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|birth_place =  [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]]
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|plays= Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
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|highestsinglesranking= No. 8 (1963<small>, World's Top 10</small>)<ref name="JewishSportsBio">[http://www.jewishsports.net/biopages/PierreDarmon.htm Jewish Sports bio]</ref>
|AustralianOpenresult= QF ([[1965 Australian Championships - Men's Singles|1965]])
|FrenchOpenresult= F ([[1963 French Championships - Men's Singles|1963]])
|Wimbledonresult= 4R ([[1958 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|1958]], [[1960 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|1960]], [[1962 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|1962]], [[1966 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|1966]])
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|WimbledonDoublesresult= F ([[1963 Wimbledon Championships#Men's Doubles|1963]])
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'''Pierre Darmon''' (born January 14, 1934 in [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]]) is a former [[France|French]] [[tennis player]].

In 1963, he reached his highest singles ranking of World No. 8.<ref name="JewishSportsBio"/>  He was also ranked in the top 10 worldwide in 1958 and 1964.

==Tennis career==
A schoolboy tennis prodigy, Darmon was the top-ranked tennis star in France from 1957 to 1969 (he shared No. 1 in ’57 and ’69).

He was French national junior champion in 1950{{Citation needed| date=July 2013}}.

Darmon won the French national singles championship a record 9 times, obtaining his first title in 1957 and last one in 1968. He also won the French national doubles championship in 1957 (with Paul Rémy), in 1958 (with Robert Haillet) in 1961 (with Gérard Pilet) and 1966 (with François Jauffret).

In 1963, Darmon was [[French Open]] Singles runner-up, losing the [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] final to [[Roy Emerson]] 6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 4–6.  That same year, he reached the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] Doubles finals with partner Jean Claude Barclay, before falling to [[Mexico]]’s [[Antonio Palafox]] and [[Rafael Osuna]] in the title match.

He was international veterans mixed double champion with his wife Rosy Darmon in 1961, and in  1968 and 1975 with [[Gail Chanfreau]].

===Davis Cup===
Darmon was a member of France’s [[Davis Cup]] Team from 1956-67.  He played 68 Davis Cup matches, winning 44. Darmon holds France's record for the most wins and most singles victories.  He played in 34 Davis Cup ties for France, second only to compatriot Francois Jauffret who played one more.

===Career after Competition===
Off the court, Darmon was Tournament Director of the French Open at [[Stade Roland Garros|Roland Garros]] from 1969 through 1978; and, Director of the European Tennis Bureau of the [[Association of Tennis Professionals]] (ATP) in 1973, a member of the ATP Board of Directors 1974-79, and a member of the Men's International Professional Tennis Council 1974-79.

In 1979 Darmon took on the position of European Director for [[ProServ]], where he stayed until 1990; whereupon he returned to ATP Europe as its Chief Executive through 1996.<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/news/thisweekarchive/2002%20This%20Week%20-%20Issue%2047%20-%202%20December%202002.pdf dead link]</ref>

==Major finals==

===Grand Slam finals===

====Singles: 1 (0-1)====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|width="80"|'''Outcome'''
|width="50"|'''Year'''
|width="200"|'''Championship'''
|width="75"|'''Surface'''
|width="200"|'''Opponent in the final'''
|width="200"|'''Score in the final'''
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up ||1963 || [[French Open|French Championships]] || Clay ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]] || 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
|}

===Doubles: 1 (0-1)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|width="80"|'''Outcome'''
|width="50"|'''Year'''
|width="200"|'''Championship'''
|width="75"|'''Surface'''
|width="200"|'''Partner'''
|width="200"|'''Opponent in the final'''
|width="200"|'''Score in the final'''
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up || 1963 || [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]] || Grass || [[Jean-Claude Barclay]] || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Antonio Palafox]] <br> {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Rafael Osuna]] || 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
|}

==Hall of Fame and Award==
Darmon, who is [[Jew]]ish, was inducted into the [[International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1997.

In November 2002, The [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] and [[International Tennis Federation]] honored Darmon with the '''Davis Cup Award of Excellence''', awarded to individuals who represent the ideals and spirit of Davis Cup competition.

==See also==
*[[List of Jews in sports#Tennis|List of select Jewish tennis players]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{ITF male profile|number=10002767}}
*{{DavisCupplayerlink|id=10002767}}
*[http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=tennis&ID=58 Jews in Sports bio]
*{{cite web|url=http://www.daviscup.com/28581.aspx |title=Pierre Darmon Receives 2002 Davis Cup Award of Excellence |publisher=[[Davis Cup]] |date=2002-11-30 |accessdate=2013-07-11}}

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