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'''François Jauffret''' (born 9 February 1942 |
'''François Jauffret''' (born 9 February 1942) is a retired professional [[tennis]] player from [[France]]. He holds the record for most ties played for the [[France Davis Cup team]] with 35, between [[1964 Davis Cup|1964]] and [[1978 Davis Cup|1978]]. |
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Jauffret twice reached the semi-finals at the [[French Championships|Roland Garros]], in [[1966 French Championships (tennis)|1966]] (beating [[Roy Emerson]] before losing to [[Tony Roche]]) and [[1974 French Open|1974]] (beating [[Jan Kodes]] before losing to [[Manuel Orantes]]). He won 2 Open era singles titles (in 1969 in [[ATP Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]] and in 1977 in [[Cairo]]) and 7 doubles titles on the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP Tour]] in his career. His career-high [[ATP Tour|ATP]] singles ranking was World No. 20. |
Jauffret twice reached the semi-finals at the [[French Championships|Roland Garros]], in [[1966 French Championships (tennis)|1966]] (beating [[Roy Emerson]] before losing to [[Tony Roche]]) and [[1974 French Open|1974]] (beating [[Jan Kodes]] before losing to [[Manuel Orantes]]). He won 2 Open era singles titles (in 1969 in [[ATP Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]] and in 1977 in [[Cairo]]) and 7 doubles titles on the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP Tour]] in his career. His career-high [[ATP Tour|ATP]] singles ranking was World No. 20. |
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Country (sports) | France | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Bordeaux, France | 9 February 1942||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1961) | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 173–114 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 20 (6 November 1974) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
French Open | SF (1966, 1974) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (1972) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 4R (1975) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 111–82 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 7 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 33 (23 August 1977) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1969) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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François Jauffret (born 9 February 1942) is a retired professional tennis player from France. He holds the record for most ties played for the France Davis Cup team with 35, between 1964 and 1978.
Jauffret twice reached the semi-finals at the Roland Garros, in 1966 (beating Roy Emerson before losing to Tony Roche) and 1974 (beating Jan Kodes before losing to Manuel Orantes). He won 2 Open era singles titles (in 1969 in Buenos Aires and in 1977 in Cairo) and 7 doubles titles on the ATP Tour in his career. His career-high ATP singles ranking was World No. 20.
He is the brother of tennis player Pierre Jauffret.
Career finals
Singles (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | November 1969 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Željko Franulović | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | May 1971 | Paris, France | Clay | Stan Smith | 2–6, 4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | May 1974 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Jürgen Fassbender | 2–6, 7–5, 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | March 1975 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 0–6, 6–4, 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | March 1977 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Frank Gebert | 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 |
External links
- François Jauffret at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- François Jauffret at the International Tennis Federation
- François Jauffret at the Davis Cup