Pierre Barthès (born 13 September 1941) is a retired French tennis player.
Career
Born in
Béziers
Béziers (; oc, Besièrs) is a subprefecture of the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Every August Béziers hosts the famous ''Feria de Béziers'', which is centred on bullfighting. A million visitors are attra ...
, Barthès was one of the
Handsome Eight, a group of players signed by
Lamar Hunt
Lamar Hunt (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of American football, soccer, and tennis in the United States.
He was the principal founder of the American Football League (AFL) and ...
in 1968 for the newly formed professional
World Championship Tennis (WCT) group.
In 1974, he reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 54, though this is not a true indication, as he was one of the top 20 players in 1971 before the creation of the ATP ranking system, making the year-end
Masters the same year. He was also a
US Open doubles champion in 1970, partnering
Nikola Pilić.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
References
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French male tennis players
Sportspeople from Béziers
US Open (tennis) champions
1941 births
Living people
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
Professional tennis players before the Open Era
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