Jean-Christophe Faurel (born 6 March 1981) is a former professional

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player from

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. He has been

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's coach since March 2019, four months before her Wimbledon breakthrough, where she defeated

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in at age 15, before reaching the fourth round.

Career

Faurel was a boys' singles quarter-finalist at the

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.ATP World Tour Profile
/ref> In 2006, he appeared in three

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tournaments. At the Australian Open he defeated

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and was then beaten in the second round by 20th seed James Blake, over four sets. He exited in the first round of the French Open, at the hands of

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and also failed to make it past the opening round in Wimbledon, losing to Gastón Gaudio. He had his best win on the

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at the 2006 Open 13, held in

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, where he defeated

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, the world number 38. Faurel currently coaches

, along with her father. He began working with her four months before her breakthrough at the 2019 Wimbledon, where she defeated

in straight sets at age 15, before reaching the fourth round. He was with her when she reached the third round at the 2019 US Open, and when she won her first WTA title at

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the following month.

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

References

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