François Jauffret
Appearance
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, 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 |
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Winner | 1. | 11 November 1969 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Željko Franulović | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 7 May 1971 | Paris, France | Clay | Stan Smith | 2–6, 4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 19 May 1974 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Jürgen Fassbender | 2–6, 7–5, 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 9 March 1975 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 0–6, 6–4, 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 25 March 1977 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Frank Gebert | 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 |
External links
- François Jauffret at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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- François Jauffret at the Davis Cup