Career
Escudé beat the recently crowned World Number. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour on 26 June 2000, when he became World Number. 17. He"s a natural left-hander who was trained since a child to play right-handed but does everything else lefty.
In 2006, he announced his immediate retirement from the sport due to a persistent shoulder injury that had been keeping him out of the professional tennis circuit for the past 22 months.
Wins (4) Grand Slam Singles performance timeline Wins (2).