Nicolas Coutelot
Country (sports) France
ResidenceGarches, France
Born (1977-02-09) 9 February 1977 (age 47)
Strasbourg, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$390,290
Singles
Career record13–19
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 87 (13 May 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2002)
French Open3R (2001, 2003)
Wimbledon1R (2002)
US Open1R (2002)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 306 (10 July 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2002)
Last updated on: 13 December 2022.

Nicolas Coutelot (born 9 February 1977) is a retired professional male tennis player from France who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 87 in May 2002. He also failed a drugs test in 2004 and was suspended for two months (cannabis).[1]

1996–2004

At the 2001 French Open Coutelot caused a major upset when he knocked out former World No. 1 Marcelo Ríos in straight sets in the second round.[2] But he lost a five set battle to Wayne Arthurs in the next round.[2] In 2002 at the French Open Coutelot caused controversy when he claimed that Juan Carlos Ferrero had feigned injury, after he lost their second round encounter in the final set. However, Ferrero really was injured as he took a tumble whilst practicing against Tommy Robredo.[3] At the US Open Coutelot made his best appearance by reaching the first round before losing in straight sets to defending champion and World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt.[4]

Coutelot again reached the third round of the French Open when he bundled out David Nalbandian in five sets, despite being two sets to love up, before winning the final set.[5]

His career-high singles ranking was World No. 87.

Drugs suspension

Coutelot was suspended for two months in 2004 after he tested positive for cannabis when attempting to qualify for the Movistar Open.[1]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 19 (12–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–3)
ITF Futures (9–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (12–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2000 France F1, Grasse Futures Clay Belgium Filip Dewulf 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2000 France F2, Angers Futures Clay Hungary Norbert Mazany 4–6, 6–7(9–11)
Loss 0–3 Jan 2000 France F3, Feucherolles Futures Clay France Charles Auffray 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Jul 2000 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Argentina Martín Rodríguez 6–3, ret.
Win 2–3 Sep 2000 Aschaffenburg, Germany Challenger Clay Peru Luis Horna 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–4 Jul 2001 Venice, Italy Challenger Clay Belgium Christophe Rochus 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 4–6
Loss 2–5 Sep 2001 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2–6 Oct 2001 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Greece Konstantinos Economidis 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Win 3–6 May 2004 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Guillermo García López 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 3–7 Feb 2006 Spain F7, Cartagena Futures Clay Spain Pablo Santos González 0–6, 1–6
Win 4–7 Apr 2006 France F6, Grasse Futures Clay France Arnaud Di Pasquale 6–2, 6–2
Win 5–7 Aug 2007 Lithuania F1, Vilnius Futures Clay Lithuania Gvidas Sabeckis 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–7 Aug 2007 Lithuania F2, Vilnius Futures Clay Finland Juho Paukku 6–2, 6–1
Win 7–7 Feb 2008 Spain F5, Murcia Futures Clay Spain Miguel Ángel López Jaén 6–4, 6–2
Win 8–7 Feb 2008 Spain F6, Torre-Pacheco Futures Clay Poland Adam Chadaj 6–3, 6–2
Win 9–7 Apr 2008 France F7, Grasse Futures Clay Argentina Diego Veronelli 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 10–7 Jun 2008 France F8, Blois Futures Clay France Nicolas Renavand 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 11–7 Jun 2008 France F9, Toulon Futures Clay France Stéphane Robert 6–4, 6–4
Win 12–7 Jul 2008 France F10, Montauban Futures Clay France Nicolas Renavand 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1998 Belgium F1, Louvain-la-Neuve Futures Clay France Johann Potron Belgium Christophe Rochus
Belgium Olivier Rochus 		6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Jan 2000 France F1, Grasse Futures Clay Belgium Arnaud Fontaine Spain Juan Gisbert-Schultze
Spain Marcos Roy-Girardi 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Jan 2000 France F3, Feucherolles Futures Clay Argentina Leonardo Olguín Belgium Olivier Rochus
Belgium Réginald Willems 		1–6, 2–6

Performance Timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 Q3 Q1 Q2 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q2 A Q1 3R 2R 3R Q1 A A A A 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Wimbledon A A Q1 Q1 1R A Q1 A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A Q2 Q1 1R A A A A A Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 5 5–5 50%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami A A A Q1 A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte Carlo A A A A 2R Q2 A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Rome A A A A Q2 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati A A Q2 A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 1–1 50%

References

  1. ^ a b "Decision in the case of Nicolas Coutelot". itf.com. 10 August 2004. Archived from the original on 18 May 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  2. ^ a b Morglen (2 December 2008). "Arrêt sur images: Roland-Garros 2001" (in French). SportVox. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Coutelot accuses Ferrero of faking". LA Times. 31 May 2002.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "BreakingNews.ie: Text Only". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

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