Éric Deblicker
Éric Deblicker (born 17 April 1952 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine) is a former tennis player and coach from France.
Deblicker reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 76, in June 1976. He was captain of the French Davis Cup team before Patrice Dominguez.[1]
Deblicker has coached prominent French tennis players, such as Sébastien Grosjean, Arnaud Clément, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Richard Gasquet.[2]
His wife Nicole died in the 1989 terrorist bombing of Brazzaville-Paris UTA Flight 772.[3] He recounts his grief and his career in an autobiography he wrote with his son, published in 2007. On February 20, 2017, he was appointed advisor to the new president of the French Tennis Federation.[4]
References
- ^ Larousse 1990 "À la suite de cette déroute, la Fédération a désigné Patrice Dominguez comme nouveau capitaine, en remplacement d'Éric Deblicker."
- ^ Richard Gasquet, les faux rebonds d'un prodige (in French)
- ^ En terrain privé – Libération 21 May 2007 – A 55 ans, Eric Deblicker est le coach tuteur de Richard Gasquet, ... de sa femme, Nicole, en septembre 1989, dans l'attentat du DC10 d'UTA.
- ^ "La Fédération française de tennis dévoile la composition de son nouveau comité exécutif". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
External links
- Éric Deblicker at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Éric Deblicker at the International Tennis Federation
- Éric Deblicker at the Davis Cup
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