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Olivier Patience Bio
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- Full name Olivier Alexandre Patience
- Nickname “La Pace”
- Began playing at age four
- Father, Jeanpierre, who is retired, and mother, Catherine, who works as a state employee
- Has an older sister, Anne-Caroline, who works in cultural sector
- Father used to play tennis recreationally
- Favorite surface is clay and rebound ace
- Favorite shots are backhand volley and backhand chip
- Idolized Marcelo Rios and Cedric Pioline growing up
- Aspires to reach Top 50
- If he didn’t play tennis, he’d try golf, or outside of sports, would have worked for Red Cross
- Enjoys golf and once had a handicap of 12
- Coached by former ATP pro and countryman Eric Winogradsky (since Aug. 2006).
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2007.
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