Olivier Patience (born 25 March 1980) is a former French professional

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player. His career high

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(ATP) singles ranking was world no. 87, on 19 July 2004. During 2006, Patience won three

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tournaments. He reached the third round at the

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and

2007 French Open The 2007 French Open (Roland Garros) was held in Paris, France from 27 May through to 10 June 2007. Rafael Nadal became the first man to win the tournament 3 times consecutively since Björn Borg, 1978–81; and maintained his unbeaten run at Rol ...

. In the latter, he defeated

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in the first round in four sets, and then

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, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, eventually losing to

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in five sets, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6.

Singles titles

Wins (10)

Runners-up (3)

Doubles titles

Wins (1)

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