Arnaud Di Pasquale
Encyclopedia
Arnaud Di Pasquale is a former professional male tennis
player from France.
Di Pasquale is best remembered for his bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in the men's singles event. He beat rising Swiss Roger Federer
in the bronze medal match, but more surprising was his straight sets victory over the well established Magnus Norman
of Sweden, in the tournament's 3rd round.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from France.
Di Pasquale is best remembered for his bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia consisted of singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...
in the men's singles event. He beat rising Swiss Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
in the bronze medal match, but more surprising was his straight sets victory over the well established Magnus Norman
Magnus Norman
Magnus Norman is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner-up at the French Open in 2000 and for briefly being ranked World Number 2. He won 12 singles titles, including a Tennis Masters Series tournament in Rome, Italy.Norman reached his career high...
of Sweden, in the tournament's 3rd round.
Wins (1)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 11 October 1999 |  PalermoCampionati Internazionali di Sicilia The Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a tennis tournament held annually in Palermo in Italy. Held from 1935 until 2006, the tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was a part of the ATP Tour schedule from 1979 to 2006.-Singles:-Doubles:... , Italy |
Clay |  Alberto BerasateguiAlberto Berasategui Alberto Berasategui is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1994.... |
6–1, 6–3 |