Fabrice Santoro chooses Lagardère Paris Racing

Joining the ranks of Richard Gasquet, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Gilles Simon, Nicolas Mahut and Julien Benneteau, Fabrice Santoro has joined Lagardère Paris Racing for the next stage of his athletic career. Ranked 37th worldwide (ATP rank as of 19 November 2007), Fabrice Santoro now has access to quality infrastructures providing the best support possible, with two key goals in mind: taking the record for playing in the most Grand Slam tournaments and competing as a fourth-time Olympian in Beijing.

“I am very proud to join Lagardère Paris Racing. I’m grateful to Arnaud Lagardère for his confidence in me and I am pleased to take part in this shared passion for sport. I will put all my experience at the service of its teams.” Fabrice Santoro

“I am delighted that Fabrice Santoro has joined us in this year leading up to the Olympics. Because Lagardère Paris Racing believes in the potential of its champions, it does everything within its power to help its athletes prepare for the Olympics. We are honoured and very proud that Fabrice Santoro has joined the club.” Arnaud Lagardère

The Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation

The Lagardère Paris Racing club is an ambitious project devoted to sports in Paris. With more than 18,500 members, including fourteen sports divisions in two athletic facilities – La Croix Catelan and Eblé –, Lagardère Paris Racing is Europe’s leading multi-sport athletic club. Its mission is to develop the practice of sports in the French capital, in all of its manifestations: professional or high-level sports supported by TeamLagardère’s expertise and training, leisure-time sports, health-related sports and sports for people with disabilities. Its long-term mission is to develop the outlines of a new French sports model, centred on strengthening the high-level club concept.