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François Jauffret

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François Jauffret
Country (sports) France
Born (1942-02-09) 9 February 1942 (age 82)
Bordeaux, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1968 (amateur tour from 1961)
Retired1980
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record173–114 (Open era)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 20 (6 November 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1966, 1974)
Wimbledon4R (1972)
US Open4R (1975)
Doubles
Career record111–82 (Open era)
Career titles7 (Open era)
Highest rankingNo. 33 (23 August 1977)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1969)
Medal record
Representing  France
Tennis
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1959 Turin Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Turin Doubles

François Jauffret (born 9 February 1942, in Bordeaux) 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 and 1974. 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 in final Score in final
Winner 1. 11 November 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 7 May 1971 Paris, France Clay United States Stan Smith 2–6, 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 19 May 1974 Munich, West Germany Clay West Germany Jürgen Fassbender 2–6, 7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 9 March 1975 Cairo, Egypt Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 0–6, 6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 25 March 1977 Cairo, Egypt Clay West Germany Frank Gebert 6–3, 7–5, 6–3