# Arnaud Clément

Arnaud Clément (French pronunciation:; born 17 December 1977) is a French former professional tennis player and Davis Cup captain. Clément reached the final of the 2001 Australian Open and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 10 in April of that year. Partnering Michaël Llodra in men's doubles, he won Wimbledon in 2007 and two Masters titles.
He was the French Davis Cup captain from 2013 to 2015.

## Life and career

Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence to Henri Clément and Maria Michel. He began to play tennis at the age of seven with his older brother Bruno, who later became his coach. His grandmother is Lebanese. He currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
He turned professional in 1996, and achieved his career highlight at the 2001 Australian Open, reaching the men's singles final, where he was defeated by Andre Agassi. En route, Clement defeated the then-unseeded future world No. 1, Roger Federer, and the former world No. 1, Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
While playing, he often wore a bandana and sunglasses. The sunglasses have been medically prescribed for Clement because of severe eye problems he has encountered through his life, which had nearly left him blind as a child. At only 13 months old, he was diagnosed with unilateral coloboma, meaning the condition only affects one eye, at that time Clément was only given a 40/60% chance of having healthy eyesight for the rest of his life, throughout his tennis career Clément has worn sunglasses to protect his eyes.
Clément was selected to represent one of the world's best-known and most important fashion labels, Lacoste. He was seen from May 2004 onwards in a pan-European print and TV campaign alongside the Danish pop singer Natasha Thomas. The advert was directed and shot by Bruno Aveillan.
Clément has been ranked as high as world No. 10 in singles and as high as world No. 8 in doubles, where he has often partnered with fellow Frenchmen Sébastien Grosjean and Michaël Llodra. He has won four ATP singles titles (Lyon 2000, Metz 2003, Marseille 2006, Washington 2006), and twelve doubles titles including Wimbledon.
Throughout his career, he has beaten top players such as Andre Agassi, Pat Rafter, Carlos Moyá and more recently Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Until 2010, Clément held the record for the longest match in the history of the Open Era. At Roland Garros 2004, Fabrice Santoro defeated Clément 6–4, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 16–14 in six hours and 33 minutes. John Isner and Nicolas Mahut would eventually beat this record six years later at Wimbledon.
In March 2006, Clément ended his two-and-a-half-year period of not winning an ATP singles title by capturing the Marseille Open, defeating world No. 2, Rafael Nadal, in the semifinals and Mario Ančić in the finals. In August 2006, Clément won his first ATP title in the United States, defeating Murray in straight sets in the final of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
In July 2007, Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra won the men's double title at Wimbledon, beating world No. 1 and top seeds defending champions, Bob and Mike Bryan, thus winning his first Grand Slam doubles title (Llodra had won two previous titles with Fabrice Santoro, making it his third Grand Slam title). He and Llodra were ecstatic, and celebrated by throwing their shirts, rackets, and towels into the crowd.
In July 2008, Arnaud Clément and Rainer Schüttler, both in their early 30s, played against each other in a Wimbledon quarterfinal singles match. Because of rain delays and darkness, play was suspended over a period of two days. Eventually, the match went in favour of Schüttler. The match went five sets and over five hours combined within the two playing days. The fifth set's score was 8–6. Finishing in five hours and twelve minutes, it was the third-longest men's singles match in Wimbledon history.
In June 2012, Arnaud Clément formalized his retirement from professional tennis at the age of 34, after a 16-year career.
Clément has been in a relationship with French pop singer Nolwenn Leroy since 2008.

## Significant finals
### Grand Slam tournament finals
#### Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 2001 | Australian Open | Hard | Andre Agassi | 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 |

#### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2007 | Wimbledon | Grass | Michaël Llodra | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2008 | Australian Open | Hard | Michaël Llodra | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 5–7, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |

### Masters 1000 finals
#### Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2004 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | Sébastien Grosjean | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2006 | Paris Masters | Carpet (i) | Michaël Llodra | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
* ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–3)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–3)
* Carpet (1–1)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (1–5)
* Indoor (3–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1999 | Open 13, France | International | Hard (i) | Fabrice Santoro | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2000 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | International | Carpet (i) | Pat Rafter | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2001 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Andre Agassi | 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2002 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass | Sjeng Schalken | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2003 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass | Sjeng Schalken | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Oct 2003 | Open de Moselle, France | International | Hard (i) | Fernando González | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Oct 2003 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | International | Carpet (i) | Rainer Schüttler | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Feb 2006 | Open 13, France | International | Hard (i) | Mario Ančić | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–5 | Aug 2006 | Washington Open, United States | International | Hard | Andy Murray | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jun 2007 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | International | Grass | Ivo Karlović | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jan 2010 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | John Isner | 3–6, 7–5, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |

### Doubles: 22 (12 titles, 10 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (1–1)
* ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–0)
* ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–9)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (7–7)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (1–1)
* Carpet (3–2)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (3–4)
* Indoor (9–6)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2000 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | International | Clay | Sébastien Grosjean | Lars Burgsmüller Andrew Painter | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2001 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | International | Carpet (i) | Sébastien Grosjean | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2002 | Open 13, France | International | Hard (i) | Nicolas Escudé | Julien Boutter Max Mirnyi | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jan 2004 | Adelaide International, Australia | International | Hard | Michaël Llodra | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 2004 | Indian Wells Masters, United States | Masters | Hard | Sébastien Grosjean | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2004 | Open de Moselle, France | International | Hard (i) | Nicolas Mahut | Ivan Ljubičić Uros Vico | 6–2, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$ |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 2004 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | International | Carpet (i) | Michaël Llodra | Dominik Hrbatý Jaroslav Levinský | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jan 2005 | Sydney International, Australia | International | Hard | Michaël Llodra | Mahesh Bhupathi Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Feb 2005 | Milan Indoor, Italy | International | Carpet (i) | Jean-François Bachelot | Daniele Bracciali Giorgio Galimberti | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jun 2006 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass | Chris Haggard | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 1–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 6–5 | Oct 2006 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | International | Carpet (i) | Julien Benneteau | František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský | 6–2, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6–6 | Oct 2007 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | International | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Nov 2006 | Paris Masters, France | Masters | Carpet (i) | Michaël Llodra | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–6 | Feb 2007 | Open 13, France (2) | International | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7–5, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 9–6 | Jul 2007 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Michaël Llodra | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–6 | Oct 2007 | Open de Moselle, France (2) | International | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–7 | Jan 2008 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Michaël Llodra | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 5–7, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 11–7 | Oct 2008 | Open de Moselle, France (3) | International | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 12–7 | Feb 2009 | Open 13, France (3) | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Julian Knowle Andy Ram | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Loss | 12–8 | Sep 2009 | Open de Moselle, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Colin Fleming Ken Skupski | 6–2, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Loss | 12–9 | Oct 2009 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Sébastien Grosjean | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut | 4–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Loss | 12–10 | Feb 2010 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Olivier Rochus | Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner | 6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | F | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 13 |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 15 |
| Wimbledon | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 15 |
| US Open | Q1 | 1R | 4R | QF | 4R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 3R | Q1 | A | 0 / 12 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 55 |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 10 |
| Miami | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 14 |
| Monte Carlo | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0 / 9 |
| Rome | A | 2R | 2R | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 6 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 6 |
| Canada | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 10 |
| Cincinnati | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 10 |
| Shanghai | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| Paris | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 3R | 2R | Q2 | A | 0 / 12 |
| Hamburg | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | NM1 | NM1 | NM1 | NM1 | 0 / 5 |
| Masters Series SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 82 |
| Year-end ranking | 94 | 104 | 56 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 31 | 106 | 69 | 42 | 54 | 93 | 63 | 78 | 152 | 295 | |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | SF | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 10 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 14 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | W | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | 1 / 7 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 41 |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | W | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1 / 6 |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | QF | QF | 2R | SF | QF | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 8 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 10 |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 |
| Canada | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | A | A | | 0 / 10 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 3 |
| Shanghai | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 |
| Paris | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | A | 1R | 1R | W | SF | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | | 1 / 14 |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | QF | A | NM1 | NM1 | NM1 | NM1 | 0 / 4 |
| Masters Series SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 62 |
| Year-end ranking | 453 | 223 | 238 | 657 | 116 | 40 | 39 | 194 | 31 | 86 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 72 | 61 | 79 | | |

## Top 10 wins

| Season | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Total |
| Wins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd. | Score |
| 1997 |||||||
| 1. | Sergi Bruguera | 7 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | 1R | 6–2, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| 2. | Patrick Rafter | 3 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | 1R | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| 2000 |||||||
| 3. | Nicolás Lapentti | 7 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | 2R | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2, 4–1 ret. |
| 4. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 5. | Andre Agassi | 1 | US Open, New York | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 6. | Andre Agassi | 7 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | SF | 6–3, ret. |
| 2001 |||||||
| 7. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | QF | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| 8. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf | Clay | RR | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2002 |||||||
| 9. | Thomas Johansson | 9 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 10. | Thomas Johansson | 8 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 11. | Thomas Johansson | 9 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 2R | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 12. | Sébastien Grosjean | 10 | US Open, New York | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 13. | Sébastien Grosjean | 8 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | QF | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| 2003 |||||||
| 14. | Carlos Moyá | 4 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 1R | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 2006 |||||||
| 15. | Rafael Nadal | 2 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | SF | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2007 |||||||
| 16. | Novak Djokovic | 4 | Queen's Club, United Kingdom | Grass | 3R | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2009 |||||||
| 17. | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 8 | Lyon, France | Hard (i) | QF | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$ |