Guillaume Couillard (tennis player) explained

Guillaume Couillard
Birth Date:1975 12, df=yes
Height:1,83m
Turnedpro:1995
Retired:2014
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$26,278
Singlesrecord:3–8
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 569 (28 October 2002)
Doublesrecord:6–13
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 839 (28 October 2002)

Guillaume Couillard (born 10 December 1975) is a professional Monegasque former tennis player and a coach. Couillard reached his career-high ATP Tour singles ranking of World No. 569 in October 2002. He primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit.

Coaching career

He is currently coaching Monegasque players Hugo Nys, Romain Arneodo and Lucas Catarina.

Tennis career

Couillard was a member of the Monegasque Davis Cup team since 2002, having posted a 14–10 record in singles and a 13–10 record in doubles in thirty-five ties played.

In 2013, Couillard and Benjamin Balleret played the longest known tiebreak in professional tennis history, lasting 70 points (34–36). Couillard lost the match 6–7(34), 1–6 in the third qualifying round for the USA F1 Futures in Plantation, Florida.[1]

Career finals

Singles (0–2)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (0–0)
Challengers (0–0)
Futures (0–2)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.June 17, 2002Kigali, RwandaClay Gwenael Gueit0–2, RET.
Runner-up2.February 23, 2004Benin, NigeriaHard Valentin Sanon6–1, 6–7, 6–7

Notes and References

  1. Chase, Chris (2013). "The Longest Tiebreak in Tennis?", USA Today, 7 January 2013.