Marc Gicquel
# Marc Gicquel

Marc Gicquel (born 30 March 1977) is a former professional male tennis player from France.

## Tennis career

Gicquel turned pro in 1999. He made his ATP Tour singles debut at the 2002 Open 13 tournament on hard courts in Marseilles, France. He was granted direct entry into the qualifying draw, which saw him defeat Johan Rousseaux 6–4, 6–4 and Cristiano Caratti 6–2, $7–6^{(10–8)}$ in the first two rounds prior to being defeated in the third and final round by Renzo Furlan 3–6, 3–6. He would however be gifted a lucky loser entry when sixth seeded Roger Federer withdrew from the tournament. He faced wild card compatriot Nicolas Mahut in the first round and bettered him by a score of 6–4, 6–3 before falling to another Frenchman and eventual runner-up Nicolas Escudé 1–6, $6–7^{(3–7)}.$

Gicquel made his ATP Tour doubles main draw debut when he received a wild card entry into the 2005 French Open alongside compatriot Nicolas Devilder. They would optimize the opportunity they were given and defeated first round opponents Jordan Kerr and Sebastián Prieto 4–6, 7–5. 11–9 prior to bowing out with a second round loss to sixth seeds Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjić 1–6, 3–6. He would also be given a wild card entry into the mixed doubles draw alongside Sandrine Testud, and they won their first two matches including a second round upset of the number 3 seeded Zimbabwean siblings Cara Black and Wayne Black 6–3, 2–6. 6–3 before falling in the quarterfinals to Paul Hanley and Samantha Stosur 4–6, 1–6.

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 reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 37 achieved on 8 September 2008. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 38 achieved on 12 January 2009.

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.

Gicquel reached 33 singles finals throughout his career, resulting in 20 wins and 13 losses which includes an 0–3 record in ATP Tour finals and a 9–2 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. Additionally, he reached 22 career doubles finals resulting in 11 wins and 11 losses which includes a 4–3 record in ATP Tour finals and a 4–3 in ATP Challenger Tour finals.

## ATP Tour career finals

### Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–3)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (0–2)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (0–1)
* Indoor (0–2)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2006 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | International | Carpet (i) | Richard Gasquet | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2007 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | International | Carpet (i) | Sébastien Grosjean | $6–7^{(4–7)},$ 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2008 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass | David Ferrer | 4–6, 2–6 |

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

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–3)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (4–2)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (3–2)
* Indoor (1–1)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2007 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | International | Clay | Florent Serra | František Čermák Pavel Vízner | 5–7, 7–5, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2008 | Chennai Open, India | International | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2008 | Washington Open, US | International | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett | $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jan 2009 | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Fernando Verdasco Mischa Zverev | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jan 2010 | Brisbane International, Australia (2) | 250 Series | Hard | Jérémy Chardy | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6–3, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 4–2 | Feb 2013 | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Johan Brunström Raven Klaasen | 6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 4–3 | Feb 2014 | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Nicolas Mahut | Nikolay Davydenko Denis Istomin | 4–6, 6–1, [7–10] |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

### Singles: 30 (20–10)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (9–2)
* ITF Futures (11–8)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (12–3)
* Clay (7–7)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–0)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1999 | France F5, St. Brieuc | Futures | Clay | Reginald Willems | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2001 | Morocco F1, Rabat | Futures | Clay | Mehdi Tahiri | 3–6, 6–3, $6–7^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2001 | Morocco F15, Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Futures | Hard | Nicolas Mahut | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jan 2002 | France F3, Feucherolles | Futures | Clay | Óscar Hernández | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | Apr 2002 | France F3, Feucherolles | Futures | Clay | Olivier Patience | 6–4, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 2–4 | Oct 2002 | France F21, La Roche-sur-Yon | Futures | Hard | Nicolas Mahut | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–4 | Feb 2003 | France F4, Feucherolles | Futures | Hard | Zhu Benqiang | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2003 | France F20, Saint-Dizier | Futures | Hard | Thomas Dupré | 7–5, $6–7^{(2–7)},$ 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jan 2004 | France F1, Deauville | Futures | Clay | Jean-Christophe Faurel | 5–7, 6–2, $6–7^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 4–6 | Feb 2004 | France F2, Feucherolles | Futures | Hard | Julien Jeanpierre | 3–6, 6–2, $7–6^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 5–6 | Feb 2004 | France F3, Bressuire | Futures | Hard | Jérôme Haehnel | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Apr 2004 | France F6, Angers | Futures | Clay | Nicolas Devilder | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Apr 2004 | France F7, Grasse | Futures | Clay | Gilles Simon | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–8 | Aug 2004 | Timişoara, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Oliver Marach | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–8 | Jul 2005 | France F11, Saint-Gervais | Futures | Clay | Xavier Audouy | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–8 | Oct 2005 | Grenoble, France | Challenger | Hard | Thomas Enqvist | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–8 | Apr 2006 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Clay | Peter Wessels | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 9–9 | Jul 2006 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Lamine Ouahab | 5–7, 6–3, $6–7^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 10–9 | Feb 2008 | Besançon, France | Challenger | Hard | Alexander Peya | $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–4 |
| Win | 11–9 | May 2009 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | Mathieu Montcourt | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–9 | Oct 2010 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet | Stéphane Bohli | $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 13–9 | Mar 2011 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard | Jonathan Eysseric | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–9 | Mar 2011 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard | Kenny de Schepper | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 15–9 | May 2011 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | Horacio Zeballos | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–9 | Apr 2012 | France F8, Ajaccio | Futures | Clay | Jonathan Dasnieres De Veigy | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 17–9 | Sep 2012 | France F16, Mulhouse | Futures | Hard | Grégoire Burquier | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 18–9 | Sep 2012 | France F17, Plaisir | Futures | Hard | Sandro Ehrat | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 19–9 | Nov 2012 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard | Matthias Bachinger | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 19–10 | Feb 2013 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard | Marius Copil | $6–7^{(9–11)},$ 4–6 |
| Win | 20–10 | Sep 2013 | St. Remy, France | Challenger | Hard | Matteo Viola | 6–4, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 15 (7–8)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (4–3)
* ITF Futures (3–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–3)
* Clay (3–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2001 | France F8, Saint-Brieuc | Futures | Clay | Régis Lavergne | Cristian Kordasz Rogier Wassen | 4–6, $6–7^{(8–10)}$ |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2001 | France F9, Noisy-le-Grand | Futures | Clay | Anthony Maublanc | Xavier Pujo Mehdi Tahiri | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Feb 2003 | France F4, Feucherolles | Futures | Hard | Nicolas Mahut | Matthieu Amgwerd Josh Goffi | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2003 | France F21, La Roche-sur-Yon | Futures | Hard | Jean-Baptiste Perlant | Laurent Recouderc Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jan 2004 | France F1, Deauville | Futures | Clay | Jean-Baptiste Perlant | Elefterios Alexiou Alexandros Jakupovic | 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2004 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Jean-François Bachelot Jean-Michel Pequery | $6–7^{(4–7)},$ 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jul 2005 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Adam Chadaj Filip Urban | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jul 2006 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Pablo Cuevas Adrián García | 3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2006 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Guillermo García López Salvador Navarro-Gutiérrez | 4–6, 6–0, [9–11] |
| Win | 5–5 | Feb 2011 | Courmayeur, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Nicolas Mahut | Olivier Charroin Alexandre Renard | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2011 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard | Nicolas Renavand | Kenny de Schepper Alexandre Penaud | 3–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Loss | 5–7 | Apr 2012 | France F7, Angers | Futures | Clay | Nicolas Renavand | Florin Mergea Andrei Dăescu | 2–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Loss | 5–8 | Sep 2013 | St. Remy, France | Challenger | Hard | Josselin Ouanna | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Albano Olivetti | 3–6, $7–6^{(7–5)},$ [13–15] |
| Win | 6–8 | May 2014 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | Sergiy Stakhovsky | Ryan Harrison Alex Kuznetsov | walkover |
| Win | 7–8 | Oct 2014 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard | Nicolas Mahut | Andre Begemann Julian Knowle | 6–3, 6–4 |

## Performance timelines

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q3 | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | Q3 | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| US Open | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 24 | 15–24 | 38% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Paris Masters | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | A | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–7 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 18 | 4–18 | 18% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0 / 24 | 14–24 | 37% |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% |

## 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.

