Nicolas Thomann Explained

Nicolas Thomann
Birth Date:29 November 1972
Birth Place:Mulhouse, France
Turnedpro:1996
Retired:2006
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$437,629
Singlesrecord:14–25
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking: 106 (11 August 2003)
Australianopenresult:1R (2002)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2001)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2002)
Doublesrecord:1–2
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 398 (18 July 2005)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2001)

Nicolas Thomann (born 29 November 1972) is a former professional tennis player from France.[1]

Career

Thomann was a quarter-finalist in the 2000 Davidoff Swiss Indoors, beating top 50 players Nicolas Escudé and Nicolás Lapentti en route.[2] His best win however came in Atlanta the following year, where he had a straight sets upset win over Andre Agassi in the opening round, playing as a qualifier.[2] The American had gone into the tournament having won his previous two tournaments, both ATP Masters Series events.[3]

In the 2001 French Open he competed in both the singles and men's doubles.[2] He lost his singles match in five sets to Jan Frode Andersen and also exited in the first round of the doubles, partnering Jérôme Golmard.[2]

The Frenchman lost to Thomas Enqvist in the opening round of 2002 Australian Open but reached the second round in the 2002 Wimbledon Championships, with a win against Markus Hipfl, won 11–9 in the fifth set.[2] He was then eliminated by Yevgeny Kafelnikov.[2]

He reached the semi-finals at the 2003 RCA Championships, held in Indianapolis and also made the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open that year.[2]

Challenger titles

Singles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1. 2000Geneva, SwitzerlandClay Álex Calatrava6–4, 6–7(2), 6–1
2. 2002Oberstaufen, GermanyClay Tomáš Zíb7–6(6), 6–4

Doubles: (1)

Notes and References

  1. http://itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10010001 ITF Tennis Profile
  2. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Th/N/Nicolas-Thomann.aspx ATP World Tour Profile
  3. [BBC Sport]