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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Florent Serra |
Country (sports) | France |
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Residence | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
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Born | (1981-02-28) 28 February 1981 (age 43) Bordeaux, France |
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Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Turned pro | 2000 |
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Retired | 2015 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Coach | Pierre Cherret[1] |
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Prize money | $2,969,796 |
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Career record | 123–170 |
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Career titles | 2 |
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Highest ranking | No. 36 (26 June 2006) |
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Australian Open | 3R (2010) |
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French Open | 3R (2008) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
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US Open | 2R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) |
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Career record | 18–57 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 109 (10 September 2007) |
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Australian Open | 2R (2007, 2008) |
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French Open | 3R (2013) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
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US Open | 3R (2007) |
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French Open | 2R (2007) |
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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.
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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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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) |
ATP 500 Series (0–0) |
ATP 250 Series (2–1) |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (1–0) |
Clay (1–1) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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Outdoors (2–1) |
Indoors (0–0) |
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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
ATP Championship Series (0–0) |
ATP International Series (0–1) |
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Hard (0–0) |
Clay (0–1) |
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Singles: 13 (4–9)
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ATP Challenger (3–4) |
ITF Futures (1–5) |
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Clay (4–6) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
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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ITF Futures (1–2) |
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Clay (0–2) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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Key
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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Doubles
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