Robert Haillet

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Robert Haillet
Country  France
Born (1931-09-26)26 September 1931
Pau, France
Died 26 September 2011(2011-09-26) (aged 80)
Nice, France
Plays Right-handed
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open SF (1960)
Wimbledon 4R (1957)
US Open 2R (1958)

Robert Haillet (26 September 1931 – 26 September 2011) was a French international tennis player.[1] He competed in the Davis Cup a number of times, from 1952 to 1960.[2]

The iconic tennis shoe adidas Stan Smith was initially named "adidas Robert Haillet" when introduced in 1965, but was changed in 1971 after Haillet's retirement from tennis.[3]

Haillet staged a remarkable comeback in his fourth round match against Budge Patty at the 1958 French Championships. Patty was leading 5–0, 40–0 in the fifth set but could not convert his match points and Haillet won seven consecutive games to win the final set 7–5.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Haillet n'est plus". SudOuest.fr. Retrieved 2013-07-03. 
  2. ↑ Robert Haillet at daviscup.com
  3. ↑ Tennis Club de Prades le Lez
  4. ↑ Christopher Clarey (June 5, 1995). "Novotna Collapses Again, Blows 9 (9) Match Points". The New York Times. 
  5. ↑ Davies, Mike (1963). Lawn Tennis. New York: Arc Books. pp. 14, 15. OCLC 1260284. 
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