Henri leconte biography
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Henri Leconte was a French tennis player who played professionally from 1980 to 1996. Leconte was a world #5 in the singles, a world #6 in the doubles, and played for France’s Davis Cup team from 1982 to 1994. He earned more than $3.4 million in prize money during his career and later worked as a commentator.
Leconte won the junior singles title at the 1980 French Open and turned professional later the same year. The following year he won his first ATP doubles title when he partnered Sammy Giammalva Jr at the Bologna Indoor tournament. Leconte went on to win a further nine ATP doubles titles, often paired with either Yannick Noah or Guy Forget. His first ATP singles title was at the 1982 Stockholm Open with a straight sets win against Mats Wilander, and he won nine ATP singles titles from 1982-94.
Leconte and Noah teamed together to win the doubles at the 1984 French Open, beating the Czechoslovak duo of Pavel Složil and Tomáš Šmíd. The following year the pair reached the final of
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Henri Leconte
French tennis player (born 1963)
Henri Leconte in 2011 | |
| Country (sports) | France |
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| Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Born | (1963-07-04) July 4, 1963 (age 61) Lillers, France |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1980 |
| Retired | 1996 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $3,440,660 |
| Career record | 377–269 |
| Career titles | 9 |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (22 September 1986) |
| Australian Open | 4R (1985) |
| French Open | F (1988) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1986) |
| US Open | QF (1986) |
| Tour Finals | RR (1985, 1986, 1988) |
| Grand Slam Cup | QF (1990, 1992) |
| Career record | 200–141 |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (18 March 1985) |
| Australian Open | QF (1990) |
| French Open | W (1984) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1985, 1987) |
| US Open | F (1985) |
| Davis Cup | W (1991) |
Henri Leconte (French:[ɑ̃ʁiləkɔ̃t]; born 4 July 1963) i
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Henri Leconte
Posted onDecember 13, 2023byVoo de Mar