Denis Naegelen

Denis Naegelen
Country France France
Born 14 March 1952
Plays Right-handed
Singles
Career record 16–27
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 131 (14 June 1976)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (1973)
French Open 3R (1980)
Doubles
Career record 21–31
Career titles 1
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1973)
French Open 3R (1975)

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

Career

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 Jiri Hrebec 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

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. 1979 France Bordeaux, France Clay France Patrice Dominguez France Bernard Fritz
Colombia Iván Molina
6–4, 6–4

References