Jérôme Golmard Explained
| Jérôme Golmard |
| Birth Date: | 1973 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Dijon, France |
| Turnedpro: | 1993 |
| Plays: | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Retired: | 2006 |
| Careerprizemoney: | $2,215,784 |
| Singlesrecord: | 144–143 (ATP Tour, Grand Slams and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 2 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 22 (26 April 1999) |
| Australianopenresult: | 3R (1998, 2002) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1997) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1998, 2000) |
| Usopenresult: | 3R (2000) |
| Doublesrecord: | 19–32 (ATP Tour, Grand Slams and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 143 (12 October 1998) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 1R (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (1998) |
| Frenchopenmixedresult: | QF (2001) |
| Updated: | 27 April 2022 |
Jérôme Golmard (9 September 1973 – 31 July 2017)[1] was a French tennis player.
The left-hander reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in April 1999, winning 2 singles titles and reaching the semifinals of Monte Carlo in 1999. Golmard finished his career with over $2.2 million in prize money. Among the many notable players he beat on the ATP Tour are former World No. 1s Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Gustavo Kuerten, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Marcelo Ríos and Carlos Moyá, as well as Grand Slam champions Richard Krajicek, Goran Ivanišević, Albert Costa, Gastón Gaudio, Thomas Johansson and Michael Chang.
He announced in 2014 that he was diagnosed with motor neuron disease, which causes muscle paralysis, and died of the disease on 31 July 2017.[2]
After tennis
Golmard was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2014 and died on 31 July 2017, at the age of 43.[3]
ATP career finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) | | ATP 500 Series (0–0) | | ATP 250 Series (2–2) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–1) | | Clay (0–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| | Finals by setting |
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| Outdoors (2–2) | | Indoors (0–0) | |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | | Dubai, Qatar | International Series | Hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | | Chennai, India | International Series | Hard | Markus Hantschk | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 2–1 | | Zagreb, Croatia | International Series | Clay |  Carlos Moyá | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7) |
| Loss | 2–2 | | Auckland, New Zealand | International Series | Hard |  Greg Rusedski | 7–6(7–0), 4–6, 5–7 | |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) | | ATP 500 Series (0–0) | | ATP 250 Series (0–1) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (0–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| | Finals by setting |
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| Outdoors (0–1) | | Indoors (0–0) | |
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 12 (7–5)
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (7–5) | | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (4–2) | | Clay (3–3) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1-0 | | Campinas, Brazil | Challenger | Clay |  Fernando Meligeni | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2-0 | | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 3-0 | | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Gabriel Silberstein | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3-1 | | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay |  Luis Morejon | 4–6, 6–5 ret. |
| Loss | 3-2 | | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard |  Andrei Chesnokov | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4-2 | | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Emilio Sánchez | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 5-2 | | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard |  Gianluca Pozzi | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6-2 | | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard |  Jean-Baptiste Perlant | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6-3 | | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Edwin Kempes | 4–6, ret. |
| Loss | 6-4 | | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay |  Andreas Vinciguerra | walkover |
| Loss | 6-5 | | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Hard | Mario Ančić | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7-5 | | Calabasas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Lars Burgsmüller | 6–3, 7–5 | |
Doubles: 4 (1–3)
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (1–3) | | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (1–2) | | Clay (0–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
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Performance timeline
Singles
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Australian Open | A | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | A | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q1 | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | A | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | |
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| French Open | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q3 | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | A | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | A | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | A | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | |
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| Wimbledon | A | A | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | A | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | A | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | A | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q2 | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q2 | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | |
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| US Open | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q2 | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | A | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | A | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | A | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | |
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| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 26 | 20–26 | |
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| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Indian Wells | A | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Miami | A | Q3 | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Monte Carlo | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 7–3 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Hamburg | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Rome | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Canada | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | QF | 3R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Cincinnati | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Paris | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | A | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
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| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 6–9 | 6–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 27 | 25–27 | | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Carnet Noir – Jérôme Golmard est décédé à l\'âge de 43 ans. www.tennisactu.net.
- Web site: Jerome Golmard: 1973-2017 . ATP Tour . . 1 August 2017.
- Web site: Former No. 22, two-time ATP title winner Jérôme Golmard dies at 43. 1 August 2017. Tennis Magazine. 1 August 2017.
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