Olivier Patience (; born 25 March 1980) is a former 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 Djokovic 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 Score 1. 13 May 2002 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Todd Larkham 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 2. 18 August 2003 Manerbio, Italy Clay Martín Vassallo Argüello 3–6, 6–3, 7–63 3. 21 March 2005 Saint-Brieuc, France Clay Victor Ioniță 6–0, 6–2 4. 25 April 2005 Rome, Italy Clay Florent Serra 7–64, 7–5 5. 26 December 2005 Doha, Qatar Hard Julien Benneteau 2–6, 6–4, 7–65 6. 15 May 2006 San Remo, Italy Clay Stefano Galvani 6–2, 4–6, 7–68 7. 12 June 2006 Lugano, Switzerland Clay Guillermo García López 6–4, 6–1 8. 26 June 2006 Reggio Emilia, Italy Clay Sergio Roitman 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 9. 25 June 2007 Reggio Emilia, Italy Clay Félix Mantilla 66–7, 6–1, 7–66 10. 2 September 2008 Cherkasy, Ukraine Clay Denis Istomin 6–2, 6–0
Runners-up (3) No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score 1. 19 March 2007 Rabat, Morocco Clay Stefano Galvani 6–1, 6–1 2. 4 September 2007 Brașov, Romania Clay Máximo González 6–4, 6–3 3. 6 October 2008 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay 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 Score 1. 18 April 2005 Monza, Italy Clay Nicolas Devilder Massimo Bertolini Uros Vico 7–5, 6–4
References
External links
Patience World Ranking History