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 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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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.
Career finals
Singles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
Doubles (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1971 | Nice, France | Clay | Pierre Barthès |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 1971 | Catania, Italy | Clay | Pierre Barthès |
 Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal |
7–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 1971 | Paris, France | Clay | Pierre Barthès |
Tom Gorman Stan Smith |
6–3. 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 1972 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Pierre Barthès |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Andrés Gimeno Juan Gisbert Sr. |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Aug 1974 | Bretton Woods, US | Clay | Georges Goven |
Jeff Borowiak .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rod Laver |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 1974 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Patrice Dominguez |
Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 1975 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | Jan Kodeš |
Harald Elschenbroich  Hans Kary |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jul 1975 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Patrice Dominguez |
 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta |
2–6, 2–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 5–4 | Apr 1976 | Nice, France | Clay | Patrice Dominguez |
 Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–4 | Apr 1977 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Jan Kodeš |
Wojciech Fibak  Tom Okker |
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–4 | Apr 1977 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | Patrice Dominguez |
 Patricio Cornejo Hans Gildemeister |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Jul 1977 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Jean-Louis Haillet |
Mark Edmondson John Marks |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Jul 1977 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Jean-Louis Haillet |
José Higueras Antonio Muñoz |
1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | Apr 1978 | Nice, France | Clay | Patrice Dominguez |
Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd |
6–4, 6–0 |
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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