Argentine tennis player
Sebastián Decoud Country (sports) ArgentinaResidence Bogotá , ColombiaBorn (1981-09-18 ) 18 September 1981 (age 42) Curuzú Cuatiá , ArgentinaHeight 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Turned pro 2000 Plays Left-handed (single-handed backhand) Prize money $ 328,980Career record 4–4 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 132 (17 August 2009) Australian Open Q1 (2008 ) French Open 2R (2008 ) Wimbledon Q1 (2009 , 2010 ) Career record 0–0 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 177 (10 May 2010) Last updated on: 5 September 2021.
Sebastián Decoud (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjan deˈku] ;[1] [2] born 18 September 1981) is a professional Argentine tennis player.
Decoud was born in Curuzú Cuatiá , Argentina . He starting playing tennis relatively late, taking it up as a 10-year-old.[3]
In his brief career as a junior, he lost his only matches against future top pros Guillermo Coria and Nicolas Mahut , split his two matches with Paul-Henri Mathieu , and won his only encounter with Boris Pašanski .
Decoud reached as high as No. 32 in the junior world singles rankings in 1999.[3]
Decoud began playing professionally in 2000, but he progressed very slowly as a pro player. He broke into the top-400 in the world for the first time late in 2006 as a 25-year-old, finishing the year ranked #384.
Decoud made more career progress in 2007, finishing the year at #289. He had moderate success in Futures and Challenger tournaments, and got his ranking high enough to try qualifying at two ATP stops in July, but lost both matches.
Decoud won his first ATP match as a 26-year-old in February 2008 in Brazil. After qualifying into the main draw, he took out #50 José Acasuso in the first round, but then lost to #112 Nicolás Lapentti . That got his ranking to a career-high of #254.
He retired in qualifying the next week in Buenos Aires, with an injury that kept him off the tour for 3 months. But he came back strong in his next two matches, in the qualifying for the French Open , beating #124 Christophe Rochus and making his first Grand Slam main draw as a Lucky loser after losing in the final qualifying round.
Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (4–1) ITF Futures (12–5)
Finals by surface Hard (3–0) Clay (13–6) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Oct 2001 Paraguay F1, Asunción Futures Clay Julio Peralta 6–3, 6–1 Loss 1–1 Aug 2002 Spain F11, Irun Futures Clay Adrian Cruciat 4–6, 3–6 Win 2–1 Jul 2003 Ecuador F1, Guayaquil Futures Hard Lionel Noviski 6–1, 6–7(5–7) , 7–5 Win 3–1 Jul 2003 Ecuador F3, Villamil Futures Hard Alessandro Camarço 6–3, 6–2 Win 4–1 Sep 2004 Ecuador F3, Guayaquil Futures Hard Eric Nunez 6–3, 6–4 Win 5–1 Oct 2004 Colombia F3, Medellín Futures Clay Michael Quintero Aguilar 6–4, 7–5 Loss 5–2 Aug 2005 Argentina F8, Buenos Aires Futures Clay Máximo González 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 Loss 5–3 Mar 2006 Argentina F2, Buenos Aires Futures Clay Cristian Villagrán 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 Win 6–3 Apr 2006 Uruguay F1, Punta del Este Futures Clay Diego Cristin 7–5, 6–0 Loss 6–4 Jun 2006 Italy F17, Udine Futures Clay Enrico Burzi 1–6, 6–3, 5–7 Loss 6–5 Jul 2006 Germany F9, Espelkamp Futures Clay Franz Stauder 4–6, 3–6 Win 7–5 Apr 2007 Italy F11, Padova Futures Clay Alberto Brizzi 6–4, 6–7(3–7) , 7–5 Win 8–5 Jul 2007 Constanța , Roumania Challenger Clay Victor Crivoi 6–3, 6–3 Win 9–5 Aug 2008 Almaty , Kazakhstan Challenger Clay Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6–4, 6–2 Win 10–5 Apr 2009 Rome , Italy Challenger Clay Simon Greul 7–6(7–2) , 6–1 Loss 10–6 Oct 2009 Quito , Ecuador Challenger Clay Carlos Salamanca 6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–5) , 4–6 Win 11–6 Aug 2010 Colombia F1, Bogotá Futures Clay Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz 6–4, 6–3 Win 12–6 Aug 2010 Colombia F2, Medellín Futures Clay Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz 7–6(8–6) , 7–5 Win 13–6 Nov 2010 Peru F1, Arequipa Futures Clay Mauricio Echazú 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–5) Win 14–6 Oct 2011 Quito , Ecuador Challenger Clay Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 6–3, 7–6(7–3) Win 15–6 May 2012 Argentina F9, Villa Allende Futures Clay Diego Schwartzman 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 Win 16–6 May 2012 Chile F5, Santiago Futures Clay Juan Carlos Sáez 6–2, 6–2
Doubles: 39 (20–19)[ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (5–5) ITF Futures (15–14)
Finals by surface Hard (5–4) Clay (15–15) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Jul 2000 Argentina F7, Concordia Futures Clay Patricio Arquez Juan Pablo Brzezicki Cristian Villagrán 3–6, 1–6 Win 1–1 Jul 2001 Brazil F5, Curitiba Futures Clay Sebastian Uriarte Guillermo Carry Marcos Digliodo 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Win 2–1 Sep 2001 Bolivia F1, La Paz Futures Clay Sebastian Uriarte Michael Quintero Aguilar Federico Cardinali 6–2, 6–4 Loss 2–2 Oct 2001 Paraguay F1, Asunción Futures Clay Sebastian Uriarte Diego Hartfield Matias O'Neille 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(7–9) Win 3–2 Oct 2001 Paraguay F2, Asunción Futures Clay Sebastian Uriarte Gianluca Luddi Riccardo Capannelli 6–3, 6–2 Win 4–2 Nov 2001 Brazil F8, Campinas Futures Clay Sebastian Uriarte Márcio Carlsson Ricardo Schlachter 6–4, 7–6(7–2) Win 5–2 Mar 2002 Mexico F2, Mexico City Futures Hard Ignacio González King Florian Jeschonek Lars Zimmermann 7–5, 6–4 Win 6–2 Jun 2002 Mexico F11, Cancún Futures Hard Lazaro Navarro-Batles Alex Bogomolov Jr. Francisco Montana walkover Loss 6–3 Sep 2002 Bolivia F3, Santa Cruz Futures Clay Juan-Felipe Yáñez Ignacio González King Diego Hartfield 5–7, 2–6 Win 7–3 Apr 2003 Chile F1, Santiago Futures Clay Patricio Arquez Francisco Cabello Adrián García 6–2, 7–6(8–6) Loss 7–4 Jun 2003 Mexico F9, Chetumal, Quintana Roo Futures Hard Paul Capdeville Toshihide Matsui Michihisa Onoda 3–6, 4–6 Win 8–4 Jul 2003 Ecuador F1, Guayaquil Futures Hard Pablo González Juan-Martín Aranguren Diego Cristin 6–4, 7–5 Win 9–4 Jul 2003 Ecuador F3, Villamil Futures Hard Javier Taborga Juan de Armas Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2) Loss 9–5 Aug 2003 Argentina F1, Buenos Aires Futures Clay Patricio Arquez Brian Dabul Carlos Berlocq 2–6, 3–6 Loss 9–6 Sep 2003 Bolivia F2, La Paz Futures Clay Patricio Arquez Javier Taborga Pablo González 6–7(1–7) , 2–6 Win 10–6 Oct 2003 Colombia F1, Medellín Futures Clay Javier Taborga Carlos Berlocq Ronaldo Carvalho 7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–4) Loss 10–7 Nov 2003 Uruguay F1, Montevideo Futures Clay Diego Hartfield Gustavo Marcaccio Patricio Rudi 4–6, 4–6 Loss 10–8 May 2004 Argentina F1, Buenos Aires Futures Clay Alejandro Fabbri Lionel Noviski Agustin Tarantino 1–6, 0–6 Loss 10–9 May 2004 Argentina F2, Buenos Aires Futures Clay Juan-Martín Aranguren Eduardo Schwank Juan-Pablo Amado 1–6, 6–7(6–8) Loss 10–10 Sep 2004 Ecuador F2, Guayaquil Futures Hard Pablo González Levar Harper-Griffith Jean-Julien Rojer 6–2, 5–7, 3–6 Loss 10–11 Jan 2005 Colombia F1, Cartagena Futures Hard Pablo González Rubén Torres Shuon Madden 5–7, 4–6 Loss 10–12 Feb 2005 Colombia F2, Bucaramanga Futures Clay Pablo González Alexandre Bonatto Marcelo Melo 4–6, 4–6 Win 11–12 Mar 2006 Argentina F1, Buenos Aires Futures Clay Antonio Pastorino Guillermo Carry Jonathan Gonzalia 6–4, 6–4 Win 12–12 Apr 2006 Argentina F4, Buenos Aires Futures Clay Eduardo Schwank Leandro Migani Horacio Zeballos 6–2, 6–2 Win 13–12 Sep 2006 Brazil F12, Caldas Novas Futures Hard Leonardo Mayer Frederico Casaro Mashiska Washington 6–4, 7–5 Loss 13–13 Feb 2007 Colombia F2, Bucaramanga Futures Clay Alejandro Fabbri Juan Sebastián Cabal Carlos Salamanca 4–6, 4–6 Win 14–13 Aug 2007 Graz , Austria Challenger Clay Yuri Schukin Jérémy Chardy Predrag Rusevski 3–6, 6–3, [10–7] Win 15–13 Aug 2007 Geneva , Switzerland Challenger Clay Yuri Schukin Olivier Charroin James Cerretani 6–3, 6–7(4–7) , [10–4] Loss 15–14 Jan 2008 La Serena , Chile Challenger Clay Cristian Villagrán Nicolás Lapentti Eduardo Schwank 4–6, 0–6 Loss 15–15 Mar 2008 Salinas , Ecuador Challenger Hard Dick Norman Caio Zampieri Júlio Silva 6–7(6–8) , 2–6 Win 16–15 Nov 2008 Guayaquil , Ecuador Challenger Clay Santiago Giraldo Ricardo Hocevar Thiago Alves 6–4, 6–4 Win 17–15 Jul 2009 Rijeka , Croatia Challenger Clay Miguel Ángel López Jaén Ivan Dodig Antonio Veić 7–6(9–7) , 3–6, [10–8] Loss 17–16 Sep 2009 Bogotá , Colombia Challenger Clay Diego Álvarez Alejandro Falla Alejandro González 7–5, 4–6, [8–10] Win 18–16 Nov 2009 Medellín , Colombia Challenger Clay Eduardo Schwank Diego Junqueira David Marrero 6–0, 6–2 Loss 18–17 May 2010 San Remo , Italy Challenger Clay Carlos Berlocq Diego Junqueira Martín Vassallo Argüello 6–2, 4–6, [8–10] Loss 18–18 Apr 2012 Pereira , Colombia Challenger Clay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Guido Pella Martín Alund 3–6, 6–2, [5–10] Win 19–18 May 2012 Argentina F9, Villa Allende Futures Clay Diego Schwartzman Juan Ignacio Londero Leandro Migani 6–3, 6–4 Win 20–18 May 2012 Chile F5, Santiago Futures Clay Matias Salinas Reid Carleton Daniel Stahl 6–2, 6–4 Loss 20–19 Jun 2012 Chile F7, Concón Futures Clay Federico Coria Jorge Aguilar Juan Carlos Sáez 1–6, 2–6