Nicolas Coutelot

Nicolas Coutelot

Country	France
Residence	Garches
Born	February 9, 1977 (1977-02-09) (age 34) Strasbourg
Height	185cm (6ft 1in)
Turned pro	1996
Retired	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$368,507
Singles
Career record	13–19 (41.6%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 87 (13 May 2002)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	-
French Open	3R (2001, 2003)
Wimbledon	1R (2002)
US Open	1R (2002)
Doubles
Career record	1–3
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 306 (10 July 2000)

Nicolas Coutelot (born 9 February 1977 in Strasbourg, France) is a professional male tennis player from France who reached the top 100 in 2002. He also failed a drugs test in 2004 and was suspended for two months.^[1]

1996-2004

At the 2001 French Open Coutelot caused a major upset when he knocked out former world #1 Rios in straight sets in the second round.^[2] But he lost a five set battle to Wayne Arthurs in the next round.^[2] In 2002 at the French Open Coutelot caused controversy when he claimed that Juan Carlos Ferrero had fained injury, after he lost their second round encounter in the final set. However Ferrero really was injured as he took a tumble whilst practicing against Tommy Robredo.^[3] At the US Open Coutelot made his best appearance by reaching the first round before losing in straight sets to Lleyton Hewitt.^[4]

Coutelot again reached the third round of the French Open when he bundled out David Nalbandian in five sets, despite being two sets to love up, before winning the final set.^[5]

Drugs Suspension

Coutelot was suspended for two months in 2004 after he tested positive for cannabis when attempting to qualify for the Movistar Open.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Decision in the case of Nicolas Coutelot". itf.com. 10 August 2004. http://www.itftennis.com/antidoping/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=15923. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Morglen (2008-12-02). "Arrêt sur images : Roland-Garros 2001" (in French). SportVox. http://www.sportvox.fr/article.php3?id_article=18948. 
3. ^ "Coutelot accuses Ferrero of faking". LA Times. 31 May 2002. http://articles.latimes.com/2002/may/31/sports/sp-french31. 
4. ^ http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/sports/archive/082802/pageb1.pdf
5. ^ http://www.breakingnews.ie/print/hewitt-forced-to-dig-deep-again-100790.html

External links

• Nicolas Coutelot at the Association of Tennis Professionals

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Name	Coutelot, Nicolas
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Date of birth	9 February 1977
Place of birth	Strasbourg
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