Sébastien Grosjean

Country (sports)	France
Residence	Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Born	(1978-05-29) 29 May 1978 (age 40) Marseille, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1996
Retired	May 27, 2010
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$8,131,804
Singles
Career record	341–247
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 4 (28 October 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	SF (2001)
French Open	SF (2001)
Wimbledon	SF (2003, 2004)
US Open	3R (2000, 2005, 2007)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	F (2001)
Olympic Games	QF (2000)
Doubles
Career record	82–99
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 52 (12 April 2004)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2001)
French Open	1R (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009)
US Open	3R (2008)
Mixed doubles
Career record	2–2
Career titles	0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	3R (1998)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (2001)

Sébastien René Grosjean (French pronunciation: ​[sebastjɛ̃ ʁəne ɡʁoˈʒɑ̃]; born 29 May 1978) is a retired tennis player from France. His career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 4, achieved in October 2002. Grosjean retired from tennis on 27 May 2010.^[1]

Career[edit]

Sebastien Grosjean 2007 Australian Open

Juniors[edit]

As a junior, Grosjean posted a 90-20 singles record and a 58-12 doubles record, winning the 1996 French Open boys' doubles. He reached No. 1 in the world in both singles and doubles in December 1996.

Pro tour[edit]

Grosjean joined the professional tour in 1996. In 2003 and 2004 he reached the final of the Queen's London Tournament. In the same two years, he also reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon. He finished 2001 as the No. 1 player from his country and for the first time in the top 10 becoming the first Frenchman to finish a year in the top 10 since Cédric Pioline in 1993. In 2001, Grosjean won the Davis Cup with the French team.

Grosjean is known for his extreme forehand, his best shot, he utilizes something of a western grip, which is hit at high velocities. He has appeared in four Grand Slam semifinal matches. As well as his two Wimbledon runs, he also reached the French Open semi-finals in 2001. His most famous chance was at the 2001 Australian Open against Arnaud Clément. Grosjean led two sets to love and had a match point in the fourth set before Clément prevailed. This was long considered the worst 'choke' in five-set history,^{[citation needed]} until the 2004 French Open final.

He won his fourth singles title at the 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, with a victory over countryman Marc Gicquel. He also won the doubles final with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as a wildcard team, where they upset the first and third seeds.

Considered one of the more popular players on the circuit, he is lauded for his attractive, graceful style and classical skills. He is affectionately nicknamed 'Big John' by fans, a literal translation of his surname into English.

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Personal life[edit]

Grosjean married his wife Marie-Pierre on November 16, 1998 and has a daughter named Lola (born October 11, 1998), a son named Tom (2002) and a daughter named Sam (2006). The family currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida, United States, where Grosjean trains at the Evert Tennis Academy. He is sponsored by Lacoste in apparel and Head rackets. He used the Head Radical Tour TwinTube 630 XL under various paint jobs throughout his career.

Major finals[edit]

Year-End Championships finals[edit]

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2001	Sydney	Hard (i)	Lleyton Hewitt	3–6, 3–6, 4–6

Masters Series finals[edit]

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1999	Miami	Hard	Richard Krajicek	6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 5–7
Winner	2001	Paris	Carpet (i)	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4

Career finals[edit]

Singles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups)[edit]

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	March 29, 1999	Miami, USA	Hard	Richard Krajicek	6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up	2.	May 3, 1999	Atlanta, USA	Clay	Stefan Koubek	1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	April 17, 2000	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Fernando Vicente	4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)
Winner	1.	June 25, 2000	Nottingham, UK	Grass	Byron Black	7–6(9–7), 6–3
Runner-up	4.	February 19, 2001	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–7(5–7), 2–6
Winner	2.	November 4, 2001	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Runner-up	5.	November 12, 2001	Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney, Australia	Hard (i)	Lleyton Hewitt	3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Winner	3.	October 27, 2002	St. Petersburg, Russia	Hard (i)	Mikhail Youzhny	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	June 16, 2003	London (Queen's Club), United Kingdom	Grass	Andy Roddick	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	October 6, 2003	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Rainer Schüttler	6–7(5–7), 2–6
Runner-up	8.	June 14, 2004	London (Queen's Club), United Kingdom	Grass	Andy Roddick	6–7(4–7), 4–6
Runner-up	9.	April 25, 2005	Houston, USA	Clay	Andy Roddick	2–6, 2–6
Winner	4.	October 28, 2007	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	Marc Gicquel	7–6(7–5), 6–4

Doubles[edit]

Wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	April 10, 2000	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Arnaud Clément	Lars Burgsmüller Andrew Painter	7–6(7–4), 6–4
2.	July 22, 2002	Los Angeles, California, United States	Hard	Nicolas Kiefer	Justin Gimelstob Michaël Llodra	6–4, 6–4
3.	February 10, 2003	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Fabrice Santoro	Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner	6–1, 6–4
4.	March 8, 2004	Indian Wells, California, United States	Hard	Arnaud Clément	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
5.	October 22, 2007	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	Łukasz Kubot Lovro Zovko	6–4, 6–3

Performance timeline[edit]

Singles[edit]

Top 10 wins[edit]

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	GR
1999
1.	Carlos Moyá	1	Miami, United States	Hard	4R	3–6, 6–4, 7–6(11–9)	74
2.	Gustavo Kuerten	6	Indianapolis, United States	Hard	QF	6–4, 6–3	32
2000
3.	Tim Henman	9	Indian Wells, United States	Hard	2R	6–3, 3–6, 7–5	19
4.	Lleyton Hewitt	10	Toronto, Canada	Hard	2R	6–3, 7–6(7–5)	27
5.	Gustavo Kuerten	3	Stuttgart, Germany	Hard (i)	3R	7–6(11–9), 6–3	32
2001
6.	Magnus Norman	4	Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia	Hard	4R	7–6(9–7), 6–3, 0–6, 6–4	19
7.	Marat Safin	2	World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany	Clay	RR	7–6(8–6), 6–3	10
8.	Andre Agassi	3	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	QF	1–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3	10
9.	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	F	7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4	8
10.	Pat Rafter	5	Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney, Australia	Hard (i)	RR	7–6(7–4), 6–3	7
11.	Andre Agassi	3	Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney, Australia	Hard (i)	RR	6–3, 6–4	7
12.	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney, Australia	Hard (i)	SF	6–4, 6–2	7
2003
13.	Lleyton Hewitt	1	Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom	Grass	QF	6–3, 6–4	20
14.	Juan Carlos Ferrero	3	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	4R	6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)	14
2005
15.	Andre Agassi	10	Houston, United States	Clay	QF	4–6, 6–1, 6–2	30
2006
16.	Guillermo Coria	9	Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia	Hard	3R	6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4	28

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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  Sébastien Grosjean at the Association of Tennis Professionals


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  Sébastien Grosjean at the International Tennis Federation


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  Sébastien Grosjean at the Davis Cup


• Grosjean world ranking history