Patrick Proisy (; born 10 September 1949) is a French former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the final of the French Open in 1972 (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). 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.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore Loss 1972 French Open Clay Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
Singles Tournament 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981Australian Open A A A A2RSF A A A A A A A A A 0 / 2French Open2R1R1RQFF1R3R3R A2R2R1R1R2R 0 / 13Wimbledon Q1 Q21R2R2R A2R1R1RA A A A A 0 / 6US Open A1R A1R3R1R A1R1R2R A A A A 0 / 7Strike rate 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 20 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Career finals Singles: 5 (2 wins / 3 losses) Legend (Titles) Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Tour (2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore 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.
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