France at The 2000 Summer Olympics - Tennis

Tennis

Men's Singls Competition

  • Fabrice Santoro
  • First Round — Defeated Marat Safin (RUS), 1-6 6-1 6-4
  • Second Round — Defeated Fernando Vicente (ESP) 6-1 6-7 7-5
  • Third Round — Lost to Karim Alami (FRA), 2-6 7-5 4-6
  • Arnaud Di Pasquale → Bronze Medal
  • First Round — Defeated Nicolas Kiefer (GER), 6-4 6-3
  • Second Round — Defeated Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR), 6-2 6-2
  • Third Round — Defeated Magnus Norman (SWE), 7-6 7-6
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP), 6-2 6-1
  • Semifinals — Lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS), 6-4 6-4
  • Third Place — Defeated Roger Federer (SUI), 7-6 6-7 6-3
  • Arnaud Clément
  • First Round — Defeated Greg Rusedski (GBR), 6-2 6-3
  • Second Round — Lost to Àlex Corretja (ESP), 7-6 4-6 4-6

Men's Doubles Competition

  • Nicolas Escudé and Fabrice Santoro

Women's Singles Competition

  • Amélie Mauresmo
  • Julie Halard
  • Nathalie Dechy

Women's Doubles Competition

  • Julie Halard and Sandrine Testud

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