Patrick Proisy
French tennis player
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Patrick Proisy (French: [patʁik pʁwazi]; born 10 September 1949) is a French former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the final of the French Open in 1972[1][2] (where he beat top seed and defending champion Jan Kodeš in the quarter-finals and fourth seed Manuel Orantes in the semi-finals before losing the final against sixth seeded Spaniard Andrés Gimeno in four sets).[3] He added to that one more final (in Florence, 1976) and singles titles in Hilversum, 1977 and Perth, 1972. Proisy reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 16 in October 1972.
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| Country (sports) | France | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1949 Évreux, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 200–176 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 16 (23 October 1972) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (1973) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (1972) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1971, 1972, 1974) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1972, 1977) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 72–120 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1972 | French Open | Clay |  Andrés Gimeno | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 13 | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | |
| US Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | |
| Strike rate | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 28 | |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Career finals
Singles: 5 (2–3)
| Legend (Titles) |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1972 | Paris, France | Clay | Andrés Gimeno |
6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 1972 | Perth, Australia | Grass | Wanaro N'Godrella |
7–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 1975 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Manuel Orantes |
3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 1976 | Florence, Italy | Clay |  Paolo Bertolucci |
7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 8–10 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 1977 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay |  Lito Álvarez |
6–2, 6–0, 6–2 |
Post-playing career
From 1997 to 2003, Proisy was president of RC Strasbourg football club. In 2016, he received a ten-month suspended prison sentence for irregularities in transfers during his tenure; parts of transfer fees were received by the British branch of owners IMG instead of the club, who suffered on the pitch and were relegated to Ligue 2 in 2001. His sentence was reduced to six months on appeal in 2019, and part of the charges were put to a retrial in 2021. He was made to reimburse the club for €440,000.[4]
