Stéphane Simian (born 8 June 1967) is a former professional tennis player from France. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 41 in 1993[1] and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 56 in 1994.

Stéphane Simian
Country (sports) France
ResidenceLyon, France
Born (1967-06-08) 8 June 1967 (age 57)
Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon, France
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired1998
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$796,223
Singles
Career record45–80
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 41 (19 July 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1993)
French Open3R (1997)
Wimbledon2R (1993)
US Open3R (1991)
Doubles
Career record31–48
Career titles2
5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 56 (7 November 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1994)
French Open3R (1994)
Wimbledon2R (1994)
US Open1R (1994)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1992, 1993)
Last updated on: 2 December 2021.

ATP career finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–2)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1992 Tel Aviv, Israel World Series Hard   Jeff Tarango 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 1996 Rosmalen, Netherlands World Series Grass   Richey Reneberg 4–6, 0–6

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 1994 Doha, Qatar World Series Hard   Olivier Delaître   Shelby Cannon
  Byron Talbot
6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Apr 1994 Seoul, South Korea World Series Hard   Kenny Thorne   Kent Kinnear
  Sébastien Lareau
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 2–1 May 1994 Coral Springs, United States World Series Clay   Ken Flach   Lan Bale
  Brett Steven
3–6, 5–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

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Singles: 6 (2–4)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–4)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1991 New Haven, United States Challenger Hard   Alex O'Brien 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1992 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard   Henrik Holm 6–7, 2–6
Win 1–2 Feb 1993 Rennes, France Challenger Carpet   Nicklas Kulti 6–4, 7–6
Loss 1–3 Apr 1996 Sliema, Malta Challenger Hard   Hicham Arazi 7–6, 6–7, 0–6
Win 2–3 Apr 1996 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard   Noam Behr 7–6, 7–6
Loss 2–4 May 1996 Andijan, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard   Grant Stafford 2–6, 7–6, 4–6

Doubles: 7 (5–2)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (5–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1992 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard   Bertrand Lemercier   Roberto Saad
  Roger Smith
7–6, 7–6
Win 2–0 Aug 1994 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Rodolphe Gilbert   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Win 3–0 Jul 1995 Bristol, United Kingdom Challenger Grass   Lionel Barthez   Sander Groen
  Arne Thoms
7–5, 7–5
Win 4–0 Sep 1996 Olbia, Italy Challenger Hard   Nicola Bruno   Geoff Grant
  Maurice Ruah
7–5, 6–4
Win 5–0 Jan 1997 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet   Olivier Delaître   Patrick Baur
  Clinton Ferreira
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 5–1 Feb 1998 Lübeck, Germany Challenger Carpet   Tuomas Ketola   Lorenzo Manta
  Andrew Richardson
6–7, 2–6
Loss 5–2 Mar 1998 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard   Jean-Philippe Fleurian   Massimo Ardinghi
  Massimo Bertolini
3–6, 6–2, 4–6

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 3R 3R A A 2R A 0 / 3 5–3 63%
French Open A 1R 1R 1R Q1 1R 3R Q1 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Wimbledon Q3 Q2 2R 1R 1R A Q2 A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
US Open 3R Q2 1R Q2 Q2 1R Q2 Q1 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Win–loss 2–1 0–1 3–4 2–3 0–1 0–2 3–2 0–0 0 / 14 10–14 42%
ATP Masters Series
Monte Carlo A A A A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris A A A A A Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–8 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0%

Doubles

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Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 A 2R A A 1R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–4 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 0 / 10 4–10 29%
ATP Masters Series
Paris A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%

References

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  1. ^ Michaelis, Vicki (10 May 1994). "Former PBCC player Simian upsets Masur". The Palm Beach Post. p. 31. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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