Arnaud Segodo

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| name = Arnaud Segodo

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| country_represented = {{BEN}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cotonou, Benin

| death_date =

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| plays = Left-handed

| careerprizemoney = $16,691

| singlesrecord = 7–2 (Davis Cup)

| singlestitles =

| highestsinglesranking = No. 354 (2 Feb 2004)

| doublesrecord = 2–1 (Davis Cup)

| doublestitles =

| highestdoublesranking = No. 577 (5 Apr 2004)

}}

Arnaud Segodo (born 12 November 1984) is a Beninese former professional tennis player.{{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}}{{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}}

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.{{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}}

The African junior champion in 2000, Segodo was ranked as high as 30 in the world on the ITF Juniors tour.{{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}}

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.

ITF Futures finals

=Singles: 4 (2–2)=

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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

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!Tournament

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#cffcff;"

|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–0

|{{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

|2–0

|{{dts|Mar 2003}}

|Nigeria F2, Benin City

|Hard

|{{flagicon|NGR}} Jonathan Igbinovia

|6–2, 6–2

style="background:#cffcff;"

|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|2–1

|{{dts|Aug 2005}}

|Senegal F1, Dakar

|Hard

|{{flagicon|GHA}} Henry Adjei-Darko

|2–6, 1–6

style="background:#cffcff;"

|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|2–2

|{{dts|Oct 2005}}

|Nigeria F6, Lagos

|Hard

|{{flagicon|TOG}} Komlavi Loglo

|4–6, 6–3, 3–6

=Doubles: 2 (2–0)=

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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–0

|{{dts|Sep 2001}}

|Spain F10, Madrid

|Hard

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carles Reixach Itoiz

|{{flagicon|COL}} Pablo González
{{flagicon|ESP}} Ruben Merchan-Huecas

|7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–4

style="background:#cffcff;"

|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|2–0

|{{dts|Mar 2004}}

|Nigeria F2, Benin City

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Xavier Audouy

|{{flagicon|NGR}} Jonathan Igbinovia
{{flagicon|NGR}} Sunday Maku

|7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–4

References

External links

{{ATP|sb31}}
{{Davis Cup player|800205644}}
{{ITF profile|arnaud-segodo/800205644/ben}}

Category:1984 births

Category:Living people

Category:Beninese male tennis players

Category:Sportspeople from Cotonou