Jérôme Golmard
Jérôme Golmard (9 September 1973 – 31 July 2017) was a French tennis player.
Golmard in 2012 | |
| Country (sports) | France |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 September 1973 Dijon, France |
| Died | 31 July 2017 (aged 43) |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1993 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,215,784 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 144–143 (ATP Tour, Grand Slams and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 22 (26 April 1999) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1998, 2002) |
| French Open | 2R (1997) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1998, 2000) |
| US Open | 3R (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 19–32 (ATP Tour, Grand Slams and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 143 (12 October 1998) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003) |
| US Open | 1R (1998) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | QF (2001) |
| Last updated on: 27 April 2022. | |
The left-hander reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in April 1999, winning 2 singles titles and reaching the semifinals of Monte Carlo in 1999. Golmard finished his career with over $2.2 million in prize money. Among the many notable players he beat on the ATP Tour are former World No. 1s Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Gustavo Kuerten, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Marcelo Ríos and Carlos Moyá, as well as Grand Slam champions Richard Krajicek, Goran Ivanišević, Albert Costa, Gastón Gaudio, Thomas Johansson and Michael Chang.
He announced in 2014 that he was diagnosed with motor neuron disease, which causes muscle paralysis, and died of the disease on 31 July 2017.