Jérôme Haehnel (born 14 July 1980) is a retired French
tennis player
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who is best known for defeating
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time major champion and an Olympic gold medalist, as well as a runner-up in seven other majors.
Agassi is the second of five men to ac ...
in the
first round of the
French Open in 2004. Haehnel's career-high singles ranking is World No. 78, which he reached in February 2005. Jerome was coached by his wife and has a
fear of flying
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.
Career highlights
1997
Defeated
Roger Federer
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in an ITF match in Venezuela.
2004
Defeated
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time major champion and an Olympic gold medalist, as well as a runner-up in seven other majors.
Agassi is the second of five men to ac ...
(Ranked 6th) of the United States in the
first round of the
French Open in 2004. Won his first and to date only ATP title in Metz by defeating compatriot
Richard Gasquet
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in the final.
2007
During the
2007 Hopman Cup
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, he defeated
Mardy Fish
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and
Mark Philippoussis
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.
Performance timelines
Singles
1 Held as
Hamburg Masters
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(clay) until 2008,
Madrid Masters (clay) 2009–present.
2 Held as Stuttgart Masters (indoor carpet) from 1996 to 2002,
Madrid Masters (indoor hardcourt) from 2002 to 2008,
Shanghai Masters (outdoor hardcourt) 2009–present.
Doubles
Wins over top 10 players
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 11 (7–4)
Doubles: 5 (3–2)
External links
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Australian Open (tennis) junior champions
French male tennis players
Hopman Cup competitors
Sportspeople from Mulhouse
French people of German descent
Tennis players from Paris
1980 births
Living people
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
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