Antony Dupuis (; born 24 February 1973) is a French retired professional

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Personal life

Dupuis began playing tennis at the age of nine with his father Xavier. He mentioned in an interview once that he prefers clay and hard court surfaces. He was coached by Benoit Carelli, whom he credits with improving his physical and mental ability. Carelli had coached Dupuis since February 1998.

Career

Dupuis won one singles title in

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in 2004 and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in September 2001. In 2005, at the Valencia tournament, Dupuis became the first French player to defeat

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. In 2006 he tested positive for the banned drug

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and was suspended for two and a half months.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 23 (12–11)

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Performance timelines

Singles

References

External links

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