Guillaume Rufin


Guillaume Rufin is a French professional tennis player. His highest singles ranking is World No. 81, achieved in September 2013. He received a wildcard into the 2009 French Open, his ATP-tier debut. In the first round, one day before his 19th birthday, he beat Eduardo Schwank, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3.
Rufin achieved another landmark in his young career on 25 October 2009, when he won the Florianapolis Challenger title in Brazil, beating Pere Riba in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3.
He reached the quarterfinals of the 2010 Open 13 in Marseille. In the first round, Rufin defeated lucky loser Laurent Recouderc, 7–5, 4–6, 7–6. He followed this up by defeating Yannick Mertens of Belgium, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2. He eventually fell to World No. 92 Mischa Zverev, 7–5, 6–7, 6–3.
Rufin received a wildcard into the 2010 US Open and defeated Leonardo Mayer in four sets before losing to Paul-Henri Mathieu in the second round.

Challenger finals

Singles: 7 (3–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.25 October 2009Florianópolis, BrazilClay Pere Riba6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up1.15 July 2012Timișoara, RomaniaClay Victor Hănescu0–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.7 October 2012Quito, EcuadorClay João Souza2–6, 6–7
Winner2.21 October 2012Villa Allende, ArgentinaClay Javier Martí6–2, 6–3
Runner-up3.28 October 2012Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Diego Schwartzman1–6, 5–7
Winner3.28 July 2013Oberstaufen, GermanyClay Peter Gojowczyk6–3, 6–4
Runner-up4.7 September 2014Brașov, RomaniaClay Andreas Haider-Maurer3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.7 January 2012Nouméa, New CaledoniaHard Axel Michon Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
0–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

''Current till US Open.

Doubles performance timeline

''Current as far as the 2014 US Open.