Michaël Llodra

Michaël Llodra (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French pronunciation: [mikaɛl jɔdʁa]; born 18 May 1980) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 3 in men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), winning 26 career doubles titles, including three majors and an Olympic silver medal. Llodra also had success in singles, winning five career titles and with victories over Novak Djokovic, Juan Martín del Potro, Tomáš Berdych, Robin Söderling, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Nikolay Davydenko, Janko Tipsarević and John Isner. Llodra has been called "the best volleyer on tour."

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France
Rueil-Malmaison, France
(1980-05-18) 18 May 1980Paris, France
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
1999
2014
Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
$8,533,350
187–221
5
No. 21 (9 May 2011)
3R (2012)
4R (2004, 2008)
4R (2011)
4R (2004)
2R (2008)
387–224
26
No. 3 (14 November 2011)
W (2003, 2004)
F (2004, 2013)
W (2007)
SF (2003)
W (2005)
2012 LondonDoubles
2012 LondonDoubles

Michaël Llodra (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French pronunciation: [mikaɛl jɔdʁa]; born 18 May 1980) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 3 in men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), winning 26 career doubles titles, including three majors and an Olympic silver medal. Llodra also had success in singles, winning five career titles and with victories over Novak Djokovic, Juan Martín del Potro, Tomáš Berdych, Robin Söderling, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Nikolay Davydenko, Janko Tipsarević and John Isner. Llodra has been called "the best volleyer on tour."

Llodra at 2014 US Open

Llodra was born in Paris, where his father Michel played for Paris Saint-Germain. A left-hander, his serve-and-volley style is modelled on that of his idol, Stefan Edberg.

Llodra and his wife Camille were married on 9 September 2003, and have two children, a daughter, Manon (born 23 March 2004) and a son, Teo (born 5 September 2007). He is a well-known supporter of French football club Paris Saint-Germain, and has often been seen wearing the club's shirt prior to tennis matches.

Llodra reached his first Grand Slam final, the Australian Open men's doubles, with Fabrice Santoro. Unseeded, they lost to Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. During his semifinal, Llodra inadvertently hit and killed a bird flying across the court.

Llodra won his first Grand Slam title, the Australian Open men's doubles, with Santoro. Their opponents in the final were once again Knowles and Nestor.

Upon winning the men's doubles again for the second time at the Australian Open in 2004, Llodra and his tennis partner Santoro made headlines by stripping off their shirts, shoes, socks and shorts. Dressed in a pair of white briefs only, Llodra threw his clothes into the crowd, to the cheers of many onlookers.

Llodra made his first appearance in the fourth round of a Grand Slam singles tournament at that year's French Open. In the fourth round he led eventual semifinalist Tim Henman by two sets to love and had a match point in the fifth set before Henman prevailed. Llodra also won his first ATP singles title two weeks later at 's-Hertogenbosch.

On 20 November 2005, Llodra again teamed with Santoro to win the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, a competition which pitted the top eight doubles teams in the world against one another.

In July, Llodra won the men's doubles title at Wimbledon partnering Arnaud Clément, defeating Bob and Mike Bryan to win his third Grand Slam doubles title. He and Clément were ecstatic, and Llodra once again celebrated by throwing his shirt, racket and towel into the crowd.

At the US Open, he and Clément were seeded seventh, but were upset in the second round by Jesse Levine and Alex Kuznetsov.

Llodra and Clément reached a second Grand Slam final at the Australian Open, but lost to the Israeli pairing of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram.

In singles, Llodra won two tournaments in the course of two months, the first in Adelaide, where he defeated Jarkko Nieminen in the final, and the other in Rotterdam, where he edged out Robin Söderling in a third-set tiebreak.

Llodra and his doubles partner Clément then defeated the Bryan Brothers again in four sets at the Davis Cup quarterfinals tie against the US team. They are one of two teams to defeat the Bryans in Davis Cup.

He then entered the French Open, where he upset Tomáš Berdych in the second round and went on to reach the fourth round, losing to Latvian Ernests Gulbis in straight sets.

Llodra at the 2009 French Open.

In 2009, he made two finals in singles; the Open 13 in Marseille (l. to Tsonga) and the Grand Prix in Lyon (l. to Ljubicic). He had a poor season in doubles.

Llodra started off the season with opening-round losses in Brisbane and Sydney. He made the second round of the Australian Open, losing to Juan Mónaco in five sets.

He lost to Marco Chiudinelli in the opening round in Rotterdam. The following week, he impressively won the Open 13 tournament in Marseille. He beat two well-known players on the rise: seventh seed Marcos Baghdatis (in the second round) and top seed Robin Söderling (in the quarterfinals). In the final, he defeated Julien Benneteau in straight sets in their first meeting on the ATP tour. Llodra and Benneteau also teamed up to win the doubles title in Marseille. Llodra also won at Eastbourne, beating Guillermo García-López in the final.

Llodra lost in the first round at the French Open, the second round at Wimbledon, and made the third round at the US Open before retiring against Tommy Robredo.

At the BNP Paribas Masters tournament in Paris-Bercy, he played his best tennis in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, where he defeated second seed Novak Djokovic and then eleventh seed Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinals. Llodra then held three match points against world No. 5 and eventual champion Robin Söderling, but eventually lost in a third-set tiebreak. Had Llodra won, it would have been an all-French final in Paris with compatriot Gaël Monfils.

At the Australian Open, Llodra and Zimonjic lost in the quarterfinals to Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. They reached the final in Rotterdam, but lost to Jürgen Melzer and Petzschner. They reached the semifinals in Dubai, but lost to Jérémy Chardy and Feliciano López, again in a super-tiebreak. They reached the quarterfinals in Miami, again losing to Bhupathi and Paes. In Madrid, they lost the final to the Bryan brothers. In Rome, they reached the quarterfinals, losing to Carlos Berlocq and Jarkko Nieminen.

The team made the semifinals at the French Open and at Wimbledon, losing to Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor in a match featuring two tiebreaks, and to the Bryan brothers in five sets. They won their first two titles of the year in Washington, D.C., and at the Canadian Open, against Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău and the Bryan brothers, respectively. They lost in the final in Cincinnati, again against Bhupathi and Paes.

They did not make it past the round of 16 at the US Open, but they took their third title of the year at the China Open, again against Lindstedt and Tecau. They lost in the final in Shanghai against Max Mirnyi and Nestor in a super-tiebreak. They took their fourth title together in Basel, again defeating Mirnyi and Nestor in the final.

They reached the quarterfinals in Bercy and participated in the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals in London, winning their first round-robin match against Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi.

In singles, Llodra reached the quarterfinals in Marseille, losing to Robin Söderling. He also reached the quarterfinals in Madrid, losing to finalist Rafael Nadal. He lost in the first round at the French Open and in the round of 16 at Wimbledon. In the US Open, he lost in the second round to Kevin Anderson in straight sets.

At the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris (Bercy), Llodra reached the semifinals, after upsetting tenth and seventh seeds John Isner and Juan Martín del Potro, even though he was the lowest-ranked player in the draw. He also beat American Sam Querrey in the quarterfinals. He faced David Ferrer for a place in the final, but lost.

At the Dubai Open, Llodra stunned world No. 8 and Australian Open 2008 finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets, but lost to Dmitry Tursunov in the next round. Llodra was also in the men's doubles finals of the French Open with Nicolas Mahut, but lost to the Bryan brothers in the final.

In 2014 Llodra played fewer tournaments and had less success in singles than the previous years. He suffered first-round losses at the Australian Open and French Open, and skipped Wimbledon. He did, however, get a win at the US Open, defeating Daniel Gimeno-Traver.

Llodra was known for his skilled net play. The Guardian journalist Xan Brooks described Llodra as "one of those talented, maddening French players in the tradition of Henri Leconte, Guy Forget and Fabrice Santoro; at once supremely gifted and curiously brittle" and that he "plays like he's just flown in from the 20th-century. His game is all dinks and slices and sly changes of pace." Two-time French Open finalist Robin Söderling called Llodra's serve "unbelievable" and his volleys the "best on the tour". To aid his touch on volleys, Llodra was one of the few professionals to use all natural gut strings, which gave him better feel at the expense of power at the baseline.

Llodra was one of the last remaining serve-and-volleyers in the top ranks of men's professional tennis, a tactic aided by his left-handed serve which allowed him to create unusual angles. Llodra has been called the 'best serve and volleyer in the world' by the website Essential Tennis.

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2002Australian OpenHardFabrice SantoroMark Knowles Daniel Nestor6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win2003Australian OpenHardFabrice SantoroMark Knowles Daniel Nestor6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win2004Australian Open (2)HardFabrice SantoroBob Bryan Mike Bryan7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss2004French OpenClayFabrice SantoroXavier Malisse Olivier Rochus5–7, 5–7
Win2007WimbledonGrassArnaud ClémentBob Bryan Mike Bryan6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Loss2008Australian OpenHardArnaud ClémentJonathan Erlich Andy Ram5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Loss2013French OpenClayNicolas MahutBob Bryan Mike Bryan4–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
4th Place2008Summer OlympicsHardArnaud ClémentBob Bryan Mike Bryan6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Silver2012Summer OlympicsGrassJo-Wilfried TsongaBob Bryan Mike Bryan4–6, 6–7(2–7)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2003Tennis Masters Cup, HoustonHardFabrice SantoroBob Bryan Mike Bryan7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win2005Tennis Masters Cup, ShanghaiCarpet (i)Fabrice SantoroLeander Paes Nenad Zimonjić6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2003Monte-Carlo MastersClayFabrice SantoroMahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi4–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8)
Loss2003Italian OpenClayFabrice SantoroWayne Arthurs Paul Hanley1–6, 3–6
Loss2003Paris MastersCarpet (i)Fabrice SantoroWayne Arthurs Paul Hanley3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win2005Italian OpenClayFabrice SantoroBob Bryan Mike Bryan6–4, 6–2
Loss2005Hamburg MastersClayFabrice SantoroJonas Björkman Max Mirnyi6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win2006Paris MastersCarpet (i)Arnaud ClémentFabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss2010Canadian OpenHardJulien BenneteauBob Bryan Mike Bryan5–7, 3–6
Loss2011Madrid OpenClayNenad ZimonjićBob Bryan Mike Bryan3–6, 3–6
Win2011Canadian OpenHardNenad ZimonjićBob Bryan Mike Bryan6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Loss2011Cincinnati MastersHardNenad ZimonjićMahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss2011Shanghai MastersHardNenad ZimonjićMax Mirnyi Daniel Nestor6–3, 1–6, [10–12]
Legend (pre/post 2009)Finals by surfaceFinals by setting
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
Olympic Games (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–5)
Hard (3–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (2–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outdoor (3–2)
Indoor (2–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jan 2004Australian Hard Court Championships, AustraliaInternationalHardDominik Hrbatý4–6, 0–6
Win1–1Jun 2004Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, NetherlandsInternationalGrassGuillermo Coria6–3, 6–4
Loss1–2Jun 2005Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, NetherlandsInternationalGrassMario Ančić5–7, 4–6
Win2–2Jan 2008Australian Hard Court Championships, AustraliaInternationalHardJarkko Nieminen6–3, 6–4
Win3–2Feb 2008Rotterdam Open, NetherlandsIntl. GoldHard (i)Robin Söderling6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss3–3Feb 2009Open 13, France250 SeriesHard (i)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Loss3–4Nov 2009Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France250 SeriesHard (i)Ivan Ljubičić5–7, 3–6
Win4–4Feb 2010Open 13, France250 SeriesHard (i)Julien Benneteau6–3, 6–4
Win5–4Jun 2010Eastbourne International, United Kingdom250 SeriesGrassGuillermo García López7–5, 6–2
Loss5–5Feb 2012Open 13, France250 SeriesHard (i)Juan Martín del Potro4–6, 4–6
Legend (pre/post 2009)Finals by surfaceFinals by setting
Grand Slam tournaments (3–4)
Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (1–1)
ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–8)
Olympic Games (0–1)
ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (6–1)
ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (13–7)
Hard (18–14)
Clay (2–6)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (5–1)
Outdoor (11–16)
Indoor (15–6)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0May 2000Majorca Open,SpainInternationalClayDiego NargisoAlberto Martín Fernando Vicente7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
Loss1–1Jan 2002Australian Open,AustraliaGrand SlamHardFabrice SantoroMark Knowles Daniel Nestor6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss1–2Jul 2002Los Angeles Open,United StatesInternationalHardJustin GimelstobSébastien Grosjean Nicolas Kiefer4–6, 4–6
Win2–2Jan 2003Australian Open,AustraliaGrand SlamHardFabrice SantoroMark Knowles Daniel Nestor6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss2–3Apr 2003Monte-Carlo Masters,MonacoMasters SeriesClayFabrice SantoroMahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi4–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8)
Loss2–4May 2003Italian Open,ItalyMasters SeriesClayFabrice SantoroWayne Arthurs Paul Hanley1–6, 3–6
Loss2–5Oct 2003Open de Moselle,FranceInternationalHard (i)Fabrice SantoroJulien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss2–6Nov 2003Paris Masters,FranceMasters SeriesCarpet (i)Fabrice SantoroWayne Arthurs Paul Hanley3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss2–7Nov 2003Tennis Masters Cup,United StatesTour FinalsHardFabrice SantoroBob Bryan Mike Bryan7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss2–8Jan 2004Australian Hard Court Championships,AustraliaInternationalHardArnaud ClémentBob Bryan Mike Bryan5–7, 3–6
Win3–8Jan 2004Australian Open,Australia (2)Grand SlamHardFabrice SantoroBob Bryan Mike Bryan7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss3–9Jun 2004French Open,FranceGrand SlamClayFabrice SantoroXavier Malisse Olivier Rochus5–7, 5–7
Win4–9Aug 2004Long Island Open,United StatesInternationalHardAntony DupuisYves Allegro Michael Kohlmann6–2, 6–4
Win5–9Oct 2004St. Petersburg Open,RussiaInternationalCarpet (i)Arnaud ClémentDominik Hrbatý Jaroslav Levinský6–3, 6–2
Loss5–10Jan 2005Sydney International,AustraliaInternationalHardArnaud ClémentMahesh Bhupathi Todd Woodbridge3–6, 3–6
Win6–10May 2005Italian Open,ItalyMasters SeriesClayFabrice SantoroBob Bryan Mike Bryan6–4, 6–2
Loss6–11May 2005Hamburg Masters,GermanyMasters SeriesClayFabrice SantoroJonas Björkman Max Mirnyi6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win7–11Oct 2005Open de Moselle,FranceInternationalHard (i)Fabrice SantoroJosé Acasuso Sebastián Prieto5–2, 3–5, 5–4(7–4)
Win8–11Oct 2005Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon,FranceInternationalCarpet (i)Fabrice SantoroJeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen6–3, 6–1
Win9–11Nov 2005Tennis Masters Cup,ChinaTour FinalsCarpet (i)Fabrice SantoroLeander Paes Nenad Zimonjić6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win10–11Nov 2006Paris Masters,FranceMasters SeriesCarpet (i)Arnaud ClémentFabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win11–11Feb 2007Open 13,FranceInternationalHard (i)Arnaud ClémentMark Knowles Daniel Nestor7–5, 4–6, [10–8]
Win12–11Jul 2007Wimbledon Championships,United KingdomGrand SlamGrassArnaud ClémentBob Bryan Mike Bryan6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Loss12–12Sep 2007Thailand Open,ThailandInternationalHard (i)Nicolas MahutSanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana6–3, 5–7, [7–10]
Win13–12Oct 2007Open de Moselle,France (2)InternationalHard (i)Arnaud ClémentMariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski6–1, 6–4
Loss13–13Oct 2007Stockholm Open,SwedenInternationalHard (i)Arnaud ClémentJonas Björkman Max Mirnyi4–6, 4–6
Loss13–14Jan 2008Australian Open,AustraliaGrand SlamHardArnaud ClémentJonathan Erlich Andy Ram5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Win14–14Mar 2008Las Vegas Open,United StatesInternationalHardJulien BenneteauBob Bryan Mike Bryan6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Win15–14Oct 2008Open de Moselle,France (3)InternationalHard (i)Arnaud ClémentMariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win16–14Oct 2008Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon,France (2)InternationalCarpet (i)Andy RamStephen Huss Ross Hutchins6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Win17–14Feb 2009Open 13,France (2)250 SeriesHard (i)Arnaud ClémentJulian Knowle Andy Ram3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss17–15Oct 2009Open de Moselle,France250 SeriesHard (i)Arnaud ClémentColin Fleming Ken Skupski6–2, 4–6, [5–10]
Win18–15Feb 2010Open 13,France (3)250 SeriesHard (i)Julien BenneteauJulian Knowle Robert Lindstedt6–4, 6–3
Loss18–16Aug 2010Canadian Open,CanadaMasters 1000HardJulien BenneteauBob Bryan Mike Bryan5–7, 3–6
Loss18–17Feb 2011Rotterdam Open,Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i)Nenad ZimonjićJürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss18–18May 2011Madrid Open,SpainMasters 1000ClayNenad ZimonjićBob Bryan Mike Bryan3–6, 3–6
Win19–18Aug 2011Washington Open,United States500 SeriesHardNenad ZimonjićRobert Lindstedt Horia Tecău6–7(3–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–7]
Win20–18Aug 2011Canadian Open,CanadaMasters 1000HardNenad ZimonjićBob Bryan Mike Bryan6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Loss20–19Aug 2011Cincinnati Masters,United StatesMasters 1000HardNenad ZimonjićMahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win21–19Oct 2011China Open,China500 SeriesHardNenad ZimonjićRobert Lindstedt Horia Tecău7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Loss21–20Oct 2011Shanghai Masters,ChinaMasters 1000HardNenad ZimonjićMax Mirnyi Daniel Nestor6–3, 1–6, [10–12]
Win22–20Nov 2011Swiss Indoors,Switzerland500 SeriesHard (i)Nenad ZimonjićMax Mirnyi Daniel Nestor6–4, 7–5
Win23–20Feb 2012Rotterdam Open,Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i)Nenad ZimonjićRobert Lindstedt Horia Tecău4–6, 7–5, [16–14]
Loss23–21Aug 2012Summer Olympics,United KingdomOlympicsGrassJo-Wilfried TsongaBob Bryan Mike Bryan4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win24–21Feb 2013Open Sud de France,France (3)250 SeriesHard (i)Marc GicquelJohan Brunström Raven Klaasen6–3, 3–6, [11–9]
Win25–21Mar 2013Dubai Tennis Championships,United Arab Emirates500 SeriesHardMahesh BhupathiRobert Lindstedt Nenad Zimonjić7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6)
Loss25–22Jun 2013French Open,FranceGrand SlamClayNicolas MahutBob Bryan Mike Bryan4–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
Win26–22Feb 2014Rotterdam Open,Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i)Nicolas MahutJean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău6–2, 7–6(7–4)

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#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore
1.Guillermo Coria3's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrassF6–3, 6–4
2.Marat Safin8St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet (i)QF6–4, 6–1
3.Nikolay Davydenko4Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard (i)2R6–3, 7–5
4.Gilles Simon8Marseille, FranceHard (i)SF7–6(7–5), 6–2
5.Robin Söderling8Marseille, FranceHard (i)QF7–6(7–2), 6–4
6.Fernando Verdasco10Davis Cup, Clermont-Ferrand, FranceHard (i)RR6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
7.Tomáš Berdych7US Open, New YorkHard1R7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–4
8.Novak Djokovic3Paris, FranceHard (i)3R7–6(8–6), 6–2
9.Janko Tipsarević9Marseille, FranceHard (i)SF6–4, 7–6(12–10)
10.Juan Martín del Potro8Paris, FranceHard (i)3R6–4, 6–3
11.Janko Tipsarević9Montpellier, FranceHard (i)2R6–3, 7–6(7–4)
12.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga8Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard1R7–6(7–3), 6–2
13.Richard Gasquet10Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)1R6–4, 6–2

In the 2002 Australian Open men's doubles semifinal against Julien Boutter and Arnaud Clément, a small bird (identified as a house martin) flew into the court chasing a moth. It flew into the path of a hard-hit volley by Llodra. After an impromptu funeral ceremony led by Boutter, the match continued, with Llodra and Santoro eventually winning 6–3, 3–6, 12–10. Llodra remarked afterwards, "I didn't do it deliberately. But at least I saved the moth."

In the 2005 Key Biscayne tournament, Llodra was hiding nude in Ivan Ljubicic's locker. When Ljubicic discovered him, Llodra stated that he "tried to get his positive energy". In 2005 Ljubicic was playing his most successful season by then.

After his first round victory over Ernests Gulbis at the 2012 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, during which Llodra was overheard by fans and journalists making racist and sexist comments to a female Gulbis fan, Llodra was fined $2500 by the ATP for his behaviour. He later admitted making the comments in interviews with French media and complained that the fine was too high. Llodra did not make matters better for himself during an interview with a reporter from the Chinese news Web site SINA.com, in which the Frenchman attempted to apologize for his remarks. "My words were not aimed at China," Llodra began. "I love Chinese — I can totally make love with a Chinese girl," he added, before being cut off by the A.T.P. official monitoring the interview. The journalist, who took offense at the remark, said that he did not find Llodra's apology sincere. This was not the first incident in which charges of racism have been leveled at Llodra. He denied his comments were racist during his 2011 French Open first round defeat at the hands of Belgian qualifier Steve Darcis, comparing the atmosphere on court to that of a north African souk while veteran Moroccan umpire Mohammed El Jennati was in the chair.

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  • Michael Llodra at the Association of Tennis Professionals
  • Michael Llodra at the International Tennis Federation
  • Michael Llodra at the Davis Cup (archived)
  • Michael Llodra at Wimbledon
  • Michael Llodra at Olympics.com
  • Michaël Llodra at Olympedia
  • Biofile with Michael Llodra at Tennis-Prose.com