Fabrice Santoro
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| Country (sports) |
 France
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| Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Born |
9 December 1972 Tahiti, French Polynesia |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1989 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
| Prize money | US$ 10,021,132 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 470–444 |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 17 (6 August 2001) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2006) |
| French Open | 4R (1991, 2001) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2001) |
| US Open | 3R (1990, 1998, 1999, 2004) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (1992) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 377–257 |
| Career titles | 24 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (5 July 1999) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2003, 2004) |
| French Open | F (2004) |
| Wimbledon | F (2006) |
| US Open | SF (2003) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2005) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | W (2005) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2001) |
Fabrice Vetea Santoro (born 9 December 1972) is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top-ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career, with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career, and he is popular among spectators and other players alike for his winning demeanor and shot-making abilities.
Owing to his longevity on the tour and consistent ranking, Santoro holds several ATP records: the most appearances in singles competition at Grand Slam events (70), the greatest amount of career wins over top ten opponents for a player who never reached the top ten (40), and the most losses in singles play (444, though he won even more matches).
In singles play, Santoro earned six titles, but reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam only once. His career-high ranking of world no. 17 belied his impressive record against top ten opposition.
He had arguably even greater success in doubles competition, with two Grand Slam doubles titles, one Grand Slam mixed doubles title, and 25 doubles championships overall to his name.
Since late 2014, Santoro is a coach of Ukrainian tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky.
After having lost in the early rounds of the 1988 Jr French Open and 1988 Jr US Open, Santoro won the 1989 Jr French Open. He also had a semifinal appearance in the 1989 Jr US Open.
When Santoro successfully defended his 2007 title by winning the 2008 Newport tournament at the age of 35, he became the oldest tennis player to win back-to-back championships at an ATP singles event.
In addition, Santoro won what was, at the time, the longest singles match in the open era: at the 2004 French Open, he beat fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clément in a 6-hour 33 minute first-round match (6–4, 6–3, 6–7(5), 3–6, 16–14). The record stood until John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010, but still remains the French Open record.
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