List of France Davis Cup team representatives

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This is a list of tennis players who have represented the France Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. France have taken part in the competition since 1904. [1]

Players

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Jean Borotra
Arnaud Clement Arnaud Clement Jeux olympiques 2008.jpg
Arnaud Clément
Henri Cochet Henri Cochet.jpg
Henri Cochet
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Richard Gasquet
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René Lacoste
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (20988530475).jpg
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Player W-L
(Total)		W-L
(Singles)		W-L
(Doubles)		 Ties Debut
Robert Abdesselam 11–106–95–1141947
Thierry Ascione 0–10–10–012004
Paul Ayme 1–20–21–011904
Jean-Claude Barclay 3–43–30–141962
Pierre Barthès 19–1414–95–5151964
Dominique Bedel 2–12–00–121979
Tarik Benhabiles 1–00–01–011987
Julien Benneteau 5–22–13–142010
Marcel Bernard 29–1313–816–5251935
Patrice Beust 7–60–07–6131963
Jean-François Blanchy 3–23–10–121923
Arnaud Boetsch 16–611–65–0111991
Henri Bolelli 8–32–06–391938
Benjamin Bonzi 1–01–00–012022
Jean Borotra 36–1819–1217–6321922
Christian Boussus 10–910–90–0101934
Jacques Brugnon 26–114–222–9311921
Jean-François Caujolle 1–00–01–011974
Thierry Champion 0–20–20–011992
Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 3–10–03–141970
Jérémy Chardy 3–03–00–022009
Arnaud Clément 20–1112–98–2182000
Henri Cochet 44–1434–810–6261922
Daniel Contet 9–81–18–7161961
Jean Couiteas de Faucamberge 2–12–10–021922
Pierre Darmon 47–2144–173–4341956
Éric Deblicker 0–20–20–011978
Max Decugis 6–103–83–261904
Olivier Delaître 5–31–04–371994
Bernard Destremau 26–1625–141–2241936
Patrice Dominguez 15–910–45–5111971
Jean Ducos de la Haille 3–20–03–251953
Pierre-Hugues Herbert 11–20–111–1122016
Nicolas Escudé 18–513–35–2131998
Paul Feret 2–02–00–021925
Jean-Philippe Fleurian 1–11–00–121986
Guy Forget 38–1117–721–4261984
Richard Gasquet 6–86–70–1102005
Maurice Germot 1–60–41–231905
Rodolphe Gilbert 0–10–10–011993
Andre Gobert 3–102–71–351912
Jérôme Golmard 5–24–21–061995
Georges Goven 9–69–50–191967
Jean-Noël Grinda 7–62–15–5101959
Sébastien Grosjean 16–1016–90–1161999
Jean-Louis Haillet 4–22–22–021977
Robert Haillet 30–1329–131–0231952
Pierre Hirsch 0–10–10–011923
François Jauffret 43–2734–179–10351964
René Lacoste 40–1132–88–3261923
Pierre Henri Landry 1–01–00–011926
William Laurentz 3–71–42–351912
Jean Lesueur 0–10–00–111938
Henri Leconte 41–2524–2017–5281982
Michaël Llodra 21–113–518–6242002
Nicolas Mahut 15–41–214–2162015
Adrian Mannarino 3–23–20–042018
Paul-Henri Mathieu 4–84–80–062002
Andre Merlin 6–46–40–051933
Jean-Claude Molinari 9–33–16–2101954
Gaël Monfils 6–26–20–072009
Gilles Moretton 3–60–33–371979
Wanaro N'Godrella 2–00–02–021973
Yannick Noah 39–2226–1513–7221978
Benoît Paire 1–11–10–022018
Pierre Pellizza 10–45–25–291938
Yvon Petra 15–711–34–4121937
Thierry Pham 2–02–00–011986
Gérard Pilet 6–36–30–061959
Cédric Pioline 22–1418–114–3211994
Pascal Portes 5–94–61–361979
Lucas Pouille 7–47–40–082016
Patrick Proisy 12–910–72–2101971
Guillaume Raoux 11–24–17–181996
Arthur Rinderknech 2–11–11–022021
Paul Rémy 35–1817–1218–6251949
Jacques Renavand 3–22–01–241961
Christophe Roger-Vasselin 2–21–21–021980
Lionel Roux 0–10–10–011997
Jean-Loup Rouyer 2–10–02–131970
Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh 3–22–11–131921
Fabrice Santoro 15–116–69–5171991
Gilles Simon 3–53–50–062009
Jacques Thomas 2–12–00–131949
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 12–29–23–072008
Thierry Tulasne 10–99–91–0101981
Éric Winogradsky 1–00–01–011986

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