Open Era Grand Slam TennisÉric Deblicker
This page provides a comprehensive overview of Éric Deblicker’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of his tournament results, showing how far he progressed in each Grand Slam event across his career.
Insights
French Open was his only repeated Slam
Deblicker appeared at the French Open 10 times, far more than at any other major. His other Slam entries were much thinner: Wimbledon three times and the US Open twice.
His lone second-week breakthrough came in 1977
The best result in his Grand Slam career was a single R32, achieved at the 1977 French Open at age 25. Every other listed run ended in R64 or R128.
1974 was his strongest multi-Slam season
He reached the R64 twice in 1974, at the French Open and Wimbledon, which is his only year with two results better than R128. No other season shows more than one non-R128 finish.
His results peaked early, then settled into first-round exits
From 1979 through 1982, every listed Grand Slam result was R128 except the 1981 French Open R64. That late stretch contrasts with 1973-1978, when he produced all six of his wins.
He finished with a modest overall Grand Slam record
Across 15 tournaments and 21 matches, Deblicker compiled a 6-15 record, winning 29% of his matches. In the Open Era rankings shown, he sits #919 of 2307 overall and #72 of 186 among French men.
Basics
| Born | 17 April 1952 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nation | France |
| Era | Open Era |
| Grand Slam careerCareer | 1973-1982 |
Grand Slam statistics
| Tournaments | 15 |
| Best results | 1 x R32 4 x R64 10 x R128 |
| Total matches | 21 |
| W/L-record | 6-15 (29% won) |
Compared with other men
| In the Open Era | #922 of 2311 |
| With overlapping career | #280 of 458 |
| From France | #72 of 186 |
| Born in 1952 | #21 of 28 |
| Year | Tournament | Result | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | French Open | R128 | 30 |
| 1981 | French Open | R64 | 29 |
| 1980 | French Open | R128 | 28 |
| 1979 | French Open | R128 | 27 |
| 1978 | Wimbledon | R64 | 26 |
| 1978 | French Open | R128 | 26 |
| 1977 | US Open | R128 | 25 |
| 1977 | French Open | R32 | 25 |
| 1976 | US Open | R128 | 24 |
| 1976 | Wimbledon | R128 | 24 |
| 1976 | French Open | R128 | 24 |
| 1975 | French Open | R128 | 23 |
| 1974 | Wimbledon | R64 | 22 |
| 1974 | French Open | R64 | 22 |
| 1973 | French Open | R128 | 21 |