Born: January 12, 1950 - Died: April 12, 2015 (65 years)
Algiers, Algeria
Patrice Dominguez (12 January 1950 – 12 April 2015) was a French tennis player born in Algeria. He reached a career high ranking of No. 36 in 1973. He represented France in the Davis Cup between 1971 and 1979.
Dominguez was runner–up at the 1973 French Open mixed doubles event partnering Betty Stöve and again in 1978 partnering Virginia Ruzici.
He then became a trainer for several players such as Henri Leconte and Fabrice Santoro. He also worked as an analyst for different French media.
Between 2005 and 2011 he was the national technical director of the French Tennis Federation.
Dominguez died on 12 April 2015 from a chronic illness at the age of 65.
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