Jacques Thamin

Jacques Thamin (born 23 May 1952) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Jacques Thamin
Full nameJacques Thamin
Country (sports) France
Born (1952-05-23) 23 May 1952
Cairo, Egypt
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record6–20
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 137 (15 October 1973)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1974)
French Open1R (1968, 1970)
Doubles
Career record11–25
Career titles1
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1977)
French Open2R (1968, 1969, 1977, 1979)

Biography

Thamin was runner-up in the juniors event at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships, to Australian John Alexander.[1] He also played in the men's singles draw, just days after his 16th birthday.[2]

During the 1970s he competed professionally on the tennis circuit. He made the quarter-finals of a Grand Prix tournament in Madrid in 1973, withs wins over Steve Faulk, Antonio Muñoz and Wanaro N'Godrella. In the quarter-final he won the first set against Ilie Năstase, before losing in three. He was runner-up at the Stuttgart Open in 1974, before the event was part of the Grand Prix circuit. His only Grand Prix final was in the doubles at Paris in 1977, which he and partner Christophe Roger-Vasselin won, aided by the controversial spaghetti racquets.[3] He was a regular competitor at the French Open, mostly in doubles, and also appeared twice at the Australian Open.[4]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1977 Paris, France Clay Christophe Roger-Vasselin Ilie Năstase
Ion Țiriac		 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

References
  1. "Three-time winner". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 8 July 1968. p. 12. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. "Age Records of All Slam Matches". tennis28.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. McNamee, Paul (20 November 2013). Game Changer: My Tennis Life. Text Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9781922148414.
  4. "Results Archive - Jacques Thamin". Australian Open - Official Site by IBM. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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