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Henri Leconte

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Henri Leconte
  • Pronounced: en-REE le-CONT
  • Age: 48 (04.07.1963)
  • Birthplace: Lillers, France
  • Residence: Geneva, Switzerland
  • Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
  • Weight: 175 lbs (79 kg)
  • Plays: Left-handed
  • Turned Pro: 1980
  • Coach: Gunther Bresnik
Inactive
France

France

As of 06.02.2012
S D
Ranking W-L Titles Prize Money*
Career

High

5

22.09.1986

377-269 9 $3,917,596

*Singles & Doubles combined

Career

High

6

18.03.1985

200-141 10 $3,917,596

*Singles & Doubles combined

The 1988 Roland Garros runner-up... Member of the French Davis Cup team, 1982-present... In 1982 he won all five events on the French Satellite circuit, playing on four different surfaces... Led France to ATP World Team Cup title over Sweden in 1986 with 4-0 mark in singles... Had 3-0 record in 1985 with wins over Wilander and Lendl... Defeated Bjorn Borg in the Swede's last two tournaments, 1983 Monte Carlo and 1984 Stuttgart... Three-time Masters qualifier (1985, '86, '88)... Doubles quarter-finalist (w/Forget) at 1988 Seoul Olympic Games... Earned a career-high $554,491, ranked No. 9 on the ATP computer and compiled a 51-23 match record in 1988.

Underwent back surgery on May 12, 1989 to repair a herniated disk and missed the French Open... was out for three to four months... He returned to action in September at Barcelona, losing to Thomas Muster in the third round. He finished out the year with quarter-final efforts at Bordeaux and the Tokyo Indoor.

Loves racing cars and has taken lessons from professional drivers... Residence: Geneva, Switzerland; Son, Maxim.

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