Jean-Pierre Courcol

Jean-Pierre Courcol is a French business executive and a former professional tennis player.
Courcol was the director of L'Équipe from 1984 to 1993 and served as managing director of Air Inter in the late 1990s.
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.
His son Daniel Courcol also competed on the professional tennis tour.