Nicolas Tourte (born 18 August 1979) is a professional

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player from France.

Biography

Born in

Chambéry Chambéry (, , ; Arpitan: ''Chambèri'') is the prefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The population of the commune of Chambéry was 58,917 as of 2019, while the population of the Chamb ...

, Tourte is a right-handed player, with a double handed backhand. Tourte, who won three Challenger doubles titles, made the singles final of the

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tournament in 2006, during which he had wins over

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and

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. He featured in the main draw of one

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event, the

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. Playing in the men's doubles, Tourte and partner

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made the second round, where they lost to the eventual champions,

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and Daniel Nestor. In 2008 he played doubles in two tournaments on the

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, the

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and Dutch Open, with

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and

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respectively.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tourte, Nicolas 1979 births Living people French male tennis players Sportspeople from Chambéry