Jean-Claude Molinari (28 August 1931 – 22 April 1999)
was a French former tennis player, originally amateur and later professional.
At
Wimbledon, he reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles in 1959.
In the
Davis Cup in 1954, he defeated
Ramanathan Krishnan
Ramanathan Krishnan (born 11 April 1937)
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of
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in the quarter-finals of the men's singles, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6. In 1957, he and
Paul Rémy reached the quarter-finals of the men's doubles, where they were defeated by
Mike Davies and
Bobby Wilson of Great Britain, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3. In 1958, with
Pierre Darmon
Pierre Darmon (born 14 January 1934) is a French former tennis player. He was ranked No.8 in the world in 1963, and also reached the top ten in 1958 and 1964.
Early life
Darmon was born in Tunis, Tunisia. He moved to France at 17 years of age.
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, he reached the semi-finals of the men's doubles, where they were again defeated by Davies and Wilson, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 1–6. In 1959, he and
Jean-Noel Grinda won the quarter-final of the men's doubles against
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and
Marian Viziru
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of
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, 6–1, 6–1 6–4; in 1960, again with Grinda, he reached the semi-finals, where they were defeated by
Jan-Erik Lundqvist and
Ulf Schmidt of
Sweden, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6.
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At the 1961 French Open, he was forced to withdraw with a torn ]Achilles tendon
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when leading Fred Stolle
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in the first round of the men's singles 6–4, 7–5, 5–2.
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1931 births
1999 deaths
French male tennis players
Professional tennis players before the Open Era
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles
French Championships junior (tennis) champions
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