{{Short description|Beninese tennis player}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Arnaud Segodo | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{BEN}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = Cotonou, Benin | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = Left-handed | careerprizemoney = $16,691 | singlesrecord = 7–2 <small>(Davis Cup)</small> | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 354 (2 Feb 2004) | doublesrecord = 2–1 <small>(Davis Cup)</small> | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 577 (5 Apr 2004) }} '''Arnaud Segodo''' (born 12 November 1984) is a Beninese former professional tennis player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tennis : Segodo et Jalade s'imposent |url=https://www.sudouest.fr/gers/eauze/tennis-segodo-et-jalade-s-imposent-10080429.php |work=Sud Ouest |date=8 October 2010 |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=La folle série d'Arnaud Segodo |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/08/19/2403095-la-folle-serie-d-arnaud-segodo.html |work=La Dépêche |date=19 August 2016 |language=fr}}</ref>
Segodo, a left-hander from Cotonou, was coached in the sport by his father from an early age, before being sent by his federation to South Africa to train in the country's academies.<ref name="Blagnac">{{cite news |title=Blagnac. Avenir incertain pour Arnaud Segodo |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2014/08/08/1930969-avenir-incertain-pour-arnaud-segodo.html |work=La Dépêche |date=8 August 2014 |language=fr}}</ref>
The African junior champion in 2000, Segodo was ranked as high as 30 in the world on the ITF Juniors tour.<ref>{{cite news |title=King, Navratilova spot SA talent |url=https://www.news24.com/News24/King-Navratilova-spot-SA-talent-20000808 |work=News24 |date=8 August 2000}}</ref>
Segodo played for the Benin Davis Cup team in 2001 and 2003, amassing seven singles wins. His best singles world ranking of 354 is the highest ever attained by a player from Benin.<ref name="Blagnac"/>
==ITF Futures finals== ===Singles: 4 (2–2)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>1–0</small> |{{dts|Feb 2003}} |Nigeria F1, Benin City |Hard |{{flagicon|POL}} Adam Chadaj |3–6, 6–4, 2–0 ret. |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>2–0</small> |{{dts|Mar 2003}} |Nigeria F2, Benin City |Hard |{{flagicon|NGR}} Jonathan Igbinovia |6–2, 6–2 |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>2–1</small> |{{dts|Aug 2005}} |Senegal F1, Dakar |Hard |{{flagicon|GHA}} Henry Adjei-Darko |2–6, 1–6 |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>2–2</small> |{{dts|Oct 2005}} |Nigeria F6, Lagos |Hard |{{flagicon|TOG}} Komlavi Loglo |4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |}
===Doubles: 2 (2–0)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>1–0</small> |{{dts|Sep 2001}} |Spain F10, Madrid |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} Carles Reixach Itoiz |{{flagicon|COL}} Pablo González <br> {{flagicon|ESP}} Ruben Merchan-Huecas |7–6<sup>(5)</sup>, 6–4 |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>2–0</small> |{{dts|Mar 2004}} |Nigeria F2, Benin City |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Xavier Audouy |{{flagicon|NGR}} Jonathan Igbinovia <br> {{flagicon|NGR}} Sunday Maku |7–6<sup>(5)</sup>, 6–4 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{ATP|sb31}} * {{Davis Cup player|800205644}} * {{ITF profile|arnaud-segodo/800205644/ben}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Segodo, Arnaud}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Beninese male tennis players Category:Sportspeople from Cotonou