François Jauffret
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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.
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Country (sports) | France | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1942-02-09) 9 February 1942 (age 82) Bordeaux, France | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur 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) | ||||||||||||||
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Wimbledon | QF (1969) | ||||||||||||||
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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 Kodeš before losing to Manuel Orantes). He won two Open era singles titles (in 1969 in Buenos Aires and in 1977 in Cairo) and seven 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.