Antony Dupuis


Antony Dupuis is a French retired professional tennis player.

Personal life

Dupuis began playing tennis at the age of nine with his father Xavier. He mentioned in an interview once that he prefers clay and hard court surfaces. He was coached by Benoit Carelli, whom he credits with improving his physical and mental ability. Carelli had coached Dupuis since February 1998.

Career

Dupuis won one singles title in Milan in 2004 and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in September 2001. In 2005, at the Valencia tournament, Dupuis became the first French player to defeat Novak Djokovic. In 2006 he tested positive for the banned drug Salbutamol and was suspended for two and a half months.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–12001 [BMW Open – Singles|]Munich, GermanyInternational SeriesClaydts|Feb 2004

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–02004 [Pilot Pen Tennis|]Connecticut [Open (tennis)|Long Island], United StatesInternational SeriesHard

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 23 (12–11)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Vadodara, IndiaChallengerGrassdts|Dec 1998

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Orléans, FranceChallengerHard