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Florent Serra
French tennis player
Florent Lucien Serra (born 28 February 1981) is a French retired professional tennis player.[1] A right-hander, he won two ATP titles during his career and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 36 in June 2006.
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| Country (sports) |  France |
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| Residence | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Born | (1981-02-28) 28 February 1981 (age 43) Bordeaux, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Retired | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Pierre Cherret[1] |
| Prize money | $2,969,796 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 123–170 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 36 (26 June 2006) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2010) |
| French Open | 3R (2008) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| US Open | 2R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 18–57 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 109 (10 September 2007) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007, 2008) |
| French Open | 3R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
| US Open | 3R (2007) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2007) |
| Last updated on: 17 April 2022. | |
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Early life and junior career
Serra was born in Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, in 1981 to Jean-Luc and Martine. He started playing tennis at the age of seven[1] at a tennis club in Bordeaux after his father got him involved.[2] After completing his A-level equivalent (the French "bac") with a major in economics at 18, Serra left Bordeaux for Paris, to train under the national training program at Roland Garros.[2] As a result of playing minimal junior tournaments, his career high junior ranking was no. 437 on 31 December 1999.[3] He turned pro in 2000.[2]
Professional career
From 2000 to 2002, he reached six Futures finals, winning one of them, along with reaching his first Challenger final.[4] He made his debut on the ATP Tour in 2003.[2] In 2005 he had his most successful year, winning three out of four Challenger finals,[4] and his first ATP tour title, in Bucharest. He won his second title the following year in Adelaide.[2] In 2009, he was a runner-up in Casablanca.[4] He has been coached by Pierre Cherret since he was a junior player,[1][3] and his fitness trainer is Paul Quetin.[2] Serra reached the 2nd round of Wimbledon 2012, losing to Kei Nishikori, 3–6, 5–7, 2–6. [5]
His mother works as a secretary in Bordeaux, while Serra himself lives in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.[2]
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2005 | Bucharest, Romania | International Series | Clay |  Igor Andreev |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | International Series | Hard |  Xavier Malisse |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2009 | Casablanca, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay |  Juan Carlos Ferrero |
4–6, 5–7 |
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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2007 | Gstaad, Switzerland | International Series | Clay | Marc Gicquel |
 František Čermák Pavel Vízner |
5–7, 7–5, [7–10] |
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Singles: 13 (4–9)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Jan 2001 | France F1, Grasse | Futures | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo |
7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0-2 | Jul 2001 | France F11, Bourg-en-Bresse | Futures | Clay |  Slimane Saoudi |
2–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Win | 1-2 | Jul 2001 | France F13, Aix-les-Bains | Futures | Clay | Thierry Ascione |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1-3 | Sep 2001 | France F16, Mulhouse | Futures | Hard | Arnaud Fontaine |
6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1-4 | Jul 2002 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Tomáš Zíb |
6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 1-5 | Sep 2002 | Netherlands F2, Alphen aan den Rijn | Futures | Clay | Óscar Hernández Perez |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1-6 | Oct 2003 | France F22, La Roche-sur-Yon | Futures | Hard | Jean-François Bachelot |
6–7(7–9), 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 2-6 | Apr 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay |  Flávio Saretta |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2-7 | Apr 2005 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Olivier Patience |
6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 3-7 | Jul 2005 | Rimoni, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Iván Navarro |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4-7 | Sep 2008 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Albert Montañés |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4-8 | Sep 2009 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Evgeny Korolev |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4-9 | Nov 2014 | Reunion Island, Reunion | Challenger | Hard |  Robin Haase |
6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
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Doubles: 3 (1–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1999 | France F9, Toulon | Futures | Clay | Christophe De Veaux |
Julien Cuaz Olivier Patience |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 2000 | Spain F15, Maspalomas | Futures | Clay | Fabrice Betencourt |
Didac Perez-Minarro Ferran Ventura-Martell |
5–6 ret. |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2002 | Greece F1, Syros | Futures | Hard | Thierry Ascione |
 Karol Beck Michal Mertiňák |
3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
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| 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.
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| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||
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| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% | |||
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% | |||
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | A | Q3 | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | |||
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0 / 33 | 21–33 | 39% | |||
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| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% | |||
| Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% | |||
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |||
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | Not Masters Series | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||
| Madrid | NH | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 3R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | – | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 7–9 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 1–7 | 5–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 33 | 21–33 | 39% | |||
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| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |||||||||
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 2–10 | 17% | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 20 | 7–20 | 26% | |||||||||
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| Miami | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||
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- "Wimbledon 2012". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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