Nicolas Thomann (French pronunciation: [nikɔla tɔman]; born 29 November 1972) is a former professional tennis player from France.[1]
Career
Thomann was a quarter-finalist in the 2000 Davidoff Swiss Indoors, beating top 50 players Nicolas Escudé and Nicolás Lapentti en route.[2] His best win however came in Atlanta the following year, where he had a straight sets upset win over Andre Agassi in the opening round, playing as a qualifier.[2] The American had gone into the tournament having won his previous two tournaments, both ATP Masters Series events.[3]
In the 2001 French Open he competed in both the singles and men’s doubles.[2] He lost his singles match in five sets to Jan Frode Andersen and also exited in the first round of the doubles, partnering Jérôme Golmard.[2]
The Frenchman lost to Thomas Enqvist in the opening round of 2002 Australian Open but reached the second round in the 2002 Wimbledon Championships, with a win against Markus Hipfl, won 11–9 in the fifth set.[2] He was then eliminated by Yevgeny Kafelnikov.[2]
He reached the semi-finals at the 2003 RCA Championships, held in Indianapolis and also made the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open that year.[2]
Challenger titles
Singles: (2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2000 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay |  Álex Calatrava
|
6–4, 6–7(2), 6–1 |
| 2. | 2002 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Clay |  Tomáš Zíb
|
7–6(6), 6–4 |
Doubles: (1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2005 | Andrezieux, France | Hard |  Alexander Waske
|
 Robert Lindstedt Jean-Claude Scherrer
|
7–6(2), 7–6(4) |
References
- ^ ITF Tennis Profile
- ^ a b c d e f g ATP World Tour Profile
- ^ BBC Sport, “Agassi suffers shock defeat”, 25 April 2001