# Sebastián Decoud

Sebastián Decoud (Spanish pronunciation:; born 18 September 1981) is a professional Argentine tennis player.

## Tennis career

Decoud was born in Curuzú Cuatiá, Argentina. He starting playing tennis relatively late, taking it up as a 10-year-old.

### Juniors

In his brief career as a junior, he lost his only matches against future top pros Guillermo Coria and Nicolas Mahut, split his two matches with Paul-Henri Mathieu, and won his only encounter with Boris Pašanski.
Decoud reached as high as No. 32 in the junior world singles rankings in 1999.

### 2000 to 2006

Decoud began playing professionally in 2000, but he progressed very slowly as a pro player.
He broke into the top-400 in the world for the first time late in 2006 as a 25-year-old, finishing the year ranked #384.

### 2007

Decoud made more career progress in 2007, finishing the year at #289. He had moderate success in Futures and Challenger tournaments, and got his ranking high enough to try qualifying at two ATP stops in July, but lost both matches.

### 2008

Decoud won his first ATP match as a 26-year-old in February 2008 in Brazil. After qualifying into the main draw, he took out #50 José Acasuso in the first round, but then lost to #112 Nicolás Lapentti. That got his ranking to a career-high of #254.
He retired in qualifying the next week in Buenos Aires, with an injury that kept him off the tour for 3 months. But he came back strong in his next two matches, in the qualifying for the French Open, beating #124 Christophe Rochus and making his first Grand Slam main draw as a Lucky loser after losing in the final qualifying round.

## Performance timeline

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | 2R | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 22 (16–6)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (4–1)
* ITF Futures (12–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–0)
* Clay (13–6)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2001 | Paraguay F1, Asunción | Futures | Clay | Julio Peralta | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2002 | Spain F11, Irun | Futures | Clay | Adrian Cruciat | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2003 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Lionel Noviski | 6–1, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2003 | Ecuador F3, Villamil | Futures | Hard | Alessandro Camarço | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2004 | Ecuador F3, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Eric Nunez | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–1 | Oct 2004 | Colombia F3, Medellín | Futures | Clay | Michael Quintero Aguilar | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Aug 2005 | Argentina F8, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Máximo González | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Mar 2006 | Argentina F2, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Cristian Villagrán | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Apr 2006 | Uruguay F1, Punta del Este | Futures | Clay | Diego Cristin | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Jun 2006 | Italy F17, Udine | Futures | Clay | Enrico Burzi | 1–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jul 2006 | Germany F9, Espelkamp | Futures | Clay | Franz Stauder | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | Apr 2007 | Italy F11, Padova | Futures | Clay | Alberto Brizzi | 6–4, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 8–5 | Jul 2007 | Constanța, Roumania | Challenger | Clay | Victor Crivoi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–5 | Aug 2008 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–5 | Apr 2009 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Simon Greul | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Oct 2009 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Salamanca | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–6 | Aug 2010 | Colombia F1, Bogotá | Futures | Clay | Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–6 | Aug 2010 | Colombia F2, Medellín | Futures | Clay | Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 13–6 | Nov 2010 | Peru F1, Arequipa | Futures | Clay | Mauricio Echazú | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 14–6 | Oct 2011 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 15–6 | May 2012 | Argentina F9, Villa Allende | Futures | Clay | Diego Schwartzman | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–6 | May 2012 | Chile F5, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Juan Carlos Sáez | 6–2, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 39 (20–19)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (5–5)
* ITF Futures (15–14)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–4)
* Clay (15–15)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2000 | Argentina F7, Concordia | Futures | Clay | Patricio Arquez | Juan Pablo Brzezicki Cristian Villagrán | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2001 | Brazil F5, Curitiba | Futures | Clay | Sebastian Uriarte | Guillermo Carry Marcos Digliodo | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2001 | Bolivia F1, La Paz | Futures | Clay | Sebastian Uriarte | Michael Quintero Aguilar Federico Cardinali | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2001 | Paraguay F1, Asunción | Futures | Clay | Sebastian Uriarte | Diego Hartfield Matias O'Neille | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2001 | Paraguay F2, Asunción | Futures | Clay | Sebastian Uriarte | Gianluca Luddi Riccardo Capannelli | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Nov 2001 | Brazil F8, Campinas | Futures | Clay | Sebastian Uriarte | Márcio Carlsson Ricardo Schlachter | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Win | 5–2 | Mar 2002 | Mexico F2, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | Ignacio González King | Florian Jeschonek Lars Zimmermann | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2002 | Mexico F11, Cancún | Futures | Hard | Lazaro Navarro-Batles | Alex Bogomolov Jr. Francisco Montana | walkover |
| Loss | 6–3 | Sep 2002 | Bolivia F3, Santa Cruz | Futures | Clay | Juan-Felipe Yáñez | Ignacio González King Diego Hartfield | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Apr 2003 | Chile F1, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Patricio Arquez | Francisco Cabello Adrián García | 6–2, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 7–4 | Jun 2003 | Mexico F9, Chetumal, Quintana Roo | Futures | Hard | Paul Capdeville | Toshihide Matsui Michihisa Onoda | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jul 2003 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Pablo González | Juan-Martín Aranguren Diego Cristin | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 9–4 | Jul 2003 | Ecuador F3, Villamil | Futures | Hard | Javier Taborga | Juan de Armas Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Loss | 9–5 | Aug 2003 | Argentina F1, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Patricio Arquez | Brian Dabul Carlos Berlocq | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Sep 2003 | Bolivia F2, La Paz | Futures | Clay | Patricio Arquez | Javier Taborga Pablo González | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–6 | Oct 2003 | Colombia F1, Medellín | Futures | Clay | Javier Taborga | Carlos Berlocq Ronaldo Carvalho | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 10–7 | Nov 2003 | Uruguay F1, Montevideo | Futures | Clay | Diego Hartfield | Gustavo Marcaccio Patricio Rudi | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–8 | May 2004 | Argentina F1, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Fabbri | Lionel Noviski Agustin Tarantino | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 10–9 | May 2004 | Argentina F2, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Juan-Martín Aranguren | Eduardo Schwank Juan-Pablo Amado | 1–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Loss | 10–10 | Sep 2004 | Ecuador F2, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Pablo González | Levar Harper-Griffith Jean-Julien Rojer | 6–2, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10–11 | Jan 2005 | Colombia F1, Cartagena | Futures | Hard | Pablo González | Rubén Torres Shuon Madden | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–12 | Feb 2005 | Colombia F2, Bucaramanga | Futures | Clay | Pablo González | Alexandre Bonatto Marcelo Melo | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–12 | Mar 2006 | Argentina F1, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Antonio Pastorino | Guillermo Carry Jonathan Gonzalia | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–12 | Apr 2006 | Argentina F4, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Eduardo Schwank | Leandro Migani Horacio Zeballos | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–12 | Sep 2006 | Brazil F12, Caldas Novas | Futures | Hard | Leonardo Mayer | Frederico Casaro Mashiska Washington | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 13–13 | Feb 2007 | Colombia F2, Bucaramanga | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Fabbri | Juan Sebastián Cabal Carlos Salamanca | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14–13 | Aug 2007 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Yuri Schukin | Jérémy Chardy Predrag Rusevski | 3–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Win | 15–13 | Aug 2007 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Yuri Schukin | Olivier Charroin James Cerretani | 6–3, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, [10–4] |
| Loss | 15–14 | Jan 2008 | La Serena, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Cristian Villagrán | Nicolás Lapentti Eduardo Schwank | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 15–15 | Mar 2008 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Dick Norman | Caio Zampieri Júlio Silva | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 16–15 | Nov 2008 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Giraldo | Ricardo Hocevar Thiago Alves | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 17–15 | Jul 2009 | Rijeka, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | Ivan Dodig Antonio Veić | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 17–16 | Sep 2009 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Diego Álvarez | Alejandro Falla Alejandro González | 7–5, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 18–16 | Nov 2009 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Schwank | Diego Junqueira David Marrero | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 18–17 | May 2010 | San Remo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Berlocq | Diego Junqueira Martín Vassallo Argüello | 6–2, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 18–18 | Apr 2012 | Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Guido Pella Martín Alund | 3–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
| Win | 19–18 | May 2012 | Argentina F9, Villa Allende | Futures | Clay | Diego Schwartzman | Juan Ignacio Londero Leandro Migani | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 20–18 | May 2012 | Chile F5, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Matias Salinas | Reid Carleton Daniel Stahl | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 20–19 | Jun 2012 | Chile F7, Concón | Futures | Clay | Federico Coria | Jorge Aguilar Juan Carlos Sáez | 1–6, 2–6 |