Éric Prodon
Éric Prodon (* June 27, 1981 in Paris ) is a French tennis player.
- 2.1 Single 2.1.1 Siege
- 2.1.2 finals
- 2.2.1 Siege
Life and career
Singles
After Prodon could list them on the Futures Tour moderate success since 1998, he succeeded in his first tournament on the ATP Challenger Tour in Edinburgh the quarter-finals in May 2000. During the same year he first participated at the French Open, but different in round 1 against the Brazilians Fernando Meligeni in four sets from. This match was also his first on the ATP Tour. His first final he played in a Futures tournament in Turin in June 2001 against Russian Igor Konstantinovich Kunizyn, but he lost clearly with 4:6, 1:6. A week later, he made the finals again in Kassel, where he was defeated by the Luxembourg Mike Scheidweiler in three sets.
Prodon 2002, again at the French Open in part, but had in the first round against American Andre Agassi take clear and lost 3:6, 3:6, 1:6. When ATP tournament in Buenos Aires in February 2003, the Frenchman retired on lap 1 of the Peruvian Luis Horna against. In April he won his so far the only match on the ATP level in the tournament in Casablanca in round 1 against Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 7-6, 6-2. In Round 2, but he failed to Olivier Mutis of France.
This was followed by moderately successful years before Prodon his first Futures tournament in Edinburgh in the final against the Spaniard Daniel Munoz - De La Nava 6-4, 6-3 to win in May 2004. Another Futures tournament he won in July of the same year in Trier against the Belgians Steve Darcis 6-3 6-3. A week later, he reached his first Challenger final in Tampere, but it lost to the Serbs Boris Pašanski 2:6, 6:3, 3:6.
In February 2006, Prodon was able to attend an ATP tournament in Buenos Aires again, Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo but lost 6:3, 4:6, 2:6.
This was followed by further success on the Futures Tour. In August 2007, Prodon finally won his first Challenger tournament in Tampere against Peter Luczak of Australia, as well as two finals in Manerbio and Freudenstadt. More Challenger won the French in January 2008 in Miami, in July 2010 in Tampere, in September 2010 in Braşov and in January 2011 in Bucaramanga.
In February 2008, Prodon difference in Costa do Sauipe in the first qualifying round against Marc López, a week later he fought in Buenos Aires through qualifying, but lost in round 1 against Óscar Hernández. Another week later, in the second qualifying round in Acapulco final. In the same year Prodon again took part in the French Open, but failed in round 1 Ivan Ljubičić with 5:7, 6:7, 6:7. In Stuttgart and Kitzbühel he also dropped out in round 1.
In January 2009, Prodon competed in the qualifying of the Australian Open after he beat in round 1 Conor Niland, he was defeated Flavio Cipolla in round 2 clearly with 0:6, 4:6. In the same year he competed in the qualification for the French Open, but also there was in round 2 deadline. There were other attempts to qualify for an ATP tournament, but only in 2011, the Frenchman of the way into the first round of the French Open after, Agustín Velotti and Andreas Beck had defeated Carsten Ball. However, in the first round, he met the heavily favored Scottish Andy Murray, against whom he 4:6, 1:6, 3:6 lost.
Doubles
In double Prodon won his first and only Challenger title in February 2009 in Tangier without dropping a set at the side of his compatriot Augustin Gensse. On the ATP Tour, he played for the first time in May 2000 at the French Open with his partner Thierry Guardiola, but the duo lost in round 1 against Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut 1:6, 2:6. 2002 Prodon met again at the French Open with Thierry Ascione on, but was again in round 1 against Wayne Ferreira and Jan -Michael Gambill conclusion. 2008, the third attempt followed with Laurent Recouderc, but again were Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram too strong. 2001 finally followed the previously last appearance at the ATP level, but Prodon and his partner Olivier Patience failed in round 1 of Pablo Andujar and Daniel Gimeno Traver.