Jonathan Eysseric (born 27 May 1990) is a French professional

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player.

Tennis career

Juniors

In 2007, he was the junior finalist at the

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. At the

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, he competed in the men's and juniors singles draws. In men's doubles he competed with

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, losing in tiebreak sets to seeded

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. In mixed doubles, he competed with

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, where they reached the second round.

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and Eysseric also competed in the boys' doubles final with

of the United States, and both seniors and juniors singles competitions, losing in four sets in singles and lost to

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and

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in the semifinals and

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and

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in the final. As a junior Eysseric compiled a singles win–loss record of 76–26 (and 62–18 in doubles), reaching the No. 1 junior combined world ranking in January 2007. Junior Grand Slam results: Australian Open: F ( 2007)
French Open: 3R ( 2007,

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)
Wimbledon: 3R ( 2007)
US Open: QF ( 2006)

Pro tour

He received a wildcard to the

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, but he lost to Britain's Andy Murray after having pushed him to 5 sets.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 24 (16–8)

Doubles: 68 (41 titles, 27 runners-up)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eysseric, Jonathan 1990 births Living people French male tennis players People from Grasse Sportspeople from Saint-Germain-en-Laye US Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Sportspeople from Alpes-Maritimes