Patrick Proisy
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[1][2] (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).[3] 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.
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| Country (sports) |  France | |||||||||||||
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| Residence | Paris, France | |||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1949 Évreux, France | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1968 | |||||||||||||
| Retired | 1981 | |||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||
| Career record | 200–176 (Open era) | |||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 16 (23 October 1972) | |||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (1973) | |||||||||||||
| French Open | F (1972) | |||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1971, 1972, 1974) | |||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1972, 1977) | |||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||
| Career record | 72–120 (Open era) | |||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1972 | French Open | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Andrés Gimeno | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | SR | |
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| 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 | Q1 | Q2 | 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 | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1972 | Paris, France | Clay | Andrés Gimeno |
6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 1972 | Perth, Australia | Grass | Wanaro N'Godrella |
7–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 1977 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay |  Lito Álvarez |
6–2, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | May 1975 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Manuel Orantes |
3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 1976 | Florence, Italy | Clay |  Paolo Bertolucci |
7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 8–10 |
References
- Djata, Sundiata A. (March 2008). Blacks at the net: Black achievement in the history of tennis. Syracuse University Press. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-0-8156-0898-1. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- Collins, Bud; Hollander, Zander (1994). Bud Collins' modern encyclopedia of tennis. Gale Research. p. 424. ISBN 978-0-8103-8988-5. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- "French Open 1972". tennis.co.nf.
External links
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