French tennis player (born 1984)
Clément Morel (born 16 July 1984) is a French–Monegasque former professional tennis player.
Career
Morel was the junior champion at the 2002 Australian Open . He defeated countryman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-finals, then won the title with a win over Todd Reid in the final.[ 1] In the juniors event at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships , Morel lost in the second round to Ryan Henry , with a final set scoreline of 24–26, which was a tournament record.[ 2]
He took part in qualifying for the 2004 French Open and also appeared in an ATP Challenger tournament in Grenoble that year, but otherwise played on the Futures circuit . His two Futures titles came in South Africa in 2006 and the other a 2008 tournament in Belgium.
In 2008 he switched nationalities and began representing the Monaco Davis Cup team . He played two matches, the first was a win over Algerian Slimane Saoudi in 2008 and the other a loss to Finland's Henri Laaksonen the following year.[ 3] [ 4]
Clément Morel continued his studies at EM Lyon Business School [ 5]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 8 (2–6)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (2–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 2003
Jamaica F9, Montego Bay
Futures
Hard
Gilles Simon
3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–2
Mar 2006
Israel F2, Raanana
Futures
Hard
Andy Ram
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss
0–3
Oct 2006
Botswana F1, Gaborone
Futures
Hard
Talal Ouahabi
6–4, 6–7(6–8) , 3–6
Win
1–3
Oct 2006
South Africa F1, Pretoria
Futures
Hard
Pieter Calitz
6–7(3–7) , 6–1, 6–1
Loss
1–4
Mar 2007
Portugal F2, Lagos
Futures
Hard
Peter Wessels
3–6, 2–6
Loss
1–5
Jul 2007
Georgia F1, Tbilisi
Futures
Hard
Lado Chikhladze
6–7(5–7) , 4–6
Win
2–5
Aug 2008
Belgium F1, Eupen
Futures
Clay
Romano Frantzen
7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Loss
2–6
Aug 2008
Belgium F2, Koksijde
Futures
Clay
Rabie Chaki
4–6, 3–6
Doubles: 11 (5–6)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (5–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jan 2003
France F2, Angers
Futures
Clay
Laurent Recouderc
Nicolas Mahut Edouard Roger-Vasselin
1–6, 6–7(0–7)
Loss
0–2
Sep 2003
Jamaica F9, Montego Bay
Futures
Hard
Gilles Simon
Dustin Brown Ryan Russell
6–7(4–7) , 2–6
Win
1–2
Aug 2004
Iran F1, Tehran
Futures
Clay
Benjamin Balleret
Sarvar Ikramov Murad Inoyatov
6–1, 6–1
Loss
1–3
Aug 2004
Iran F2, Tehran
Futures
Clay
Benjamin Balleret
Charles Roche Xavier Audouy
4–6, 1–6
Loss
1–4
Aug 2005
Lebanon F2, Beirut
Futures
Clay
Benjamin Balleret
Patrick Chucri Alexander Hartman
7–6(7–3) , 6–7(2–7) , 0–1 ret.
Win
2–4
Aug 2005
Iran F1, Tehran
Futures
Clay
Benjamin Balleret
Asim Shafik Aqeel Khan
6–2, 7–5
Win
3–4
Mar 2006
Israel F2, Raanana
Futures
Hard
Benjamin Balleret
Ishay Hadash Predrag Rusevski
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win
4–4
Oct 2006
South Africa F1, Pretoria
Futures
Hard
Philippe de Bonnevie
Wesley Baptiste Rikus De Villiers
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win
5–4
Jul 2007
Iran F2, Tehran
Futures
Clay
Charles Roche
Syrym Abdukhalikov Sergey Betov
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss
5–5
Aug 2007
Georgia F2, Tbilisi
Futures
Hard
Charles Roche
Syrym Abdukhalikov Sergey Betov
0–2 ret.
Loss
5–6
Sep 2007
Poland F8, Opole
Futures
Clay
Benjamin Balleret
Blazej Koniusz Mateusz Kowalczyk
1–6, 1–6
References
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