Pierre-Ludovic Duclos

Pierre-Ludovic Duclos-Lasnier, commonly referred to as Pierre-Ludovic Duclos, (born January 8, 1986) is a Canadian former professional tour tennis player.

Duclos played in his first professional tour tournament in August 2003, reaching the second round of the Brazil F5 Futures tournament.

The following year he played in ten futures and one challenger tournament (all but one in and from August) and finished 2004 World No. 1170.

He played in 18 Futures in 2005, reaching the final in one, Mexico F16 in October, and the quarter-finals in four others.

He finished his year losing in the first round of the Puebla challenger to Mexican No. 1 Bruno Echagaray in three sets and as the World No. 723.

For 2006, Duclos played 13 Futures and 6 challengers.

He reached the semi-finals of Mexico F7 and Mexico F19, and the quarters of Mexico F17.

He finished the World No.~640 and without yet having won a match at the challenger level.

The story was different in doubles however, as Duclos reached the semi-finals in consecutive challengers in April played in Mexico and then, partnering André Ghem, won a third.

He won Mexico F7, partnering Echagaray, reached the semis of the Yuba City challenger, won Mexico F17 with Raphael Durek, and reached the semis of the Maui.

Duclos began 2007 by winning his first Futures in doubles, Mexico F2, and then reaching the finals of his second tournament, Portugal F1 in both singles and doubles.

He won the doubles of Portugal F2 and F3 partnering Niels Desein and Franko Škugor respectively.

In April Duclos reached consecutive quarterfinals at two Futures in the U.A.E. as well as the tourney's finals in doubles.

He then in May reached consecutive semis in two Futures in Belarus in singles and his ranking then stood at World No. 526.

Duclos won Ireland F1 in doubles with Durek and followed this up with his first challenger level win, in Dublin, over Slovak Igor Zelenay.

Following a first round loss at the Granby Challenger, where he reached the semis in doubles, Duclos scored his most impressive victory to date, a comeback three-set win over Spaniard Feliciano López in qualifying for the 2007 Rogers Cup.

Unfortunately, the Quebecer failed to qualify losing soundly in the qualifying round to Italian Fabio Fognini, 2–6, 2–6.

In doubles partnering compatriot Philip Bester he lost in his first ATP Tour-level main draw match, 4–6, 4–6 to Lleyton Hewitt and Rafael Nadal.

Duclos then reached three straight Futures quarterfinals, at France F12, Spain F34, and Spain F35.

He had won his first tour title in the following week, winning Spain F36 by defeating World No. 369 Guillermo Alcaide in the semis and World No. 359 Miguel Ángel López Jaén in the final in straight sets.

He also won the doubles partnering Daniel Lustig.

Luclos's singles ranking jumped to World No. 388, his second highest to date.

He finished the year though losing in the first round of three straight challengers in singles, but reached the finals in consecutive tournaments in doubles and a world ranking of No. 208, also a career high.

Duclos's 2008 season picked up in June as he won doubles at the Belarus F2, where he also reached the quarters in singles.

In July he reached the semis of Turkey F7, losing to eventual champion Marsel İlhan.

Duclos then won Syria F1, where he won all his matches handily, 2 and 2 over his first round opponent, 2 and 2 again in the second round, 5 and 1 in the quarters, 2 and love in the semis and 4 and 1 in the final, a win over Riccardo Ghedin.

On 9 or 10 February 2013, Duclos and a 13-year-old girl met when they were playing on adjacent courts, according to the arrest report by the Manatee County Sheriff’s office.

The girl was looking for a tennis coach when she met Duclos.

According to the Manatee County documents, Duclos was aware of the girl's age.

Duclos proceeded to text the girl with sexual advances, as well as sending two photos of his penis.

On 21 February 2013, in Bradenton, Florida, Duclos was arrested in a sting operation after the girl's mother gave her cellphone to police.

Duclos had agreed to meet the girl at a Starbucks and bring her back to his home for sexual intercourse.

In 2014 he was sentenced to six-years in prison for attempting to have a sexual encounter with a 13-year-old girl.

Duclos has appeared in six ATP World Tour main draw matches, winning one of two singles matches and one of three in doubles.

He has also captured four ATP Challenger events, all in doubles.

Duclos was born in Quebec City, Quebec.

He is 1.78 metres tall, 77 kg in weight, and plays right-handed with a two handed backhand.

He has indicated that his favourite surface is hard court.

Duclos was coached by Italian Donato Campagnoli.

At a trial in May 2014, Duclos was convicted and sentenced to six years in a Florida prison and four years probation, for attempting to have a sexual encounter with a 13-year-old girl.