Patrick Proisy (born 10 September 1949) is a French former professional

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player best remembered for reaching the final of the French Open in 1972 (where he beat top seed and defending champion Jan Kodeš in the quarter-finals and fourth seed

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in the semi-finals before losing the final against sixth seeded Spaniard

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in four sets). He added to that one more final (in

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, 1976) and singles titles in

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, 1977 and

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, 1972. Proisy reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 16 in October 1972.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Singles

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

Career finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Post-playing career

From 1997 to 2003, Proisy was president of

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football club. In 2016, he received a ten-month suspended prison sentence for irregularities in transfers during his tenure; parts of transfer fees were received by the British branch of owners

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instead of the club, who suffered on the pitch and were relegated to

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in 2001. His sentence was reduced to six months on appeal in 2019, and part of the charges were put to a retrial in 2021. He was made to reimburse the club for €440,000.

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