Michaël Llodra
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Michaël Llodra (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 18 May 1980) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 3 in men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), winning 26 career doubles titles, including three majors and an Olympic silver medal. Llodra also had success in singles, winning five career titles and with victories over Novak Djokovic, Juan Martín del Potro, Tomáš Berdych, Robin Söderling, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Nikolay Davydenko, Janko Tipsarević and John Isner. Llodra has been called "the best volleyer on tour."Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Life and career
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Llodra was born in Paris, where his father Michel played for Paris Saint-Germain. A left-hander, his serve-and-volley style is modelled on that of his idol, Stefan Edberg.[1]
Llodra and his wife Camille were married on 9 September 2003, and have two children, a daughter, Manon (born 23 March 2004) and a son, Teo (born 5 September 2007). He is a well-known supporter of French football club Paris Saint-Germain, and has often been seen wearing the club's shirt prior to tennis matches.
2002
Llodra reached his first Grand Slam final, the Australian Open men's doubles, with Fabrice Santoro. Unseeded, they lost to Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. During his semifinal, Llodra inadvertently hit and killed a bird flying across the court.[2]
2003
Llodra won his first Grand Slam title, the Australian Open men's doubles, with Santoro. Their opponents in the final were once again Knowles and Nestor.
2004
Upon winning the men's doubles again for the second time at the Australian Open in 2004, Llodra and his tennis partner Santoro made headlines by stripping off their shirts, shoes, socks and shorts.[3] Dressed in a pair of white briefs only, Llodra threw his clothes into the crowd, to the cheers of many onlookers.[4]
Llodra made his first appearance in the fourth round of a Grand Slam singles tournament at that year's French Open. In the fourth round he led eventual semifinalist Tim Henman by two sets to love and had a match point in the fifth set before Henman prevailed. Llodra also won his first ATP singles title two weeks later at 's-Hertogenbosch.
2005
On 20 November 2005, Llodra again teamed with Santoro to win the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, a competition which pitted the top eight doubles teams in the world against one another.
2007
In July, Llodra won the men's doubles title at Wimbledon partnering Arnaud Clément, defeating Bob and Mike Bryan to win his third Grand Slam doubles title. He and Clément were ecstatic, and Llodra once again celebrated by throwing his shirt, racket and towel into the crowd.
At the US Open, he and Clément were seeded seventh, but were upset in the second round by Jesse Levine and Alex Kuznetsov.
2008
Llodra and Clément reached a second Grand Slam final at the Australian Open, but lost to the Israeli pairing of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram.
In singles, Llodra won two tournaments in the course of two months, the first in Adelaide, where he defeated Jarkko Nieminen in the final, and the other in Rotterdam, where he edged out Robin Söderling in a third-set tiebreak.
Llodra and his doubles partner Clément then defeated the Bryan Brothers again in four sets at the Davis Cup quarterfinals tie against the US team. They are one of two teams to defeat the Bryans in Davis Cup.
He then entered the French Open, where he upset Tomáš Berdych in the second round and went on to reach the fourth round, losing to Latvian Ernests Gulbis in straight sets.
2009
In 2009, he made two finals in singles; the Open 13 in Marseille (l. to Tsonga) and the Grand Prix in Lyon (l. to Ljubicic). He had a poor season in doubles.[5]
2010
Llodra started off the season with opening-round losses in Brisbane and Sydney. He made the second round of the Australian Open, losing to Juan Mónaco in five sets.
He lost to Marco Chiudinelli in the opening round in Rotterdam. The following week, he impressively won the Open 13 tournament in Marseille. He beat two well-known players on the rise: seventh seed Marcos Baghdatis (in the second round) and top seed Robin Söderling (in the quarterfinals). In the final, he defeated Julien Benneteau in straight sets in their first meeting on the ATP tour.[6] Llodra and Benneteau also teamed up to win the doubles title in Marseille. Llodra also won at Eastbourne, beating Guillermo García-López in the final.[7]
Llodra lost in the first round at the French Open, the second round at Wimbledon, and made the third round at the US Open before retiring against Tommy Robredo.
At the BNP Paribas Masters tournament in Paris-Bercy, he played his best tennis in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, where he defeated second seed Novak Djokovic and then eleventh seed Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinals. Llodra then held three match points against world No. 5 and eventual champion Robin Söderling, but eventually lost in a third-set tiebreak. Had Llodra won, it would have been an all-French final in Paris with compatriot Gaël Monfils.
2011
At the Australian Open, Llodra and Zimonjic lost in the quarterfinals to Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. They reached the final in Rotterdam, but lost to Jürgen Melzer and Petzschner. They reached the semifinals in Dubai, but lost to Jérémy Chardy and Feliciano López, again in a super-tiebreak. They reached the quarterfinals in Miami, again losing to Bhupathi and Paes. In Madrid, they lost the final to the Bryan brothers. In Rome, they reached the quarterfinals, losing to Carlos Berlocq and Jarkko Nieminen.
The team made the semifinals at the French Open and at Wimbledon, losing to Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor in a match featuring two tiebreaks, and to the Bryan brothers in five sets. They won their first two titles of the year in Washington, D.C., and at the Canadian Open, against Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău and the Bryan brothers, respectively. They lost in the final in Cincinnati, again against Bhupathi and Paes.
They did not make it past the round of 16 at the US Open, but they took their third title of the year at the China Open, again against Lindstedt and Tecau. They lost in the final in Shanghai against Max Mirnyi and Nestor in a super-tiebreak. They took their fourth title together in Basel, again defeating Mirnyi and Nestor in the final.
They reached the quarterfinals in Bercy and participated in the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals in London, winning their first round-robin match against Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi.
In singles, Llodra reached the quarterfinals in Marseille, losing to Robin Söderling. He also reached the quarterfinals in Madrid, losing to finalist Rafael Nadal. He lost in the first round at the French Open and in the round of 16 at Wimbledon. In the US Open, he lost in the second round to Kevin Anderson in straight sets.
2012
At the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris (Bercy), Llodra reached the semifinals, after upsetting tenth and seventh seeds John Isner and Juan Martín del Potro, even though he was the lowest-ranked player in the draw. He also beat American Sam Querrey in the quarterfinals. He faced David Ferrer for a place in the final, but lost.[8]
2013
At the Dubai Open, Llodra stunned world No. 8 and Australian Open 2008 finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets, but lost to Dmitry Tursunov in the next round. Llodra was also in the men's doubles finals of the French Open with Nicolas Mahut, but lost to the Bryan brothers in the final.[9]
2014
In 2014 Llodra played fewer tournaments and had less success in singles than the previous years. He suffered first-round losses at the Australian Open and French Open, and skipped Wimbledon. He did, however, get a win at the US Open, defeating Daniel Gimeno-Traver.
Playing style
Llodra was known for his skilled net play.[10] The Guardian journalist Xan Brooks described Llodra as "one of those talented, maddening French players in the tradition of Henri Leconte, Guy Forget and Fabrice Santoro; at once supremely gifted and curiously brittle" and that he "plays like he's just flown in from the 20th-century. His game is all dinks and slices and sly changes of pace."[11] Two-time French Open finalist Robin Söderling called Llodra's serve "unbelievable" and his volleys the "best on the tour".[12] To aid his touch on volleys, Llodra was one of the few professionals to use all natural gut strings, which gave him better feel at the expense of power at the baseline.[10]
Llodra was one of the last remaining serve-and-volleyers in the top ranks of men's professional tennis, a tactic aided by his left-handed serve which allowed him to create unusual angles.[10] Llodra has been called the 'best serve and volleyer in the world' by the website Essential Tennis.[13]
Significant finals
Grand Slam tournament finals
Men's doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Olympic finals
Men's doubles: 2 (1 Silver medal, 1 4th place)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 4th Place | 2008 | Summer Olympics | Hard | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Silver | 2012 | Summer Olympics | Grass | Template:Flagicon Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Year-end championships
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2003 | Tennis Masters Cup, Houston | Hard | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 2005 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić |
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 11 (3 titles, 8 runner-ups)
ATP career finals
Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | [[2004 AAPT Championships – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Australian Hard Court Championships, Australia | International | Hard | Template:Flagicon Dominik Hrbatý | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | [[2004 Ordina Open – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass | Template:Flagicon Guillermo Coria | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | [[2005 Ordina Open – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass | Template:Flagicon Mario Ančić | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | [[2008 Next Generation Adelaide International – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Australian Hard Court Championships, Australia | International | Hard | Template:Flagicon Jarkko Nieminen | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | [[2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | Intl. Gold | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Robin Söderling | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 3–3 | [[2009 Open 13 – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 3–4 | [[2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Ivan Ljubičić | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | [[2010 Open 13 – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Julien Benneteau | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–4 | [[2010 Aegon International – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | Template:Flagicon Guillermo García López | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–5 | [[2012 Open 13 – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Juan Martín del Potro | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 48 (26 titles, 22 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | [[2000 Majorca Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Majorca Open, Spain |
International | Clay | Template:Flagicon Diego Nargiso | Template:Flagicon Alberto Martín Template:Flagicon Fernando Vicente |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 1–1 | [[2002 Australian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Australian Open, Australia |
Grand Slam | Hard | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | [[2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Los Angeles Open, United States |
International | Hard | Template:Flagicon Justin Gimelstob | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean Template:Flagicon Nicolas Kiefer |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | [[2003 Australian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Australian Open, Australia |
Grand Slam | Hard | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | [[2003 Monte Carlo Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco |
Masters Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi |
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 2–4 | [[2003 Italian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Italian Open, Italy |
Masters Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Wayne Arthurs Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | [[2003 Open de Moselle – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Open de Moselle, France |
International | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Julien Benneteau Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut |
6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | [[2003 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Paris Masters, France |
Masters Series | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Wayne Arthurs Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley |
3–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–7 | [[2003 Tennis Masters Cup – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Tennis Masters Cup, United States |
Tour Finals | Hard | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–8 | [[2004 AAPT Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Australian Hard Court Championships, Australia |
International | Hard | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–8 | [[2004 Australian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Australian Open, Australia (2) |
Grand Slam | Hard | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–9 | [[2004 French Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | French Open, France |
Grand Slam | Clay | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Xavier Malisse Template:Flagicon Olivier Rochus |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–9 | Template:Dts | Long Island Open, United States |
International | Hard | Template:Flagicon Antony Dupuis | Template:Flagicon Yves Allegro Template:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–9 | [[2004 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | St. Petersburg Open, Russia |
International | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Dominik Hrbatý Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Levinský |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–10 | [[2005 Medibank International – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Sydney International, Australia |
International | Hard | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–10 | [[2005 Italian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Italian Open, Italy |
Masters Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–11 | [[2005 Hamburg Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Hamburg Masters, Germany |
Masters Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi |
6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 7–11 | Template:Dts | Open de Moselle, France |
International | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon José Acasuso Template:Flagicon Sebastián Prieto |
5–2, 3–5, 5–4(7–4) |
| Win | 8–11 | [[2005 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France |
International | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Jeff Coetzee Template:Flagicon Rogier Wassen |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–11 | [[2005 Tennis Masters Cup – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Tennis Masters Cup, China |
Tour Finals | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro | Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić |
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 10–11 | [[2006 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Paris Masters, France |
Masters Series | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić |
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| Win | 11–11 | [[2007 Open 13 – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Open 13, France |
International | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 12–11 | [[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom |
Grand Slam | Grass | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–12 | [[2007 Thailand Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Thailand Open, Thailand |
International | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut | Template:Flagicon Sanchai Ratiwatana Template:Flagicon Sonchat Ratiwatana |
6–3, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Win | 13–12 | [[2007 Open de Moselle – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Open de Moselle, France (2) |
International | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Mariusz Fyrstenberg Template:Flagicon Marcin Matkowski |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–13 | [[2007 If Stockholm Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Stockholm Open, Sweden |
International | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–14 | [[2008 Australian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Australian Open, Australia |
Grand Slam | Hard | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Jonathan Erlich Template:Flagicon Andy Ram |
5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 14–14 | [[2008 Tennis Channel Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Las Vegas Open, United States |
International | Hard | Template:Flagicon Julien Benneteau | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
6–4, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 15–14 | [[2008 Open de Moselle – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Open de Moselle, France (3) |
International | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Mariusz Fyrstenberg Template:Flagicon Marcin Matkowski |
5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 16–14 | [[2008 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France (2) |
International | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Andy Ram | Template:Flagicon Stephen Huss Template:Flagicon Ross Hutchins |
6–3, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 17–14 | [[2009 Open 13 – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Open 13, France (2) |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle Template:Flagicon Andy Ram |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Loss | 17–15 | [[2009 Open de Moselle – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Open de Moselle, France |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément | Template:Flagicon Colin Fleming Template:Flagicon Ken Skupski |
6–2, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 18–15 | [[2010 Open 13 – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Open 13, France (3) |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Julien Benneteau | Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle Template:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 18–16 | [[2010 Rogers Cup – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Canadian Open, Canada |
Masters 1000 | Hard | Template:Flagicon Julien Benneteau | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 18–17 | [[2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands |
500 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić | Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner |
4–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
| Loss | 18–18 | [[2011 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Madrid Open, Spain |
Masters 1000 | Clay | Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 19–18 | [[2011 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Washington Open, United States |
500 Series | Hard | Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić | Template:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt Template:Flagicon Horia Tecău |
6–7(3–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–7] |
| Win | 20–18 | [[2011 Rogers Cup – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Canadian Open, Canada |
Masters 1000 | Hard | Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] |
| Loss | 20–19 | [[2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Cincinnati Masters, United States |
Masters 1000 | Hard | Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić | Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Leander Paes |
6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 21–19 | [[2011 China Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | China Open, China |
500 Series | Hard | Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić | Template:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt Template:Flagicon Horia Tecău |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 21–20 | [[2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Shanghai Masters, China |
Masters 1000 | Hard | Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić | Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor |
6–3, 1–6, [10–12] |
| Win | 22–20 | [[2011 Swiss Indoors – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland |
500 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić | Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 23–20 | [[2012 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands |
500 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić | Template:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt Template:Flagicon Horia Tecău |
4–6, 7–5, [16–14] |
| Loss | 23–21 | [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Summer Olympics, United Kingdom |
Olympics | Grass | Template:Flagicon Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 24–21 | [[2013 Open Sud de France – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Open Sud de France, France (3) |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Marc Gicquel | Template:Flagicon Johan Brunström Template:Flagicon Raven Klaasen |
6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 25–21 | [[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates |
500 Series | Hard | Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi | Template:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić |
7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6) |
| Loss | 25–22 | [[2013 French Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | French Open, France |
Grand Slam | Clay | Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 26–22 | [[2014 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands |
500 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut | Template:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer Template:Flagicon Horia Tecău |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Performance timelines
Singles
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W-L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 5–13 | |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 10–15 | |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | A | 9–13 | |
| US Open | A | A | 2R | A | 4R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 10–11 | |
| Win–loss | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 6–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 34–52 | |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | 7–7 | |
| Miami | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 6–10 | |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 4–8 | |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1–6 | |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | Held as Madrid (Clay) | 1–2 | ||||||
| Madrid (Clay) | Held as Hamburg | A | A | QF | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 3–2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | Q2 | 3–8 | |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | A | A | Q1 | 1–4 | |
| Madrid (Hard) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Held as Shanghai | 0–1 | ||||||
| Shanghai | Held as Madrid (Hard) | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0–3 | |||||||||
| Paris | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | SF | 1R | SF | 1R | A | 9–9 | |
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 1–4 | 9–8 | 7–9 | 5–6 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 35–60 | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Year-end ranking | 159 | 89 | 104 | 173 | 41 | 136 | 96 | 93 | 40 | 67 | 23 | 47 | 53 | 105 | 269 | ||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | F | W | W | QF | 2R | 1R | F | A | 1R | QF | 3R | 1R | SF | 2 / 13 | 35–11 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | F | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | SF | QF | F | 3R | 0 / 16 | 32–16 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | A | QF | A | W | A | A | QF | SF | 3R | 2R | SF | 1 / 11 | 28–10 |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 15 | 19–13 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 14–3 | 12–2 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 9–3 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 13–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 11–3 | 3 / 55 | 114–51 |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 6–9 |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | QF | 2R | SF | QF | A | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | SF | 0 / 11 | 17–11 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | F | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | SF | A | 2R | 0 / 10 | 10–10 |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 2R | F | QF | W | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | QF | QF | A | A | 1 / 9 | 12–7 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | SF | A | A | 2R | A | A | F | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 5–7 |
| Canada | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | QF | SF | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | F | W | A | 2R | 1R | 1 / 11 | 12–10 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | QF | SF | A | A | A | QF | 2R | F | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 9–9 |
| Shanghai | Not Held | 1R | 1R | F | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | F | 1R | 1R | W | SF | SF | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 1 / 14 | 18–13 |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 2R | A | QF | NM1 | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | |||||
| Year-end ranking | 383 | 271 | 93 | 67 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 29 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 26 | ||
Top 10 wins
| Season | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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| 2004 | ||||||
| 1. | Template:Flagicon Guillermo Coria | 3 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | F | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. | Template:Flagicon Marat Safin | 8 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet (i) | QF | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2008 | ||||||
| 3. | Template:Flagicon Nikolay Davydenko | 4 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2009 | ||||||
| 4. | Template:Flagicon Gilles Simon | 8 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | SF | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 5. | Template:Flagicon Robin Söderling | 8 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | QF | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| 6. | Template:Flagicon Fernando Verdasco | 10 | Davis Cup, Clermont-Ferrand, France | Hard (i) | RR | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
| 7. | Template:Flagicon Tomáš Berdych | 7 | US Open, New York | Hard | 1R | 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–4 |
| 8. | Template:Flagicon Novak Djokovic | 3 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | 3R | 7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
| 2012 | ||||||
| 9. | Template:Flagicon Janko Tipsarević | 9 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | SF | 6–4, 7–6(12–10) |
| 10. | Template:Flagicon Juan Martín del Potro | 8 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | 3R | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2013 | ||||||
| 11. | Template:Flagicon Janko Tipsarević | 9 | Montpellier, France | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| 12. | Template:Flagicon Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 8 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | 1R | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| 13. | Template:Flagicon Richard Gasquet | 10 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 1R | 6–4, 6–2 |
Incidents
Bird
In the 2002 Australian Open men's doubles semifinal against Julien Boutter and Arnaud Clément, a small bird (identified as a house martin) flew into the court chasing a moth. It flew into the path of a hard-hit volley by Llodra. After an impromptu funeral ceremony led by Boutter, the match continued, with Llodra and Santoro eventually winning 6–3, 3–6, 12–10.[14] Llodra remarked afterwards, "I didn't do it deliberately. But at least I saved the moth."
Nude in the locker
In the 2005 Key Biscayne tournament, Llodra was hiding nude in Ivan Ljubicic's locker. When Ljubicic discovered him, Llodra stated that he "tried to get his positive energy".[15] In 2005 Ljubicic was playing his most successful season by then.
Accusation of racism
After his first round victory over Ernests Gulbis at the 2012 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, during which Llodra was overheard by fans and journalists making racist and sexist comments to a female Gulbis fan, Llodra was fined $2500 by the ATP for his behaviour.[16] He later admitted making the comments in interviews with French media and complained that the fine was too high. Llodra did not make matters better for himself during an interview with a reporter from the Chinese news Web site SINA.com, in which the Frenchman attempted to apologize for his remarks. "My words were not aimed at China," Llodra began. "I love Chinese — I can totally make love with a Chinese girl," he added, before being cut off by the A.T.P. official monitoring the interview. The journalist, who took offense at the remark, said that he did not find Llodra's apology sincere. This was not the first incident in which charges of racism have been leveled at Llodra.[17] He denied his comments were racist during his 2011 French Open first round defeat at the hands of Belgian qualifier Steve Darcis, comparing the atmosphere on court to that of a north African souk while veteran Moroccan umpire Mohammed El Jennati was in the chair.[18]
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