Nicolas Tourte (born 18 August 1979) is a professional tennis player from France.

Nicolas Tourte
Full nameNicolas Tourte
Country (sports) France
Born (1979-08-18) 18 August 1979 (age 44)
Chambéry, France
PlaysRight-handed
(Double Handed Backhand)
Prize money$146,206
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 215 (7 May 2007)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 103 (23 July 2007)
Current rankingNo. 1746 (29 May 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2007)

Biography edit

Born in Chambéry, Tourte is a right-handed player, with a double handed backhand.

Tourte, who won three Challenger doubles titles, made the singles final of the Grenoble Challenger tournament in 2006, during which he had wins over Ernests Gulbis and Gilles Müller.[1]

He featured in the main draw of one Grand Slam event, the 2007 French Open. Playing in the men's doubles, Tourte and partner Thomas Oger made the second round, where they lost to the eventual champions, Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.[2]

In 2008 he played doubles in two tournaments on the ATP Tour, the Swedish Open and Dutch Open, with Alessandro Motti and Igor Zelenay respectively.[3][4]

Challenger titles edit

Doubles: (3) edit

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 2006 Bukhara, Uzbekistan Hard   Nicolas Renavand   Rohan Bopanna
  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
2–6, 6–3, 10–8
2. 2006 Nottingham, Great Britain Hard   Filip Prpic   Jamie Delgado
  Jamie Murray
6–4, 4–6, 10–7
3. 2007 Wrexham, Great Britain Hard   Thomas Oger   Richard Bloomfield
  Robin Haase
6–74, 7–5, 12–10

References edit

  1. ^ "Llodra s'impose". L'Équipe (in French). 30 September 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. ^ Bricker, Charles (2 June 2007). "French Open Update". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Bastad - 07 July - 13 July 2008". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Amersfoort - 14 July - 20 July 2008". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

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