Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
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Pierre-Ludovic Duclos-Lasnier, commonly referred to as Pierre-Ludovic Duclos, (born January 8, 1986) is a Canadian professional tennis
player. According to the ATP
, he is Quebec
's highest ranked singles and doubles player as well as Canada's sixth best in singles and third in doubles.
Duclos has appeared in six ATP World Tour / ATP Tour main draw matches, winning one of two singles matches and one of three in doubles. He has also captured four ATP Challenger events, all in doubles.
challenger to Mexican No. 1 Bruno Echagaray
in three sets and as the World No. 723.
, won a third. He won Mexico F7, partnering Echagaray, reached the semis of the Yuba City challenger, won Mexico F17 with Raphael Durek, and reached the semis of the Maui
.
Duclos began 2007 by winning his first Futures in doubles, Mexico F2, and then reaching the finals of his second tournament, Portugal F1 in both singles and doubles. He won the doubles of Portugal F2 and F3 partnering Niels Desein
and Franko Skugor
respectively. In April Duclos reached consecutive quarterfinals at two Futures in the U.A.E. as well as the tourney's finals in doubles. He then in May reached consecutive semis in two Futures in Belarus
in singles and his ranking then stood at World No. 526. Duclos won Ireland F1 in doubles with Durek and followed this up with his first challenger level win, in Dublin, over Slovak Igor Zelenay
.
Following a first round loss at the Granby Challenger
, where he reached the semis in doubles, Duclos scored his most impressive victory to date, a comeback three-set win over Spaniard Feliciano López
in qualifying for the 2007 Rogers Cup. Unfortunately, the Quebecer failed to qualify losing soundly in the qualifying round to Italian Fabio Fognini
, 2–6, 2–6. In doubles partnering compatriot Philip Bester
he lost in his first ATP Tour-level main draw match, 4–6, 4–6 to Lleyton Hewitt
and Rafael Nadal
. Duclos then reached three straight Futures quarterfinals, at France F12, Spain F34, and Spain F35. He had won his first tour title in the following week, winning Spain F36 by defeating World No. 369 Guillermo Alcaide
in the semis and World No. 359 Miguel Ángel López Jaén
in the final in straight sets. He also won the doubles partnering Daniel Lustig. Luclos's singles ranking jumped to World No. 388, his second highest to date. He finished the year though losing in the first round of three straight challengers in singles, but reached the finals in consecutive tournies in doubles and a world ranking of No. 208, also a career high.
F2, where he also reached the quarters in singles. In July he reached the semis of Turkey F7, losing to eventual champion Marsel Ilhan
. Duclos then won Syria
F1, where he won all his matches handily, 2 and 2 over his first round opponent, 2 and 2 again in the second round, 5 and 1 in the quarters, 2 and love in the semis and 4 and 1 in the final, a win over Riccardo Ghedin
. He reached the quarters of Syria F2 and won Senegal
F1, as the top seed, at the end of July / first of August, defeating No. 2 seed Niels Desein
in the final. He also teamed with Desein to form the top seeded doubles tandem and won the tournament. He lost in the final of Senegal F2 to Desein, retiring at 3–3 in the first set, and the pair, for a second consecutive event, won doubles. With this success, Duclos reached a career high singles ATP entry ranking of World No. 337.
After a few weeks off, Duclos has resumed where he left off, defeating World No. 283 Thomas Oger
in the finals 6–3, 6–0, to win Italy F28 and reach a career ranking of World No. 302, which he has since bettered. He and Desein again won the doubles, as the top seeded pair. Duclos then withdrew, during the first week of September, from his second round match of France F13, as the tournament No. 6 seed. After a near two month lay-off he rolled to the final of Spain F42 as the No. 3 seed, not losing more than 4 games in any set. He dropped the final however to Yannick Mertens
, the No. 6 seed, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6. Then after losing in the first round of Spain F43 Duclos, as the tournament No. 3 seed, lost in the quarterfinals twice in consecutive tournaments, Israel
F4 and F5.
won F1 and lost the final of F2. In late February he qualified for the Wolfsburg challenger
, and lost the second round of the main draw to Alex Bogdanovic
3–6, 6–4, 5–7. The following week he qualified for the Bergamo challenger
and lost in the first round of the main draw. In mid-March he failed to qualify for the Marrakech challenger
. The following week he lost in the first round of the main draw of the Sarajevo challenger
. In doubles, partnering Nicholas Monroe, Duclos lost in the semi-finals.
In early April, the No. 2 seed Duclos reached the quarterfinals of Russia F1 in singles while in doubles he and partner Denis Matsukevich lost in the semis. After reaching the second round of Russia F2, he qualified for the main draw of the Aegean Tennis Cup
, losing in the first round to Prakash Amritraj
. Duclos next qualified for the main draw of the Israel Open
, but again lost in the first round. In doubles there he and partner Thiago Alves
also succumbed in their first main draw match. Duclos next lost in singles in the final round of qualifying for the Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
.
Duclos saw his ranking rise to a career best in May as he reached the quarter-finals of the Fergana Challenger
, defeating tournament No. 7 seed and World No. 275 Kamil Čapkovič
in straight sets in the first round before falling to No. 4 seed Illya Marchenko
in 3 sets in the quarters. This result saw him move one place past long-time Canada No. 2 Peter Polansky
in the ATP rankings to a career high World No. 278. He showed well in Fergana in doubles too, as he and partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
reached the final. The following week Duclos failed to qualify for the main draw of the Trofeo Cassa di Risparmio di Alessandria in singles and in doubles reached the quarter-finals partnering Jacopo Marchegiani.
In June, Duclos reached the second round in singles at the Sunset Moulding YCRC Challenger
, scoring a first-round win of veteran and No. 1 seed Vince Spadea
before falling in his next match to another veteran, Cecil Mamiit
. This allowed him to reach a new career high singles ranking of World No. 270, but he has been displaced by Polanksy as the number two singles player in Canada thanks to the latter's good showing in qualifying for the main draw of the French Open
. Duclos continued his fine doubles play, reaching the semi-finals in Yuba City partnering Alex Kuznetsov
.
Duclos lost in the first round of the Lines Trophy
to Thomas Fabbiano in late June, and then again, the following week, to World No. 227 Ruben Bemelmans
of Belgium, in the opening round of the Open Diputación
challenger. He received his career highest singles record this week too, of World No. 259. In doubles, Duclos lost in the first round in Reggio Emilia and the second round in Pozoblanco, partnering Mario Torres and Lukáš Lacko
respectively. The week after, he reached the second round of the Manchester Trophy, defeating World No. 1766 Ashley Hewitt 6–2, 6–0 before falling to No. 7 seed Lacko 4–6, 4–6. He dropped in the rankings, however, some 23 spots because of the ATP ranking points he had last year for winning the Futures event in Damascus last July became more than a year old this week. In doubles in Manchester, Duclos and partner Lacko reached the semi-finals.
The week after, Duclos lost to Izak van der Merwe
in the first round of the Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
, 4–6, 6–3, 0–6. In doubles, he and partner Nick Monroe lost in the first round. The following week at the Granby Challenger
he eked out a three set win over No. 3 seed Brendan Evans
in the first round, 6–2, 1–6, 7–5, before falling in the second round to Ryler DeHeart
5–7, 5–7. In doubles Duclos played with Alexandre Kudryavtsev
and reached the second round. Last week Duclos defeated No. 6 seed Kevin Anderson
in the first round of the main draw of the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4. In the second round he fell to eventual finalist Xavier Malisse
6–3, 0–6, 4–6. In doubles he and partner Vasek Pospisil
lost in the first round.
Duclos received a wild card into qualifying for the Rogers Cup being played last week in Montreal. He lost to No. 3 seed Andrey Golubev
2–6, 2–6. In doubles, Duclos and compatriot Frank Dancevic
, a wild card pairing, lost in the second round of the main draw. The following week Duclos lost in three sets to No. 2 seed Illya Marchenko
in the first round of the Karsi Challenger in Uzbekistan
. In doubles, he and partner Denis Molchanov, the top-seeded doubles entry, lost in the second round. The week after Duclos reached the semi-finals of the Southern Capital Cup in Astana
, knocking off top seed Michail Elgin
in the first round, James McGee in the second, and No. 7 seed Greg Jones
in the quarters, 6–2, 7–5, before falling to No. 3 seed and eventual champion Ivan Sergeyev
in two tie-breaks. In doubles, Duclos and partner Alexey Kedryuk are the top seeds lost in the finals.
After a week off, Duclos, as the No. 6 seed, lost in the quarter-finals of France F14, in Mulhouse
, having defeated qualifier Baptiste Maitre and World No. 438 Rabie Chaki before falling to No. 3 seed Alexandre Kudryavtsev
. In doubles, Duclos and Niels Desein
, the top seeds, lost in the second round. The week after he lost in the first round of the Sicilia Classic Mancuso Company Cup
, comprehensively to Miguel Ángel López Jaén
(2 and 2). In doubles, Duclos and partner Rogerio Dutra Da Silva
, the No. 4 seeds, lost in the final. After being off another week, Duclos reached the semi-finals of France F17 as the No. 4 seed. In doubles, he and partner Olivier Charroin
, the No. 1 seeds, also reached the semis.
In late October, Duclos reached the quarterfinals of France F19 in singles as the No. 4 seed. In doubles, he and partner Desein won the title as the top seed. After a week off, Duclos lost to No. 8 seed Mikhail Kukushkin
in the first round of the President's Cup
challenger, 4–6, 3–6. In doubles, he and partner Lester Cook
, unseeded, lost in the first round. In the second week of November Duclos lost to No. 3 seed Stéphane Robert
in the first round of the Caversham International Tennis Tournament
, 3–6, 4–6. In doubles, he and partner Joshua Goodall
, unseeded, lost in the semi-finals.
Duclos finished 2009 ranked World No. 357 in singles and No. 142 in doubles.
challenger, but lost in the first round of the main to fellow qualifier Iván Endara. In doubles, he and his partner, doubles specialist Andreas Siljestrom, lost in the first round to the No. 2 seeds Jonathan Marray
and Jamie Murray
, 4–6, 4–6.
Two weeks later Duclos, unseeded, lost in singles qualifying for the Honolulu Challenger
in the second round, to No. 5 seed Nikola Mektic 3–6, 4–6. In doubles he and partner Siljestrom, the No. 4 seeds, lost in the first round. The following week Duclos was unseeded in the main draw of the McDonald's Burnie International
challenger, where he defeated unseeded Australians Kaden Hensel and Sadik Kadur in the first and second rounds, before losing to yet another unseeded Australian in the quarter-finals, Joseph Sirianni
, 6–7, 3–6. In doubles, he and partner Henri Kontinen
, the No. 3 seeds, lost in the first round.
After a week off, Duclos reached the second round of qualifying for the Delray Beach International ATP 250
tournament, where he lost in three sets to No. 8 seed Carlos Salamanca
6–4, 4–6, 5–7. Off the following week, Duclos, the No. 5 seed, lost to top-seeded Filip Prpic
in the qualifying round of the BH Telecom Indoors
challenger, 5–7, 6–3, 5–7. In doubles, he and partner Stefano Galvani
reached the second round of the main draw.
In late March, Duclos lost in the second round of the Challenger Banque Nationale
in Rimouski, to former World No. 198 Martin Slanar
. In doubles, he and fellow Canadian Peter Polansky
lost in the first round. The following week Duclos lost in the first round of the 2010 Abierto Internacional del Bicentenario Leon
, to unseeded Alexander Sadecky. In doubles, he and Nicholas Monroe reached the semi-finals, where they fell to the top seeds, Vasek Pospisil
and Santiago González in tie-breaker set. After a week off, Duclos and partner Ryler DeHeart
won the doubles title of the 2010 Manta Open, while in singles Duclos lost to DeHeart, the No. 7 seed, in the second the round.
After a week off, Duclos reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 Busan Open Challenger Tennis
. In doubles he and partner Yang Tsung-hua
, seeded No. 3, lost in the finals. Two weeks ago Duclos reached the second round of the 2010 Fergana Challenger
, losing to Chinese qualifier Zhang Ze
in three sets. Again partnering Yang is doubles, the pair could not repeat the success of the previous week and lost in the first round, despite belowing the No. 2 seeds. After a week off, Duclos lost in the first round, as an alternate entry, to fellow Canadian Peter Polansky
, in the 2010 Weil Tennis Academy Challenger
. He and partner John Paul Fruttero
also lost in the first round in doubles.
After three weeks off, Duclos played one of his best tournaments on tour, qualifying to reach the second round of the 2010 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship
in singles while winning the doubles. Beating Juan-Manuel Elizondo and Luka Gregorc
, both in straight sets, in qualifying, he defeated Dominican Republic No. 1 Víctor Estrella
in the round of 32 before losing narrowly in the round of 16 to Björn Phau
, 3–6 in the third set. Duclos then claimed the doubles crown by partnering Ryler DeHeart
to the tandem's second challenger title in just two times playing together. After a week off, Duclos lost in the qualifying round for the 2010 Comerica Bank Challenger
, despite being the No. 2 seed. In doubles, he and partner Artem Sitak
, the No. 4 seeds, lost in the second round. Last week Duclos, the No. 1 seed in qualifying, qualified for the main singles draw of the 2010 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
where he defeated unseeded Yuichi Sugita
in the first round, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 before losing to No. 4 seed Kevin Kim
in the next after, despite winning a first set tiebreak. In doubles, he and partner Nick Monroe
lost their first round match despite being the No. 4 seeds.
Duclos lost to No. 1 seed and eventual champion Tobias Kamke
, 3–6, 4–6, in the first round of the 2010 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
, an event that features the top eight ranked (active) Canadian singles players. In doubles, Duclos and partner Igor Sijsling
also lost their first round match. The following week Duclos was the No. 6 seed in the 2010 Beijing International Challenger
, where he lost his opening match, to World No. 431 Gong Maoxin
6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4). He and partner Artem Sitak
however, the No. 2 seeds, took the doubles title, Duclos's fourth at the Challenger level.
Pierre-Ludovic was also granted a wild card into the singles draw of the 2010 Rogers Cup
, one of four Canadians. He lost his first round encounter with Yen-Hsun Lu, 4–6, 4–6. It was his first main draw experience in singles in an ATP World Tour event. He did not play doubles. Off for three weeks, Duclos next lost, in early September, in the first round in singles at the 2010 Trophée des Alpilles
, to Vincent Millot
4–6, 4–6. In doubles, he and partner Uladzimir Ignatik, the No. 3 seeds, lost in the semi-finals. Pierre-Ludovic then again fell in the first round in singles, this time to Alex Kuznetsov
4–6, 3–6, at the 2010 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma
. In doubles he and partner Vasek Pospisil
, the No. 2 seeds, lost the semi-finals.
After a week off Duclos was the No. 4 seed at Canada F4, at Rexall Centre
, where he lost in the quarter-finals to No. 7 seed Nicholas Monroe, 6–4, 6–7(10), 3–6. He and Monroe were in fact the No. 1 seeds in the doubles competition, but the pair lost in the quarters, to compatriots Frank Dancevic
and Vasek Pospisil
. After a week off, Duclos qualified, as the No. 3 seed, for the singles main draw of the 2010 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament
. He lost to No. 3 seed Julian Reister
in the opening round, 6–1, 2–6, 3–6. In doubles, he and partner Ryler DeHeart
, the No. 3 seeds, reached the quarter-finals.
The following week Duclos won three singles matched to qualify for the 2010 Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger
in Tiburon, California
. In the main draw he lost to his doubles partner DeHeart 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, in the first round. He and DeHeart, the No. 3 seeds, lost in doubles in the final. The week after, Pierre-Ludovic entered the 2010 Calabasas Pro Tennis Championships
just in doubles, again partnering DeHeart. The No. 1 seeds, they went out in the semi-finals to the No. 4 seeds Rik de Voest
and Bobby Reynolds
. The following week Duclos lost in the qualifying round in singles qualifying, to Yuki Bhambri
after winning the first set, for the next USTA-sponsored challenger, the 2010 Virginia National Bank Men's Pro Championship
. He is again playing doubles with DeHeart and the No. 4 seeds have lost the final.
The following week, the second of November, Duclos only entered in doubles at the 2010 Knoxville Challenger
. He and DeHeart, the No. 4 seeded team, lost in the first round. The week after, at the 2010 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana
, Duclos lost in the second round of singles qualifying to unranked American Marek Czerwinski. In doubles he and DeHeart, the top seeds, lost the final. Pierre-Ludovic finished 2010 ranked World No. 433 in singles and No. 127 in doubles.
. The pair have played together in two Challengers and reached the semi-finals in one, the Czech Open
, and the finals of the 2011 Jalisco Open
in June.
In Guadalajara, Duclos played his best ever singles tour event as well, reaching the tournament final as a lucky loser entrant. He had lost to the most recent ITF junior tour champion Juan Sebastián Gómez
in the qualifying round before going on to beat top-200 players Carlos Salamanca
and Joao Souza
in the quarter and semi-finals of the main draw. Having already played seven singles and three doubles matches in six days, Duclos went down rather easily in the final to No. 2 seed Paul Capdeville
, 5–7, 1–6. His other significant singles result so far was qualifying and then reaching the quarter-finals of the 2011 Sarasota Open
. His success in May and June has seen his singles ranking return to well inside the top 400. In doubles, in addition to the Guadalajara finals, Duclos reached three semi-finals and three quarter-finals in eleven Challenger events played.
Duclos began July by losing in the second round of singles qualifying for the 2011 Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships. He did not participate in doubles. The following week he lost in the first round in singles at the 2011 Comerica Bank Challenger
, as an Alternate entrant, in three sets to No. 6 seed Carsten Ball
. A week later Duclos faired far better, reaching the semi-finals of the 2011 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
, again as an Alternate. After a week off, Duclos began August by going out in the first round of the 2011 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
, in three sets to fellow Quebecer Érik Chvojka
. In all four North American Challengers he competed in in doubles, from late June to early August, he lost in the first round.
Duclos lost in the first round of qualifying at the 2011 Rogers Cup
, to Matthew Ebden
4–6, 6–7(4). In doubles, he and Chvojka lost a close first round match to Andy and Jamie Murray
. After a week off, Duclos beat Chvojka 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 and Michael McClune
7–6, 7–6 before falling to No. 3 seed Ricardo Mello
in qualifying for the ATP 250 2011 Winston-Salem Open
. At the last moment he was entered as a Lucky Loser replacing Kevin Anderson
, and managed to defeat World No. 67 Ryan Harrison 7–5, 7–5. Taking advantage of Harrison's poor first serve percentage, Duclos serve and volleyed as often as he could, to surprise the up-and-coming American. This result will see him crack the top 300 for the first time since November, 2009. He next faces No. 10 seed Robin Haase
.
. He is 1.78 metres tall, 77 kg in weight, and plays right-handed with a two handed backhand. He has indicated that his favourite surface is hard court. Duclos is coached by Italian Donato Campagnoli.
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player. According to the ATP
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, he is Quebec
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's highest ranked singles and doubles player as well as Canada's sixth best in singles and third in doubles.
Duclos has appeared in six ATP World Tour / ATP Tour main draw matches, winning one of two singles matches and one of three in doubles. He has also captured four ATP Challenger events, all in doubles.
2003, 2004, 2005
Duclos played in his first professional tour tournament in August 2003, reaching the second round of the Brazil F5 Futures tournament. The following year he played in ten futures and one challenger tournament (all but one in and from August) and finished 2004 World No. 1170. He played in 18 Futures in 2005, reaching the final in one, Mexico F16 in October, and the quarter-finals in four others. He finished his year losing in the first round of the PueblaPuebla
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challenger to Mexican No. 1 Bruno Echagaray
Bruno Echagaray
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in three sets and as the World No. 723.
2006, 2007
For 2006, Duclos played 13 Futures and 6 challengers. He reached the semi-finals of Mexico F7 and Mexico F19, and the quarters of Mexico F17. He finished the World No.~640 and without yet having won a match at the challenger level. The story was different in doubles however, as Duclos reached the semi-finals in consecutive challengers in April played in Mexico and then, partnering André GhemAndré Ghem
André Ghem is a professional Brazilian tennis player.- Career :He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 14, 2006, when he became the World No. 181....
, won a third. He won Mexico F7, partnering Echagaray, reached the semis of the Yuba City challenger, won Mexico F17 with Raphael Durek, and reached the semis of the Maui
Maui
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.
Duclos began 2007 by winning his first Futures in doubles, Mexico F2, and then reaching the finals of his second tournament, Portugal F1 in both singles and doubles. He won the doubles of Portugal F2 and F3 partnering Niels Desein
Niels Desein
Niels Desein is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Ghent, Belgium, and currently resides in Wondelgem, Belgium.-Professional tour:...
and Franko Skugor
Franko Škugor
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respectively. In April Duclos reached consecutive quarterfinals at two Futures in the U.A.E. as well as the tourney's finals in doubles. He then in May reached consecutive semis in two Futures in Belarus
Belarus
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in singles and his ranking then stood at World No. 526. Duclos won Ireland F1 in doubles with Durek and followed this up with his first challenger level win, in Dublin, over Slovak Igor Zelenay
Igor Zelenay
Igor Zelenay is a professional tennis player. He mainly plays doubles, and his career high rank is 74, achieved on 2 February 2009. His career high in singles is 279, achieved on August 1, 2005.-Doubles:...
.
Following a first round loss at the Granby Challenger
Granby Challenger
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, where he reached the semis in doubles, Duclos scored his most impressive victory to date, a comeback three-set win over Spaniard Feliciano López
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....
in qualifying for the 2007 Rogers Cup. Unfortunately, the Quebecer failed to qualify losing soundly in the qualifying round to Italian Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini
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, 2–6, 2–6. In doubles partnering compatriot Philip Bester
Philip Bester
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he lost in his first ATP Tour-level main draw match, 4–6, 4–6 to Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
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and Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
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. Duclos then reached three straight Futures quarterfinals, at France F12, Spain F34, and Spain F35. He had won his first tour title in the following week, winning Spain F36 by defeating World No. 369 Guillermo Alcaide
Guillermo Alcaide
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in the semis and World No. 359 Miguel Ángel López Jaén
Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen
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in the final in straight sets. He also won the doubles partnering Daniel Lustig. Luclos's singles ranking jumped to World No. 388, his second highest to date. He finished the year though losing in the first round of three straight challengers in singles, but reached the finals in consecutive tournies in doubles and a world ranking of No. 208, also a career high.
2008
Duclos's 2008 season picked up in June as he won doubles at the BelarusBelarus
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F2, where he also reached the quarters in singles. In July he reached the semis of Turkey F7, losing to eventual champion Marsel Ilhan
Marsel Ilhan
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. Duclos then won Syria
Syria
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F1, where he won all his matches handily, 2 and 2 over his first round opponent, 2 and 2 again in the second round, 5 and 1 in the quarters, 2 and love in the semis and 4 and 1 in the final, a win over Riccardo Ghedin
Riccardo Ghedin
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. He reached the quarters of Syria F2 and won Senegal
Senegal
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F1, as the top seed, at the end of July / first of August, defeating No. 2 seed Niels Desein
Niels Desein
Niels Desein is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Ghent, Belgium, and currently resides in Wondelgem, Belgium.-Professional tour:...
in the final. He also teamed with Desein to form the top seeded doubles tandem and won the tournament. He lost in the final of Senegal F2 to Desein, retiring at 3–3 in the first set, and the pair, for a second consecutive event, won doubles. With this success, Duclos reached a career high singles ATP entry ranking of World No. 337.
After a few weeks off, Duclos has resumed where he left off, defeating World No. 283 Thomas Oger
Thomas Oger
Thomas Oger is a professional Monegasque tennis player.Oger reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on October 29, 2007, when he became World number 249...
in the finals 6–3, 6–0, to win Italy F28 and reach a career ranking of World No. 302, which he has since bettered. He and Desein again won the doubles, as the top seeded pair. Duclos then withdrew, during the first week of September, from his second round match of France F13, as the tournament No. 6 seed. After a near two month lay-off he rolled to the final of Spain F42 as the No. 3 seed, not losing more than 4 games in any set. He dropped the final however to Yannick Mertens
Yannick Mertens
Yannick Mertens is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Anderlecht, Belgium and currently resides in Lennik, Belgium.-Career:...
, the No. 6 seed, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6. Then after losing in the first round of Spain F43 Duclos, as the tournament No. 3 seed, lost in the quarterfinals twice in consecutive tournaments, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
F4 and F5.
2009
Duclos began his 2009 in early February playing Ivory Coast F1 and F2, winning one match and losing two. He fared far better in the doubles as he and partner Andreas Haider-MaurerAndreas Haider-Maurer
Andreas Haider-Maurer is an Austrian professional tennis player. In the first round of 2010 US Open he forced world no. 5 Robin Söderling to a fifth set before losing the match....
won F1 and lost the final of F2. In late February he qualified for the Wolfsburg challenger
Volkswagen Challenger
The Volkswagen Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennisclub Grün-Gold Wolfsburg in Wolfsburg, Germany, since 1993.-Singles:-Doubles:Ŀ-External...
, and lost the second round of the main draw to Alex Bogdanovic
Alex Bogdanovic
Aleksa Bogdanovic , also known as his British nickname Alex, is a Serbian-British tennis player born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Alex was brought to England by his parents Dušan and Amelija when he was seven and took up tennis as a means of making new friends.Bogdanovic turned professional in 2002...
3–6, 6–4, 5–7. The following week he qualified for the Bergamo challenger
Internazionali di Tennis di Bergamo Trofeo Baci & Abracci
The Internazionali Trismoka is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the PalaNorda di Bergamo - Palazetto di Gorle, in Bergamo, Italy, since...
and lost in the first round of the main draw. In mid-March he failed to qualify for the Marrakech challenger
Morocco Tennis Tour - Marrakech
The Morocco Tennis Tour - Marrakech is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Marrakech, Morocco, since 2007.-Singles:...
. The following week he lost in the first round of the main draw of the Sarajevo challenger
BH Telecom Indoors
The BH Telecom Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2003.-Singles:...
. In doubles, partnering Nicholas Monroe, Duclos lost in the semi-finals.
In early April, the No. 2 seed Duclos reached the quarterfinals of Russia F1 in singles while in doubles he and partner Denis Matsukevich lost in the semis. After reaching the second round of Russia F2, he qualified for the main draw of the Aegean Tennis Cup
Aegean Tennis Cup
The Ixian Grand Aegean Tennis Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Rhodes Tennis Club in Rhodes, Greece, since 2009.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:**...
, losing in the first round to Prakash Amritraj
Prakash Amritraj
Prakash Amritraj is a now inactive tour professional tennis player.-Background:Amritaj is the son of Indian tennis great Vijay Amritraj, who played at Wimbledon for 17 years and in the Davis Cup for 20 years. He is also the cousin of fellow tour pro Stephen Amritraj, whose father Anand was also a...
. Duclos next qualified for the main draw of the Israel Open
Israel Open
The Israel Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is organized by the Israel Tennis Center and held annually at the Israel Tennis Center in Ramat HaSharon, Israel, since...
, but again lost in the first round. In doubles there he and partner Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves (tennis)
Thiago Alves is a professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career high rank was #88, achieved on July 13, 2009.- In Grand Slams :He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the...
also succumbed in their first main draw match. Duclos next lost in singles in the final round of qualifying for the Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
The Türk Telecom İzmir Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the UTEM Tennis Club in İzmir, Turkey, since 2008....
.
Duclos saw his ranking rise to a career best in May as he reached the quarter-finals of the Fergana Challenger
Fergana Challenger
The Fergana Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Istiklol Tennis Club in Fergana, Uzbekistan, since 2000....
, defeating tournament No. 7 seed and World No. 275 Kamil Čapkovič
Kamil Capkovic
Kamil Čapkovič is a professional Slovak tennis player. He was born in Michalovce, Slovak Republic.-Career:Čapkovič has spent most of his time on the Futures and Challenger circuits, where he has won several Futures titles....
in straight sets in the first round before falling to No. 4 seed Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko is a Ukrainian male tennis player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles is #67 and he is inactive in doubles...
in 3 sets in the quarters. This result saw him move one place past long-time Canada No. 2 Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's seventh-ranked singles performer, according to the ATP; he was however the country's top singles player from June 21, 2010 until January 17, 2011. Previously he was also Canada's No...
in the ATP rankings to a career high World No. 278. He showed well in Fergana in doubles too, as he and partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a professional tennis player from Pakistan. He is currently Pakistan's top player. A top 10 doubles player, his highest Singles Race ranking is 103rd and is the former Asian No. 3...
reached the final. The following week Duclos failed to qualify for the main draw of the Trofeo Cassa di Risparmio di Alessandria in singles and in doubles reached the quarter-finals partnering Jacopo Marchegiani.
In June, Duclos reached the second round in singles at the Sunset Moulding YCRC Challenger
Sunset Moulding YCRC Challenger
The Sunset Moulding YCRC Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Yuba City Racquet & Health Club in Yuba City, California, USA, since...
, scoring a first-round win of veteran and No. 1 seed Vince Spadea
Vince Spadea
Vincent Spadea [SPAY-dee-ya] is an ATP Tour professional tennis player from the United States. He is one of only four players in history to defeat Roger Federer 6–0 in set, at a major event....
before falling in his next match to another veteran, Cecil Mamiit
Cecil Mamiit
Cecil Valdeavilla Mamiit is a tennis player from the United States who now represents the Philippines. He began his professional career in 1996. He reached his highest individual ranking in the ATP Tour on October 11, 1999, when he became World No...
. This allowed him to reach a new career high singles ranking of World No. 270, but he has been displaced by Polanksy as the number two singles player in Canada thanks to the latter's good showing in qualifying for the main draw of the French Open
2009 French Open
The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
. Duclos continued his fine doubles play, reaching the semi-finals in Yuba City partnering Alex Kuznetsov
Alex Kuznetsov
----Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old...
.
Duclos lost in the first round of the Lines Trophy
Lines Trophy
-Women's singles:-Women's doubles:-External links:**...
to Thomas Fabbiano in late June, and then again, the following week, to World No. 227 Ruben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans , is a Belgian male professional tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking was No. 172 reached on October 26, 2009. His best doubles rank is No. 245....
of Belgium, in the opening round of the Open Diputación
Open Diputación
The Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the Club Tenis Pozoblanco in Pozoblanco, Spain since...
challenger. He received his career highest singles record this week too, of World No. 259. In doubles, Duclos lost in the first round in Reggio Emilia and the second round in Pozoblanco, partnering Mario Torres and Lukáš Lacko
Lukáš Lacko
Lukáš Lacko is a professional Slovak tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 60, which he reached on February 22, 2010. His career high doubles ranking was 213 on November 30, 2009.- Tennis career :...
respectively. The week after, he reached the second round of the Manchester Trophy, defeating World No. 1766 Ashley Hewitt 6–2, 6–0 before falling to No. 7 seed Lacko 4–6, 4–6. He dropped in the rankings, however, some 23 spots because of the ATP ranking points he had last year for winning the Futures event in Damascus last July became more than a year old this week. In doubles in Manchester, Duclos and partner Lacko reached the semi-finals.
The week after, Duclos lost to Izak van der Merwe
Izak van der Merwe
- Professional career :In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating World No. 177 Miguel Ángel López Jaén, World No. 126 Kristian Pless, and World No. 246 Frédéric Niemeyer...
in the first round of the Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
The Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's tour. It is held annually at the Hilary J...
, 4–6, 6–3, 0–6. In doubles, he and partner Nick Monroe lost in the first round. The following week at the Granby Challenger
Granby Challenger
The Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Granby, Quebec, Canada, since 1993....
he eked out a three set win over No. 3 seed Brendan Evans
Brendan Evans
Brendan Evans is an American professional tennis player. On the junior circuit, Evans reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 2 in 2004, when he won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open doubles titles alongside Scott Oudesma. Evans competes today on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP...
in the first round, 6–2, 1–6, 7–5, before falling in the second round to Ryler DeHeart
Ryler DeHeart
Ryler DeHeart is an American professional tennis player. He reached his singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010. He is coached by Brad Dancer.-Professional career:...
5–7, 5–7. In doubles Duclos played with Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events...
and reached the second round. Last week Duclos defeated No. 6 seed Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson (tennis)
Kevin Anderson is a male South African tennis player.He became the top-ranked South African player on 10 March 2008 after making the final at the 2008 Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas...
in the first round of the main draw of the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
The Odlum Brown Vancouver Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour, and of the International Tennis Federation Women's Circuit...
, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4. In the second round he fell to eventual finalist Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man"....
6–3, 0–6, 4–6. In doubles he and partner Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil is currently ranked World No. 124 in singles and No. 115 in doubles, both career highs. As Canada's No. 2 in singles and No...
lost in the first round.
Duclos received a wild card into qualifying for the Rogers Cup being played last week in Montreal. He lost to No. 3 seed Andrey Golubev
Andrey Golubev
Andrey Golubev is a Kazakhstani professional tennis playercurrently living in Italy. His career high rank is #33, achieved on October 4, 2010. He has participated in all Grand Slam tournaments, the first being the 2008 US Open, as well in the main draw of ATP Masters Series and ATP International...
2–6, 2–6. In doubles, Duclos and compatriot Frank Dancevic
Frank Dancevic
Frank Russell Dancevic is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. He is the Canada No...
, a wild card pairing, lost in the second round of the main draw. The following week Duclos lost in three sets to No. 2 seed Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko is a Ukrainian male tennis player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles is #67 and he is inactive in doubles...
in the first round of the Karsi Challenger in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
. In doubles, he and partner Denis Molchanov, the top-seeded doubles entry, lost in the second round. The week after Duclos reached the semi-finals of the Southern Capital Cup in Astana
Astana
Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...
, knocking off top seed Michail Elgin
Michail Elgin
Michail Elgin, is a Russian professional tennis player.Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania 1–6, 4–6.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:...
in the first round, James McGee in the second, and No. 7 seed Greg Jones
Greg Jones (tennis)
Greg Jones is an Australian professional tennis player.-Early life:Born in Sydney, Jones is an only child. He is the son of Russell Jones, a quantity surveyor, and Donna Jones, a teacher...
in the quarters, 6–2, 7–5, before falling to No. 3 seed and eventual champion Ivan Sergeyev
Ivan Sergeyev
Ivan Sergeyev is a professional tennis player.-Singles: 4 :-External links:...
in two tie-breaks. In doubles, Duclos and partner Alexey Kedryuk are the top seeds lost in the finals.
After a week off, Duclos, as the No. 6 seed, lost in the quarter-finals of France F14, in Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
, having defeated qualifier Baptiste Maitre and World No. 438 Rabie Chaki before falling to No. 3 seed Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events...
. In doubles, Duclos and Niels Desein
Niels Desein
Niels Desein is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Ghent, Belgium, and currently resides in Wondelgem, Belgium.-Professional tour:...
, the top seeds, lost in the second round. The week after he lost in the first round of the Sicilia Classic Mancuso Company Cup
Sicilia Classic Mancuso Company Cup
The Sicilia Classic is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Palermo, Italy, since 2009.-Singles:-Doubles:...
, comprehensively to Miguel Ángel López Jaén
Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen
Miguel Ángel López Jaén is a professional tennis player from Spain.- Junior career :López Jaén had a brief career at the top level of Juniors play, reaching a high of #76 in April, 2000 before turning his sights on pro tournaments.- 2000 to 2007 :López Jaén cracked the top-300 as a 20 year old in...
(2 and 2). In doubles, Duclos and partner Rogerio Dutra Da Silva
Rogerio Dutra da Silva
Rogério Dutra Da Silva is a Brazilian professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:...
, the No. 4 seeds, lost in the final. After being off another week, Duclos reached the semi-finals of France F17 as the No. 4 seed. In doubles, he and partner Olivier Charroin
Olivier Charroin
Olivier Charroin is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 523 on 23 June 2008, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 98, on 24 October 2011.-Doubles...
, the No. 1 seeds, also reached the semis.
In late October, Duclos reached the quarterfinals of France F19 in singles as the No. 4 seed. In doubles, he and partner Desein won the title as the top seed. After a week off, Duclos lost to No. 8 seed Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Kukushkin is a professional Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin.-History:Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006 and achieved his highest ranking on 1 November 2010....
in the first round of the President's Cup
President's Cup (tennis)
The President's Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Astana, Kazakhstan, since 2007.-Singles:-Doubles:...
challenger, 4–6, 3–6. In doubles, he and partner Lester Cook
Lester Cook
Lester Cook is an American professional tennis player.-External links:...
, unseeded, lost in the first round. In the second week of November Duclos lost to No. 3 seed Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6....
in the first round of the Caversham International Tennis Tournament
Caversham International Tennis Tournament
The Caversham International Tennis Tournament was a professional tennis tournament played on Carpet. It was a part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It was held in Jersey, Great Britain, from 2008 to 2009.-Singles:-Doubles:...
, 3–6, 4–6. In doubles, he and partner Joshua Goodall
Joshua Goodall
Joshua Jake Goodall is a British tennis player and the current British No.12 in Doubles, His ATP Doubles world ranking is 293...
, unseeded, lost in the semi-finals.
Duclos finished 2009 ranked World No. 357 in singles and No. 142 in doubles.
2010
Duclos was not in action during the opening week of tournaments. The following week he qualified for the singles main draw at the 2010 Challenger Salinas Diario Expreso2010 Challenger Salinas Diario Expreso
The 2010 Challenger Salinas Diario Expreso was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
challenger, but lost in the first round of the main to fellow qualifier Iván Endara. In doubles, he and his partner, doubles specialist Andreas Siljestrom, lost in the first round to the No. 2 seeds Jonathan Marray
Jonathan Marray
Jonny Marray is a British tennis player who represents Yorkshire. As of June 2009 he is the 9th highest ranked player in Britain....
and Jamie Murray
Jamie Murray
Jamie Robert Murray is a British tennis player from Scotland who specialises in doubles and is Britain's number 1 doubles player. He is the older brother of Andy Murray. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 with Jelena Janković. Murray had an early career partnership with Eric Butorac,...
, 4–6, 4–6.
Two weeks later Duclos, unseeded, lost in singles qualifying for the Honolulu Challenger
2010 Honolulu Challenger
The 2010 Honolulu Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Honolulu, Hawaii between 25 and 31 January 2010.-Seeds:* Rankings are as of January 18, 2010...
in the second round, to No. 5 seed Nikola Mektic 3–6, 4–6. In doubles he and partner Siljestrom, the No. 4 seeds, lost in the first round. The following week Duclos was unseeded in the main draw of the McDonald's Burnie International
2010 McDonald's Burnie International
The 2010 McDonald's Burnie International was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
challenger, where he defeated unseeded Australians Kaden Hensel and Sadik Kadur in the first and second rounds, before losing to yet another unseeded Australian in the quarter-finals, Joseph Sirianni
Joseph Sirianni
Joseph Sirianni is an Australian tennis player from Melbourne, Victoria. Sirianni was born to father Joseph and mother Ida. Sirianni turned professional in 1996 and he plays right-handed. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of World Number 138 on 20 October 2008...
, 6–7, 3–6. In doubles, he and partner Henri Kontinen
Henri Kontinen
Henri Kontinen is a Finnish tennis player. His highest ranking is 220th which was archived on 18 October 2010. His brother Micke is also a tennis player.-Junior career:...
, the No. 3 seeds, lost in the first round.
After a week off, Duclos reached the second round of qualifying for the Delray Beach International ATP 250
2010 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
The 2010 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
tournament, where he lost in three sets to No. 8 seed Carlos Salamanca
Carlos Salamanca
Carlos Salamanca Caicedo is a Colombian professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-External links:*...
6–4, 4–6, 5–7. Off the following week, Duclos, the No. 5 seed, lost to top-seeded Filip Prpic
Filip Prpic
Filip Prpic is a professional Swedish player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Prpic's career-high ranking was World Number 194, which he achieved on May 1, 2006. His current single ranking is 316....
in the qualifying round of the BH Telecom Indoors
BH Telecom Indoors
The BH Telecom Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2003.-Singles:...
challenger, 5–7, 6–3, 5–7. In doubles, he and partner Stefano Galvani
Stefano Galvani
Stefano Galvani is a professional male tennis player from Italy.- 2008 :In June, Galvani qualified in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon, beating #222 Yeu-Tzuoo Wang, #148 Andrey Golubev, and #197 Ilija Bozoljac....
reached the second round of the main draw.
In late March, Duclos lost in the second round of the Challenger Banque Nationale
2010 Challenger Banque Nationale – Singles
Rik de Voest won in the final 6–0, 7–5, against Tim Smyczek.-Seeds:# Michał Przysiężny # Dieter Kindlmann # Alex Kuznetsov # Michael Lammer Brendan Evans ...
in Rimouski, to former World No. 198 Martin Slanar
Martin Slanar
-2007:Slanar's career finally got going in 2007. His career-best singles ranking is World No. 198.- External links :* *...
. In doubles, he and fellow Canadian Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's seventh-ranked singles performer, according to the ATP; he was however the country's top singles player from June 21, 2010 until January 17, 2011. Previously he was also Canada's No...
lost in the first round. The following week Duclos lost in the first round of the 2010 Abierto Internacional del Bicentenario Leon
2010 Abierto Internacional del Bicentenario Leon
The 2010 Abierto Internacional del Bicentenario Leon was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
, to unseeded Alexander Sadecky. In doubles, he and Nicholas Monroe reached the semi-finals, where they fell to the top seeds, Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil is currently ranked World No. 124 in singles and No. 115 in doubles, both career highs. As Canada's No. 2 in singles and No...
and Santiago González in tie-breaker set. After a week off, Duclos and partner Ryler DeHeart
Ryler DeHeart
Ryler DeHeart is an American professional tennis player. He reached his singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010. He is coached by Brad Dancer.-Professional career:...
won the doubles title of the 2010 Manta Open, while in singles Duclos lost to DeHeart, the No. 7 seed, in the second the round.
After a week off, Duclos reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 Busan Open Challenger Tennis
2010 Busan Open Challenger Tennis
The 2010 Busan Open Challenger Tennis was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
. In doubles he and partner Yang Tsung-hua
Yang Tsung-hua
Yang Tsung-hua is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. On the junior circuit, Yang reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 1 in 2008, when he won the French Open singles title against polish player Jerzy Janowicz in two sets, and the Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles titles alongside...
, seeded No. 3, lost in the finals. Two weeks ago Duclos reached the second round of the 2010 Fergana Challenger
2010 Fergana Challenger
The 2010 Fergana Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Fergana, Uzbekistan between May 17 and May 22, 2010.-Seeds:*Rankings are as of May 10, 2010....
, losing to Chinese qualifier Zhang Ze
Zhang Ze
Zhang Ze is a Chinese male tennis player.-External links:...
in three sets. Again partnering Yang is doubles, the pair could not repeat the success of the previous week and lost in the first round, despite belowing the No. 2 seeds. After a week off, Duclos lost in the first round, as an alternate entry, to fellow Canadian Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's seventh-ranked singles performer, according to the ATP; he was however the country's top singles player from June 21, 2010 until January 17, 2011. Previously he was also Canada's No...
, in the 2010 Weil Tennis Academy Challenger
2010 Weil Tennis Academy Challenger
The 2010 Weil Tennis Academy Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
. He and partner John Paul Fruttero
John Paul Fruttero
John Paul Fruttero is a American professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 183 on 21 November 2005, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 135, on 26 September...
also lost in the first round in doubles.
After three weeks off, Duclos played one of his best tournaments on tour, qualifying to reach the second round of the 2010 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship
2010 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship
The 2010 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
in singles while winning the doubles. Beating Juan-Manuel Elizondo and Luka Gregorc
Luka Gregorc
Luka Gregorc is a tennis player from Slovenia. Gregorc reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 172 on August 3, 2009, and highest doubles ranking on September 12, 2005, reaching World Number 557...
, both in straight sets, in qualifying, he defeated Dominican Republic No. 1 Víctor Estrella
Víctor Estrella
Víctor Estrella is a professional tennis player from the Dominican Republic. He reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on August 15, 2011, when he became World number 206...
in the round of 32 before losing narrowly in the round of 16 to Björn Phau
Bjorn Phau
Björn Phau is a German tennis player and the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father. He reached a singles ranking of 59 in the world on 19 June 2006. He defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis...
, 3–6 in the third set. Duclos then claimed the doubles crown by partnering Ryler DeHeart
Ryler DeHeart
Ryler DeHeart is an American professional tennis player. He reached his singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010. He is coached by Brad Dancer.-Professional career:...
to the tandem's second challenger title in just two times playing together. After a week off, Duclos lost in the qualifying round for the 2010 Comerica Bank Challenger
2010 Comerica Bank Challenger
The 2010 Comerica Bank Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard court. This was the twenty-third edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
, despite being the No. 2 seed. In doubles, he and partner Artem Sitak
Artem Sitak
Artem Yurievich Sitak is a Russian-born New Zealand tennis player. On August 11, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on August 30, 2010...
, the No. 4 seeds, lost in the second round. Last week Duclos, the No. 1 seed in qualifying, qualified for the main singles draw of the 2010 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
2010 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
The 2010 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard court. It was a sixteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
where he defeated unseeded Yuichi Sugita
Yuichi Sugita
Yuichi Sugita is a Japanese tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On November 29, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 181.-Singles finals: 2 :-External links:*...
in the first round, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 before losing to No. 4 seed Kevin Kim
Kevin Kim
- External links :* *...
in the next after, despite winning a first set tiebreak. In doubles, he and partner Nick Monroe
Nick Monroe
Benjamin Nicholas "Nick" Monroe is an American professional tennis player. He has won three ATP Challenger titles in his career.- College career :...
lost their first round match despite being the No. 4 seeds.
Duclos lost to No. 1 seed and eventual champion Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke is a German tennis player. He reached his career high ranking in singles at No. 64 on 31 January 2011 and in doubles at No. 419 on 17 October 2011.-2008:...
, 3–6, 4–6, in the first round of the 2010 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
2010 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
The 2010 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
, an event that features the top eight ranked (active) Canadian singles players. In doubles, Duclos and partner Igor Sijsling
Igor Sijsling
Igor Sijsling is a Dutch tennis player. He is coached by Dennis Schenk. He reached his career high ATP ranking of 126 on 13 December 2010.-External links:*...
also lost their first round match. The following week Duclos was the No. 6 seed in the 2010 Beijing International Challenger
2010 Beijing International Challenger
The 2010 Beijing International Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
, where he lost his opening match, to World No. 431 Gong Maoxin
Gong Maoxin
Gong Maoxin , is a professional male tennis player.-Doubles: 3 :- External links :* * *...
6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4). He and partner Artem Sitak
Artem Sitak
Artem Yurievich Sitak is a Russian-born New Zealand tennis player. On August 11, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on August 30, 2010...
however, the No. 2 seeds, took the doubles title, Duclos's fourth at the Challenger level.
Pierre-Ludovic was also granted a wild card into the singles draw of the 2010 Rogers Cup
2010 Rogers Cup
The 2010 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 121st edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, one of four Canadians. He lost his first round encounter with Yen-Hsun Lu, 4–6, 4–6. It was his first main draw experience in singles in an ATP World Tour event. He did not play doubles. Off for three weeks, Duclos next lost, in early September, in the first round in singles at the 2010 Trophée des Alpilles
2010 Trophée des Alpilles
The 2010 Trophée des Alpilles was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
, to Vincent Millot
Vincent Millot
Vincent Millot is a professional tennis player.-Singles :-External links:...
4–6, 4–6. In doubles, he and partner Uladzimir Ignatik, the No. 3 seeds, lost in the semi-finals. Pierre-Ludovic then again fell in the first round in singles, this time to Alex Kuznetsov
Alex Kuznetsov
----Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old...
4–6, 3–6, at the 2010 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma
2010 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma
The 2010 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
. In doubles he and partner Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil is currently ranked World No. 124 in singles and No. 115 in doubles, both career highs. As Canada's No. 2 in singles and No...
, the No. 2 seeds, lost the semi-finals.
After a week off Duclos was the No. 4 seed at Canada F4, at Rexall Centre
Rexall Centre
Rexall Centre is a tennis stadium in Toronto, Ontario. Rexall Centre is the venue for the professional Canada Masters tournament, held annually. The facility also is a year-round tennis training facility. The main stadium is occasionally used for seasonal concerts...
, where he lost in the quarter-finals to No. 7 seed Nicholas Monroe, 6–4, 6–7(10), 3–6. He and Monroe were in fact the No. 1 seeds in the doubles competition, but the pair lost in the quarters, to compatriots Frank Dancevic
Frank Dancevic
Frank Russell Dancevic is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. He is the Canada No...
and Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil is currently ranked World No. 124 in singles and No. 115 in doubles, both career highs. As Canada's No. 2 in singles and No...
. After a week off, Duclos qualified, as the No. 3 seed, for the singles main draw of the 2010 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament
2010 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament
The 2010 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
. He lost to No. 3 seed Julian Reister
Julian Reister
Julian Reister is a German professional tennis player. His career high rank was No. 92, achieved on May 2, 2011.-2006:...
in the opening round, 6–1, 2–6, 3–6. In doubles, he and partner Ryler DeHeart
Ryler DeHeart
Ryler DeHeart is an American professional tennis player. He reached his singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010. He is coached by Brad Dancer.-Professional career:...
, the No. 3 seeds, reached the quarter-finals.
The following week Duclos won three singles matched to qualify for the 2010 Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger
2010 Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger
The 2010 Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
in Tiburon, California
Tiburon, California
Tiburon is an incorporated town in Marin County, California. It occupies most of the Tiburon Peninsula, which reaches south into the San Francisco Bay. The smaller city of Belvedere occupies the south-east part of the peninsula and is contiguous with Tiburon...
. In the main draw he lost to his doubles partner DeHeart 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, in the first round. He and DeHeart, the No. 3 seeds, lost in doubles in the final. The week after, Pierre-Ludovic entered the 2010 Calabasas Pro Tennis Championships
2010 Calabasas Pro Tennis Championships
The 2010 Calabasas Pro Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
just in doubles, again partnering DeHeart. The No. 1 seeds, they went out in the semi-finals to the No. 4 seeds Rik de Voest
Rik de Voest
Rik de Voest is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006....
and Bobby Reynolds
Bobby Reynolds
----Robert "Bobby" Thomas Reynolds in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American professional tennis player who resides in Acworth, Georgia.-Professional career:...
. The following week Duclos lost in the qualifying round in singles qualifying, to Yuki Bhambri
Yuki Bhambri
Yuki Bhambri is a male Indian professional tennis player. Yuki is managed by IMG and trains at the IMG Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida.-Junior career:...
after winning the first set, for the next USTA-sponsored challenger, the 2010 Virginia National Bank Men's Pro Championship
2010 Virginia National Bank Men's Pro Championship
The 2010 Virginia National Bank Men's Pro Championship was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
. He is again playing doubles with DeHeart and the No. 4 seeds have lost the final.
The following week, the second of November, Duclos only entered in doubles at the 2010 Knoxville Challenger
2010 Knoxville Challenger
The 2010 Knoxville Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
. He and DeHeart, the No. 4 seeded team, lost in the first round. The week after, at the 2010 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana
2010 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana
The 2010 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
, Duclos lost in the second round of singles qualifying to unranked American Marek Czerwinski. In doubles he and DeHeart, the top seeds, lost the final. Pierre-Ludovic finished 2010 ranked World No. 433 in singles and No. 127 in doubles.
2011
At the half-way point of 2011, Duclos has come on strong of late in singles while having had a consistently okay year in doubles. He most successful doubles partnership has been with Ivo KlecIvo Klec
Ivo Klec is a Slovak tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On August 21, 2006, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 184.-External links:...
. The pair have played together in two Challengers and reached the semi-finals in one, the Czech Open
2011 UniCredit Czech Open – Doubles
Marcel Granollers and David Marrero were the defending champions but Granollers decided not to participate.Marrero played alongside Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo...
, and the finals of the 2011 Jalisco Open
2011 Jalisco Open – Doubles
Vasek Pospisil and Bobby Reynolds won the first edition of this tournament, beating Pierre-Ludovic Duclos and Ivo Klec 6–4, 6–7, [10–6] in the final.-Seeds:# Jordan Kerr / Travis Parrott ...
in June.
In Guadalajara, Duclos played his best ever singles tour event as well, reaching the tournament final as a lucky loser entrant. He had lost to the most recent ITF junior tour champion Juan Sebastián Gómez
Juan Sebastián Gómez
Juan Sebastián Gómez is a Colombian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 520 on 24 October 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 372, on 24 October...
in the qualifying round before going on to beat top-200 players Carlos Salamanca
Carlos Salamanca
Carlos Salamanca Caicedo is a Colombian professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-External links:*...
and Joao Souza
João Souza
João Olavo Soares de Souza is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Souza competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 90 August 7, 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 171, on September 21, 2009...
in the quarter and semi-finals of the main draw. Having already played seven singles and three doubles matches in six days, Duclos went down rather easily in the final to No. 2 seed Paul Capdeville
Paul Capdeville
Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro is a Chilean tennis player.Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On May 18, 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 76....
, 5–7, 1–6. His other significant singles result so far was qualifying and then reaching the quarter-finals of the 2011 Sarasota Open
2011 Sarasota Open
The 2011 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts. It was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Longboat Key, Florida, United States between April 23 and May 1, 2011.-Seeds:...
. His success in May and June has seen his singles ranking return to well inside the top 400. In doubles, in addition to the Guadalajara finals, Duclos reached three semi-finals and three quarter-finals in eleven Challenger events played.
Duclos began July by losing in the second round of singles qualifying for the 2011 Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships. He did not participate in doubles. The following week he lost in the first round in singles at the 2011 Comerica Bank Challenger
2011 Comerica Bank Challenger
The 2011 Comerica Bank Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...
, as an Alternate entrant, in three sets to No. 6 seed Carsten Ball
Carsten Ball
Carsten Thomas Ball is a professional Australian tennis player. Although born and based in the U.S., Carsten has continued to compete as an Australian player.-Tennis career:...
. A week later Duclos faired far better, reaching the semi-finals of the 2011 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
2011 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
The 2011 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour tour and the 12th edition for the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit...
, again as an Alternate. After a week off, Duclos began August by going out in the first round of the 2011 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
2011 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
The 2011 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit...
, in three sets to fellow Quebecer Érik Chvojka
Érik Chvojka
Érik Chvojka is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is currently Canada No. 4 in singles according to the ATP Rankings....
. In all four North American Challengers he competed in in doubles, from late June to early August, he lost in the first round.
Duclos lost in the first round of qualifying at the 2011 Rogers Cup
2011 Rogers Cup
The 2011 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament to be played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 122nd edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, to Matthew Ebden
Matthew Ebden
Matthew Ebden is an Australian professional tennis player who is currently ranked the World No. 80, making him the second highest ranked Australian behind Bernard Tomic...
4–6, 6–7(4). In doubles, he and Chvojka lost a close first round match to Andy and Jamie Murray
Jamie Murray
Jamie Robert Murray is a British tennis player from Scotland who specialises in doubles and is Britain's number 1 doubles player. He is the older brother of Andy Murray. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 with Jelena Janković. Murray had an early career partnership with Eric Butorac,...
. After a week off, Duclos beat Chvojka 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 and Michael McClune
Michael McClune
Michael McClune is an American professional tennis player.He turned professional in 2007, is represented by Olivier van Lindonk of IMG, and signed a lucrative contract with Nike.-Junior career:...
7–6, 7–6 before falling to No. 3 seed Ricardo Mello
Ricardo Mello
Ricardo Mello is a Brazilian tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was no. 50 in 2005...
in qualifying for the ATP 250 2011 Winston-Salem Open
2011 Winston-Salem Open
The 2011 Winston–Salem Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was previously known as the Pilot Pen Tennis but was relocated to Winston Salem. It was the 43rd edition of the Winston-Salem Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
. At the last moment he was entered as a Lucky Loser replacing Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson (tennis)
Kevin Anderson is a male South African tennis player.He became the top-ranked South African player on 10 March 2008 after making the final at the 2008 Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas...
, and managed to defeat World No. 67 Ryan Harrison 7–5, 7–5. Taking advantage of Harrison's poor first serve percentage, Duclos serve and volleyed as often as he could, to surprise the up-and-coming American. This result will see him crack the top 300 for the first time since November, 2009. He next faces No. 10 seed Robin Haase
Robin Haase
Robin Haase is a Dutch tennis player. Haase is currently the highest-ranked Dutch player, with his career high of No. 41 coming on 29 August 2011. He is endorsed by Head and SNS Reaal.-Career:...
.
Profile
Duclos was born and still resides in Sainte-Foy, QuebecSainte-Foy, Quebec
Sainte-Foy is a former city in central Quebec, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into Quebec City on January 1, 2002. Most of Sainte-Foy is in the Borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge....
. He is 1.78 metres tall, 77 kg in weight, and plays right-handed with a two handed backhand. He has indicated that his favourite surface is hard court. Duclos is coached by Italian Donato Campagnoli.
Singles Titles (3)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (0) |
| Futures (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | September 24, 2007 |  Spain F36 (MartosMartos The city of Martos is located in the province of Jaén in the autonomous community of Andalusia in south-central Spain.It has a population of 24061 inhabitants, making Martos the fifth largest municipality in the province... ) |
Hard | Miguel Ángel López Jaén Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen Miguel Ángel López Jaén is a professional tennis player from Spain.- Junior career :López Jaén had a brief career at the top level of Juniors play, reaching a high of #76 in April, 2000 before turning his sights on pro tournaments.- 2000 to 2007 :López Jaén cracked the top-300 as a 20 year old in... |
6–4, 7–6(7) |
| 2. | July 7, 2008 |  Syria F1 (DamascusDamascus Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major... ) |
Hard |  Riccardo GhedinRiccardo Ghedin Riccardo Ghedin is an Italian tennis player.Ghedin qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and lost in the first round of the main draw to Latvian Ernests Gulbis 2-6, 4-6, 4-6.... |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 3. | July 28, 2008 |  Senegal F1 (DakarDakar Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland... ) |
Hard |  Niels DeseinNiels Desein Niels Desein is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Ghent, Belgium, and currently resides in Wondelgem, Belgium.-Professional tour:... |
6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles titles (21)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
| ATP Challengers (5) |
| ITF Futures (16) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 11 July 2005 | U.S.A. F17 (Peoria Peoria, Illinois Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated... ) |
Clay (Outdoor) |  Alexandre Simoni |
 David MartinDavid Martin (tennis) David Martin is a professional American tennis player.He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.-Tennis career:Before attending Stanford, David was a US... Jeremy Wurtzman |
6–3, 7–6(7) |
| 2. | 6 March 2006 | U.S.A. F6 (McAllen, Texas McAllen, Texas McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio... ) |
Hard (Outdoor) |  Wesley WhitehouseWesley Whitehouse Wesley Whitehouse is a tennis player, born 13 March 1979 in Durban, South Africa.- Biography :Whitehouse resides or has resided in between Pretoria, South Africa and Phoenix, Arizona.- Career :... |
 Michel Koning Steven Korteling |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 3. | 24 April 2006 | Mexico City Challenger, (Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... ) |
Hard (Outdoor) | André Ghem André Ghem André Ghem is a professional Brazilian tennis player.- Career :He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 14, 2006, when he became the World No. 181.... |
Rik de Voest Rik de Voest Rik de Voest is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006.... Glenn Weiner |
6–4, 0–6, [10–3] |
| 4. | 15 May 2006 | Mexico F7 (Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco... ) |
Clay (Outdoor) |  Bruno EchagarayBruno Echagaray Bruno Echagaray is a Mexican tennis player. He weighs 85 kg, and is 1.82 m tall. He was the most known Mexican tennis player in 2006. He has reached as high as 165 in the world for singles, and 314 for doubles. Most of his wins have been on carpet, mostly because of his speed... |
Eduardo Peralta-Tello Victor Romero |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 5. | 9 October 2006 | Mexico F17 | Hard (Outdoor) |  Raphael Durek |
Miguel Gallardo-Valles Carlos Palencia |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 6. | 12 February 2007 | Mexico F2 | Hard (Outdoor) |  Pierrick Ysern |
Floris Kilian Boy Westerhof |
0–6, 7–6(2), [10–3] |
| 7. | 5 March 2007 | Portugal F2 | Hard (Outdoor) | Niels Desein Niels Desein Niels Desein is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Ghent, Belgium, and currently resides in Wondelgem, Belgium.-Professional tour:... |
 Murad InoyatovMurad Inoyatov Murad Inoyatov is a professional Uzbekistani tennis player.Inoyatov reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on May 11, 2009, when he became World number 437...  Dmitri SitakDmitri Sitak Dmitri Yurievich Sitak is a Russian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On November 17, 2003, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 356, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 138 was reached on March 22, 2010... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 8. | 12 March 2007 | Portugal F3 | Hard (Outdoor) |  Franko ŠkugorFranko Škugor Franko Škugor is a Croatian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. Although perspective young player, injuries have been backwarding his career until 2010 SkiStar Swedish Open where he reached quarterfinals.... |
Luis Antonio Perez-Perez Sergio Pérez-Pérez |
6–1, 6–0 |
| 9. | 18 June 2007 | Ireland F1 | Carpet (Outdoor) | Raphael Durek |
 Barry King Colin O'Brien |
7–5, 7–6(2) |
| 10. | 24 September 2007 | Spain F36 | Hard (Outdoor) |  Daniel Lustig |
Miguel Ángel López Jaén Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen Miguel Ángel López Jaén is a professional tennis player from Spain.- Junior career :López Jaén had a brief career at the top level of Juniors play, reaching a high of #76 in April, 2000 before turning his sights on pro tournaments.- 2000 to 2007 :López Jaén cracked the top-300 as a 20 year old in... Sergio Pérez-Pérez |
7–5, 5–7, [10–5] |
| 11. | 16 June 2008 | Belarus F2 | Hard (Outdoor) | Dmitri Sitak Dmitri Sitak Dmitri Yurievich Sitak is a Russian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On November 17, 2003, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 356, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 138 was reached on March 22, 2010... |
Sergei Demekhine Pavel Katliarov |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 12. | 28 July 2008 | Senegal F1 | Hard (Outdoor) | Niels Desein |
 Benjamin BalleretBenjamin Balleret Benjamin Balleret is a professional tennis player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour.-Career:... Philippe De Bonnevie |
7–5, 6–7(3), [10–5] |
| 13. | 4 August 2008 | Senegal F2 | Hard (Outdoor) | Niels Desein |
Benjamin Balleret Philippe De Bonnevie |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 14. | 25 August 2008 | Italy F28 | Clay (Outdoor) | Niels Desein |
 Yan Bai Jun-Chao Xun |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 15. | 24 November 2008 | Israel F5 | Hard (Outdoor) |  Amir HadadAmir Hadad Amir Hadad is a professional tennis player.His highest singles ATP ranking was # 180, in 2003. His highest doubles ranking was # 87, also in 2003.-Tennis career:He turned pro in 1995.... |
 Sebastian RieschickSebastian Rieschick Sebastian Rieschick is a German tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 199 . His coach is Peter Pfannkoch.-Singles Titles :-Doubles Titles :-External links:*... Amir WeintraubAmir Weintraub Amir Weintraub is an Israeli professional tennis player. He is the current Israeli champion, and is currently ranked No... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 16. | 2 February 2009 | Ivory Coast F1 | Hard (Outdoor) |  Andreas Haider-MaurerAndreas Haider-Maurer Andreas Haider-Maurer is an Austrian professional tennis player. In the first round of 2010 US Open he forced world no. 5 Robin Söderling to a fifth set before losing the match.... |
Andre Begemann Andre Begemann Andre Begemann is a German professional tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 166 .-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 11 :-External links:* *...  Leonardo TavaresLeonardo Tavares Leonardo Tavares is a Portuguese professional tennis player. He competes on the ATP Tour. On August 2010, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking of no. 186.... |
6–1, 6–7(5), [14–12] |
| 17. | 19 October 2009 | France F19 | Hard (Indoor) | Niels Desein |
Fabrice Martin Fabrice Martin Fabrice Martin is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 259 on 12 September 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 202, on 26 September 2011.-Singles...  Adil ShamasdinAdil Shamasdin Adil Shamasdin is a Canadian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles tennis.-Career:Adil's junior career saw him finish ranked #5 in singles and #1 in doubles in Canada. He reached his highest doubles ranking of World No. 67 on 14 February 2011... |
7–6(8), 1–6, [10–5] |
| 18. | 24 April 2010 | Manta Open – Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray | Hard (Outdoor) | Ryler DeHeart Ryler DeHeart Ryler DeHeart is an American professional tennis player. He reached his singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010. He is coached by Brad Dancer.-Professional career:... |
Martin Emmrich Martin Emmrich Martin Emmrich is a German tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On October 12, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 604 whilst his highest doubles ranking of 86 was achieved on July 4, 2011.-Personal life:...  Andreas SiljeströmAndreas Siljeström Andreas Siljeström is a Swedish professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has a career doubles high-ranking of 113 .-ATP Career finals :-ITF and Challengers Men's Doubles Wins :... |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 19. | 28 June 2010 | Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship (Winnetka Winnetka, Illinois Winnetka is an affluent North Shore village located approximately north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. Winnetka was featured on the list of America's 25 top-earning towns and "one of the best places to live" by CNN Money in 2011... ) |
Hard (Outdoor) | Ryler DeHeart |
Rik de Voest Rik de Voest Rik de Voest is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006....  Somdev DevvarmanSomdev Devvarman Somdev Devvarman , is a professional Indian tennis player. Three of Devvarman's college conquests, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, and Jesse Levine have successful pro careers. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning... |
7–6(4), 4–6, [10–8] |
| 20. | 28 August 2010 | 2010 Beijing International Challenger 2010 Beijing International Challenger The 2010 Beijing International Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour... (Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... ) |
Hard (Outdoor) | Artem Sitak Artem Sitak Artem Yurievich Sitak is a Russian-born New Zealand tennis player. On August 11, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on August 30, 2010... |
Sadik Kadir Purav Raja Purav Raja Purav Raja is an Indian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On July 30, 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 813, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 130 was reached on August 16, 2010.... |
7–6(4), 7–6(5) |
| 21. | 2 September 2011 | 2011 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open 2011 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open The 2011 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour... (Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... ) |
Hard (Outdoor) | Riccardo Ghedin Riccardo Ghedin Riccardo Ghedin is an Italian tennis player.Ghedin qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and lost in the first round of the main draw to Latvian Ernests Gulbis 2-6, 4-6, 4-6.... |
Nicholas Monroe Ludovic Walter |
6–4, 6–4 |