Patrice Dominguez

Patrice Dominguez

Country (sports)	France
Born	(1950-01-12)12 January 1950 Algiers, French Algeria
Died	12 April 2015(2015-04-12) (aged 65) Paris, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Plays	Left-handed
Singles
Career record	150–154
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 36 (23 August 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1973)
French Open	4R (1971)
Wimbledon	4R (1974)
US Open	2R (1973)
Doubles
Career record	107–116
Career titles	6
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	F (1973, 1978)

Patrice Dominguez (12 January 1950 – 12 April 2015) was a French tennis player born in Algeria. He reached a career high ranking of No. 36 in 1973.^[1] He represented France in the Davis Cup between 1971 and 1979.^[2]

Dominguez was runner–up at the 1973 French Open mixed doubles event partnering Betty Stöve and again in 1978 partnering Virginia Ruzici.^[3]

He then became a trainer for several players such as Henri Leconte and Fabrice Santoro. He also worked as an analyst for different French media.

From 2005 to 2011, he was the national technical director of the French Tennis Federation.^[4]

Dominguez died on 12 April 2015 from a chronic illness at the age of 65.^[5]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1973	French Open	Clay	Betty Stöve	Françoise Dürr Jean-Claude Barclay	1–6, 4–6
Loss	1978	French Open	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Renáta Tomanová Pavel Složil	6–7, ret.

Career finals

Doubles (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1974	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Antonio Muñoz	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6–1, 6–3
Win	2–0	Nov 1974	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	François Jauffret	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7–5, 6–4
Loss	2–1	Jul 1975	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	François Jauffret	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta	2–6, 2–6, 6–7
Win	3–1	Apr 1976	Nice, France	Clay	François Jauffret	Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win	4–1	Apr 1977	Murcia, Spain	Clay	François Jauffret	Patricio Cornejo Hans Gildemeister	7–5, 6–2
Win	5–1	Apr 1978	Nice, France	Clay	François Jauffret	Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd	6–4, 6–0
Win	6–1	Oct 1979	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Denis Naegelen	Bernard Fritz Iván Molina	6–4, 6–4

References

1. ATP World Tour profile
2. Davis Cup profile
3. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 403. ISBN 978-0942257700.
4. Patrice Dominguez a été démis de ses fonctions
5. "Obituary: Patrice Dominguez". International Tennis Federation (ITF). 13 April 2015.

External links

• Patrice Dominguez at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Patrice Dominguez at the International Tennis Federation
• Patrice Dominguez at the Davis Cup