Lionel Barthez (born 18 May 1967) is a former professional

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player from France.ITF Tennis Profile
/ref> Barthez competed in four Grand Slams during his career.ATP World Tour Profile
/ref> In the

1994 French Open The 1994 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 98th staging of the French Open, and the second Gra ...

he took the first two sets off world number 31 Ronald Agenor but lost in five. He and partner Stéphane Sansoni were unable to progress past the first round in the doubles. His next appearance was at the

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, where he lost in the opening round to Norwegian player Christian Ruud and also failed to win a match in the men's doubles, partnering Thierry Guardiola. He also took part in the mixed doubles with Isabelle Demongeot and made the second round. In 1996 he played in his third successive French Open and once more lost his only singles match, to

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in four sets. He participated in the men's doubles with Gilles Bastié and the pair were unable to win their opening round fixture, although he did make the second round of the mixed doubles with Sandrine Testud. The Frenchman was a quarter-finalist in the 1993 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, his best showing on tour as a singles player. In the doubles however he reached a semi-final with Bastié in 1996, at the

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. He twice made doubles quarter-finals at the

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, in 1994 with

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and 1997 partnering Clement N'Goran.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (4)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barthez, Lionel 1967 births Living people French male tennis players Sportspeople from Albi