Slimane Saoudi (Arabic: سليمان سعودي) (born 23 July 1975) is a former professional Algerian tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  France Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 July 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $161,196 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 7–12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 212 (21 July 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 3–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 422 (28 August 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Saoudi reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 21 July 2003, when he became World No. 212. His only appearance at a Grand Slam came at the 2002 U.S. Open, where he reached the main draw as a qualifier, losing in the first round in five sets to fellow qualifier Ivo Heuberger of Switzerland. He played primarily on the Futures circuit.
Saoudi was a member of the Algeria Davis Cup team until 2009, posting a 5-11 record in singles and a 3-6 record in doubles. He first played Davis Cup only in 2005.
Career titles edit
| Legend (singles) |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (0) |
| Futures (10) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
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| 1. | 1999 | Aix-les-Bains[1] | Hard (i) | Julien Cuaz
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7–5, 7–6 |
| 2. | 2001 | Bourg-en-Bresse | Clay | Florent Serra
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6–2, 7–6 |
| 3. | 2001 | Aix-en-Provence | Clay | Julien Benneteau
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6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 4. | 2002 | Trier | Clay |  Petr Kralert
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6–2, 6–4 |
| 5. | 2002 | Zell | Clay |  Łukasz Kubot
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7–5, 6–3 |
| 6. | 2005 | Doha | Hard |  Philipp Mukhometov
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6–2, 6–2 |
| 7. | 2005 | Irun | Clay | Augustin Gensse
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6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 8. | 2005 | Algiers | Clay | Lamine Ouahab
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6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 9. | 2005 | Feucherolles | Hard (i) |  Malek Jaziri
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5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 10. | 2007 | Irun | Clay |  Carlos Rexach-Itoiz
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7–6, 6–4 |
References edit
- ^ Romoli, Jacopo (December 2019). "Why them?". Snippets (37): 84–86. doi:10.7358/snip-2019-037-romo. ISSN 1590-1807.
External links edit
- Slimane Saoudi at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Slimane Saoudi at the International Tennis Federation
- Slimane Saoudi at the Davis Cup
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