Jump to content

Denis Naegelen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Denis Naegelen
Country (sports) France
Born (1952-03-14) 14 March 1952 (age 72)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record16–27
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 131 (14 June 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1973)
French Open3R (1980)
Doubles
Career record21–31
Career titles1
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1973)
French Open3R (1975)

Denis Naegelen (born 14 March 1952) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Career

[edit]

Naegelen competed in the French Open every year from 1973 to 1983, with the exception of 1979.[1] He had his best singles performance at the 1980 French Open, where he beat Jiří Hřebec and Terry Rocavert.[2] In third round he wasted a two set lead to lose to American Ferdi Taygan, 9–11 in the fifth.[2] He also took part in the 1973 Australian Open and made the second round of both the singles and doubles.[2]

In 1976, Naegelen was a quarter-finalist at a Grand Prix tournament in Madrid.[2]

He and Patrice Dominguez were doubles champions at the 1979 Bordeaux Open.[2]

Grand Prix career finals

[edit]

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

[edit]
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1979 Bordeaux, France Clay France Patrice Dominguez France Bernard Fritz
Colombia Iván Molina
6–4, 6–4

References

[edit]