Pierre Darmon

Pierre Darmon
Country (sports)  France
Born (1934-01-14) 14 January 1934
Tunis, Tunisia
Turned pro 1950 (amateur tour)
Retired 1968
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest ranking No. 8 (1963, World's Top 10)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open QF (1965)
French Open F (1963)
Wimbledon 4R (1958, 1960, 1962, 1966)
US Open 4R (1963)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon F (1963)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games SF – 3rd (1968, demonstration)

Pierre Darmon (born 14 January 1934) is a French former tennis player.

He was ranked No.8 in the world in 1963, and reached the top ten in 1958 and 1964.[1][2]

Tennis career

Darmon was French national junior champion in 1950. He was France's top-ranked tennis player from 1957 to 1969, and won the national title nine times in that period.[1] He also won the French national doubles championship in 1957 (with Paul Rémy), 1958 (with Robert Haillet), 1961 (with Gérard Pilet), and 1966 (with François Jauffret).

In 1963, Darmon was the runner-up in singles at the French Open, where he beat Manuel Santana in five sets in the semi finals before losing to Roy Emerson in the final in four sets.[3][4] Also in 1963, he reached the finals at Wimbledon in doubles, along with partner Jean Claude Barclay.[1]

He was international veterans mixed double champion with his wife Rosie Darmon in 1961, and in 1968 and 1975 with Gail Chanfreau.

Davis Cup

Darmon was a member of France's Davis Cup Team from 1956–67, winning 44 of the 68 matches in which he participated.[1] Darmon holds France's record for the most wins and most singles victories. He played in 34 Davis Cup ties for France, second only to compatriot François Jauffret who played one more. In 2002 he received the Davis Cup Award of Excellence.[5]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up1963French ChampionshipsClayAustralia Roy Emerson6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1963Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrassFrance Jean-Claude BarclayMexico Antonio Palafox
Mexico Rafael Osuna		6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 2–6

Hall of Fame and Award

Darmon, who is Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Pierre Darmon". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pierre Darmon". Jews in Sports. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "French Open 1963". www.tennis.co.nf.
  4. ↑ "Emerson On Way To Slam". The Canberra Times. 28 May 1963. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "The Davis Cup Award of Excellence". www.tennisfame.com. International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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