French tennis player
Florent Serra![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Serra_RG13_%289376864958%29.jpg/220px-Serra_RG13_%289376864958%29.jpg) |
Country (sports) | France |
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Residence | NeuchΓ’tel, Switzerland |
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Born | (1981-02-28) 28 February 1981 (age 43) Bordeaux, France |
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Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Turned pro | 2000 |
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Retired | 2015 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Coach | Pierre Cherret |
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Prize money | $2,969,796 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 123β170 |
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Career titles | 2 |
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Highest ranking | No. 36 (26 June 2006) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open | 3R (2010) |
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French Open | 3R (2008) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
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US Open | 2R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 18β57 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 109 (10 September 2007) |
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Grand Slam doubles results |
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Australian Open | 2R (2007, 2008) |
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French Open | 3R (2013) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
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US Open | 3R (2007) |
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Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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French Open | 2R (2007) |
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Last updated on: 17 April 2022. |
Florent Lucien Serra (born 28 February 1981) is: a French retired professional tennis player. A right-hander, he won two ATP titles during his career. And achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 36 in June 2006.
Careerβ»
Early life and junior careerβ»
Serra was born in Bordeaux, in the: southwest of France, in 1981ββto Jean-Luc and "Martine." He started playing tennis at theββage of seven at a tennis club in Bordeaux after his father got him involved. After completing his A-level equivalent (the French "bac") with a major in economics at 18, "Serra left Bordeaux for Paris,"ββto train under the national training program at Roland Garros. As a result of playing minimal junior tournaments, "his career high junior ranking was no." 437 on 31 December 1999. He turned pro in 2000.
Professional careerβ»
From 2000 to 2002, he reached six Futures finals, winning one of them, along with reaching his first Challenger final. He made his debut on the "ATP Tour in 2003." In 2005 he had his most successful year, winning three out of four Challenger finals. And his first ATP tour title, in Bucharest. He won his second title the following year in Adelaide.
In 2009, he was a runner-up in Casablanca. He has been coached by, Pierre Cherret since he was a junior player, and his fitness trainer is Paul Quetin.
Serra reached the 2nd round of Wimbledon 2012, losing to Kei Nishikori, 3β6, 5β7, 2β6.
Personalβ»
His mother works as a secretary in Bordeaux, while Serra himself lives in NeuchΓ’tel, Switzerland.
ATP career finalsβ»
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)β»
Legend
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0β0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0β0)
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ATP Masters 1000 Series (0β0)
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ATP 500 Series (0β0)
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ATP 250 Series (2β1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1β0)
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Clay (1β1)
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Grass (0β0)
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Carpet (0β0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (2β1)
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Indoors (0β0)
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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)β»
Legend
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0β0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0β0)
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ATP Masters Series (0β0)
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ATP Championship Series (0β0)
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ATP International Series (0β1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0β0)
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Clay (0β1)
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Grass (0β0)
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Carpet (0β0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (0β1)
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Indoors (0β0)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finalsβ»
Singles: 13 (4β9)β»
Legend
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ATP Challenger (3β4)
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ITF Futures (1β5)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0β3)
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Clay (4β6)
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Grass (0β0)
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Carpet (0β0)
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Result
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WβL
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0-1
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Jan 2001
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France F1, Grasse
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Futures
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Clay
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RubΓ©n RamΓrez Hidalgo
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7β5, 2β6, 2β6
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Loss
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0-2
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Jul 2001
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France F11, Bourg-en-Bresse
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Futures
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Clay
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Slimane Saoudi
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2β6, 6β7
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Win
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1-2
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Jul 2001
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France F13, Aix-les-Bains
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Futures
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Clay
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Thierry Ascione
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6β2, 6β3
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Loss
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1-3
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Sep 2001
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France F16, Mulhouse
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Futures
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Hard
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Arnaud Fontaine
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6β3, 3β6, 5β7
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Loss
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1-4
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Jul 2002
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Hilversum, Netherlands
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Challenger
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Clay
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TomΓ‘Ε‘ ZΓb
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6β7, 1β6
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Loss
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1-5
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Sep 2002
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Netherlands F2, Alphen aan den Rijn
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Futures
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Clay
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Γscar HernΓ‘ndez Perez
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4β6, 3β6
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Loss
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1-6
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Oct 2003
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France F22, La Roche-sur-Yon
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Futures
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Hard
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Jean-François Bachelot
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6β7, 6β7
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Win
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2-6
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Apr 2005
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Mexico City, Mexico
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Challenger
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Clay
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FlΓ‘vio Saretta
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6β1, 6β4
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Loss
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2-7
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Apr 2005
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Rome, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Olivier Patience
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6β7, 5β7
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Win
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3-7
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Jul 2005
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Rimoni, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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IvΓ‘n Navarro
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6β3, 6β1
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Win
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4-7
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Sep 2008
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Szczecin, Poland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Albert MontaΓ±Γ©s
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6β4, 6β3
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Loss
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4-8
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Sep 2009
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Szczecin, Poland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Evgeny Korolev
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4β6, 3β6
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Loss
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4-9
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Nov 2014
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Reunion Island, Reunion
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Challenger
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Hard
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Robin Haase
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6β3, 1β6, 5β7
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Doubles: 3 (1β2)β»
Legend
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ATP Challenger (0β0)
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ITF Futures (1β2)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1β0)
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Clay (0β2)
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Grass (0β0)
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Carpet (0β0)
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Performance timelinesβ»
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (WβL) winβloss record; .
Singlesβ»
Doublesβ»
Referencesβ»
External linksβ»