Pierre Barthès

Pierre Barthès (born 13 September 1941) is a retired French tennis player.

Career

Born in Béziers, Barthès was one of the Handsome Eight, a group of players signed by Lamar Hunt 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.

Barthès won the 1963 Pau Championships defeating Pierre Darmon in the final.

Barthès won the Paris Indoor Championships and the Coupe Albert Canet in 1963 defeating Darmon in the final.

Barthès won the International Championships of Egypt in Cairo in 1964 on clay defeating Martin Mulligan, Ismail El Shafei, and Istvan Gulyas in the final.

Barthès won the Altamira International Invitation in Caracas, Venezuela in 1965 on clay defeating Pancho Guzmán, Ron Holmberg, Ramanathan Krishnan, Frank Froehling III, and Manuel Santana in the final.

Barthès turned professional for the 1967 season. He won the Marseilles Pro on clay that year defeating Mike Davies, Ken Rosewall, and Fred Stolle in the final. He won the Grenoble, France indoor hardcourt event in 1970 defeating Cliff Drysdale, Rod Laver, and Andres Gimeno in the final.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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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
20th-century French sportsmen

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