François Jauffret
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.
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| Country (sports) |  France | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 February 1942 Bordeaux, France | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1961) | |||||||||||||
| Retired | 1980 | |||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
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| 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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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)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 1969 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Željko Franulović |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 1971 | Paris, France | Clay |  Stan Smith |
2–6, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 1974 | Munich, West Germany | Clay |  Jürgen Fassbender |
2–6, 7–5, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 1975 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  Manuel Orantes |
0–6, 6–4, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Mar 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
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