Olivier Delaître
# Olivier Delaître

Olivier Delaître (born 1 June 1967) is a former professional tennis player from France. He was semifinalist at the Wimbledon Championships in 1999 in doubles (partnering Fabrice Santoro), and reached the fourth round of the 1994 French Open and 1995 Australian Open in singles.

## Career

Delaitre turned professional in 1986.

In singles, he reached four ATP-tour finals, and achieved a career-high ranking of 33 in February 1995.

In doubles, he won 15 titles during his career and reached a career-high ranking of 3 in July 1999. In 1998, he won four doubles titles with Fabrice Santoro and together they qualified for the end-of-year ATP Finals, where they reached the semifinals. In 1999, Delaitre and Santoro lost in the semifinals of Wimbledon 7-5 in the final set to eventual champions Mahesh Bhupati and Leander Paes. Delaitre's biggest title was the Monte Carlo Masters in 1999, where - unseeded - he and Tim Henman won the tournament without dropping a set.

Delaitre was the first person to defeat future World No. 1 Roger Federer at a Grand Slam, in the first qualifying round of the 1999 Australian Open.

## Career finals

### Singles: 4 (0–4)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP Tour World Championships (0–0)
* ATP Super 9 (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–1)
* ATP World Series (0–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–1)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 1. | Sep 1991 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Guy Forget | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 1991 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Pete Sampras | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Jan 1993 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Richey Reneberg | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Aug 1994 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Wayne Ferreira | 2–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 26 (15–11)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP Tour World Championships (0–0)
* ATP Super 9 (1–1)
* ATP Championship Series (3–2)
* ATP World Series (11–8)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (10–9)
* Clay (2–1)
* Grass (1–0)
* Carpet (2–1)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1. | Feb 1991 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | Rodolphe Gilbert | Shelby Cannon Greg Van Emburgh | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | Feb 1993 | Marseille, France | Carpet (i) | Arnaud Boetsch | Ivan Lendl Christo van Rensburg | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1. | Aug 1993 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | Arnaud Boetsch | Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil | 7–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | Jan 1994 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Stéphane Simian | Shelby Cannon Byron Talbot | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | Jun 1994 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Guy Forget | Henri Leconte Gary Muller | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | Aug 1994 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | Guy Forget | Andrew Florent Mark Petchey | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 6. | Sep 1994 | Bordeaux, France | Hard | Guy Forget | Diego Nargiso Guillaume Raoux | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 7. | Jul 1995 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Hard | Jeff Tarango | Petr Korda Cyril Suk | 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | Apr 1996 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Diego Nargiso | Lan Bale Stephen Noteboom | 6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Oct 1996 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Guillaume Raoux | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4. | Feb 1997 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Fabrice Santoro | Thomas Enqvist Magnus Larsson | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8. | Feb 1997 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard (i) | David Adams | Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5. | Oct 1997 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Fabrice Santoro | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Jan 1998 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Apr 1998 | Chennai, India | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Apr 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Stefano Pescosolido | Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | Jul 1998 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Fabrice Santoro | Joshua Eagle Jim Grabb | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | Aug 1998 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 1–6, 1–2, ret. |
| Win | 10. | Sep 1998 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Fabrice Santoro | Paul Haarhuis Jan Siemerink | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 11. | Oct 1998 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Fabrice Santoro | Piet Norval Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 12. | Oct 1998 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Fabrice Santoro | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 13. | Apr 1999 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Tim Henman | Jiří Novák David Rikl | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10. | Aug 1999 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Leander Paes | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14. | Aug 1999 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 15. | Sep 1999 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Jeff Tarango | David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | Jan 2000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Jeff Tarango | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 5–7, 4–6 |

## Doubles performance timeline

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | NH | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 6–8 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 7–14 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | A | SF | 3R | 0 / 6 | 11–6 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 7–8 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 37 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 8–3 | 2–3 | N/A | 31–36 |
| Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| Miami | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
| Monte Carlo | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | W | 2R | 1 / 7 | 10–6 |
| Rome | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | SF | 1R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 |
| Hamburg | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 |
| Canada | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 |
| Cincinnati | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | SF | F | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 7–5 |
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 |
| Paris | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 39 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 6–5 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 1–5 | N/A | 38–38 |
| Year-end ranking | 436 | 514 | 227 | 127 | 166 | 121 | 154 | 90 | 20 | 52 | 91 | 37 | 12 | 16 | 107 | N/A | N/A |
