Marc Gicquel


Marc Gicquel is a former professional male tennis player from France.

Tennis career

Gicquel turned pro in 1999.
On November 6, 2006, he broke into the top 50 after reaching his first ATP Tour final in Lyon, where he was defeated by Richard Gasquet. On April 30, 2007, Gicquel broke into the top 40 after reaching the semifinals of Casablanca. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 37 in September 2008.
He defeated second seed Tommy Robredo at the 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon in the first round, and beat Alejandro Falla in the semifinals to reach the Lyon final for the second year running. Gicquel's run, however, was halted by another Frenchman, Sébastien Grosjean.
One of Gicquel's most famous matches was against Nicolas Kiefer at the French Open in 2006. Kiefer won the first two sets 6–0, 6–1, but Gicquel won the next two 7–5, 6–3. Kiefer eventually won the fifth set 11–9 after Gicquel had already saved multiple match points.

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–12006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles|Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, FranceInternationalCarpet Richard Gasquet3–6, 1–6
Loss0–22007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles|Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, FranceInternationalCarpet Sébastien Grosjean6–7, 4–6
Loss0–32008 Ordina Open – Men's Singles|Rosmalen Championships, NetherlandsInternationalGrass David Ferrer4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–12007 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles|Swiss Open, SwitzerlandInternationalClay Florent Serra František Čermák
Pavel Vízner
5–7, 7–5,
Loss0–22008 Chennai Open – Doubles|Chennai Open, IndiaInternationalHard Marcos Baghdatis Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
4–6, 5–7
Win1–22008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles|Washington Open, USInternationalHard Robert Lindstedt Bruno Soares
Kevin Ullyett
7–6, 6–3
Win2–22009 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles|Brisbane International, Australia250 SeriesHard Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Fernando Verdasco
Mischa Zverev
6–4, 6–3
Win3–22010 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles|Brisbane International, Australia 250 SeriesHard Jérémy Chardy Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
6–3, 7–6
Win4–22013 Open Sud de France – Doubles|Open Sud de France, France250 SeriesHard Michaël Llodra Johan Brunström
Raven Klaasen
6–3, 3–6,
Loss4–32014 Open Sud de France – Doubles|Open Sud de France, France250 SeriesHard Nicolas Mahut Nikolay Davydenko
Denis Istomin
4–6, 6–1,

ATP Challenger Tour/ITF Men's Circuits finals

Singles: 24 (15–9)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour
ITF Men's Circuits

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.21 May 2001Rabat, MoroccoClay Mehdi Tahiri3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up2.10 September 2001Bagnères-de-Bigorre, FranceHard Nicolas Mahut3–6, 2–6
Runner-up3.21 January 2002Feucherolles, FranceClay Oscar Hernández4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner1.1 April 2002Saint-Brieuc, FranceClay Olivier Patience6–4, 7–65
Winner2.21 October 2002La Roche-sur-Yon, FranceHard Nicolas Mahut6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Winner3.27 January 2003Feucherolles, FranceHard Zhu Benqiang6–2, 6–4
Runner-up4.13 October 2003Saint-Dizier, FranceHard Thomas Dupré7–5, 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up5.19 January 2004Deauville, FranceClay Jean-Christophe Faurel5–7, 6–2, 6–7
Winner4.26 January 2004Feucherolles, FranceHard Julien Jeanpierre3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Winner5.2 February 2004Bressuire, FranceHard Jérôme Haehnel3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up6.5 April 2004Angers, FranceClay Nicolas Devilder6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up7.12 April 2004Grasse, FranceClay Gilles Simon4–6, 1–6
Winner1.21 August 2004Timişoara, RomaniaClay Oliver Marach6–3, 6–1
Winner6.11 July 2005Saint-Gervais, FranceClay Xavier Audouy6–3, 6–1
Winner2.26 September 2005Grenoble, FranceHard Thomas Enqvist6–0, 6–2
Winner3.27 March 2006Saint-Brieuc, FranceClay Peter Wessels6–3, 6–1
Runner-up1.4 July 2006Montauban, FranceClay Lamine Ouahab5–7, 6–3, 6–7
Winner4.18 February 2008Besançon, FranceHard Alexander Peya7–6, 6–4
Winner5.11 May 2009Bordeaux, FranceClay Mathieu Montcourt3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner6.17 October 2010Rennes, FranceHard Stéphane Bohli7–6, 4–6, 6–1
Winner7.13 March 2011Lille, FranceHard Jonathan Eysseric6–3, 6–2
Winner7.15 May 2011Bordeaux, FranceClay Horacio Zeballos6–2, 6–4
Winner8.4 November 2012Geneva, SwitzerlandClay Matthias Bachinger3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up2.17 February 2013Quimper, FranceHard Marius Copil6–7, 4–6

Doubles: 10 (5–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.2 April 2001Saint-Brieuc, FranceClay Régis Lavergne Cristian Kordasz
Rogier Wassen
4–6, 6–7
Runner-up2.18 June 2001Noisy-le-Grand, FranceClay Anthony Maublanc Xavier Pujo
Mehdi Tahiri
4–6, 3–6
Winner1.27 January 2003Feucherolles, FranceHard Nicolas Mahut Matthieu Amgwerd
Josh Goffi
7–5, 6–4
Winner2.20 October 2003La Roche-sur-Yon, FranceHard Jean-Baptiste Perlant Laurent Recouderc
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–2, 6–0
Winner3.19 January 2004Deauville, FranceClay Jean-Baptiste Perlant Elefterios Alexiou
Alexandros Jakupovic
6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Runner-up3.8 March 2004Lille, FranceHard Édouard Roger-Vasselin Jean-François Bachelot
Jean-Michel Pequery
6–7, 3–6
Winner1.18 July 2005Tampere, FinlandClay Édouard Roger-Vasselin Adam Chadaj
Filip Urban
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up1.4 July 2006Montauban, FranceClay Édouard Roger-Vasselin Pablo Cuevas
Adrián García
3–6, 6–4,
Runner-up2.10 July 2006Scheveningen, NetherlandsClay Édouard Roger-Vasselin Guillermo García-López
Salvador Navarro-Gutiérrez
4–6, 6–0,
Winner2.6 February 2011Courmayeur, ItalyHard Nicolas Mahut Olivier Charroin
Alexandre Renard
6–3, 6–4

Trivia

In a match during the 2007 Halle, Germany tournament, Gicquel was struck directly in the crotch by a 129 mph Benjamin Becker serve. He went on to beat Becker, but spent most of the night vomiting and in pain due to swelling and was forced to retire in his next match versus Jarkko Nieminen.

Singles performance timeline

Tournament20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–L
Australian OpenAAA2R3R1R2RQ1AQ2Q10 / 44–4
French Open1RA2R1R2R3R1R1RQ31RQ20 / 84–8
WimbledonAAA1R3R2R1R1RQ31RQ30 / 63–6
US OpenAA4R1R1R2R1R1RQ2Q2Q10 / 64–6