Ivan Dupasquier (born 23 November 1961) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Dupasquier made his

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debut in 1980, when he lost a dead rubber singles match to Italy's

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. His next match, which he won, was against Mexican Juan Hernández the following year. In 1982 he won a singles rubber over Mohammed Dlimi of Morocco, to finish with a 2-1 Davis Cup career record. The Swiss player was granted "special exempt status" by the organisers of the 1981 US Open. This was because he was busy playing a Davis Cup tie during qualifying and meant that he would go straight into the main draw.''

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"Swiss Named To Play Borg"
31 August 1981 He lost to

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in the opening round.ATP World Tour Profile
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tournament and was a losing finalist in

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. He completed in the men's doubles draw of a Grand Slam event on one occasion, which was at the

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, where he partnered Christophe Roger-Vasselin. They didn't make it past the first round.

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dupasquier, Ivan 1961 births Living people Swiss male tennis players Sportspeople from Neuchâtel