Nicolas CoutelotNicolas Coutelot (born 9 February 1977 in Strasbourg

Strasbourg

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, France

France

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) is a professional male tennis

Tennis

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 player from France

France

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 who reached the top 100 in 2002. He also failed a drugs test in 2004 and was suspended for two months.

1996-2004

At the 2001 French Open Coutelot caused a major upset when he knocked out former world #1 Rios in straight sets in the second round. But he lost a five set battle to Wayne Arthurs in the next round. In 2002 at the French Open Coutelot caused controversy when he claimed that Juan Carlos Ferrero

Juan Carlos Ferrero

Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...

 had fained injury, after he lost their second round encounter in the final set. However Ferrero really was injured as he took a tumble whilst practicing against Tommy Robredo

Tommy Robredo

Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...

. At the US Open Coutelot made his best appearance by reaching the first round before losing in straight sets to Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...

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Coutelot again reached the third round of the French Open when he bundled out David Nalbandian

David Nalbandian

David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...

 in five sets, despite being two sets to love up, before winning the final set.

Drugs Suspension

Coutelot was suspended for two months in 2004 after he tested positive for cannabis when attempting to qualify for the Movistar Open

2004 Movistar Open

The 2004 Movistar Open was an ATP tournament held in Viña del Mar, Chile. The tournament was held from February 9 to February 15.-Men's Singles: Fernando González defeated Gustavo Kuerten 7-5, 6-4...

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