1. Steve Darcis was born in Liege the son of Marie Agnes, a sports instructor, and Alain Darcis, a tennis coach.
14 Facts About Steve Darcis
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Steve Darcis reached the semifinals at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships boys' singles event.
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Steve Darcis won his first ATP World Tour event at the Dutch Open in July 2007 and achieved his first top-100 ranking on 26 November 2007 after winning a Challenger event in Finland.
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Steve Darcis competed at the 2008 Australian Open and the French Open, losing in the first round in both.
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Steve Darcis reached the second round at the US Open.
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Steve Darcis reached the final of the Dutch Open again, but lost to Albert Montanes.
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In 2009, Steve Darcis played in three Grand Slam tournaments, the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open, reaching the second round only at Wimbledon.
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Steve Darcis followed this up by beating Philipp Petzschner, to advance into the third round, where he was defeated by Frenchman Gael Monfils in straight sets.
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Steve Darcis made the quarterfinals in Vienna, beating Nikolay Davydenko on the way, but was defeated by Daniel Brands.
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In 2012, Steve Darcis made the final of the Dallas Challenger tournament but lost to Jesse Levine.
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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Steve Darcis beat Tomas Berdych in the first round.
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Steve Darcis was taken out by Andreas Seppi despite winning the first set of the match.
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In October 2019, Steve Darcis confirmed his plans to retire after the 2020 Australian Open due to elbow pain since the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
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Steve Darcis is currently coaching Belgian players Raphael Collignon and Gauthier Onclin.