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Antony Dupuis

Country (sports)	France
Residence	Villeneuve-le-Comte, France
Born	(1973-02-24) 24 February 1973 (age 51) Bayonne, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1992
Retired	2013
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,591,333
Singles
Career record	85–128
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 57 (10 September 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2000, 2003)
French Open	3R (2001)
Wimbledon	2R (2001, 2004)
US Open	2R (2002, 2003)
Doubles
Career record	11–25
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 147 (24 April 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2003)
French Open	2R (2002, 2005)
Wimbledon	1R (2003)
US Open	2R (2003)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	1R (2002, 2003, 2006)

Antony Dupuis (French pronunciation: [dypɥi]; born 24 February 1973) is a French retired professional tennis player.

Personal life

Dupuis began playing tennis at the age of nine with his father Xavier. He mentioned in an interview once that he prefers clay and hard court surfaces. He was coached by Benoit Carelli, whom he credits with improving his physical and mental ability. Carelli had coached Dupuis since February 1998.

Career

Dupuis won one singles title in Milan in 2004 and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in September 2001. In 2005, at the Valencia tournament, Dupuis became the first French player to defeat Novak Djokovic. In 2006 he tested positive for the banned drug Salbutamol and was suspended for two and a half months.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2001	Munich, Germany	International Series	Clay	Jiří Novák	4–6, 5–7
Win	1–1	Feb 2004	Milan, Italy	World Series	Carpet	Mario Ančić	6–4, 6–7, 7–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2004	Long Island, United States	International Series	Hard	Michaël Llodra	Yves Allegro Michael Kohlmann	6–2, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 23 (12–11)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 1998	Vadodara, India	Challenger	Grass	Peter Tramacchi	6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Dec 1998	Ahmedabad, India	Challenger	Hard	Oleg Ogorodov	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–1	Jan 1999	Bombay, India	Challenger	Hard	Julien Boutter	7–5, 7–6
Loss	2–2	Feb 1999	Cherbourg, France	Challenger	Hard	Sebastien Grosjean	6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Loss	2–3	Mar 1999	Grenoble, France	Challenger	Hard	Julien Boutter	2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	3–3	Aug 1999	Binghamton, United States	Challenger	Hard	Brett Steven	6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	3–4	Sep 2000	France F18, Mulhouse	Futures	Hard	Ivo Karlovic	7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Win	4–4	Oct 2000	Grenoble, France	Challenger	Hard	Jan Siemerink	7–6, 7–6
Loss	4–5	Nov 2000	Puebla, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Brandon Hawk	6–7, 3–6
Loss	4–6	Dec 2000	Urbana, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Jeff Salzenstein	6–7, 4–6
Win	5–6	Dec 2000	San Jose, Costa Rica	Challenger	Hard	Alexandre Simoni	7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	5–7	Feb 2001	Wroclaw, Poland	Challenger	Hard	Axel Pretzsch	5–7, 6–7
Loss	5–8	Feb 2002	Wroclaw, Poland	Challenger	Hard	Davide Sanguinetti	3–6, 2–6
Win	6–8	Nov 2002	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Carpet	Karol Beck	4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win	7–8	Jul 2006	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Iván Navarro	6–4, 7–5
Win	8–8	Mar 2007	Switzerland F3, Wilen	Futures	Carpet	Alexander Flock	6–2, 6–3
Win	9–8	Apr 2007	France F7, Grasse	Futures	Clay	Xavier Pujo	2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win	10–8	May 2007	Fergana, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Hard	Pavel Chekhov	6–1, 6–4
Loss	10–9	Jul 2009	Germany F11, Cologne	Futures	Clay	Pavol Cervenak	2–6, 2–6
Win	11–9	Oct 2009	France F18, Saint-Dizier	Futures	Hard	Conor Niland	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	11–10	Aug 2010	Austria F5, Pörtschach	Futures	Clay	Axel Michon	4–6, 5–7
Loss	11–11	Sep 2010	Austria F6, Wels	Futures	Clay	Axel Michon	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win	12–11	Sep 2010	Germany F15, Trier	Futures	Clay	Alexandre Folie	6–4, 6–0

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2005	Orléans, France	Challenger	Hard	Gregory Carraz	Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut	6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 2006	Andrezieux, France	Challenger	Hard	Gregory Carraz	Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut	4–6, 4–6

Performance timelines

Singles

See also

• List of doping cases in sport

References

1. "Dupuis edges Ancic in three-hour battle". ESPN. ESPN. 15 February 2004.
2. "ITF player profile – Antony Dupuis". itftennis.com. ITF.
3. "ITF Press Release – Decision in the case of Antony Dupuis". itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2007.

External links

• Antony Dupuis at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Antony Dupuis at the International Tennis Federation

• 1973 births
• Living people
• Doping cases in tennis
• French male tennis players
• French sportspeople in doping cases
• Sportspeople from Bayonne