Sébastien Grosjean

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Sébastien René Grosjean (born May 29, 1978, Marseille, France) is a professional tennis player from France. He currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida, USA; where he trains at the Evert tennis academy. He turned professional in 1996. In 2003 and 2004 he reached the final of Queens Club. In the same two years, he also reached the Semi-Finals of Wimbledon. He finished 2001 as the no. 1 player from his country and for the first time in the top 10 becoming the first Frenchman to finish a year in the top 10 since Cédric Pioline in 1993. Married wife Marie-Pierre on 16 November 1998 and has a daughter named Lola (born 11 October 1998), a son named Tom (2002) and a daughter named Sam (2006).

One of the more popular players on the circuit, he is well known as being a player of the utmost class, and is affectionately nicknamed 'Fat Pants' by fans due to the literal translation of his surname into English.de:Sébastien Grosjean es:Sébastien Grosjean fr:Sébastien Grosjean nl:Sebastien Grosjean ja:セバスチャン・グロージャン pl:Sébastien Grosjean fi:Sébastien Grosjean