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			{{short description\|French tennis player}}
	'''Pierre Darmon''' (born ], ], in ]) was a ] ].
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			\|highestsinglesranking= No. 8 (1963<small>, World's Top 10</small>)<ref name="JewishSportsBio">{{cite web\|url=http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/PierreDarmon.htm\|title=Pierre Darmon\|publisher=International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame\|access-date=9 September 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010153440/http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/PierreDarmon.htm\|archive-date=10 October 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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			'''Pierre Darmon''' (born 14 January 1934) is a French former ]. He was ranked No.8 in the world in 1963, and also reached the top ten in 1958 and 1964.<ref name="JewishSportsBio"/><ref name="Jews in Sports">{{cite web\|url=http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=tennis&ID=58\|title=Pierre Darmon\|publisher=Jews in Sports\|access-date=9 September 2015}}</ref>
	In ], he reached his highest world ranking, # 8. He was ranked in the top 10 worldwide as well in ] and ].

			==Early life==
			Darmon was born in ].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/11880\|title=Pierre Darmon – The Frenchman Who Helped Tennis Grow Into The Open Era}}</ref> He moved to France at 17 years of age.<ref name="auto1"/>

	==Tennis career==		==Tennis career==
			Darmon was French national junior champion in 1950.{{Citation needed\| date=July 2013}} He was France's top-ranked tennis player from 1957 to 1969, and won the national title nine times in that period.<ref name="JewishSportsBio"/><ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tennisfame.com/news/2019/GAAPierreDarmon\|title=International Tennis Hall of Fame\|website=www.tennisfame.com}}</ref> He also won the French national doubles championship in 1957 (with ]), 1958 (with ]), 1961 (with ]), and 1966 (with ]).

	A schoolboy tennis prodigy, Darmon was the top-ranked tennis star in France from ] to ] (he shared # 1 in ’57 and ’69).

			In 1963, Darmon was the runner-up in singles at the ], where he beat ] in five sets in the semi-finals before losing to ] in the final in four sets.<ref name="collins2016">{{cite book\|last=Collins\|first=Bud\|author-link=Bud Collins\|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis\|year=2016\|publisher=New Chapter Press\|location=New York\|isbn=978-1-937559-38-0\|page=414\|edition=3rd}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131720619 \|title=Emerson On Way To Slam. \|newspaper=] \|date=28 May 1963 \|page=24 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Also in 1963, he reached the finals at ] in doubles, along with partner Jean Claude Barclay.<ref name="JewishSportsBio"/>
	He was French national junior champion in 1950.

			He was international veterans mixed doubles champion with his wife ] in 1961, and in 1968 and 1975 with ].
	Darmon won the French national singles championship a record 9 times, his first title in 1957 and last in 1968. He also won the French national doubles championship in 1961 (with Pintail) and 1966 (with Francois Jauffret).

			===Davis Cup===
	In 1963, he was ] Singles runner-up, losing the ] final to ] 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 4-6. That same year, he reached the ] Doubles finals with partner Jean Claude Barclay, before falling to ]’s ] and ] in the title match.
			Darmon was a member of France's ] Team from 1956 to 1967, winning 44 of the 68 matches in which he participated.<ref name="JewishSportsBio"/> 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. He holds the record for most singles victories by a French Davis Cup player, having had a record of 44-17.<ref name="auto"/>

			==Honors==
	He was international veterans mixed double champion with his wife Rosy Darmon in 1961, and in 1968 and 1975 with ].
			In 1997, he was inducted into the ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/PierreDarmon.htm\|title=Pierre Darmon\|website=www.jewishsports.net}}</ref> In 2002, he received the Davis Cup Award of Excellence.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Davis Cup Award of Excellence\|url=https://www.tennisfame.com/about/hall-of-fame-awards/davis-cup-award-of-excellence/\|website=www.tennisfame.com\|publisher=]}}</ref> In 2019, the ] and the ] presented Darmon with The Golden Achievement Award.<ref name="auto"/>

	==~~=Davis~~ ~~Cup=~~==		==Grand Slam finals==
	Darmon was a member of France’s ] Team from 1956-67. He played 68 Davis Cup matches, winning 44. 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 Francois Jauffret who played one more.

	===~~Career~~ ~~after~~ ~~Competition~~===		===Singles (1 runner-up)===
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	Off the court, Darmon was Tournament Director of the French Open at ] from 1969 through 1978; and, Director of the European Tennis Bureau of the ] (ATP) in 1973, a member of the ATP Board of Directors 1974-79, and a member of the Men's International Professional Tennis Council 1974-79.
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			===Doubles (1 runner-up)===
	In 1979 Darmon took on the position of European Director for ], where he stayed until 1990; whereupon he returned to ATP Europe as its Chief Executive through 1996.
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			==See also==
	==Hall of Fame and Award==
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	Darmon, who is ]ish, was inducted into the ] in ].

			==References==
	In November ], The ] and ] honored Darmon with the '''Davis Cup Award of Excellence''', awarded to individuals who represent the ideals and spirit of Davis Cup competition.
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 26 November 2024

French tennis player

Pierre Darmon
Singles
Darmon (right)
Country (sports)	France
Born	(1934-01-14) 14 January 1934 (age 90) Tunis, Tunisia
Turned pro	1950 (amateur tour)
Retired	1968
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career titles	92
Highest ranking	No. 8 (1963, World's Top 10)
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 also reached the top ten in 1958 and 1964.

Early life

Darmon was born in Tunis, Tunisia. He moved to France at 17 years of age.

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. 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. Also in 1963, he reached the finals at Wimbledon in doubles, along with partner Jean Claude Barclay.

He was international veterans mixed doubles 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 to 1967, winning 44 of the 68 matches in which he participated. 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. He holds the record for most singles victories by a French Davis Cup player, having had a record of 44-17.

Honors

In 1997, he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. In 2002, he received the Davis Cup Award of Excellence. In 2019, the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Federation presented Darmon with The Golden Achievement Award.