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==Biography== |
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'''Frédéric Niemeyer''' (born April 24, 1976 in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. Niemeyer was born in New Brunswick but now resides in Sherbrooke, Québec. He played college tennis at Middle Tennessee State University, and lost in the final of the National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships to Michael Russell. He was named Male Player of the Year by Tennis Canada in 2002. Niemeyer competed in both singles and doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, reaching the second round in doubles with [[Daniel Nestor]]. He lost in the first round in singles against Taylor Dent. In 2003, he reached the second round in singles of Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam appearance of his career, but lost to Felix Mantilla. He also reached the second round of Wimbledon twice in doubles, in 2005 partnering Glenn Weiner, and again the following year with Tuomas Ketola. In 2008 in Beijing, he competed in his second Summer Olympic Games, but lost in the first round in both singles (to Guillermo Cañas) and doubles, partnering [[Daniel Nestor|Nestor]] again. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 134 on March 22, 2004 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 142 on August 5, 2002. He retired in August 2009 at the [[Rogers Cup]], where he was defeated in the second round by Roger Federer. Niemeyer was the coach of [[Milos Raonic]] from November 2009 to October 2010 and the coach of [[Vasek Pospisil]] from December 2010 to October 2012. He is currently coaching [[Filip Peliwo]] and [[Brayden Schnur]]. |
'''Frédéric Niemeyer''' (born April 24, 1976 in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. Niemeyer was born in New Brunswick but now resides in Sherbrooke, Québec. He played college tennis at Middle Tennessee State University, and lost in the final of the National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships to Michael Russell. He was named Male Player of the Year by Tennis Canada in 2002. Niemeyer competed in both singles and doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, reaching the second round in doubles with [[Daniel Nestor]]. He lost in the first round in singles against Taylor Dent. In 2003, he reached the second round in singles of Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam appearance of his career, but lost to Felix Mantilla. He also reached the second round of Wimbledon twice in doubles, in 2005 partnering Glenn Weiner, and again the following year with Tuomas Ketola. In 2008 in Beijing, he competed in his second Summer Olympic Games, but lost in the first round in both singles (to Guillermo Cañas) and doubles, partnering [[Daniel Nestor|Nestor]] again. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 134 on March 22, 2004 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 142 on August 5, 2002. He retired in August 2009 at the [[Rogers Cup]], where he was defeated in the second round by Roger Federer. Niemeyer was the coach of [[Milos Raonic]] from November 2009 to October 2010 and the coach of [[Vasek Pospisil]] from December 2010 to October 2012. He is currently coaching [[Filip Peliwo]] and [[Brayden Schnur]]. |
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==ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals== |
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===Singles: 0 (14 titles, 0 runners-up)=== |
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|ATP Challenger Tour (7–0) |
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|ITF Futures (7–0) |
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!Result |
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!class="unsortable"|W–L |
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!Tournament |
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!Tier |
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!Surface |
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!Opponent |
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!class="unsortable"|Score |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |
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|<small>1–0</small> |
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|Dec 1999 |
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Urbana, United States |
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |
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|Hard (i) |
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|Sébastien Lareau (CAN) |
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|7–6, 3–6, 7–6 |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |
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|<small>1–1</small> |
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|Apr 2000 |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F9, Mount Pleasant |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |
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|Hard |
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|Damian Furmanski (ARG) |
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|2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
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|- |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |
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|<small>2–1</small> |
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|May 2001 |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|Mexico F4, Guadalajara, Mexico |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |
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|Clay |
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|Alejandro Hernández (MEX) |
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|6–1, 6–4 |
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===Doubles: 0 (11 titles, 0 runner-up)=== |
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!Legend |
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|- style="background:moccasin;" |
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|ATP Challenger Tour (6–0) |
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|- style="background:#cffcff;" |
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|ITF Futures (5–0) |
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{|class="sortable wikitable" |
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!Result |
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!class="unsortable"|W–L |
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!Date |
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!Tournament |
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!Tier |
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!Surface |
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!Partner |
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!Opponents |
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!class="unsortable"|Score |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |
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|<small>0–1</small> |
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|Jul 1998 |
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|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby|Granby]], Canada |
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |
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|Hard |
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|Bobby Kokavec (CAN) |
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|Gouichi Motomura (JPN) <br /> Takao Suzuki (JPN) |
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|6–7, 1–6 |
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|- |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |
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|<small>1–1</small> |
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|Oct 1999 |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F16, Waco |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |
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|Hard |
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|Jerry Turek (CAN) |
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|Matthew Breen (AUS) <br /> Jason Cook (USA) |
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|6–3, 6–4 |
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|- |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |
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|<small>2–1</small> |
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|Apr 2000 |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F8, Little Rock |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |
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|Hard |
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|Grant Doyle (AUS) |
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|Pieter Calitz (RSA) <br /> Jeff Williams (USA) |
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|6–2, 6–2 |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |
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|<small>2–2</small> |
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|Jul 2000 |
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|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby|Granby]], Canada |
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |
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|Hard |
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|Jerry Turek (CAN) |
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|Lee Hyung-taik (KOR) <br /> Yong-il Yoon (KOR) |
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|6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>, 3–6 |
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|- |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |
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|<small>3–2</small> |
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|Sep 2000 |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |
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|Hard |
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|Rik de Voest (RSA) |
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|David Abelson (CAN) <br /> Jerry Turek (CAN) |
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|6–3, 6–4 |
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|- |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |
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|<small>4–2</small> |
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|Jan 2001 |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F3, Hallandale Beach |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |
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|Hard |
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|Jocelyn Robichaud (CAN) |
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|Noam Behr (ISR) <br /> Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) |
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|7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 6–3 |
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|- |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |
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|<small>4–3</small> |
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|Mar 2001 |
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Cherbourg, France |
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |
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|Hard (i) |
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|Cédric Kauffmann (FRA) |
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|Julian Knowle (AUT) <br /> Lorenzo Manta (SUI) |
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|6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |
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|<small>5–3</small> |
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|Mar 2001 |
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Magdeburg, Germany |
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |
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|Carpet (i) |
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|Radek Štěpánek (CZE) |
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|Jonathan Erlich (ISR) <br /> Lovro Zovko (CRO) |
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|7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup> |
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|- |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |
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|<small>6–3</small> |
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|May 2001 |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|Mexico F3, Aguascalientes |
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |
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|Hard |
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|Doug Root (USA) |
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|Cary Franklin (USA) <br /> Jeff Williams (USA) |
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|6–3, 6–4 |
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==Singles performance timeline== |
==Singles performance timeline== |
Revision as of 16:54, 28 June 2018
Biography
Frédéric Niemeyer (born April 24, 1976 in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. Niemeyer was born in New Brunswick but now resides in Sherbrooke, Québec. He played college tennis at Middle Tennessee State University, and lost in the final of the National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships to Michael Russell. He was named Male Player of the Year by Tennis Canada in 2002. Niemeyer competed in both singles and doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, reaching the second round in doubles with Daniel Nestor. He lost in the first round in singles against Taylor Dent. In 2003, he reached the second round in singles of Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam appearance of his career, but lost to Felix Mantilla. He also reached the second round of Wimbledon twice in doubles, in 2005 partnering Glenn Weiner, and again the following year with Tuomas Ketola. In 2008 in Beijing, he competed in his second Summer Olympic Games, but lost in the first round in both singles (to Guillermo Cañas) and doubles, partnering Nestor again. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 134 on March 22, 2004 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 142 on August 5, 2002. He retired in August 2009 at the Rogers Cup, where he was defeated in the second round by Roger Federer. Niemeyer was the coach of Milos Raonic from November 2009 to October 2010 and the coach of Vasek Pospisil from December 2010 to October 2012. He is currently coaching Filip Peliwo and Brayden Schnur.
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 0 (14 titles, 0 runners-up)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (7–0) |
ITF Futures (7–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 1999 | Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Sébastien Lareau (CAN) | 7–6, 3–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2000 | USA F9, Mount Pleasant | Futures | Hard | Damian Furmanski (ARG) | 2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | May 2001 | Mexico F4, Guadalajara, Mexico | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Hernández (MEX) | 6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles: 0 (11 titles, 0 runner-up)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (6–0) |
ITF Futures (5–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1998 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Bobby Kokavec (CAN) | Gouichi Motomura (JPN) Takao Suzuki (JPN) |
6–7, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 1999 | USA F16, Waco | Futures | Hard | Jerry Turek (CAN) | Matthew Breen (AUS) Jason Cook (USA) |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2000 | USA F8, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | Grant Doyle (AUS) | Pieter Calitz (RSA) Jeff Williams (USA) |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2000 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Jerry Turek (CAN) | Lee Hyung-taik (KOR) Yong-il Yoon (KOR) |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Sep 2000 | France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Futures | Hard | Rik de Voest (RSA) | David Abelson (CAN) Jerry Turek (CAN) |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–2 | Jan 2001 | USA F3, Hallandale Beach | Futures | Hard | Jocelyn Robichaud (CAN) | Noam Behr (ISR) Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2001 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Cédric Kauffmann (FRA) | Julian Knowle (AUT) Lorenzo Manta (SUI) |
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Mar 2001 | Magdeburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Radek Štěpánek (CZE) | Jonathan Erlich (ISR) Lovro Zovko (CRO) |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 6–3 | May 2001 | Mexico F3, Aguascalientes | Futures | Hard | Doug Root (USA) | Cary Franklin (USA) Jeff Williams (USA) |
6–3, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
US Open | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |