledon | Grass | Arnaud Clément | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2008 | Australian Open | Hard | Arnaud Clément |  Jonathan ErlichAndy Ram | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 2013 | French Open | Clay | Nicolas Mahut | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7) |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 4th Place | 2008 | Summer Olympics | Hard | Arnaud Clément | Bob BryanMike Bryan | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Silver | 2012 | Summer Olympics | Grass | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2003 | Tennis Masters Cup, Houston | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Bob BryanMike Bryan | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 2005 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai | Carpet (i) | Fabrice Santoro |  Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2003 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay | Fabrice Santoro | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 2003 | Italian Open | Clay | Fabrice Santoro |  Wayne ArthursPaul Hanley | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2003 | Paris Masters | Carpet (i) | Fabrice Santoro | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 3–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Win | 2005 | Italian Open | Clay | Fabrice Santoro | Bob BryanMike Bryan | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2005 | Hamburg Masters | Clay | Fabrice Santoro |  Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 2006 | Paris Masters | Carpet (i) | Arnaud Clément | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| Loss | 2010 | Canadian Open | Hard | Julien Benneteau | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2011 | Madrid Open | Clay |  Nenad Zimonjić | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2011 | Canadian Open | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] |
| Loss | 2011 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Mahesh BhupathiLeander Paes | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7) |
| Loss | 2011 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Max MirnyiDaniel Nestor | 6–3, 1–6, [10–12] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2004 | Australian Hard Court Championships, Australia | International | Hard |  Dominik Hrbatý | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2004 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass |  Guillermo Coria | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2005 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass |  Mario Ančić | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jan 2008 | Australian Hard Court Championships, Australia | International | Hard |  Jarkko Nieminen | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2008 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | Intl. Gold | Hard (i) | Robin Söderling | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2009 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2009 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Ivan Ljubičić | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Feb 2010 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Julien Benneteau | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2010 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass |  Guillermo García López | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Feb 2012 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Juan Martín del Potro | 4–6, 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2000 | Majorca Open, Spain | International | Clay |  Diego Nargiso | Alberto MartínFernando Vicente | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2002 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Mark KnowlesDaniel Nestor | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2002 | Los Angeles Open, United States | International | Hard | Justin Gimelstob | Sébastien Grosjean Nicolas Kiefer | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jan 2003 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2003 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Masters Series | Clay | Fabrice Santoro | Mahesh BhupathiMax Mirnyi | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 2–4 | May 2003 | Italian Open, Italy | Masters Series | Clay | Fabrice Santoro | Wayne ArthursPaul Hanley | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Oct 2003 | Open de Moselle, France | International | Hard (i) | Fabrice Santoro | Julien BenneteauNicolas Mahut | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Nov 2003 | Paris Masters, France | Masters Series | Carpet (i) | Fabrice Santoro | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 3–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Nov 2003 | Tennis Masters Cup, United States | Tour Finals | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Bob BryanMike Bryan | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Jan 2004 | Australian Hard Court Championships, Australia | International | Hard | Arnaud Clément | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–8 | Jan 2004 | Australian Open, Australia(2) | Grand Slam | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–9 | Jun 2004 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Fabrice Santoro | Xavier MalisseOlivier Rochus | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–9 | Aug 2004 | Long Island Open, United States | International | Hard | Antony Dupuis |  Yves AllegroMichael Kohlmann | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–9 | Oct 2004 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | International | Carpet (i) | Arnaud Clément | Dominik Hrbatý Jaroslav Levinský | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Jan 2005 | Sydney International, Australia | International | Hard | Arnaud Clément | Mahesh BhupathiTodd Woodbridge | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–10 | May 2005 | Italian Open, Italy | Masters Series | Clay | Fabrice Santoro | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–11 | May 2005 | Hamburg Masters, Germany | Masters Series | Clay | Fabrice Santoro | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 7–11 | Oct 2005 | Open de Moselle, France | International | Hard (i) | Fabrice Santoro | José AcasusoSebastián Prieto | 5–2, 3–5, 5–4(7–4) |
| Win | 8–11 | Oct 2005 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | International | Carpet (i) | Fabrice Santoro |  Jeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–11 | Nov 2005 | Tennis Masters Cup, China | Tour Finals | Carpet (i) | Fabrice Santoro | Leander PaesNenad Zimonjić | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 10–11 | Nov 2006 | Paris Masters, France | Masters Series | Carpet (i) | Arnaud Clément | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| Win | 11–11 | Feb 2007 | Open 13, France | International | Hard (i) | Arnaud Clément | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7–5, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 12–11 | Jul 2007 | Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Arnaud Clément | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–12 | Sep 2007 | Thailand Open, Thailand | International | Hard (i) | Nicolas Mahut |  Sanchai RatiwatanaSonchat Ratiwatana | 6–3, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Win | 13–12 | Oct 2007 | Open de Moselle, France(2) | International | Hard (i) | Arnaud Clément |  Mariusz FyrstenbergMarcin Matkowski | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–13 | Oct 2007 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | International | Hard (i) | Arnaud Clément | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–14 | Jan 2008 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Arnaud Clément | Jonathan ErlichAndy Ram | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 14–14 | Mar 2008 | Las Vegas Open, United States | International | Hard | Julien Benneteau | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 15–14 | Oct 2008 | Open de Moselle, France(3) | International | Hard (i) | Arnaud Clément | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 16–14 | Oct 2008 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France(2) | International | Carpet (i) | Andy Ram | Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins | 6–3, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 17–14 | Feb 2009 | Open 13, France(2) | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Arnaud Clément |  Julian Knowle Andy Ram | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Loss | 17–15 | Oct 2009 | Open de Moselle, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Arnaud Clément | Colin FlemingKen Skupski | 6–2, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 18–15 | Feb 2010 | Open 13, France(3) | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Julien Benneteau | Julian KnowleRobert Lindstedt | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 18–16 | Aug 2010 | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | Julien Benneteau | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 18–17 | Feb 2011 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Nenad Zimonjić | Jürgen MelzerPhilipp Petzschner | 4–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
| Loss | 18–18 | May 2011 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 19–18 | Aug 2011 | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 6–7(3–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–7] |
| Win | 20–18 | Aug 2011 | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] |
| Loss | 20–19 | Aug 2011 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 21–19 | Oct 2011 | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 21–20 | Oct 2011 | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 6–3, 1–6, [10–12] |
| Win | 22–20 | Nov 2011 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Nenad Zimonjić | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 23–20 | Feb 2012 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Nenad Zimonjić | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 4–6, 7–5, [16–14] |
| Loss | 23–21 | Aug 2012 | Summer Olympics, United Kingdom | Olympics | Grass | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 24–21 | Feb 2013 | Open Sud de France, France(3) | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Marc Gicquel | Johan BrunströmRaven Klaasen | 6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 25–21 | Mar 2013 | Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates | 500 Series | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Robert Lindstedt Nenad Zimonjić | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6) |
| Loss | 25–22 | Jun 2013 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Nicolas Mahut | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 26–22 | Feb 2014 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Nicolas Mahut | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W-L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 5–13 | |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 10–15 | |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | A | 9–13 | |
| US Open | A | A | 2R | A | 4R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 10–11 | |
| Win–loss | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 6–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 34–52 | |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | 7–7 | |
| Miami | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 6–10 | |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 4–8 | |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1–6 | |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | Held as Madrid (Clay) | 1–2 | ||||||
| Madrid (Clay) | Held as Hamburg | A | A | QF | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 3–2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | Q2 | 3–8 | |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | A | A | Q1 | 1–4 | |
| Madrid (Hard) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Held as Shanghai | 0–1 | ||||||
| Shanghai | Held as Madrid (Hard) | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0–3 | |||||||||
| Paris | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | SF | 1R | SF | 1R | A | 9–9 | |
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 1–4 | 9–8 | 7–9 | 5–6 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 35–60 | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Year-end ranking | 159 | 89 | 104 | 173 | 41 | 136 | 96 | 93 | 40 | 67 | 23 | 47 | 53 | 105 | 269 | ||
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | F | W | W | QF | 2R | 1R | F | A | 1R | QF | 3R | 1R | SF | 2 / 13 | 35–11 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | F | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | SF | QF | F | 3R | 0 / 16 | 32–16 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | A | QF | A | W | A | A | QF | SF | 3R | 2R | SF | 1 / 11 | 28–10 |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 15 | 19–13 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 14–3 | 12–2 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 9–3 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 13–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 11–3 | 3 / 55 | 114–51 |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 6–9 |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | QF | 2R | SF | QF | A | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | SF | 0 / 11 | 17–11 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | F | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | SF | A | 2R | 0 / 10 | 10–10 |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 2R | F | QF | W | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | QF | QF | A | A | 1 / 9 | 12–7 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | SF | A | A | 2R | A | A | F | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 5–7 |
| Canada | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | QF | SF | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | F | W | A | 2R | 1R | 1 / 11 | 12–10 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | QF | SF | A | A | A | QF | 2R | F | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 9–9 |
| Shanghai | Not Held | 1R | 1R | F | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | F | 1R | 1R | W | SF | SF | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 1 / 14 | 18–13 |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 2R | A | QF | NM1 | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | |||||
| Year-end ranking | 383 | 271 | 93 | 67 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 29 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 26 | ||
| Season | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ||||||
| 1. | Guillermo Coria | 3 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | F | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. |  Marat Safin | 8 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet (i) | QF | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2008 | ||||||
| 3. | Nikolay Davydenko | 4 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2009 | ||||||
| 4. | Gilles Simon | 8 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | SF | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 5. | Robin Söderling | 8 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | QF | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| 6. | Fernando Verdasco | 10 | Davis Cup, Clermont-Ferrand, France | Hard (i) | RR | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
| 7. | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | US Open, New York | Hard | 1R | 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–4 |
| 8. | Novak Djokovic | 3 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | 3R | 7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
| 2012 | ||||||
| 9. | Janko Tipsarević | 9 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | SF | 6–4, 7–6(12–10) |
| 10. | Juan Martín del Potro | 8 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | 3R | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2013 | ||||||
| 11. | Janko Tipsarević | 9 | Montpellier, France | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| 12. | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 8 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | 1R | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| 13. | Richard Gasquet | 10 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 1R | 6–4, 6–2 |
In the2002 Australian Open men's doubles semifinal againstJulien Boutter andArnaud Clément, a small bird (identified as ahouse martin) flew into the court chasing amoth. It flew into the path of a hard-hit volley by Llodra. After an impromptu funeral ceremony led by Boutter, the match continued, with Llodra and Santoro eventually winning 6–3, 3–6, 12–10.[14] Llodra remarked afterwards, "I didn't do it deliberately. But at least I saved the moth."
In the 2005Key Biscayne tournament, Llodra was hiding nude inIvan Ljubicic's locker. When Ljubicic discovered him, Llodra stated that he "tried to get his positive energy".[15] In 2005 Ljubicic was playing his most successful season by then.
After his first round victory overErnests Gulbis at the 2012 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, during which Llodra was overheard by fans and journalists making racist and sexist comments to a female Gulbis fan, Llodra was fined $2500 by the ATP for his behaviour.[16] He later admitted making the comments in interviews with French media and complained that the fine was too high. Llodra did not make matters better for himself during an interview with a reporter from the Chinese news Web site SINA.com, in which the Frenchman attempted to apologize for his remarks. "My words were not aimed at China," Llodra began. "I love Chinese — I can totally make love with a Chinese girl," he added, before being cut off by the A.T.P. official monitoring the interview. The journalist, who took offense at the remark, said that he did not find Llodra's apology sincere. This was not the first incident in which charges of racism have been leveled at Llodra.[17] He denied his comments were racist during his 2011 French Open first round defeat at the hands of Belgian qualifierSteve Darcis, comparing the atmosphere on court to that of a north African souk while veteran Moroccan umpire Mohammed El Jennati was in the chair.[18]
