Éric Deblicker

Éric Deblicker
Country (sports) France
Born (1952-04-17) 17 April 1952 (age 72)
Neuilly-sur-Seine,
Hauts-de-Seine
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record65–89
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 65 (1 May 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1977)
Wimbledon2R (1974, 1978)
US Open1R (1976, 1977)
Doubles
Career record37–59
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 123 (12 December 1976)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1975, 1977)
Wimbledon2R (1976)

Éric Deblicker (born 17 April 1952) is a former tennis player and coach from France.

Deblicker reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 76, in June 1976. He was captain of the French Davis Cup team before Patrice Dominguez.[1]

Deblicker has coached prominent French tennis players, such as Sébastien Grosjean, Arnaud Clément, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Richard Gasquet.[2]

His wife Nicole died in the 1989 terrorist bombing of Brazzaville-Paris UTA Flight 772.[3] He recounts his grief and his career in an autobiography he wrote with his son, published in 2007.[4] On 20 February 2017, he was appointed advisor to the new president of the French Tennis Federation.[5]

References

  1. ^ Larousse 1990 "À la suite de cette déroute, la Fédération a désigné Patrice Dominguez comme nouveau capitaine, en remplacement d'Éric Deblicker."
  2. ^ Richard Gasquet, les faux rebonds d'un prodige (in French)
  3. ^ En terrain privé – Libération 21 May 2007 – A 55 ans, Eric Deblicker est le coach tuteur de Richard Gasquet, ... de sa femme, Nicole, en septembre 1989, dans l'attentat du DC10 d'UTA.
  4. ^ "Eric et Benjamin Deblicker : une tragédie en partage". La Croix (in French). 18 September 2007. ISSN 0242-6056. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. ^ "La Fédération française de tennis dévoile la composition de son nouveau comité exécutif". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2022.


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