Arnaud Clément

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Arnaud Clément ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; born 17 December 1977) is a French former professional tennis player and Davis Cup captain. Clément reached the final of the 2001 Australian Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10 in April 2001. He also had a career-high doubles ranking of No. 8. He won four ATP singles titles (Lyon 2000, Metz 2003, Marseille 2006, Washington 2006), and twelve doubles titles including 2007 Wimbledon, partnering Michaël Llodra, and two Masters titles.

He was the French Davis Cup captain from 2013 to 2015.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career

He turned professional in 1996, and achieved his career highlight at the 2001 Australian Open, reaching the men's singles final, where he was defeated by Andre Agassi in straight sets.<ref name=":agacle2001">Template:Cite news</ref> En route, Clement defeated the then-unseeded future world No. 1, Roger Federer,<ref name= ":clem2001">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the former world No. 1, Yevgeny Kafelnikov.<ref name= ":clem2001" />

Throughout his career, he has beaten top players such as Andre Agassi, Pat Rafter, Carlos Moyá and more recently Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.<ref name= ":clemoverview">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In doubles, Clément often partnered with fellow Frenchmen Sébastien Grosjean and Michaël Llodra.

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Arnaud Clement, 2012

Until 2010, Clément held the record for the longest match by time in the history of the Open Era. At Roland Garros 2004, Fabrice Santoro defeated Clément 6–4, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 16–14 in six hours and 33 minutes.<ref name=":sancle2004">Template:Cite news</ref> John Isner and Nicolas Mahut would eventually beat this record six years later at Wimbledon.

In March 2006, Clément ended his two-and-a-half-year period of not winning an ATP singles title by capturing the Marseille Open, defeating world No. 2, Rafael Nadal, in the semifinals and Mario Ančić in the finals.<ref>Arnaud Clement Defeats Mario Ancic in Marseille</ref> In August 2006, Clément won his first ATP title in the United States, defeating Murray in straight sets in the final of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.<ref>Arnaud Clement beats odds to win Legg Mason Classic</ref>

In July 2007, Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra won the men's double title at Wimbledon, beating world No. 1 and top seeds defending champions, Bob and Mike Bryan,<ref>Clement, Llodra stun Bryan brothers in Wimbledon doubles final</ref> thus winning his first Grand Slam doubles title (Llodra had won two previous titles with Fabrice Santoro, making it his third Grand Slam title). He and Llodra were ecstatic, and celebrated by throwing their shirts, rackets, and towels into the crowd.

In July 2008, Arnaud Clément and Rainer Schüttler, both in their early 30s, played against each other in a Wimbledon quarterfinal singles match. Because of rain delays and darkness, play was suspended over a period of two days. Eventually, the match went in favour of Schüttler. The match went five sets and over five hours combined within the two playing days. The fifth set's score was 8–6. Finishing in five hours and twelve minutes, it was the third-longest men's singles match in Wimbledon history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In June 2012, Arnaud Clément formalized his retirement from professional tennis at the age of 34, after a 16-year career.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

While playing, he often wore a bandana and sunglasses. The sunglasses have been medically prescribed for Clement because of severe eye problems he has encountered through his life, which had nearly left him blind as a child. At only 13 months old, he was diagnosed with unilateral coloboma, meaning the condition only affects one eye, at that time Clément was only given a 40/60% chance of having healthy eyesight for the rest of his lifeTemplate:Citation needed, throughout his tennis career Clément has worn sunglasses to protect his eyes.

Clément was selected to represent one of the world's best-known and most important fashion labels, Lacoste. He was seen from May 2004 onwards in a pan-European print and TV campaign alongside the Danish pop singer Natasha Thomas. The advert was directed and shot by Bruno Aveillan.

Clément has been in a relationship with French pop singer Nolwenn Leroy since 2008.<ref>Template:In lang "Love story : Nolwenn Leroy et Arnaud Clément". Marie Claire. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.</ref>

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2001 Australian Open Hard Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi 4–6, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2007 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2008 Australian Open Hard Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Jonathan Erlich
Template:Flagicon Andy Ram 		5–7, 6–7(4–7)

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2004 Indian Wells Masters Hard Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean Template:Flagicon Wayne Black
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win 2006 Paris Masters Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro
Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić 		7–6(7–4), 6–4

ATP career finals

Singles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–3)
Carpet (1–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–5)
Indoor (3–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 [[1999 Open 13 – Singles|Template:Dts]] Open 13, France International Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 1–1 [[2000 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles|Template:Dts]] Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France International Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Pat Rafter 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–2 [[2001 Australian Open – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi 4–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 [[2002 Ordina Open – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands International Grass Template:Flagicon Sjeng Schalken 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 [[2003 Ordina Open – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands International Grass Template:Flagicon Sjeng Schalken 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 [[2003 Open de Moselle – Singles|Template:Dts]] Open de Moselle, France International Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Fernando González 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 2–5 [[2003 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles|Template:Dts]] Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France International Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Rainer Schüttler 5–7, 3–6
Win 3–5 [[2006 Open 13 – Singles|Template:Dts]] Open 13, France International Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Mario Ančić 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–5 [[2006 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Singles|Template:Dts]] Washington Open, United States International Hard Template:Flagicon Andy Murray 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 4–6 [[2007 Nottingham Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] Nottingham Open, United Kingdom International Grass Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–7 [[2010 Heineken Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] Auckland Open, New Zealand 250 Series Hard Template:Flagicon John Isner 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(2–7)

Doubles: 22 (12 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–1)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (3–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (3–4)
Indoor (9–6)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 [[2000 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco International Clay Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean Template:Flagicon Lars Burgsmüller
Template:Flagicon Andrew Painter 		7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 1–1 [[2001 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France International Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor
Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić 		1–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 [[2002 Open 13 – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Open 13, France International Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Nicolas Escudé Template:Flagicon Julien Boutter
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–2 [[2004 AAPT Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Adelaide International, Australia International Hard Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		5–7, 3–6
Win 3–2 [[2004 Pacific Life Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Indian Wells Masters, United States Masters Hard Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean Template:Flagicon Wayne Black
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win 4–2 [[2004 Open de Moselle – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Open de Moselle, France International Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut Template:Flagicon Ivan Ljubičić
Template:Flagicon Uros Vico 		6–2, 7–6(10–8)
Win 5–2 [[2004 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] St. Petersburg Open, Russia International Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Dominik Hrbatý
Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Levinský 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–3 [[2005 Medibank International – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Sydney International, Australia International Hard Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi
Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 5–4 [[2005 Milan Indoor – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Milan Indoor, Italy International Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Jean-François Bachelot Template:Flagicon Daniele Bracciali
Template:Flagicon Giorgio Galimberti 		6–7(8–10), 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 5–5 [[2006 Ordina Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands International Grass Template:Flagicon Chris Haggard Template:Flagicon Martin Damm
Template:Flagicon Leander Paes 		1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 6–5 [[2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France International Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Julien Benneteau Template:Flagicon František Čermák
Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Levinský 		6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Loss 6–6 [[2007 If Stockholm Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Stockholm Open, Sweden International Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi 		4–6, 4–6
Win 7–6 [[2006 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Paris Masters, France Masters Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro
Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić 		7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 8–6 [[2007 Open 13 – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Open 13, France (2) International Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles
Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor 		7–5, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 9–6 [[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Win 10–6 [[2007 Open de Moselle – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Open de Moselle, France (2) International Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Template:Flagicon Marcin Matkowski 		6–1, 6–4
Loss 10–7 [[2008 Australian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Australian Open, Australia Grand Slam Hard Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Jonathan Erlich
Template:Flagicon Andy Ram 		5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Win 11–7 [[2008 Open de Moselle – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Open de Moselle, France (3) International Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Template:Flagicon Marcin Matkowski 		5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 12–7 [[2009 Open 13 – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Open 13, France (3) 250 Series Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle
Template:Flagicon Andy Ram 		3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 12–8 [[2009 Open de Moselle – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Open de Moselle, France 250 Series Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Colin Fleming
Template:Flagicon Ken Skupski 		6–2, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss 12–9 [[2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France 250 Series Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean Template:Flagicon Julien Benneteau
Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut 		4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 12–10 [[2010 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Zagreb Indoors, Croatia 250 Series Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Olivier Rochus Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer
Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner 		6–3, 3–6, [8–10]

Performance timelines

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Singles

Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 2R 4R F 2R A 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R Q1 0 / 13
French Open 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 3R 4R 1R 2R A 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 0 / 15
Wimbledon 3R 1R 2R 2R 4R 4R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R QF 1R 3R 1R Q1 0 / 15
US Open Q1 1R 4R QF 4R 4R 2R 2R 3R 1R 2R 1R Q1 3R Q1 A 0 / 12
Grand Slam SR 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 55
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A 1R 3R 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R A 2R A A 0 / 10
Miami A 1R 2R 2R 3R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R Q1 2R 0 / 14
Monte Carlo Q1 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R A 1R 2R Q1 Q1 Q2 A Q1 0 / 9
Rome A 2R 2R Q2 1R 2R 2R 1R A A A Q2 Q2 A A A 0 / 6
Madrid (Stuttgart) A A 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R A A A 1R A A A A Q1 0 / 6
Canada A 1R 2R 2R QF 1R 2R A 2R 2R 2R 1R A Q1 A A 0 / 10
Cincinnati A 1R 1R SF 2R 1R 3R 1R Q2 1R 2R 2R A Q2 A A 0 / 10
Shanghai Not Held A A A A 0 / 0
Paris 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R A 1R 2R 2R 1R Q1 3R 2R Q2 A 0 / 12
Hamburg A A Q1 Q2 1R 1R 2R 1R A A 2R A NM1 0 / 5
Masters Series SR 0 / 1 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 82
Year-end ranking 94 104 56 18 17 38 31 106 69 42 54 93 63 78 152 295

Doubles

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 3R SF A 2R 1R 2R 1R F 1R QF 2R A 0 / 10
French Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R SF A 3R 2R 1R A 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 14
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R A A A 2R A W A 2R 1R QF 3R 1 / 7
US Open A A A A A 2R 2R A 1R 1R QF 2R 1R A 1R 1R A 0 / 9
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 41
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A 2R A 1R A W 1R A 2R 2R A A A A 1 / 6
Miami A A A A A 1R 1R A QF QF 2R SF QF A QF A A 0 / 8
Monte Carlo A A A 1R 2R 2R SF 1R 1R A 2R 1R 2R A A A 1R 0 / 10
Rome A A A A 1R 2R A A 2R A A 2R 2R A A A A 0 / 5
Madrid (Stuttgart) A A A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R A A A A 0 / 2
Canada A A A 1R 1R A 1R A A A A QF 1R A A A 0 / 10
Cincinnati A A A A A A 1R A 1R A A 2R A A A A 0 / 3
Shanghai Not Held A A A 0 / 0
Paris A QF 1R 1R 1R 2R QF A 1R 1R W SF SF 2R 2R 2R 1 / 14
Hamburg A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R A A QF A NM1 0 / 4
Masters Series SR 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 2 1 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 62
Year-end ranking 453 223 238 657 116 40 39 194 31 86 28 14 29 72 61 79

Top 10 wins

Season 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
Wins 2 0 0 4 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd. Score
1997
1. Template:Flagicon Sergi Bruguera 7 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) 1R 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
2. Template:Flagicon Patrick Rafter 3 Lyon, France Carpet (i) 1R 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2000
3. Template:Flagicon Nicolás Lapentti 7 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard 2R 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2, 4–1 ret.
4. Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5 Cincinnati, United States Hard 3R 6–4, 6–1
5. Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi 1 US Open, New York Hard 2R 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
6. Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi 7 Lyon, France Carpet (i) SF 6–3, ret.
2001
7. Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard QF 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
8. Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf Clay RR 6–3, 6–0
2002
9. Template:Flagicon Thomas Johansson 9 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) 2R 6–2, 6–3
10. Template:Flagicon Thomas Johansson 8 Rome, Italy Clay 1R 6–4, 6–4
11. Template:Flagicon Thomas Johansson 9 French Open, Paris Clay 2R 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–3
12. Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean 10 US Open, New York Hard 2R 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
13. Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean 8 Lyon, France Carpet (i) QF 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2003
14. Template:Flagicon Carlos Moyá 4 Montreal, Canada Hard 1R 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
2006
15. Template:Flagicon Rafael Nadal 2 Marseille, France Hard (i) SF 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
2007
16. Template:Flagicon Novak Djokovic 4 Queen's Club, United Kingdom Grass 3R 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2009
17. Template:Flagicon Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 8 Lyon, France Hard (i) QF 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(10–8)

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