Hervé Gauvain (born 4 March 1955) is a French former professional tennis player.

Hervé Gauvain
Country (sports) France
Born (1955-03-04) 4 March 1955 (age 69)
Châlons, France
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Singles
Career record9–25
Highest rankingNo. 148 (14 June 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1975)
French Open1R (1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Doubles
Highest ranking4–20
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981)

A right-handed player from Châlon sur Saone, Gauvain featured on the professional tour in the 1970s and early 1980s.[1] His best performance was a semi-final appearance at Nuremberg in 1976 and he also reached the quarter-finals at Helsinki in 1977. He played in the main draw of the French Open on six occasions, without making it past the first round.

His wife Florence was a professional tennis player. Their daughter, Sybille, played college tennis for San Jose State University and now competes professionally.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Une Equipe Nationale En Australie". Le Courrier Australien. New South Wales, Australia. 1 January 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 6 January 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Tennis. Open GDF Suez de Mâcon (ITF 10 000 dollars). Huitièmes de finales hier.. Sybille Gauvain, la fille de…". The Saône-et-Loire Journal (in French). 24 February 2012.
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