![\"tallest](\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/marc-rosset-2-207x300.png\" "\\"Former")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Marc Rosset, born November 7, 1970 in Geneva, is a former professional tennis player<\/strong> from Switzerland.<\/p>\n His record is rich with 15 singles titles and 8 doubles and an Olympic gold medal. He obtained his rank for doubles in September 1995 with a 9th place. He was also captain of the Swiss Davis Cup team<\/a> from 2002 to 2005.<\/p>\n Marc Rosset was an atypical player<\/strong> on the ATP circuit. Due to its physical, his game, his character and results series of occurrences shots bursts and cons-performance.<\/p>\n Thanks to its large size – it measures 2.01 m<\/strong> – Rosset has a powerful serve. This blow was with his forehand<\/a>, bases his game on this move to the attack.<\/p>\n Rosset best season was 1992<\/strong>. During the latter, he won including the gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in singles, doubles French Open (with Jakob Hlasek) and finalist in the Davis Cup with Switzerland (3-1 defeat against the United States). Marc Rosset reached in 1994 in the wake of his victory<\/strong> at the Open de Lyon the final of the Open de Paris Bercy, beating Boris Becker <\/a>and Michael Chang in the quarterfinals before half logically yield to Andre Agassi <\/a>in the final. 1996 is marked by Rosset\u2019s the first semi-final in Grand Slam at Roland Garros which he managed to win. On leaving the court, he offers his racket to Jean-Paul Belmondo<\/a>. Marc cedes half face Michael Stich and misses his only chance to win a Grand Slam<\/strong>. He could face Kafelnikov in the final against whom he was leading 5-1 in their confrontation.<\/p>\n “ He is known for his outspokenness ”<\/p>\n Rosset is known for his outspokenness<\/strong> and his whole character that has not always pleased the journalists<\/strong> qualifi\u00e8rent him a “big mouth”. This character plays a few tricks as in the third game of the final of the Hopman Cup 1996 mixed doubles with Martina Hingis against Goran Ivanisevic<\/a> and Iva Majoli. At 6-3, 6-7, 5-4, they miss four match points<\/strong> on Goran service including a contentious one line. Then he breaks wrist hitting<\/strong> an advertising tarpaulin with rage, he must then give up and can not participate in the Australian Open.<\/p>\n In 2000, at the Open 13 in Marseille, he beat his compatriot <\/strong>Roger Federer<\/a> playing his first final. Federer says he thought he had missed his only chance<\/strong> to win a title he ultimately gained way more.<\/p>\n Rosset has officially ended his career<\/strong> in October 2005 following the Basel tournament after his difficult last five seasons. He won 15 singles titles<\/strong> (obtained on all different surfaces and three decades) and 8 doubles titles. He figured for 12 consecutive years (1989-2000) among the 100 best players<\/strong> in the world. Since the end of his career, Rosset has not remained idle. It is particularly co-owner of an Italian restaurant<\/strong> and it has his own tennis academy, all at Geneva. He is also consultant occasionally on Swiss TV and Radio on some co-organizes the tournaments Geneva Open Challenger with Daniel Perroud <\/a>promoter.<\/p>\nAtypical player<\/h3>\n
\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nOfficial end<\/h3>\n