Hervé Gauvain

Hervé Gauvain was a French professional tennis player.

Biography

A right-handed player from Chalon-sur-Saône, Gauvain featured on the professional tour in the 1970s and early 1980s. 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.
Gauvain died on 14 May 2025, at the age of 70.