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Denis Naegelen
Country (sports) France
Born (1952-03-14) 14 March 1952 (age 72)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record16–27
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 131 (14 June 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R ( 1973)
French Open3R ( 1980)
Doubles
Career record21–31
Career titles1
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1973)
French Open3R (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 Jiří Hřebec 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)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1979 Bordeaux, France Clay France Patrice Dominguez France Bernard Fritz
Colombia Iván Molina
6–4, 6–4

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