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Herve Gauvain

FRA Died May 14, 2025 (age 70) 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1974–1982

Herve Gauvain represented France on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 148. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 10–26 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

148 (Jun 14, 1976)

Elo peak

1562 (22nd percentile)

Singles record

10–26 (27.8%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Herve Gauvain's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Egan Adams	6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 26, 1982*	R16	Bahia	ATP 250	Carpet
Ramiro Benavides	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 25, 1982*	R32	Bahia	ATP 250	Carpet
Tom Gullikson	1-6 2-6 3-6	L	—	Match data	May 28, 1980*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Fernando Luna #88	0-6 6-3 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 27, 1980*	R32	Nice	ATP 250	Clay
Jairo Velasco	6-3 5-7 6-7	L	—	Match data	Nov 16, 1979*	R16	Bogota	ATP 250	Clay

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Herve Gauvain's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tom Gullikson	0	2	2	May 28, 1980	—
Hans Kary	1	1	2	Nov 22, 1978	H2H
Egan Adams	0	1	1	Nov 26, 1982	H2H
Ramiro Benavides	1	0	1	Nov 25, 1982	H2H
Fernando Luna	0	1	1	Mar 27, 1980	H2H

Career Results

Herve Gauvain career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1974	19	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
1975	20	0	1	1	0.0%	355	373
1976	21	5	11	16	31.3%	148	160
1977	22	2	3	5	40.0%	209	209
1978	23	0	3	3	0.0%	250	160
1979	24	1	3	4	25.0%	231	231
1980	25	0	2	2	0.0%	325	325
1982	27	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
Career		10	26	36	27.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Herve Gauvain career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	19	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1975	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1976	21	0	2	2	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	5	11	16	31.2%
1977	22	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	2	3	5	40.0%
1978	23	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1979	24	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1980	25	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1982	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	0	3	3	0.0%	3	17	20	15.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	6	4	10	60.0%	10	26	36	27.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Herve Gauvain career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	19	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1975	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1978	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	8	8	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 8/36 (22.2%) of Herve Gauvain's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Herve Gauvain advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1974	19	1494	104.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42.9%	-0.86	—	1–0	—	0.00
1975	20	1488	104.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.12
1976	21	1449	100.2	—	—	—	—	+114	-3	—	30.6%	-1.25	2–1 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	101.5	+1.89
1977	22	1454	105.4	—	—	—	—	+140	—	—	38.5%	-1.00	1–0	2–1 (67%)	—	+0.86
1978	23	1428	103.2	—	—	—	—	—	-21	—	22.2%	-1.67	0–1	—	—	+0.05
1979	24	1428	99.4	—	—	—	—	—	-34	—	41.7%	-0.75	0–2	0–1	—	+0.18
1980	25	1408	96.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.7%	-3.17	0–1	—	—	+0.16
1982	27	1416	96.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.50	—	0–1	—	+0.48
Career		1562	102.4	—	—	—	—	+122	-13	—	32.2%	-1.31	3–5 (38%)	6–5 (55%)	99.1	+9.72

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Herve Gauvain Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W-L Win %
1974	19	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1975	20	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1976	21	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1977	22	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1978	23	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1979	24	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1980	25	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–6 (0%)	0–7 (0%)

ATP 500

Herve Gauvain ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	W-L Win %
1976	21	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Herve Gauvain ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	SWE	BAS	AUS	STG	BAH	BEC	BOG	BOU	COL	HEL	LAG	NIC	NUR	PAL	SOU	W-L Win %
1974	19	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1976	21	R64	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	R32	SF	R32	R32	5–9 (36%)
1977	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1978	23	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1979	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1980	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1982	27	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	10–18 (36%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

148

Career-high date

Jun 14, 1976

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Herve Gauvain ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	20	—	—	355	383	399	396	—	—	—	—	—	373
1976	21	—	—	—	—	—	148	—	—	—	—	—	160
1977	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	209	—	—	—	—	—
1978	23	245	—	—	—	—	—	244	—	—	—	—	160
1979	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	231
1980	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	325
1983	28	548	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	29	—	—	—	—	—	525	522	541	532	511	503	520
1985	30	519	537	541	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Herve Gauvain's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Christophe Casa	FRA	#146	1,533	54	16	38	29.6%	—	1974–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Maze	USA	#153	1,548	44	12	32	27.3%	$138	1972–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Eric Friedler	USA	#152	1,551	53	16	37	30.2%	$86	1974–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Myburg	RSA	#159	1,539	34	9	25	26.5%	—	1971–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Pearson	USA	#153	1,509	25	6	19	24.0%	$138	1976–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Ulrich Marten	GER	#161	1,554	67	20	47	29.9%	—	1974–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Andrew Jarrett	GBR	#140	1,536	51	14	37	27.5%	—	1977–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Mark Meyers	USA	#148	1,509	10	2	8	20.0%	—	1975–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Gerard Toulon	FRA	#165	1,529	8	2	6	25.0%	—	1977–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Guillermo Aubone	ARG	#133	1,546	46	12	34	26.1%	—	1969–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Olle Palmer	SWE	#140	1,516	8	2	6	25.0%	—	1973–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Alvaro Fillol	CHI	#134	1,548	116	32	84	27.6%	$58,805	1975–1985	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Herve Gauvain represent?: Herve Gauvain represents France in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Herve Gauvain?: Herve Gauvain is 180 cm / 5'11".
Is Herve Gauvain left-handed or right-handed?: Herve Gauvain plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Herve Gauvain won?: Herve Gauvain has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Herve Gauvain won?: TennisDB does not group any of Herve Gauvain's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Herve Gauvain's highest ATP ranking?: Herve Gauvain's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 148, first achieved on June 14, 1976.
What is Herve Gauvain's career win-loss record?: Herve Gauvain has a career ATP singles record of 10 wins and 26 losses (27.8%).
Which seasons of Herve Gauvain's career appear in TennisDB?: Herve Gauvain appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1974 through 1982.
On which surface does Herve Gauvain have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Herve Gauvain's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 15.0% (3–17).
Who has Herve Gauvain faced most often?: Herve Gauvain's most frequent opponent is Tom Gullikson, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.