Guillaume Raoux
CountryFrance
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida, United States
Birth date14 February 1970 (age 56)
Birth placeBagnols-sur-Cèze, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turnedpro1989
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney$2,446,506
Singlesrecord179–225
Singlestitles1
6 Challenger, 0 Futures
HighestsinglesrankingNo. 35 (8 June 1998)
Australianopenresult4R (1998)
Frenchopenresult2R (1995, 1997, 1998)
Wimbledonresult3R (1997)
Usopenresult2R (1991, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Othertournamentsyes
Olympicsresult1R (1996)
Doublesrecord102–105
Doublestitles4
4 Challenger, 0 Futures
HighestdoublesrankingNo. 35 (5 August 1996)
Australianopendoublesresult2R (1995, 1996)
FrenchopendoublesresultQF (1989)
WimbledondoublesresultQF (1996)
Usopendoublesresult3R (1995, 1997)
Australianopenmixedresult1R (1996)
Frenchopenmixedresult3R (1999)
Wimbledonmixedresult2R (1997)
Updated10 December 2021

Guillaume Raoux (ɡijom ʁa.u; born 14 February 1970) is a French former tennis player.

Career

Raoux reached the Wimbledon junior singles final in 1988. He turned professional in 1989.

Pro tour

The right-hander won one singles career title (Queensland Open, 1992), and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35 in June 1998. Raoux reached the fourth round of the 1998 Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters in 1990 and 1997.

He was the first man to be beaten by Roger Federer on the ATP Tour.[1]

Raoux represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he was defeated in the first round by Zimbabwe's Byron Black.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1988WimbledonGrassNicolás Pereira6–7, 2–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–2)
Indoors (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 1991Birmingham, United KingdomWorld SeriesCarpetMichael Chang3–6, 2–6
Win1–1Sep 1992Brisbane, AustraliaWorld SeriesHardKenneth Carlsen6–4, 7–6(12–10)
Loss1–2Mar 1995St. Petersburg, RussiaWorld SeriesCarpetYevgeny Kafelnikov2–6, 2–6
Loss1–3Apr 1995Johannesburg, South AfricaWorld SeriesHardMartin Sinner1–6, 4–6
Loss1–4Jun 1997Rosmalen, NetherlandsWorld SeriesGrassRichard Krajicek4–6, 6–7(7–9)

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (3–1)
Indoors (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jan 1993Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld SeriesHardDiego NargisoJacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss1–1Sep 1994Bordeaux, FranceWorld SeriesHardDiego NargisoOlivier Delaître
Guy Forget		2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss1–2Mar 1995Copenhagen, DenmarkWorld SeriesCarpetGreg RusedskiMark Keil
Peter Nyborg		7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win2–2Apr 1995Johannesburg, South AfricaWorld SeriesHardRodolphe GilbertMartin Sinner
Joost Winnink		6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win3–2Feb 1996Marseille, FranceWorld SeriesHardJean-Philippe FleurianMarius Barnard
Peter Nyborg		6–3, 6–2
Loss3–3Oct 1996Toulouse, FranceWorld SeriesHardOlivier DelaîtreJacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		3–6, 5–7
Win4–3Jun 1998's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsWorld SeriesGrassJan SiemerinkJoshua Eagle
Andrew Florent		6–3, 3–6, 6–1

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 8 (6–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (6–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Apr 1989Le Gosier, GuadeloupeChallengerHardYahiya Doumbia7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Win2–0Mar 1990Martinique, MartiniqueChallengerHardRobbie Weiss3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win3–0Sep 1990Gevrey-Chambertin, FranceChallengerCarpetHenrik Holm2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win4–0Aug 1992Segovia, SpainChallengerHardJoern Renzenbrink7–6, 7–6
Loss4–1Oct 1993Brest, FranceChallengerHardJonathan Stark6–7, 3–6
Loss4–2Aug 1994Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHardMarkus Zoecke7–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win5–2Nov 1995Nantes, FranceChallengerHardJeff Tarango6–2, 7–5
Win6–2Oct 1996Brest, FranceChallengerHardKarol Kučera6–4, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles: 4 (4–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mar 1990Martinique, MartiniqueChallengerHardOlivier DelaîtreTodd Nelson
Roger Smith		6–3, 7–5
Win2–0Nov 1994Nantes, FranceChallengerHardOlivier DelaîtreDick Norman
Greg Rusedski		6–4, 7–6
Win3–0Aug 1995Segovia, SpainChallengerHardRodolphe GilbertSergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		6–4, 6–3
Win4–0Oct 1995Brest, FranceChallengerHardOlivier DelaîtreKent Kinnear
Dave Randall		7–5, 6–7, 6–4

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament1988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA1RA1R1R3R3R1R3R2R4R2RA0 / 1011–10
French Open1R1R1R1R1R1R1R2R1R2R2R1R1R0 / 133–13
WimbledonAQ12R1R1R1R1R1R2R3R1R1RQ20 / 104–10
US OpenAAA2R1R1R1R1R2R2R2R1RA0 / 94–9
Win–loss0–10–21–21–40–42–42–41–44–45–45–41–40–10 / 4222–42
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAA1RAAAAAA1RAA0 / 20–2
MiamiAA2R1RA4RAA2R1R2R1RA0 / 76–7
Monte CarloAAAAAAA1RAAAAA0 / 10–1
HamburgAAAAA2RAAAA1RAA0 / 21–2
RomeAAAAA2RAAAA1RAA0 / 21–2
CanadaAAA3R1RAAAA3R2R2RA0 / 56–5
CincinnatiAAAAA1RAA1R1R2RAA0 / 41–4
Stuttgart1AAAAAAAAAA2RAA0 / 11–1
ParisAAQFA1R2R1R2R1RQF1R1RA0 / 98–9
Win–loss0–00–04–22–30–26–50–11–21–35–44–81–30–00 / 3324–33

Doubles

Tournament198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAA2R2RAAAA0 / 22–2
French OpenQF2R1R1R1R3R1R2R1R1R1R2R0 / 128–12
Wimbledon3R1RQ32RAA2RQF1RAAA0 / 67–6
US OpenAAAAAA3R2R3RAAA0 / 35–3
Win–loss5–21–20–11–20–12–14–46–42–30–10–11–10 / 2322–23
ATP Masters Series
MiamiAAAAAAA3R3RAAA0 / 24–2
Monte CarloAAAAAA1RAAAAA0 / 10–1
RomeAAAAQ1AAAAAAA0 / 00–0
CanadaAAAAAAAAAA1RA0 / 10–1
CincinnatiAAAAAAA1RAAAA0 / 10–1
ParisAAA2R1RASF2R1R2R2RA0 / 77–7
Win–loss0–00–00–01–10–10–03–23–32–21–11–20–00 / 1211–12

References

  1. ^ Roger Federer's first ATP Singles match win | World Tennis Magazine