Fabrice Santoro

Quick Facts

Full Name	Fabrice Santoro
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 9, 1972(1972-12-09)
Age	52
Country	France
Birth City	Tahiti
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Fabrice Santoro Biography

Fabrice Santoro is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on December 9, 1972 in Tahiti, France. Fabrice Vetea Santoro (born 9 December 1972) is an French former tennis pro from Tahiti. Highly successful in singles as well as doubles, he played an extremely long and successful professional career and many of his achievements occurring towards the final stages of his career and he’s a favorite with spectators and players alike for his winning attitude and shot-making skills and is one of the few types of player who is able to play two hands on both forehand and backhand side.

Additionally, Santoro won what was at the time the longest singles match of the history of open tennis: at the 2004 French Open Santoro defeated another Frenchman Arnaud Clement over a period of six hours first-round game lasting 33 minutes (6-4, 6-3 6-7(5) 6-6 16-14). The record was held till John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010, however it continues to be an official French Open record.

When Santoro successfully defended his 2007 title by winning the 2008 Newport tournament at the age of 35, he became the oldest tennis player to win back- to-back championships at an ATP singles event.

With his participation in the 2008 Australian Open, he broke Andre Agassi’s record in Grand Slam appearances over his career with a total of 62. Santoro retired at the end of the 2009 season at his hometown tournament at the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris (Bercy), losing his final singles match against James Blake and final doubles match against Johan Brunström and Jean-Julien Rojer while partnering compatriot Sébastien Grosjean.

Santoro has won the 2003 and 2004 Australian Open doubles titles, playing with Michael Llodra, a French countryman, and finished runner-up during the 2002 Australian Open, 2004 French Open and the 2006 Wimbledon Championships. He also took in 2005 the French Open mixed doubles title together with Daniela Hantuchova. Santoro was paired along with Michael Llodra again to win the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai which was a tournament that featured the best eight doubles teams from the world.

Fabrice Santoro Net Worth

Fabrice Santoro is one of the richest Tennis Player from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fabrice Santoro 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After losing in the opening rounds in the 1998 Jr French Open as well as the the 1988 Jr US Open, Santoro took home this year’s Jr French Open. He also made it to the semifinal performance in his 1989 Jr US Open.

He was the first to lead for the ATP Champions Race, winning the first race that year at Doha during the year that the race was launched (2000).

As a singles tennis player, the 2006 Australian Open was Santoro’s only Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Fabrice Santoro Dating?

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Since March 2019, Santoro is the coach of Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic.

Facts & Trivia

Fabrice Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Fabrice Santoro celebrates birthday on December 9 of every year.

Top Facts about Fabrice Santoro

1. Fabrice Santoro is a retired French tennis player.
2. He turned professional in 1989 and retired in 2010.
3. Santoro won 6 ATP singles titles and 24 doubles titles.
4. He was known for his unique playing style and two-handed shots.
5. Santoro reached a career-high ranking of world No. 17 in singles.
6. He played in a record-breaking 70 Grand Slam tournaments.
7. Santoro holds the record for most consecutive appearances at the Australian Open (20).
8. He also holds the record for most match wins at the tournament (45).
9. In doubles, he won two Grand Slam titles with Michael Llodra.
10. Santoro was known as “The Magician” for his on-court trickery and shot-making abilities.