Nicolas Devilder

Country (sports)	France
Residence	Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Born	(1980-03-25)25 March 1980 (age 45) Dax, France
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	2000
Retired	2013
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$959,449
Singles
Career record	24–47
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 60 (8 September 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2007,2009)
French Open	3R (2012)
Wimbledon	2R (2007,2009)
US Open	2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record	7–23
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 197 (23 March 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2009)
French Open	2R (2005,2008)
Wimbledon	1R (2007,2009)
US Open	1R (2008)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (2012)
Last updated on: 31 May 2021.

Nicolas Devilder (French:[nikɔladəvildɛʁ]; born 25 March 1980) is a retired Frenchtennis player.

Devilder reached a career highATP singles ranking of World No. 60, achieved on 8 September 2008. He also reached a career highATP doubles ranking of World No. 197, achieved on 23 March 2009.

Devilder played primarily inATP Challenger tournaments, and has won Challenger titles inPamplona,Monza,Bergamo,Košice,Timișoara andPoznań. He was sponsored byNike andBabolat. At the2012 French Open he strung together five consecutive wins all in straight sets, as he needed to come through three qualifying rounds to advance to the main draw, followed by winning his first and second round matches. He was eventually defeated in the third round by World No. 1 and eventual finalistNovak Djokovic1–6, 2–6, 2–6.

Devilder reached 22 singles finals in his career, with a record of 14 wins and 8 losses which includes a 9–5 record inATP Challenger finals. Additionally he reached ten career doubles finals in his career with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses which includes a 2–0 record inATP Challenger finals. His only appearance in anATP Tour-level final came in doubles at the2008 Romanian Open on clay courts inBucharest. In what was an extraordinarily even-leveled back and forth tight match lasting several hours, Devilder and compatriot partnerPaul-Henri Mathieu defeated Polish pairMariusz Fyrstenberg andMarcin Matkowski7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(9–11), [22–20] to win the championship.

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2008	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Paul-Henri Mathieu	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	7–6(7–4), 6–7(9–11), [22–20]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2000	Chile F5,Santiago	Futures	Clay	Mauricio Hadad	2–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jul 2002	France F14,Valescure	Futures	Hard	Bertrand Contzler	6–4, 4–6, 6–0
Win	2–1	Apr 2004	France F6,Angers	Futures	Clay	Marc Gicquel	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	2–2	Apr 2005	Monza, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Alessio di Mauro	1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss	2–3	May 2005	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Lukáš Dlouhý	4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	3–3	Aug 2005	Pamplona, Spain	Challenger	Hard	David Guez	6–2, 6–1
Win	4–3	Apr 2006	Monza, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Flavio Cipolla	6–2, 7–5
Win	5–3	Apr 2006	Bergamo, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Werner Eschauer	1–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win	6–3	Jun 2006	Košice, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Gorka Fraile	6–0, 6–1
Win	7–3	Aug 2006	Timișoara, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Pablo Santos González	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss	7–4	Sep 2006	Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina	Challenger	Clay	Marco Mirnegg	2–6, 4–6
Win	8–4	Oct 2007	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Marcel Granollers	6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6)
Win	9–4	Jun 2008	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Sergio Roitman	6–4, 6–4
Win	10–4	Jun 2008	Constanța, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Adrian Ungur	6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(12–10)
Loss	10–5	Jul 2008	Lugano, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Luis Horna	6–7(1–7), 1–6
Win	11–5	Jul 2008	Poznań, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Björn Phau	7–5, 6–0
Win	12–5	Jul 2011	Belgium F2,Havré	Futures	Clay	Yannik Reuter	7–5, 6–3
Win	13–5	Jul 2011	Belgium F5,Heist	Futures	Clay	Peter Torebko	6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss	13–6	Aug 2011	Netherlands F5,Enschede	Futures	Clay	Antal van der Duim	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	13–7	Oct 2011	Hungary F3,Budapest	Futures	Clay	Attila Balázs	6–7(4–7), 5–7
Win	14–7	Jan 2012	USA F2,Sunrise	Futures	Clay	Olivier Patience	6–2, 6–3
Loss	14–8	Mar 2012	Casablanca, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Aljaž Bedene	6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2001	France F11,Bourg-en-Bresse	Futures	Clay	Christophe De Veaux	Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut	4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	0–2	Jul 2001	France F12,Zix-En-Provence	Futures	Clay	Christophe De Veaux	Cyril Martin Anthony Ross	6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss	0–3	Jan 2002	France F1,Grasse	Futures	Clay	Christophe De Veaux	Roberto Álvarez Jordane Doble	4–6, 4–6
Win	1–3	Feb 2002	France F4,Deauville	Futures	Clay	Christophe De Veaux	Marko Neunteibl Jan Weinzierl	7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Loss	1–4	Mar 2002	France F7,Poitiers	Futures	Hard	Nicolas Tourte	Benjamin Cassaigne Jeroen Masson	3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	1–5	Apr 2002	Jamaica F2,Montego Bay	Futures	Hard	Thierry Guardiola	Tres Davis Philip Gubenco	1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	2–5	Jul 2002	France F14,Valescure	Futures	Hard	Jean-Christophe Faurel	Julien Cuaz Sonny Kayombo	6–4, 6–2
Win	3–5	Apr 2005	Monza, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Olivier Patience	Uros Vico Massimo Bertolini	7–5, 6–4
Win	4–5	Jan 2010	Nouméa, New Caledonia	Challenger	Hard	Édouard Roger-Vasselin	Flavio Cipolla Simone Vagnozzi	5–7, 6–2, [10–8]

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• Devilder world ranking history

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