Romain Jouan (born 16 July 1985) is a French professional

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player.

Career

2008

On September 29, Jouan qualified for the first ATP tournament of his career in

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after beating

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, Prakash Amritraj and

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. Ranked #440, he defeated #51

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5–7, 6–1, 6–2 in the first round of the main draw, but lost to fourth-seeded

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6–4, 6–4 in the second.

2009

His ranking not allowing him to enter even the qualifications, it looked like Jouan would not participate in Roland Garros that year; but when wild-card

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withdrew, the qualifications had already started, so his wild-card went to Jouan. He was drawn against World No. 6

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in the first round, who defeated him 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 without facing a single break point.

2010

In October, Jouan qualified for the

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of the

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by defeating Josselin Ouanna, Andrea Agazzi and

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. For his first ATP Tour-level tournament of the year, he was drawn against American

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. Despite winning the first set on a tie-break, he fell 6–7, 6–3, 6–4.

2011

In August, Jouan qualified for the second Grand Slam event of his career at the US Open, after defeating

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6–2, 6–4, Mitchell Frank 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 and

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6–4, 6–2 in the three rounds of qualifying.

Challengers and Futures finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)

Doubles: 13 (3–10)

References

External links

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Jouan Recent Match Results

Jouan World Ranking History
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jouan, Romain 1985 births Living people French male tennis players People from Landerneau Sportspeople from Finistère Tennis players from Bordeaux 21st-century French sportsmen