Pierre Darmon

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. 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. 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.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionship SurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1963 French Championships Clay Roy Emerson 6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1963 Wimbledon Grass Jean-Claude Barclay Antonio Palafox Rafael Osuna 6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 2–6