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Nicolas Escudé

ニコラ・エスクデ　/　にこら・えすくで

Tennis player from France

April 3, 1976 (age 50)　・　Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France

Eure-et-Loir
tennis player
tennis coach

My Take

Nicolas Escudé is, for me, the classic big-occasion player. Four singles titles and two in doubles make for a respectable but unflashy résumé; what lingers is his role in the 2001 Davis Cup final, beating a top opponent on Melbourne grass when France needed him most. I'm drawn to athletes who peak when the stakes are highest rather than padding stats in quiet weeks. The tall frame from Chartres clearly suited fast grass courts, and his later turn to coaching feels natural. A man remembered less for numbers than for a single, nation-lifting performance earns my lasting respect.

Overview

Nicolas Jean-Christophe Escudé (French: [nikɔla ɛskyde]; born 3 April 1976) is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1995. He won four singles titles and two doubles titles during his career. Escudé is best remembered for the vital role he played in the 2001 Davis Cup final against Australia on the grass-courts of Melbourne. Escudé beat the recently crowned World No.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Nicolas Escudé
Name (Japanese): ニコラ・エスクデ
Reading: にこら・えすくで
Born: April 3, 1976 (age 50)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Dragon
Origin: Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: tennis player / tennis coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%87

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