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French tennis player
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Male
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Birth:
25 March 1980(Dax)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Nicolas Devilder (born 25 March 1980) is a French male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of 60 in the world on September 8, 2008, after reaching the semifinals of the Montevideo Challenger, where he lost to former top ten player, Guillermo Cañas. He plays primarily in Challenger events, and has won Challenger titles in Pamplona, Monza, Bergamo, Košice, Timişoara and Poznań. He is sponsored by Nike and Babolat.
He qualified for the 2012 French Open, where he reached the third round, and was defeated by world no. 1 Novak Djokovic.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 13 September 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(9–11), [22–20] |
Challenger titles
Wins (9)
| Legend (Singles) |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 1. | 8 August 2005 | Pamplona, Spain | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 2. | 3 April 2006 | Monza, Italy | Clay | 6–2, 7–5 | |
| 3. | 24 April 2006 | Bergamo, Italy | Clay | 1–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| 4. | 12 June 2006 | Košice, Slovakia | Clay | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 5. | 31 July 2006 | Timişoara, Romania | Clay | 7–6(7-5), 6–2 | |
| 6. | 22 October 2007 | Belo Horizonte, Brasil | Clay | 6–2, 6–7(4-7), 7–6(8-6) | |
| 7. | 16 June 2008 | Braunschweig, Germany | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 8. | 23 June 2008 | Constanţa, Romania | Clay | 6–3, 6–7(5-7), 7–6(12-10) | |
| 9. | 21 July 2008 | Poznań, Poland | Clay | 7–5, 6–0 |
Runners-up (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 1. | 18 April 2005 | Monza, Italy | Clay | 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| 2. | 2 May 2005 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(7-4) | |
| 3. | 18 September 2006 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 4. | 1 July 2008 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | 7–6(7-1), 6–1 | |
| 5. | 3 March 2012 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) |
External links and references
- Nicolas Devilder at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Nicolas Devilder at the International Tennis Federation
- Devilder World Ranking History