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Monegasque tennis player (born 1975)

Guillaume Couillard
Country (sports) Monaco
Born (1975-12-10) 10 December 1975 (age 49)
Height1,83m
Turned pro1995
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$26,278
Singles
Career record3–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 569 (28 October 2002)
Doubles
Career record6–13
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 839 (28 October 2002)

Guillaume Couillard (born 10 December 1975) is a professional Monegasque former tennis player and a coach. Couillard reached his career-high ATP Tour singles ranking of World No. 569 in October 2002. He primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit.

Coaching career

He is currently coaching Monegasque players Hugo Nys, Romain Arneodo and Lucas Catarina.

Tennis career

Couillard was a member of the Monegasque Davis Cup team since 2002, having posted a 14–10 record in singles and a 13–10 record in doubles in thirty-five ties played.

In 2013, Couillard and Benjamin Balleret played the longest known tiebreak in professional tennis history, lasting 70 points (34–36). Couillard lost the match 6–7(34), 1–6 in the third qualifying round for the USA F1 Futures in Plantation, Florida.

Career finals

Singles (0–2)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (0–0)
Challengers (0–0)
Futures (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. June 17, 2002 Kigali, Rwanda Clay France Gwenael Gueit 0–2, RET.
Runner-up 2. February 23, 2004 Benin, Nigeria Hard Ivory Coast Valentin Sanon 6–1, 6–7, 6–7

References

  1. Chase, Chris (2013). "The Longest Tiebreak in Tennis?", USA Today, 7 January 2013.

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