Olivier Patience

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**Olivier Patience**

Country	France
Residence	Boulogne, France
Date of birth	September 1, 1986 (1986-09-01) (age 21)
Place of birth	Evreux, France
Height	5'11" (193 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Turned pro	1998
Plays	Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money	$818,858
Singles
Career record:	25 - 46
Career titles:	0
Highest ranking:	87 (July 19, 2004)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3rd (2004)
French Open	3rd (2007)
Wimbledon	1st (2004)
US Open	1st (2006)
Doubles
Career record:	5 - 19
Career titles:	0
Highest ranking:	206 (July 24, 2000)
Infobox last updated on: June 11, 2008.

Olivier Patience (born March 25, 1980 in Evreux, France) is a French professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking was no. 87, on July 19, 2004. During 2006, Patience won 3 ATP Challenger Series tournaments. He registered his best performance in a Grand Slam event to date, when he reached the 3rd round at Roland Garros in 2007. He defeated Jonathan Eysseric in the first round in four sets, and then Mariano Zabaleta 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, but then lost to Novak Đoković in 5 sets, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6.