Florent Lucien Serra (; born 28 February 1981) is a French retired professional
tennis
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player.
[ A right-hander, he won two ATP titles during his career and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 36 in June 2006.
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Career
Early life and junior career
Serra was born in Bordeaux
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, in the southwest of France, in 1981 to Jean-Luc and Martine. He started playing tennis at the age of seven[ at a tennis club in Bordeaux after his father got him involved.][Profile at atpworldtour.com]
/ref> After completing his A-level equivalent (the French "bac") with a major in economics at 18, Serra left Bordeaux for Paris, to train under the national training program at Roland Garros.[ As a result of playing minimal junior tournaments, his career high junior ranking was no. 437 on 31 December 1999.][Junior profile at itftennis.com]
/ref> He turned pro in 2000.[
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Professional career
From 2000 to 2002, he reached six Futures finals, winning one of them, along with reaching his first Challenger final.[ He made his debut on the ATP Tour in 2003.][ In 2005 he had his most successful year, winning three out of four Challenger finals,][ and his first ATP tour title, in ]Bucharest
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. He won his second title the following year in Adelaide
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In 2009, he was a runner-up in ]Casablanca
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.[Results at itftennis.com]
/ref> He has been coached by Pierre Cherret since he was a junior player,[ and his fitness trainer is Paul Quetin.][
Serra reached the 2nd round of Wimbledon 2012, losing to Kei Nishikori, 3–6, 5–7, 2–6.
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Personal
His mother works as a secretary in Bordeaux, while Serra himself lives in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.[
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ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 13 (4–9)
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
References
External links
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Serra Recent Match Results
Serra World Ranking History
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1981 births
Living people
French male tennis players
French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Tennis players from Bordeaux
21st-century French sportsmen