Jean-Marc Piacentile (born 18 April 1963) is a French former professional
tennis
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player.
Piacentile, a right-handed player, competed on the professional tour in the 1980s, reaching a best singles ranking of 195 in the world. His best performance on the
Grand Prix circuit
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was a second round appearance at the
1982 Ancona Open.
As a doubles player he made three appearances in the main draw of the
French Open
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and won a
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Salou
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in 1988.
Following his tennis career he worked as the leader of a player's union.
Challenger titles
Doubles: (1)
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1963 births
Living people
French male tennis players