Arnaud Boetsch

Arnaud Benjamin Boetsch (French: [aʁno bœtʃ]; born 1 April 1969) is a French former tennis player who turned professional in 1987. Known for his stylish single-handed backhand, he won three career titles, reaching his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 12 in April 1996.

Arnaud Boetsch

Boetsch in 2005
Full name	Arnaud Benjamin Boetsch
Country (sports)	France
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland
Born	(1969-04-01) 1 April 1969 (age 56) Meulan, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	1987
Retired	1999
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$3,031,247
Singles
Career record	231–202
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 12 (22 April 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1993)
French Open	4R (1991)
Wimbledon	4R (1992)
US Open	4R (1996)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	67–75
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 97 (18 October 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1995)
French Open	QF (1995)
Wimbledon	3R (1993)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1996)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (1987, 1989)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1991, 1996)
Last updated on: 6 May 2022.

Tennis career

Boetsch reached the fourth round once in each of the four grand slams between 1991 and 1996, notably beating Richard Krajicek in five sets in his 1992 Wimbledon run (Krajicek would go on to win the title four years later).

Boetsch represented France at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the second round by Spain's eventual Silver medal winner Sergi Bruguera.

He currently works as a tennis commentator for France Télévisions with Lionel Chamoulaud or François Brabant.

ATP career finals

Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) ATP 500 Series (0–0) ATP 250 Series (3–7)

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–6)

Finals by setting Outdoors (3–1) Indoors (0–6)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 1991	Berlin, Germany	Grand Prix	Carpet	Petr Korda	3–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 1992	Bolzano, Italy	World Series	Carpet	Thomas Enqvist	2–6, 6–1, 6–7(7–9)
Win	1–2	Jan 1993	Rosmalen, Netherlands	World Series	Grass	Wally Masur	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	2–2	Oct 1993	Toulouse, France	World Series	Hard	Cédric Pioline	7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3
Loss	2–3	Feb 1994	Marseille, France	World Series	Carpet	Marc Rosset	6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)
Loss	2–4	Oct 1994	Ostrava, Czech Republic	World Series	Carpet	MaliVai Washington	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	2–5	Jan 1995	Adelaide, Australia	World Series	Hard	Jim Courier	2–6, 5–7
Win	3–5	Oct 1995	Toulouse, France	World Series	Hard	Jim Courier	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
Loss	3–6	Nov 1995	Stockholm, Sweden	International Series	Carpet	Thomas Enqvist	5–7, 4–6
Loss	3–7	Oct 1996	Lyon, France	World Series	Carpet	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (2–3)

Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (0–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (0–3) Indoors (2–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 1991	Bordeaux, France	World Series	Hard	Guy Forget	Patrik Kühnen Alexander Mronz	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Sep 1992	Bordeaux, France	World Series	Clay	Guy Forget	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	1–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	Feb 1993	Marseille, France	World Series	Carpet	Olivier Delaître	Ivan Lendl Christo van Rensburg	6–3, 7–6
Loss	2–2	Aug 1993	Long Island, United States	World Series	Hard	Olivier Delaître	Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil	7–6, 5–7, 2–6
Loss	2–3	Jul 1995	Gstaad, Switzerland	World Series	Clay	Marc Rosset	Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez	7–6, 6–7, 6–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Legend ATP Challenger (0–2) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0-1	Aug 1989	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Gilad Bloom	4–6, 1–6
Loss	0-2	Jul 1990	Bristol, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Christian Saceanu	3–6, 7–6, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Legend ATP Challenger (0–2) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1989	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Slava Doseděl	Peter Ballauff Ugo Pigato	4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 1990	Bristol, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Peter Nyborg	Andrei Olhovskiy Olli Rahnasto	5–7, 4–6

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	2R	4R	2R	1R	2R	3R	1R	A	0 / 7	8–7	53%
French Open	A	A	1R	2R	2R	3R	4R	1R	1R	3R	3R	2R	3R	A	2R	0 / 12	15–12	56%
Wimbledon	Q1	A	Q2	A	Q2	Q3	3R	4R	3R	1R	3R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 7	9–7	56%
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	3R	3R	3R	1R	1R	4R	2R	Q1	A	0 / 7	10–7	59%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	7–3	6–4	7–4	3–4	4–4	5–4	5–4	0–1	1–1	0- / 33	42–33	56%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held			A	Not Held			A	Not Held			2R	Not Held			0- / 1	1–1	50%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	1R	2R	3R	A	A	A	0 / 5	5–5	50%
Miami	A	A	A	A	2R	A	2R	2R	3R	2R	1R	SF	3R	A	A	0 / 8	9–8	53%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	SF	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	A	A	0 / 6	7–6	54%
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	1R	3R	1R	Q1	A	0 / 4	2–4	33%
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	2R	A	A	0 / 7	2–7	22%
Canada	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 4	1–4	20%
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Paris	A	A	A	A	A	A	3R	3R	SF	2R	2R	QF	A	A	A	0 / 6	13–6	68%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	4–4	8–5	7–5	1–5	3–8	12–8	4–6	0–0	0–0	0- / 43	40–43	48%

Doubles

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	2R	2R	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	QF	1R	1R	A	1R	0 / 12	7–12	37%
Wimbledon	Q1	A	Q2	1R	Q3	2R	3R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	3–3	50%
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–1	3–2	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0 / 16	10–16	38%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	NH	A	Not Held			A	Not Held			1R	Not Held			0 / 1	0–1	0%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Miami	A	A	3R	A	A	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	A	0 / 5	3–5	38%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	QF	Q1	1R	2R	A	A	0 / 4	3–4	43%
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	1R	Q1	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Paris	A	A	A	A	1R	QF	1R	A	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 4	3–4	43%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–2	3–2	0–2	3–2	0–2	0–5	1–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 17	10–17	37%

External links

• Arnaud Boetsch at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Arnaud Boetsch at the International Tennis Federation
• Arnaud Boetsch at the Davis Cup
• Arnaud Boetsch at Olympics.com
• Arnaud Boetsch at Olympedia