Patrick Proisy


Patrick Proisy is a French former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the final of the French Open in 1972. He added to that one more final and singles titles in Hilversum, 1977 and Perth, 1972. Proisy reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 16 in October 1972.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Singles

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

Career finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 1972Paris, FranceClay|1945

Post-playing career

From 1997 to 2003, Proisy was president of RC Strasbourg football club. In 2016, he received a ten-month suspended prison sentence for irregularities in transfers during his tenure; parts of transfer fees were received by the British branch of owners IMG instead of the club, who suffered on the pitch and were relegated to Ligue 2 in 2001. His sentence was reduced to six months on appeal in 2019, and part of the charges were put to a retrial in 2021. He was made to reimburse the club for €440,000.