Olivier Patience
Olivier Patience is a former French professional tennis player. His career high Association of Tennis Professionals singles ranking was world no. 87, on 19 July 2004. During 2006, Patience won three ATP Challenger Series tournaments. He reached the third round at the 2004 Australian Open and 2007 French Open. In the latter, he defeated Jonathan Eysseric in the first round in four sets, and then Mariano Zabaleta, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, eventually losing to Novak Djoković in five sets, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6.
Singles titles
Wins (10)
Legend |
Grand Slam |
Tennis Masters Cup |
ATP Masters Series |
ATP Tour |
Challengers |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 13 May 2002 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Todd Larkham | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
2. | 18 August 2003 | Manerbio, Italy | Clay | Martín Vassallo Argüello | 3–6, 6–3, 7–63 |
3. | 21 March 2005 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Clay | Victor Ioniţă | 6–0, 6–2 |
4. | 25 April 2005 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Florent Serra | 7–64, 7–5 |
5. | 26 December 2005 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Julien Benneteau | 2–6, 6–4, 7–65 |
6. | 15 May 2006 | San Remo, Italy | Clay | Stefano Galvani | 6–2, 4–6, 7–68 |
7. | 12 June 2006 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Guillermo García López | 6–4, 6–1 |
8. | 26 June 2006 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay | Sergio Roitman | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
9. | 25 June 2007 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay | Félix Mantilla | 66–7, 6–1, 7–66 |
10. | 2 September 2008 | Cherkasy, Ukraine | Clay | Denis Istomin | 6–2, 6–0 |
Runners-up (3)
Doubles titles
Wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 18 April 2005 | Monza, Italy | Clay | Nicolas Devilder | Massimo Bertolini Uros Vico | 7–5, 6–4 |