François Jauffret (; born 9 February 1942) is a retired professional tennis player from France. He holds the record for most ties played for the France Davis Cup team with 35, between 1964 and 1978.
Jauffret twice reached the semi-finals at the Roland Garros, in 1966 (beating Roy Emerson before losing to Tony Roche) and 1974 (beating Jan Kodeš before losing to Manuel Orantes). He won two Open era singles titles (in 1969 in Buenos Aires and in 1977 in Cairo) and seven doubles titles on the ATP Tour in his career. His career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 20.
He is the brother of businessman Jean-Paul Jauffret (1930-2026). His granddaughter, Capucine Jauffret, is also a tennis player.
Career finals Singles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Nov 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Željko Franulović 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3Loss 1–1 May 1971 Paris, France Clay Stan Smith 2–6, 4–6, 5–7Loss 1–2 May 1974 Munich, West Germany Clay Jürgen Fassbender 2–6, 7–5, 1–6, 4–6Loss 1–3 Mar 1975 Cairo, Egypt Clay Manuel Orantes 0–6, 6–4, 1–6, 3–6Win 2–4 Mar 1977 Cairo, Egypt Clay Frank Gebert 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Doubles (8 titles, 6 runner-ups) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Apr 1971 Nice, France Clay Pierre Barthès Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 3–6, 3–6Win 1–1 Apr 1971 Catania, Italy Clay Pierre Barthès Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal 7–6, 2–6, 6–3Loss 1–2 May 1971 Paris, France Clay Pierre Barthès Tom Gorman Stan Smith 6–3. 5–7, 2–6Win 2–2 Nov 1972 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Pierre Barthès Andrés Gimeno Juan Gisbert Sr. 6–3, 6–2Loss 2–3 Aug 1974 Bretton Woods, US Clay Georges Goven Jeff Borowiak Rod Laver 3–6, 2–6Win 3–3 Nov 1974 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Patrice Dominguez Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 6–4Win 4–3 Jun 1975 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Jan Kodeš Harald Elschenbroich Hans Kary 6–2, 6–3Loss 4–4 Jul 1975 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Patrice Dominguez Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 2–6, 2–6, 6–7Win 5–4 Apr 1976 Nice, France Clay Patrice Dominguez Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Win 6–4 Apr 1977 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Jan Kodeš Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 2–6, 6–3, 6–2Win 7–4 Apr 1977 Murcia, Spain Clay Patrice Dominguez Patricio Cornejo Hans Gildemeister 7–5, 6–2Loss 7–5 Jul 1977 Båstad, Sweden Clay Jean-Louis Haillet Mark Edmondson John Marks 4–6, 0–6Loss 7–6 Jul 1977 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Jean-Louis Haillet José Higueras Antonio Muñoz 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 1–6Win 8–6 Apr 1978 Nice, France Clay Patrice Dominguez Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 6–0
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