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French tennis player
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18 August 1979(Chambéry, arrondissement of Chambéry, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
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Biography
Introduction
Nicolas Tourte (born 18 August 1979) is a former professional tennis player from France.
Biography
Born in Chambéry, Tourt was a right-handed player, with a double handed backhand.
Tourt, who won three Challenger doubles titles, made the singles final of the Grenoble Challenger tournament in 2006, during which he had wins over Ernests Gulbis and Gilles Müller.
He featured in the main draw of one Grand Slam event, the 2007 French Open. Playing in the men's doubles, Tourte and partner Thomas Oger made the second round, where they lost to the eventual champions, Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.
In 2008 he played doubles in two tournaments on the ATP Tour, the Swedish Open and Dutch Open, with Alessandro Motti and Igor Zelenay respectively.
Challenger titles
Doubles: (3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2006 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Nicolas Renavand |  Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 2–6, 6–3, 10–8 |
| 2. | 2006 | Nottingham, Great Britain | Hard |  Filip Prpic |  Jamie Delgado Jamie Murray | 6–4, 4–6, 10–7 |
| 3. | 2007 | Wrexham, Great Britain | Hard |  Thomas Oger | Richard Bloomfield Robin Haase | 6–74, 7–5, 12–10 |