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François Jauffret
François Jauffret (born 9 February 1942) is a retired professional tennis player from France. He holds the record for most ties played for the France Davis Cup team with 35, between 1964 and 1978. Jauffret twice reached the semi-finals at the Roland Garros, in 1966 (beating Roy Emerson before losing to Tony Roche) and 1974 (beating Jan Kodeš before losing to Manuel Orantes). He won two Open era singles titles (in 1969 in Buenos Aires and in 1977 in Cairo) and seven doubles titles on the ATP Tour The ATP Tour (known as ATP World Tour between January 2009 and December 2018) is the sole worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) founded in 1990 that replaced the earlier dual Grand Prix ... in his career. His career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 20. He is the brother of businessman Jean-Paul Jauffret. His granddaughter, Capucine Jauffret, is also a tennis player. Career finals Singles (2 titles, 3 runner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "''Bordelais'' (masculine) or "''Bordelaises'' (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. The city of Bordeaux proper had a population of 259,809 in 2020 within its small municipal territory of , but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Bordeaux Functional area (France), metropolitan area had a population of 1,376,375 that same year (Jan. 2020 census), the sixth-most populated in France after Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, and Toulouse. Bordeaux and 27 suburban municipalities form the Bordeaux Métropole, Bordeaux Metropolis, an Indirect election, indirectly elected Métropole, metropolitan authority now in charge of wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Kodeš
Jan Kodeš (born 1 March 1946) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time major singles champion, Kodeš was one of the premier players in the early 1970s. Kodeš's greatest success was achieved on the clay courts of the French Open, where he won the singles title in 1970 and 1971. However, he also won Wimbledon on grass courts in 1973, although the tournament was largely boycotted by top players that year in a show of solidarity over the ban of Nikola Pilić by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). Kodeš never played at the Australian Open, but was twice the runner-up at the US Open, in 1971 and 1973. Kodeš reached his highest ATP ranking of world No. 5 in September 1973. During the Open Era, he won nine top-level singles titles and 17 doubles titles. Kodeš was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1990. In 2013, he received the Czech Fair Play Award from the Czech Olympic Committee. He is an economics graduate of the Prague ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Cairo Open
The 1975 Cairo Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was independent, i.e. not part of the Grand Prix or WCT circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and played at Cairo in Egypt. The event was held from 3 March through 9 March 1975 and Manuel Orantes won the singles title. Finals Singles Manuel Orantes defeated Francois Jauffret 6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 Doubles Manuel Orantes / Antonio Muñoz defeated Jaime Pinto-Bravo / Belus Prajoux Belus Prajoux Nadjar (born 27 February 1955) is a retired professional tennis player from Chile. Prajoux won six doubles titles on the ATP Tour The ATP Tour (known as ATP World Tour between January 2009 and December 2018) is the sole worldwi ... 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 References External links ITF tournament edition details Cairo Open Cairo Open 1975 in Egyptian sport {{tennis-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Fassbender
Jürgen Fassbender (, born 28 May 1948) is a retired German tennis player. On the ATP Tour The ATP Tour (known as ATP World Tour between January 2009 and December 2018) is the sole worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) founded in 1990 that replaced the earlier dual Grand Prix ..., Fassbender won three singles and 15 doubles titles. His best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. In doubles, he reached the semifinals of the 1973 French Open and the 1973 and 1975 Wimbledon Championships. Between 1968 and 1979, he played in 23 ties for the German Davis Cup team and compiled a record of 20 wins and 14 losses. Best team result was winning the European Zone and reaching the Inter-Zonal semifinal in 1968. Career finals Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 35 (16 titles, 19 runner-ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fassbender, Jue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Bavarian Tennis Championships
The 1974 Bavarian Tennis Championships was a men's Grand Prix tennis circuit tournament held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, West Germany which was played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 58th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 May through 19 May 1974. Seventh-seeded Jürgen Fassbender won the singles title. Finals Singles Jürgen Fassbender defeated François Jauffret 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 * It was Fassbender's only singles title of the year and the 2nd of his career. Doubles Antonio Muñoz / Manuel Orantes defeated Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (born 23 May 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. During his career, Pohmann won one singles and five doubles titles on the ATP Tour. He reached the quarter finals of the 1974 French Open, beating Adri ... 2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 * It was Muñoz's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Orantes's 2nd title of the year and the 22nd of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger Smith (born December 14, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. A world No. 1 player and two-time major singles champion (at the 1971 US Open and 1972 Wimbledon Championships), Smith also paired with Bob Lutz to create one of the most successful doubles teams of all-time. In 1970, Smith won the inaugural year-end championships title. In 1972, he was the year-end world No. 1 singles player. In 1973, he won his second and last year end championship title at the Dallas WCT Finals. In addition, he won four Grand Prix Championship Series titles. In his early years he improved his tennis game through lessons from Pancho Segura, the Pasadena Tennis Patrons, and the sponsorship of the Southern California Tennis Association headed by Perry T. Jones. Smith is a past President of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and an ITHF Life Trustee. Outside tennis circles, Smith is best known as the namesake of a line of tennis shoes made by Adidas. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Franulović
Željko Franulović (; born 13 June 1947) is a Croats, Croatian former tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia and has since had a long career in tennis management. He has been the Monte-Carlo Masters tournament director since 2005. Whilst his career-high ATP Tour, ATP singles ranking was world No. 30, the ATP rankings were installed after his 1969–1971 heyday – Franulović was ranked inside the top 20 in both 1970 and 1971, reaching as high as world No. 8 in March 1971. Finalist of the 1970 French Open and winner in Monte Carlo the same year. His singles career lasted 20 years from 1963 to 1983 in which he won 23 career titles. Biography Franulović was born on the island of Korčula to father Ivo and mother Katica, but at the age of one month got brought to Split, Croatia, Split where he grew up. His playing career lasted for 20 years between 1963 and 1983, during which he won a total of twenty three singles titles, as well as seven doubles titles. He played his fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Buenos Aires Tennis Tournament
The 1969 Buenos Aires tennis tournament was a professional tennis tournament held in Buenos Aires, Argentina that started on 11 November 1969. François Jauffret won the singles title. Finals Singles François Jauffret defeated Željko Franulović 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 * It was Jauffret's only ATP title of the year and the 1st of his ATP career. Doubles Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Sr. defeated Roy Emerson / Frew McMillan 6–3, 9–7, 9–7 * It was Cornejo's only ATP title of the year and the 1st of his ATP career. It was Fillol's only ATP title of the year and the 1st of his ATP career. References External links ITF tournament edition details {{DEFAULTSORT:1969 Buenos Aires Tennis Tournament Buenos Aires tennis tournament Davis Davis may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Davis (Antarctica) * Davis Island (Palmer Archipelago) * Davis Station, an Australian base and research outpost in the Vestfold Hills * Davis Valley, Queen Elizabeth Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. there are 211 national and six regional associations that make up the ITF's membership. The ITF's governance responsibilities include maintaining and enforcing the rules of tennis, regulating international team competitions, promoting the game, and preserving the sport's integrity via anti-doping and anti-corruption programs. The ITF partners with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) to govern professional tennis. The ITF organizes annual team competitions for men (Davis Cup), women ( Billie Jean King Cup), and mixed teams ( Hopman Cup), as well as tennis and wheelchair tennis events at the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of the International Olympic Committee. The ITF sanctions circuits th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Paul Jauffret
Jean-Paul Jauffret is a French oenologist, business manager, politician and tennis player, born August 22, 1930, in Bordeaux, eldest of a famous French tennis family He is a veteran team world champion on several occasions, French university champion in 1951 and French cadet champion in 1946. One of the figures of Bordeaux wine of the second half of the 20th century, he devoted a large part of his life to the wine sector. In particular, he managed the CVBG-Dourthe-Kressmann trading house and created the Vinexpo. trade fair in 1981. He was elected president of the Bordeaux Interprofessional Wine Council and a permanent member of the Bordeaux Wine Academy. He contributed to the arrival of French Prime Minister Alain Juppé as mayor of Bordeaux. and in 1995 became his deputy for Finance, with a legacy of reducing the city's debt,. and playing an important role in the transformations of the city (tramway, pedestrianization of the city center, rehabilitation of the quays, opening o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
