Augustin Gensse (born 10 August 1983) is a French professional

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player.

Tennis career

Gensse has played two singles matches in the

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. At the Spain ( Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana), he defeated Gorka Frailin and Alan Mackie in the qualifications. As a qualifier, he reached the second round of the tournament, winning against James Ward and losing against Iván Navarro. He won fourteen Challenger and Futures titles, 10 singles and 4 doubles. In 2011, he played for the first time in a Grand Slam main draw at the

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and lost to

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at the first round in four sets. 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 At the 2011 US Open, Gensse qualified for the second time of the year for a Grand Slam main draw. On the first round, he lost against

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in straight sets. 6–2, 7–5, 6–0 In June 2012, he injured his ankle and was forced to stop his career. He became at the end of the year the ambassador of Decathlon and their tennis brand Artengo. In 2015, during Roland Garros, he worked as a sparring partner. He warmed-up both finalists

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and Stan Wawrinka the morning of the final.

Tennis coach

In January 2013, he became the coach of the Slovakian

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. Since May 2015, he's now the coach of the frenchwomen

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Career finals

Challenger and Futures titles (10)

Runner up (3)

Doubles titles (4)

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gensse, Augustin 1983 births Living people French male tennis players People from Boulogne-sur-Mer People from Mont-de-Marsan Sportspeople from Pas-de-Calais Sportspeople from Landes (department)