Florent Lucien Serra (; born 28 February 1981) is a French retired professional tennis player.[ A right-hander, he won two ATP titles during his career and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 36 in June 2006.
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Career
Early life and junior career
Serra was born in Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, in 1981 to Jean-Luc and Martine. He started playing tennis at the age of seven[ at a tennis club in Bordeaux after his father got him involved.][ Profile at atpworldtour.com] After completing his A-level equivalent (the French "bac") with a major in economics at 18, Serra left Bordeaux for Paris, to train under the national training program at Roland Garros.[ As a result of playing minimal junior tournaments, his career high junior ranking was no. 437 on 31 December 1999.][ Junior profile at itftennis.com] He turned pro in 2000.[
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Professional career
From 2000 to 2002, he reached six Futures finals, winning one of them, along with reaching his first Challenger final.[ He made his debut on the ATP Tour in 2003.][ In 2005 he had his most successful year, winning three out of four Challenger finals,][ and his first ATP tour title, in Open Romania. He won his second title the following year in Adelaide.][
In 2009, he was a runner-up in Casablanca.][ Results at itftennis.com] He has been coached by Pierre Cherret since he was a junior player,[ and his fitness trainer is Paul Quetin.][
Serra reached the 2nd round of Wimbledon 2012, losing to Kei Nishikori, 3–6, 5–7, 2–6.
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Personal
His mother works as a secretary in Bordeaux, while Serra himself lives in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.[
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ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Win | 1–0 | | Romanian Open, Romania | International Series | Clay | Igor Andreev | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | | Adelaide, Australia | International Series | Hard | Xavier Malisse | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | | Casablanca, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Loss | 0–1 | | Gstaad, Switzerland | International Series | Clay | Marc Gicquel | František Čermák
Pavel Vízner | 5–7, 7–5, 7–10 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 13 (4–9)
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| Loss | 0-1 | | France F1, Grasse | Futures | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0-2 | | France F11, Bourg-en-Bresse | Futures | Clay | Slimane Saoudi | 2–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Win | 1-2 | | France F13, Aix-les-Bains | Futures | Clay | Thierry Ascione | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1-3 | | France F16, Mulhouse | Futures | Hard | Arnaud Fontaine | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1-4 | | Hilversum, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Tomáš Zíb | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 1-5 | | Netherlands F2, Alphen aan den Rijn | Futures | Clay | Óscar Hernández Perez | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1-6 | | France F22, La Roche-sur-Yon | Futures | Hard | Jean-François Bachelot | 6–7(7–9), 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 2-6 | | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Flávio Saretta | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2-7 | | Garden Open, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Olivier Patience | 6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 3-7 | | Rimoni, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Iván Navarro | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4-7 | | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Albert Montañés | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4-8 | | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Evgeny Korolev | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4-9 | | Reunion Island, Reunion | Challenger | Hard | Robin Haase | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
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Performance timelines
Singles
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| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | Q3
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| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R
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| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | A | Q3 | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2
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| US Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R
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| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A
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| Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | Q2 | Q1
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| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | Q1
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| Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A
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| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | Not Masters Series
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| Madrid | NH | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A
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| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A
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| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 3R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A
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| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | A
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| Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A
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Doubles
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| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A
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| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R
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| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A
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| US Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A
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| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| Miami | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A
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