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Nicolas Escude

FRA Age 50 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand Pro 1993–2004
Peak ranking
17 (Jun 26, 2000)
Elo peak
1910 (83.6%ile)
Career record
157–124 (55.9%)
Career titles
4
Prize money
$3,216,150

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceOpponentScoreResultH2HMatch
Jul 28, 2004* Canada Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Feliciano Lopez #30 6-7(1) 2-6 L H2H Match data
Jun 2, 2004* Roland Garros Grand Slam R16 Clay Guillermo Coria #3 0-6 (ret.) L H2H Match data
May 30, 2004* Roland Garros Grand Slam R32 Clay Mikhail Youzhny #38 6-2 7-5 6-7(3) 6-2 W H2H Match data
May 28, 2004* Roland Garros Grand Slam R64 Clay Florian Mayer #75 6-4 6-3 6-4 W H2H Match data
May 26, 2004* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Wayne Arthurs #89 7-6(7) 6-2 6-2 W H2H Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Tim Henman 6 4 10 Mar 19, 2003 H2H
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 5 7 Oct 11, 2002 H2H
Cedric Pioline 4 3 7 Jun 21, 2002 H2H
Younes El Aynaoui 4 1 5 Jan 8, 2004 H2H
Dominik Hrbaty 3 2 5 Mar 18, 2003 H2H

Titles (4)

SeasonAgeTitlesGSM1000500250FinalsTournaments
199923 1 1 Toulouse
200125 1 1 Rotterdam
200226 1 1 Rotterdam
200428 1 1 Doha
Total 4 4

Career Results

SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1993170110.0%875670
19951912333.3%646189
199721661250.0%41393
19982222224450.0%9337
19992319153455.9%3737
20002426224854.2%3748
20012528235154.9%4827
20022629154465.9%3234
20032711102152.4%35114
2004281582365.2%11464
Career15712428155.9%

Career Results by Surface

SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199317 0110.0% 0110.0%
199519 11250.0%0110.0% 12333.3%
199721 12333.3%21366.7%11250.0%22450.0% 661250.0%
199822 13112454.2%561145.5%22450.0%23540.0% 22224450.0%
199923 1292157.1%11250.0%0110.0%641060.0% 19153455.9%
200024 16102661.5%36933.3%731070.0%0330.0% 26224854.2%
200125 18123060.0%35837.5%731070.0%0330.0% 28235154.9%
200226 1552075.0%0330.0%32560.0%1151668.8% 29154465.9%
200327 1051566.7%0220.0%12333.3%0110.0% 11102152.4%
200428 1051566.7%42666.7%11250.0% 1582365.2%
Career966015661.5%18274540.0%21143560.0%22234548.9%15712428155.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199317 0110.0%000000 0110.0%
199519 00101100.0%0220.0%00 12333.3%
199721 0110.0%24633.3%21366.7%101100.0% 561145.5%
199822 14520.0%44850.0%13122552.0%41580.0% 22214351.2%
199923 34742.9%24633.3%951464.3%41580.0% 18143256.2%
200024 26825.0%35837.5%1091952.6%1021283.3% 25224753.2%
200125 54955.6%741163.6%12122450.0%43757.1% 28235154.9%
200226 551050.0%731070.0%1372065.0%404100.0% 29154465.9%
200327 23540.0%11250.0%461040.0%404100.0% 11102152.4%
200428 0220.0%43757.1%921181.8%21366.7% 1582365.2%
Career 18304837.5%31285952.5%725612856.2%3384180.5% 15412227655.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 276/281 (98.2%) of Nicolas Escude's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199317 1 0.0 3.0 53.8% 51.4% 30.0% 41.7% 0.0% 41.5% 27.1%
199519 3 0.7 2.3 61.4% 64.7% 50.6% 56.7% 23.6% 59.2% 33.3%
199721 9 4.7 3.1 56.8% 70.9% 53.7% 71.4% 37.5% 63.3% 36.1%
199822 32 6.4 3.4 57.0% 70.0% 47.6% 61.1% 39.2% 60.1% 37.9%
199923 31 5.8 2.5 58.1% 70.0% 53.7% 58.4% 44.8% 62.9% 39.5%
200024 43 6.5 3.6 51.7% 75.2% 51.3% 52.4% 36.7% 63.8% 39.1%
200125 41 6.0 3.8 54.4% 71.8% 50.6% 59.5% 46.5% 62.2% 37.8%
200226 41 7.6 4.4 58.8% 75.9% 50.4% 59.3% 44.7% 65.3% 39.0%
200327 20 8.2 4.0 57.7% 75.1% 49.2% 59.8% 46.6% 64.1% 38.4%
200428 23 7.3 2.4 59.7% 75.5% 53.2% 62.6% 42.2% 66.4% 38.8%
Career 244 6.5 3.5 56.4% 73.1% 50.9% 58.9% 42.1% 63.3% 38.5%

Advanced Stats

Season Age ELO ELO % Hard % Clay % Grass % Set Win % Set Margin SoS % Deep Run % Dec. Set W% TB W TB L TB W%
1993 17 1497 39 0.0% -5.00 99 0 0 0
1995 19 1504 37 42 33.3% -0.83 62 0 1 1
1997 21 1621 75 60 60 48.4% -0.19 91 0 4 3 57
1998 22 1700 85 84 62 63 50.0% -0.27 86 23 60 8 4 67
1999 23 1820 94 93 55.3% +0.30 84 25 54 11 6 65
2000 24 1718 88 91 62 85 54.2% +0.47 82 23 43 6 14 30
2001 25 1725 88 86 63 95 55.0% +0.51 92 21 53 10 12 45
2002 26 1842 95 97 51 95 63.1% +0.90 94 44 53 14 2 88
2003 27 1790 93 97 92 59.6% +0.68 92 20 75 6 4 60
2004 28 1830 96 96 75 67.3% +1.00 92 11 50 7 4 64
Career 1748 88 90 61 85 55.9% +0.34 88 23 54 67 50 57

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

SeasonAge AORGWUSO
199317 R128
199721 R32R64
199822 SFR64R64R128
199923 R64QF
200024 R16R128R64
200125 R64R128QFR64
200226 R32R128R32
200327 R32R128R64
200428 R32R16

Masters 1000

SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMCMIAPARROMSTU
199721 R16
199822 R64R64R32R64R32R32
199923 R64R64R64
200024 R16R64R16R32R32R64R64R32
200125 R16R32R16QFR64R64R64R64R64
200226 R64R32R64R32QF
200327 R64R16
200428 R64R16R32R128

ATP 250

SeasonAge ADEAUCBARBASCHNDOHDUBESTGSTHALHERHOULYOMRSMUNQUEROTSPBSTUTKYVIELONMILMOSNEWORLSCOSYDTASTOU
199519 R32R16
199721 R32R16R32
199822 QFR32R32R16R16QFR32R32QFR64SF
199923 R16R32R32R16QFR64R64SFR64R32W
200024 SFR32R64R32QFQFFR32R16R16QF
200125 R32SFR16QFR16R32R32WR32R32R32
200226 R16R16QFFWSFQFQF
200327 R32R32SFQFR32
200428 WR32R16

ATP Finals

SeasonAge GRA
199822 R16

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
17
Career-high date
Jun 26, 2000
First top 100
Nov 17, 1997
First top 50
Feb 2, 1998
First top 20
Apr 17, 2000
First top 10

Ranking History Matrix

SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199216875
199317879882895855579586593601597620626670
199418664638641601643657655674649647643646
199519644665670701457458441404249200195189
199620191186188188225231237249399383406413
1997214124144042962331521541261151239393
199822813638383235323934303737
19992340103979912314414513680473737
200024303028192317191729414848
200125563832343238283127282727
200226292326273133414448413434
20032738586261616169606175112114
200428597766767658676765606464
20052915116621124724010931071

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player Country Peak Rank Peak Elo Grand Slams Titles M W L Win % Active Years Match Log
Fabrice Santoro FRA 17 1,889 0 6 888 456 432 51.4% 1989-2010 Match log
Julien Benneteau FRA 25 1,955 0 0 561 269 292 48.0% 2001-2018 Match log
Paul-Henri Mathieu FRA 12 1,961 0 4 565 268 297 47.4% 2000-2017 Match log
Feliciano Lopez ESP 12 2,013 0 7 974 497 477 51.0% 1998-2023 Match log
Francisco Clavet ESP 18 1,869 0 8 728 388 340 53.3% 1988-2003 Match log
Ivo Karlovic CRO 14 1,998 0 8 690 357 333 51.7% 2001-2021 Match log
Jarkko Nieminen FIN 13 1,917 0 2 691 357 334 51.7% 2000-2015 Match log
Dominik Hrbaty SVK 12 1,948 0 6 622 326 296 52.4% 1996-2010 Match log
Javier Sanchez ESP 23 1,847 0 4 649 321 328 49.5% 1985-2000 Match log
Mark Woodforde AUS 19 1,922 0 4 607 313 294 51.6% 1985-2000 Match log
Vincent Spadea USA 18 1,876 0 1 658 310 348 47.1% 1993-2010 Match log
Juan Ignacio Chela ARG 15 1,909 0 6 574 306 268 53.3% 1999-2012 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Nicolas Escude?
Nicolas Escude is 50 years old, born on April 3, 1976.
Which country is Nicolas Escude from?
Nicolas Escude is from France.
How tall is Nicolas Escude?
Nicolas Escude is 185 cm / 6'1".
Does Nicolas Escude use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Nicolas Escude uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Nicolas Escude left-handed or right-handed?
Nicolas Escude plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Nicolas Escude won?
Nicolas Escude has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Nicolas Escude won?
Nicolas Escude has not won a Masters 1000 title.
How many ATP titles has Nicolas Escude won?
Nicolas Escude has won 4 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Doha in 2004.
What is Nicolas Escude's highest ATP ranking?
Nicolas Escude's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 17, first achieved on June 26, 2000.
What is Nicolas Escude's career win-loss record?
Nicolas Escude has a career ATP singles record of 157 wins and 124 losses (55.9%).
How much career prize money has Nicolas Escude earned?
Nicolas Escude has earned at least $3,216,150 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Nicolas Escude play professional tennis?
Nicolas Escude turned professional in 1993 and was active through 2004.
What is Nicolas Escude's best surface?
Nicolas Escude's best surface is hard court with a 61.5% win rate (96W-60L).
Who is Nicolas Escude's biggest rival?
Nicolas Escude's most frequent opponent is Tim Henman, with a head-to-head record of 6–4 across 10 meetings.