Fabrice Santoro : biography
1972-12-9 –
Fabrice Vetea Santoro (born 9 December 1972) is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top-ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other players alike for his winning demeanor and shot-making abilities.
Owing to his longevity on the tour and consistent ranking, Santoro holds several ATP records: the most losses in singles play (444, though he won even more matches), and the most appearances in singles competition at Grand Slam events (70). He is also the only male player to have appeared in Grand Slam singles competition in four different decades, from the 1989 French Open to the 2010 Australian Open.
In singles play, Santoro earned 6 titles but reached the quarter-finals at a Grand Slam only once; however, he was more successful in doubles competition, with two Grand Slam doubles titles, one Grand Slam mixed-doubles title, and 24 doubles championships overall.
Career finals
Singles
- Wins (6)
Legend (Singles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0) |
ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (1) |
ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (5) |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
1. |
13 October 1997 |
Lyon, France |
Carpet (i) |
GER}} Tommy Haas |
6–4, 6–4 |
2. |
1 February 1999 |
Marseille, France |
Hard (i) |
FRA}} Arnaud Clément |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
3. |
3 January 2000 |
Doha, Qatar |
Hard |
GER}} Rainer Schüttler |
3–6, 7–5, 3–0, retired |
4. |
25 February 2002 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
MAR}} Younes El Aynaoui |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
5. |
9 July 2007 |
Newport, United States |
Grass |
FRA}} Nicolas Mahut |
6–4, 6–4 |
6. |
13 July 2008 |
Newport, United States |
Grass |
IND}} Prakash Amritraj |
6–3, 7–5 |
- Runners-up (6)
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
1. |
8 October 1990 |
Toulouse, France |
Hard (i) |
SWE}} Jonas Svensson |
6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
2. |
8 February 1993 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
CZE}} Karel Nováček |
4–6, 5–7 |
3. |
7 August 1994 |
Kitzbühel, Austria |
Clay |
CRO}} Goran Ivanišević |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
4. |
12 January 1998 |
Doha, Qatar |
Hard |
CZE}} Petr Korda |
0–6, 3–6 |
5. |
7 March 1999 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Hard (i) |
SWE}} Magnus Gustafsson |
4–6, 1–6 |
6. |
17 June 2001 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
SWE}} Thomas Johansson |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6 |
Performance timelines
Singles
Name |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
CareerSR |
CareerWin-Loss |
Grand Slam events |
Australian Open |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
2R |
3R |
2R |
1R |
A |
3R |
4R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
3R |
2R |
1R |
QF |
3R |
2R |
3R |
1R |
0 / 18 |
22–18 |
French Open |
1R |
2R |
4R |
1R |
1R |
3R |
1R |
A |
1R |
3R |
1R |
2R |
4R |
2R |
2R |
3R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
A |
0 / 20 |
17–20 |
Wimbledon |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
1R |
A |
2R |
2R |
3R |
2R |
2R |
2R |
2R |
2R |
2R |
1R |
2R |
A |
0 / 14 |
11–14 |
US Open |
A |
3R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
A |
1R |
A |
1R |
3R |
3R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
2R |
3R |
2R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
A |
0 / 18 |
13–18 |
Grand Slam SR |
0 / 1 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 70 |
N/A |
Grand Slam Win-Loss |
0–1 |
3–3 |
3–3 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
4–2 |
1–4 |
0–1 |
0–3 |
6–3 |
6–4 |
2–4 |
7–4 |
2–4 |
5–4 |
6–4 |
2–4 |
5–4 |
4–4 |
2–4 |
3–4 |
0–1 |
N/A |
63–70 |
Masters Series |
Indian Wells |
NME |
A |
3R |
1R |
QF |
3R |
2R |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
3R |
2R |
3R |
1R |
1R |
4R |
1R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 13 |
16–13 |
Miami |
NME |
2R |
2R |
1R |
3R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
4R |
3R |
2R |
4R |
2R |
A |
1R |
A |
2R |
3R |
3R |
2R |
A |
0 / 14 |
15–14 |
Monte Carlo |
NME |
1R |
2R |
2R |
1R |
A |
3R |
3R |
SF |
QF |
A |
2R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
3R |
2R |
1R |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
0 / 16 |
17–16 |
Rome |
NME |
A |
QF |
3R |
3R |
A |
3R |
A |
2R |
1R |
3R |
3R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
A |
2R |
3R |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
0 / 14 |
18–14 |
Hamburg |
NME |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
QF |
2R |
1R |
QF |
1R |
1R |
A |
1R |
1R |
A |
A |
NME |
NME |
0 / 10 |
8–10 |
Canada |
NME |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
QF |
2R |
QF |
1R |
SF |
QF |
1R |
QF |
1R |
1R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 10 |
17–10 |
Cincinnati |
NME |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
1R |
2R |
QF |
2R |
1R |
2R |
QF |
2R |
1R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 10 |
11–10 |
Stuttgart/Madrid |
NME |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
3R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
1R |
SF |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 7 |
8–7 |
Paris |
NME |
1R |
1R |
1R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
2R |
2R |
QF |
2R |
1R |
2R |
A |
2R |
1R |
3R |
A |
1R |
A |
0 / 14 |
10–14 |
Masters Series SR |
N/A |
0 / 4 |
0 / 5 |
0 / 5 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 6 |
0 / 9 |
0 / 7 |
0 / 9 |
0 / 9 |
0 / 9 |
0 / 7 |
0 / 5 |
0 / 7 |
0 / 8 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 108 |
N/A |
Annual Win-Loss |
N/A |
2–4 |
7–5 |
3–5 |
6–4 |
2–1 |
5–4 |
2–1 |
12–6 |
10–9 |
10–7 |
12–9 |
13–9 |
9–9 |
2–7 |
8–5 |
7–7 |
3–8 |
4–3 |
2–3 |
1–2 |
0–0 |
N/A |
120–108 |
Year End Ranking |
235 |
62 |
43 |
43 |
55 |
46 |
102 |
118 |
29 |
41 |
34 |
31 |
22 |
35 |
62 |
52 |
58 |
52 |
37 |
52 |
68 |
– |
N/A |