8 Facts About Benoit Paire

1. At the Australian Open Benoit Paire lost in the third round to the eighth seed Dominic Thiem.

2. At the Rogers Cup, Benoit Paire had to make it through the qualifying draw due to his ranking having dropped to 98th in the world.

3. At the French Open, Benoit Paire reached the second round for the first time in his career, losing to eventual semi-finalist David Ferrer in straight sets.

4. On his way to the final Benoit Paire knocked out the sixth seed, third seed and top seed, before losing in the final to Andreas Seppi in straight sets.

5. In 2010, Benoit Paire played most of his tennis at Challenger level, reaching his first Challenger final at Arad in July, where he lost to fellow country-man David Guez.

6. In 2009, Benoit Paire began playing more Challenger tournaments, but at Futures level won the Slovenia F3 and lost in three other finals in the space of three months.

7. In 2008, Benoit Paire continued to play primarily on the Futures circuit, but made his first appearances in higher-tier tournaments, losing in the qualifying rounds at the Open 13 and the Open Sud de France, both part of the ATP 250 Series.

8. In 2007, Benoit Paire played his tennis at Futures level, winning one event.