Jean-Claude Molinari, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jean-Claude Molinari

French tennis player

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1931

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Jean-Claude Molinari

  • Jean-Claude Molinari (born 28 August 1931) is a French former tennis player, originally amateur and later professional.
  • At Wimbledon, he reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles in 1959.In the Davis Cup in 1954, he defeated Ramanathan Krishnan of India in the quarter-finals of the men's singles, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6.
  • In 1957, he and Paul RΓ©my reached the quarter-finals of the men's doubles, where they were defeated by Mike Davies and Bobby Wilson of Great Britain, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3.
  • In 1958, with Pierre Darmon, he reached the semi-finals of the men's doubles, where they were again defeated by Davies and Wilson, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 1–6.
  • In 1959, he and Jean-Noel Grinda won the quarter-final of the men's doubles against Gheorghe and Marian Viziru of Romania, 6–1, 6–1 6–4; in 1960, again with Grinda, he reached the semi-finals, where they were defeated by Jan-Erik Lundqvist and Ulf Schmidt of Sweden, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6.At the 1961 French Open, he was forced to withdraw with a torn Achilles tendon when leading Fred Stolle in the first round of the men's singles 6–4, 7–5, 5–2.

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