Antony Dupuis (; born 24 February 1973) 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)
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| Loss | 0–1 | | Munich, Germany | International Series | Clay | Jiří Novák | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | | Milan Indoor, Italy | World Series | Carpet | Mario Ančić | 6–4, 6–7(12–14), 7–6(7–5) |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 23 (12–11)
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| Loss | 0–1 | | Vadodara, India | Challenger | Grass | Peter Tramacchi | 6–7, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | | Ahmedabad, India | Challenger | Hard | Oleg Ogorodov | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | | Bombay, India | Challenger | Hard | Julien Boutter | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Sebastien Grosjean | 6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | | Grenoble, France | Challenger | Hard | Julien Boutter | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brett Steven | 6–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–4 | | France F18, Mulhouse | Futures | Hard | Ivo Karlovic | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | | Grenoble, France | Challenger | Hard | Jan Siemerink | 7–6(12–10), 7–6(13–11) |
| Loss | 4–5 | | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Brandon Hawk | 6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | | Urbana, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Jeff Salzenstein | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | | San Jose, Costa Rica | Challenger | Hard | Alexandre Simoni | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–7 | | Wroclaw, Poland | Challenger | Hard | Axel Pretzsch | 5–7, 6–7(1–7) |
| Loss | 5–8 | | Wroclaw, Poland | Challenger | Hard | Davide Sanguinetti | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–8 | | Slovak Open, Slovakia | Challenger | Carpet | Karol Beck | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 7–8 | | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Iván Navarro | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 8–8 | | Switzerland F3, Wilen | Futures | Carpet | Alexander Flock | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–8 | | France F7, Grasse | Futures | Clay | Xavier Pujo | 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–8 | | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Pavel Chekhov | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–9 | | Germany F11, Cologne | Futures | Clay | Pavol Cervenak | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–9 | | France F18, Saint-Dizier | Futures | Hard | Conor Niland | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11–10 | | Austria F5, Pörtschach | Futures | Clay | Axel Michon | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 11–11 | | Austria F6, Wels | Futures | Clay | Axel Michon | 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6 |
| Win | 12–11 | | Germany F15, Trier | Futures | Clay | Alexandre Folie | 6–4, 6–0 |
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
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Performance timelines
Singles
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | Q2
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| French Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | A | Q1
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| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | Q2
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| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | A
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| ATP Tour Masters 1000 |
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A
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| Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 1R | A | A | A
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| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A
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| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A
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| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A
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| Cincinnati | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A
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| Eurocard Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Not Masters Series
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| Madrid | Not Masters Series | A | Q1 | 3R | A | A | A | A
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| Paris Masters | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A
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See also
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List of doping cases in sport
External links