Florent Serra

|- valign=" top" | Country: | France |- valign=" top" | Residence: | Neuchâtel, Swiss |- valign=" top" | Size: | 1,80 m |- valign=" top" | Weight: | 77 kg |- valign=" top" | Catch of racket: | Right hand |- valign=" top" | Professional since: | 2000 |- valign=" top" | Better classification: | 36^e, June 26th, 2006 |- valign=" top" | Titles into simple: | 2 |}

Florent Serra is a player of professional Tennis French born the February 28th 1981 with Bordeaux.

Its career

At the 6 years age, Florent left for Alsace with his parents to return to the Gironde at 12 years. In Bordeaux, it evolved/moved in the club of the bouscat (US Bouscat) which was, at the time, one of the largest clubs of the area. Involved by his father (Jean-Luc), Florent did not cease progressing. After having passed its Vat in Bordeaux, it went in the center of drive Roland Garros to Paris in order to become a professional player. However it continued its studies in parallel. One day it realized that it could not combine the intensive drives of the center Roland Garros and its higher learning. Florent then returned on the professional circuit: it was in 2000.

The French, pro since 2000, gained its first tournament ATP with Bucharest in September 2005. In addition, it had been also illustrated at the time of two tournaments challenger in Mexico City and Rimini. It finished 86e with the race in 2005. Its best results in Large Slam are two 1/32e with Roland Garros and the US Open in 2005.

If 2005 had been one season one cannot more profitable for Florent Serra, there is no doubt that the Of Bordeaux one, author of a jump of 159 places to classification ATP, did not decide, in this starts year 2006, to continue on its impetus. Proof is its victory finally tournament of Adelaide, against the Belgian Xavier Malisse promptly beaten in two sets: 6-3, 6-4.

The point of one week old organ perfect for the French tennis player who, after having évincé, in the pain, his compatriot Michael Llodra at the time of a first turn under tension, continued, without trembling, its progression in the final table, eliminating, in the order, the Spaniard Tommy Robredo in eighth then the Finn Jarkko Nieminen in quarters before being played, without trembling, of Slovak the Dominik Hrbatý, big favorite of the Australian appointment, at the time of the halves. A true master stroke for the pupil of Rodolphe Gilbert which, in addition to a place finally, offered there the first victory of its career over a member of Signal 20. One starts perfect season for Serra, new number 4 French, who will connect, in the tread, with its second Open of Australia and this, without having to pass by the box qualification.

More infos: The nonOfficial site of Florent Serra

Prize list

Titles into simple (2)

Finale in double (1)

Results in Large Slam

Into simple

In double

Classification ATP

2001 : N°313
2002 : N°202
2003 : N°218
2004 : N°213
2005 : N°49
2006 : N°60

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