Jean-Pierre Courcol

Jean-Pierre Courcol (born 18 March 1944) is a French business executive and a former professional tennis player.

Jean-Pierre Courcol

Country (sports)	France
Born	(1944-03-18) 18 March 1944 (age 81) Montgeron, France
Singles
Career record	12–18
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1968, 1969, 1971)
Wimbledon	2R (1969)
US Open	2R (1969)
Doubles
Career record	6–10
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	3R (1969, 1970)
Wimbledon	1R (1968, 1969)
US Open	1R (1969)

Courcol was the director of L'Équipe from 1984 to 1993 and served as managing director of Air Inter in the late 1990s.^[1]

As a tennis player, Courcol won the South of France Championships in Nice in 1967 and was the last men's champion of the French Covered Court Championships in 1969. He reached the second round of the French Open on three occasions, which includes the 1969 tournament when he lost a five set match to Arthur Ashe.^[2]

His son Daniel Courcol also competed on the professional tennis tour.