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French tennis player
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10 September 1949(Évreux, France)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Patrick Proisy (born 10 September 1949) is a French former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the final of the French Open in 1972 (where he beat top seed and defending champion Jan Kodes in the quarter finals and fourth seed Manuel Orantes in the semi finals before losing the final against sixth seeded Spaniard Andrés Gimeno in four sets).He added to that one more final (in Florence, 1976) and singles titles in Hilversum, 1977 and Perth, 1972. Proisy reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 16 in October 1972.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1972 | French Open | Andrés Gimeno | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent;(NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Singles
| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 13 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | |
| US Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | |
| Strike Rate | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 28 | |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Career finals
Singles: 5 (2–3)
| Legend (Titles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (2) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jun 1972 | Paris, France | Clay | Andrés Gimeno | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | Dec 1972 | Perth, Australia | Grass | Wanaro N'Godrella | 7–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | Jul 1977 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Lito Álvarez | 6–2, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | May 1975 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3. | May 1976 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Paolo Bertolucci | 7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 8–10 |