Olivier Patience

Olivier Patience
Country (sports) France France
Residence Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Born (1980-03-25) 25 March 1980
Évreux, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro 1998
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $874,075
Singles
Career record 26–49 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 87 (19 July 2004)
Current ranking No. 532 (19 September 2011)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 3R (2004)
French Open 3R (2007)
Wimbledon 1R (2004)
US Open 1R (2006)
Doubles
Career record 5–19 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 206 (24 July 2000)

Olivier Patience (born 25 March 1980) is a French professional tennis player. His career high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking was world no. 87, on 19 July 2004. During 2006, Patience won three ATP Challenger Series tournaments. He reached the third round at the 2004 Australian Open and 2007 French Open. In the latter, he defeated Jonathan Eysseric in the first round in four sets, and then Mariano Zabaleta, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, eventually losing to Novak Djoković in five sets, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6.

Singles titles

Wins (10)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (10)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 13 May 2002 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Australia Todd Larkham 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
2. 18 August 2003 Manerbio, Italy Clay Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello 3–6, 6–3, 7–63
3. 21 March 2005 Saint-Brieuc, France Clay Romania Victor Ioniţă 6–0, 6–2
4. 25 April 2005 Rome, Italy Clay France Florent Serra 7–64, 7–5
5. 26 December 2005 Doha, Qatar Hard France Julien Benneteau 2–6, 6–4, 7–65
6. 15 May 2006 San Remo, Italy Clay Italy Stefano Galvani 6–2, 4–6, 7–68
7. 12 June 2006 Lugano, Switzerland Clay Spain Guillermo García López 6–4, 6–1
8. 26 June 2006 Reggio Emilia, Italy Clay Argentina Sergio Roitman 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
9. 25 June 2007 Reggio Emilia, Italy Clay Spain Félix Mantilla 66–7, 6–1, 7–66
10. 2 September 2008 Cherkasy, Ukraine Clay Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 6–2, 6–0

Runners-up (3)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 19 March 2007 Rabat, Morocco Clay Italy Stefano Galvani 6–1, 6–1
2. 4 September 2007 Braşov, Romania Clay Argentina Máximo González 6–4, 6–3
3. 6 October 2008 Florianopolis, Brazil Clay Chile Nicolás Massú 46–7, 6–2, 6–1

Doubles titles

Wins (1)

Legend (Doubles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 18 April 2005 Monza, Italy Clay France Nicolas Devilder Italy Massimo Bertolini
Italy Uros Vico		 7–5, 6–4


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