Jean-Pierre Courcol

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Jean-Pierre Courcol
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1944-03-18) 18 March 1944 (age 80)
Montgeron, France
Singles
Career record12–18
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1968, 1969, 1971)
Wimbledon 2R (1969)
US Open 2R (1969)
Doubles
Career record6–10
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 3R (1969, 1970)
Wimbledon 1R (1968, 1969)
US Open 1R (1969)

Jean-Pierre Courcol (born 18 March 1944) is a French business executive and a former professional tennis player.

Courcol was the director of L'Équipe from 1984 to 1993 and served as managing director of Air Inter in the late 1990s. [1]

As a tennis player, Courcol won the South of France Championships in Nice in 1967 and was the last men's champion of the French Covered Court Championships in 1969. He reached the second round of the French Open on three occasions, which includes the 1969 tournament when he lost a five set match to Arthur Ashe. [2]

His son Daniel Courcol also competed on the professional tennis tour.

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References

  1. "Jean-Pierre Courcol, un sportif dans le cockpit d'Air France Europe". Les Echos (in French). 16 January 1996.
  2. "Ashe, Casals Post Tennis Triumphs". Sarasota Herald Tribune . 29 May 1969. p. 24.