# Nicolas Devilder

Nicolas Devilder (French:; born 25 March 1980) is a retired French tennis player.
Devilder reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 60, achieved on 8 September 2008. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 197, achieved on 23 March 2009.
Devilder played primarily in ATP Challenger tournaments, and has won Challenger titles in Pamplona, Monza, Bergamo, Košice, Timișoara and Poznań. He was sponsored by Nike and Babolat. At the 2012 French Open he strung together five consecutive wins all in straight sets, as he needed to come through three qualifying rounds to advance to the main draw, followed by winning his first and second round matches. He was eventually defeated in the third round by World No. 1 and eventual finalist Novak Djokovic 1–6, 2–6, 2–6.
Devilder reached 22 singles finals in his career, with a record of 14 wins and 8 losses which includes a 9–5 record in ATP Challenger finals. Additionally he reached ten career doubles finals in his career with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses which includes a 2–0 record in ATP Challenger finals. His only appearance in an ATP Tour-level final came in doubles at the 2008 Romanian Open on clay courts in Bucharest. In what was an extraordinarily even-leveled back and forth tight match lasting several hours, Devilder and compatriot partner Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Polish pair Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–7$^{(9–11)}$, [22–20] to win the championship.

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 1 (1–0)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Paul-Henri Mathieu | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–7$^{(9–11)}$, [22–20] |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 22 (14–8)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (9–5)
* ITF Futures (5–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Clay (12–8)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2000 | Chile F5, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Mauricio Hadad | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2002 | France F14, Valescure | Futures | Hard | Bertrand Contzler | 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2004 | France F6, Angers | Futures | Clay | Marc Gicquel | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2005 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2005 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 3–3 | Aug 2005 | Pamplona, Spain | Challenger | Hard | David Guez | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 2006 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Flavio Cipolla | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 2006 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Werner Eschauer | 1–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jun 2006 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Gorka Fraile | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–3 | Aug 2006 | Timișoara, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Santos González | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Sep 2006 | Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | Marco Mirnegg | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Oct 2007 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Marcel Granollers | 6–2, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Win | 9–4 | Jun 2008 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Sergio Roitman | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–4 | Jun 2008 | Constanța, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Adrian Ungur | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(12–10)}$ |
| Loss | 10–5 | Jul 2008 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Luis Horna | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 11–5 | Jul 2008 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Björn Phau | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 12–5 | Jul 2011 | Belgium F2, Havré | Futures | Clay | Yannik Reuter | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–5 | Jul 2011 | Belgium F5, Heist | Futures | Clay | Peter Torebko | 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 13–6 | Aug 2011 | Netherlands F5, Enschede | Futures | Clay | Antal van der Duim | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13–7 | Oct 2011 | Hungary F3, Budapest | Futures | Clay | Attila Balázs | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 14–7 | Jan 2012 | USA F2, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | Olivier Patience | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–8 | Mar 2012 | Casablanca, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Aljaž Bedene | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |

### Doubles: 9 (4–5)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (2–0)
* ITF Futures (2–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–2)
* Clay (2–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2001 | France F11, Bourg-en-Bresse | Futures | Clay | Christophe De Veaux | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2001 | France F12, Zix-En-Provence | Futures | Clay | Christophe De Veaux | Cyril Martin Anthony Ross | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jan 2002 | France F1, Grasse | Futures | Clay | Christophe De Veaux | Roberto Álvarez Jordane Doble | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Feb 2002 | France F4, Deauville | Futures | Clay | Christophe De Veaux | Marko Neunteibl Jan Weinzierl | 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Mar 2002 | France F7, Poitiers | Futures | Hard | Nicolas Tourte | Benjamin Cassaigne Jeroen Masson | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2002 | Jamaica F2, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | Thierry Guardiola | Tres Davis Philip Gubenco | 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Jul 2002 | France F14, Valescure | Futures | Hard | Jean-Christophe Faurel | Julien Cuaz Sonny Kayombo | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–5 | Apr 2005 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Olivier Patience | Uros Vico Massimo Bertolini | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jan 2010 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Flavio Cipolla Simone Vagnozzi | 5–7, 6–2, [10–8] |

## Performance timelines

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| French Open | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | 3R | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| US Open | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 6–10 | 25% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | 2R | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Year End Ranking | 198 | 173 | 95 | 115 | 73 | 225 | 414 | 356 | 204 | 0 | Earnings: $959,449 | Earnings: $959,449 | Earnings: $959,449 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0 / 8 | 2–8 | 20% |
| Year End Ranking | 328 | 0 | 744 | 214 | 0 | | | |

## External links and references

* Nicolas Devilder at the Association of Tennis Professionals
* Nicolas Devilder at the International Tennis Federation
* Devilder world ranking history