Florent Serra
{{short description|French tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Florent Serra
|image = Serra RG13 (9376864958).jpg
|country = {{flagu|France}}
|residence = Neuchâtel, Switzerland
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|2|28|df=y}}
|birth_place = Bordeaux, France
|height = {{height|m=1.80}}
|turnedpro = 2000
|retired = 2015
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|coach = Pierre Cherret[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10026502 Profile at itftennis.com]
|careerprizemoney = $2,969,796
|singlesrecord = 123–170
|singlestitles = 2
|highestsinglesranking = No. 36 (26 June 2006)
|AustralianOpenresult = 3R (2010)
|FrenchOpenresult = 3R (2008)
|Wimbledonresult = 2R (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
|USOpenresult = 2R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010)
|doublesrecord = 18–57
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 109 (10 September 2007)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2007, 2008)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2013)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (2007)
|USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2007)
|FrenchOpenMixedresult = 2R (2007)
|updated = 17 April 2022
}}
Florent Lucien Serra ({{IPA|fr|flɔʁɑ̃ sɛʁa|lang}}; born 28 February 1981) is a French retired professional tennis player. 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.
Career
=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 at a tennis club in Bordeaux after his father got him involved.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Florent-Serra.aspx?t=tf Profile at atpworldtour.com] 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. As a result of playing minimal junior tournaments, his career high junior ranking was no. 437 on 31 December 1999.[http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player.asp?player=10026502 Junior profile at itftennis.com] He turned pro in 2000.
=Professional career=
From 2000 to 2002, he reached six Futures finals, winning one of them, along with reaching his first Challenger final. He made his debut on the ATP Tour in 2003. In 2005 he had his most successful year, winning three out of four Challenger finals, and his first ATP tour title, in Bucharest. He won his second title the following year in Adelaide.
In 2009, he was a runner-up in Casablanca.[http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/activity.asp?player=10026502 Results at itftennis.com] He has been coached by Pierre Cherret since he was a junior player, and his fitness trainer is Paul Quetin.
Serra reached the 2nd round of Wimbledon 2012, losing to Kei Nishikori, 3–6, 5–7, 2–6.
Personal
His mother works as a secretary in Bordeaux, while Serra himself lives in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
ATP career finals
=Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)=
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|ATP 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP 250 Series (2–1) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0 |2005 BCR Open Romania – Singles |Bucharest, Romania |International Series |Clay |{{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Andreev |6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–0 |2006 Next Generation Adelaide International – Singles |Adelaide, Australia |International Series |Hard |{{flagicon|BEL}} Xavier Malisse |6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2–1 |2009 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles |Casablanca, Morocco |250 Series |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Carlos Ferrero |4–6, 5–7 |
=Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)=
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| ATP International Series (0–1) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |2007 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles |Gstaad, Switzerland |International Series |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Marc Gicquel |{{flagicon|CZE}} František Čermák |5–7, 7–5, [7–10] |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
=Singles: 13 (4–9)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0-1 |{{dts|Jan 2001}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F1, Grasse |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo |7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0-2 |{{dts|Jul 2001}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F11, Bourg-en-Bresse |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ALG}} Slimane Saoudi |2–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1-2 |{{dts|Jul 2001}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F13, Aix-les-Bains |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Ascione |6–2, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1-3 |{{dts|Sep 2001}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F16, Mulhouse |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|BEL}} Arnaud Fontaine |6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1-4 |{{dts|Jul 2002}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Hilversum, Netherlands |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Zíb |6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1-5 |{{dts|Sep 2002}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Netherlands F2, Alphen aan den Rijn |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Óscar Hernández Perez |4–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1-6 |{{dts|Oct 2003}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F22, La Roche-sur-Yon |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-François Bachelot |6–7(7–9), 6–7(5–7) |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2-6 |{{dts|Apr 2005}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Mexico City, Mexico |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Flávio Saretta |6–1, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2-7 |{{dts|Apr 2005}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Rome, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Patience |6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3-7 |{{dts|Jul 2005}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Rimoni, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Iván Navarro |6–3, 6–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4-7 |{{dts|Sep 2008}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Szczecin, Poland |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Albert Montañés |6–4, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4-8 |{{dts|Sep 2009}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Szczecin, Poland |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Korolev |4–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4-9 |{{dts|Nov 2014}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Reunion Island, Reunion |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|NED}} Robin Haase |6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
=Doubles: 3 (1–2)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Aug 1999}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F9, Toulon |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe De Veaux |{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Cuaz |3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–2 |{{dts|Dec 2000}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Spain F15, Maspalomas |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Fabrice Betencourt |{{flagicon|ESP}} Didac Perez-Minarro |5–6 ret. |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–2 |{{dts|Apr 2002}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Greece F1, Syros |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Ascione |{{flagicon|SVK}} Karol Beck |3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Performance timelines
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
Singles
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!SR!!W–L!!Win % |
| colspan=20 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments |
| align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|3R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q3 !0 / 8 !5–8 !{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=8|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|French Open
|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|3R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|1R !0 / 10 !7–10 !{{tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=10|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Wimbledon
|A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q3 |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 !0 / 7 !4–7 !{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=7|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|US Open
|A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q3 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q3 |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R !0 / 8 !5–8 !{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=8|integer=yes}} |
| style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=21|lost=33|integer=yes}} |
|---|
| colspan=20 align=left|ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Indian Wells Masters
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A !0 / 6 !3–6 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=6|integer=yes}} |
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Miami Masters
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 !0 / 5 !6–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=6|lost=5|integer=yes}} |
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Monte Carlo Masters
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 !0 / 4 !2–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}} |
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Rome Masters
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A !0 / 2 !1–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Hamburg
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |colspan=5 style=color:#767676|Not Masters Series !0 / 2 !2–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Madrid
|colspan=1 style=color:#767676|NH |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A |A !0 / 3 !1–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Canada Masters
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A |A !0 / 3 !1–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Cincinnati Masters
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A |A |A !0 / 3 !3–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Paris Masters
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A !0 / 4 !2–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}} |
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Shanghai Masters
|colspan=8 style=color:#767676|Not Masters Series |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |
| style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=21|lost=33|integer=yes}} |
=Doubles=
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| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=25 style=text-align:left|Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 4 !2–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||||||
| align=left|French Open
|bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R !0 / 10 !2–10 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=10|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||||||
| align=left|Wimbledon
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 3 !1–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||||||
| align=left|US Open
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 3 !2–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=3|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||||||
| style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=20|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||||||
| colspan=15 align=left|ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||
| align=left|Miami
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 1 !1–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=1|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||||||
| style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
References
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External links
{{commons category}}
- {{ATP|S963}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120305030607/http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=nt+Serra&weeks=12 Serra Recent Match Results]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120305030656/http://steveghelper.com/RankingHistory.php?player=Flo+Serra Serra World Ranking History]
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