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 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 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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