Antony Dupuis (French pronunciation: [dypɥi] ; born 24 February 1973) is a French retired professional tennis player.
Antony Dupuis Country (sports) France Residence Villeneuve-le-Comte , France Born (1973-02-24 ) 24 February 1973 (age 51) Bayonne , France Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 1992 Retired 2013 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 1,591,333Career record 85–128 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 57 (10 September 2001) Australian Open 2R (2000 , 2003 ) French Open 3R (2001 ) Wimbledon 2R (2001 , 2004 ) US Open 2R (2002 , 2003 ) Career record 11–25 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 147 (24 April 2006) Australian Open 2R (2003 ) French Open 2R (2002 , 2005 ) Wimbledon 1R (2003 ) US Open 2R (2003 ) French Open 1R (2002 , 2003 , 2006 )
Dupuis began playing tennis at the age of nine with his father Xavier. He mentioned in an interview once that he prefers clay and hard court surfaces. He was coached by Benoit Carelli, whom he credits with improving his physical and mental ability. Carelli had coached Dupuis since February 1998.
Dupuis won one singles title in Milan in 2004 and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in September 2001.[ 1] [ 2] In 2005, at the Valencia tournament, Dupuis became the first French player to defeat Novak Djokovic . In 2006 he tested positive for the banned drug Salbutamol and was suspended for two and a half months.[ 3]
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (1–0)
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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ATP Challenger (8–7)
ITF Futures (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (2–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 1998
Vadodara , India
Challenger
Grass
Peter Tramacchi
6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Win
1–1
Dec 1998
Ahmedabad , India
Challenger
Hard
Oleg Ogorodov
6–4, 6–2
Win
2–1
Jan 1999
Bombay , India
Challenger
Hard
Julien Boutter
7–5, 7–6
Loss
2–2
Feb 1999
Cherbourg , France
Challenger
Hard
Sebastien Grosjean
6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Loss
2–3
Mar 1999
Grenoble , France
Challenger
Hard
Julien Boutter
2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win
3–3
Aug 1999
Binghamton , United States
Challenger
Hard
Brett Steven
6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss
3–4
Sep 2000
France F18, Mulhouse
Futures
Hard
Ivo Karlovic
7–6(7–4) , 6–7(5–7) , 4–6
Win
4–4
Oct 2000
Grenoble , France
Challenger
Hard
Jan Siemerink
7–6(12–10) , 7–6(13–11)
Loss
4–5
Nov 2000
Puebla , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Brandon Hawk
6–7(6–8) , 3–6
Loss
4–6
Dec 2000
Urbana , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Jeff Salzenstein
6–7(4–7) , 4–6
Win
5–6
Dec 2000
San Jose , Costa Rica
Challenger
Hard
Alexandre Simoni
7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 6–3
Loss
5–7
Feb 2001
Wroclaw , Poland
Challenger
Hard
Axel Pretzsch
5–7, 6–7(1–7)
Loss
5–8
Feb 2002
Wroclaw , Poland
Challenger
Hard
Davide Sanguinetti
3–6, 2–6
Win
6–8
Nov 2002
Bratislava , Slovakia
Challenger
Carpet
Karol Beck
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win
7–8
Jul 2006
Nottingham , United Kingdom
Challenger
Grass
Iván Navarro
6–4, 7–5
Win
8–8
Mar 2007
Switzerland F3, Wilen
Futures
Carpet
Alexander Flock
6–2, 6–3
Win
9–8
Apr 2007
France F7, Grasse
Futures
Clay
Xavier Pujo
2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win
10–8
May 2007
Fergana , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Hard
Pavel Chekhov
6–1, 6–4
Loss
10–9
Jul 2009
Germany F11, Cologne
Futures
Clay
Pavol Cervenak
2–6, 2–6
Win
11–9
Oct 2009
France F18, Saint-Dizier
Futures
Hard
Conor Niland
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss
11–10
Aug 2010
Austria F5, Pörtschach
Futures
Clay
Axel Michon
4–6, 5–7
Loss
11–11
Sep 2010
Austria F6, Wels
Futures
Clay
Axel Michon
3–6, 7–6(7–2) , 3–6
Win
12–11
Sep 2010
Germany F15, Trier
Futures
Clay
Alexandre Folie
6–4, 6–0
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.