Arnaud Benjamin Boetsch (; born 1 April 1969) is a French former

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player who turned professional in 1987. Known for his stylish single-handed backhand, he won three career titles, reaching his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 12 in April 1996.

Tennis career

Boetsch reached the fourth round once in each of the four grand slams between 1991 and 1996, notably beating

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in five sets in his 1992 Wimbledon run (Krajicek would go on to win the title four years later). Boetsch represented France at the

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, where he was defeated in the second round by Spain's eventual Silver medal winner

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. He currently works as a tennis commentator for

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with Lionel Chamoulaud or François Brabant.

ATP career finals

Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

External links

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