José Luis Clerc
| Country (sports) |
 Argentina
|
|---|---|
| Residence | Miami, USA |
| Born |
16 August 1958 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1977 |
| Retired | 1986 (from full-time playing) 1995 (last match) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | unknown |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 375–148 (71.70%) |
| Career titles | 25 (listed by ATP) |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (3 August 1981) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1980) |
| French Open | SF (1981, 1982) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1979) |
| US Open | 4R (1979, 1981) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | QF (1982) |
| WCT Finals | QF (1982) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 110–99 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 30 (8 October 1979) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | SF (1981) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1977, 1979, 1981) |
José Luis Clerc (born 16 August 1958) is a former Argentine professional tennis player, and one of the most important Argentine players in history. He is nicknamed Batata. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 4 singles ranking on 3 August 1981, following a run of 25 consecutive match wins after Wimbledon.
Clerc represented Argentina for the Davis Cup from 1976 to 1989. With fellow top player Guillermo Vilas, they led Argentina to her first Davis Cup final in 1981 to set up a tie against United States in Cincinnati. After Vilas lost the first rubber in straight sets to John McEnroe, Clerc defeated Roscoe Tanner in straight sets in the second rubber to level the tie. During the third rubber, partnering Vilas, the pair lost to Fleming/McEnroe in doubles, 9–11 in the fifth and deciding set. Clerc then played McEnroe in the fourth rubber and eventually lost in 5 sets.
Clerc, along with Vilas and Carlos Gattiker, made the final of 1980 World Team Cup in Düsseldorf. Clerc defeated former French Open champion Adriano Panatta 7–6, 6–3. Argentina eventually beat Italy 3–0 to claim the title.
In 1981, Clerc entered the French Open off an 11-match win streak, and defeated Jimmy Connors in an epic 5-setter in the quarterfinals to extend it to 16. The streak ended when Clerc lost in 5 sets against Ivan Lendl who advanced into his first Grand Slam final, despite being up 2 sets to 1 and had a match point in the fourth set. Later that year, starting after Wimbledon, Clerc won another 28 consecutive matches before losing in the third round of the US Open.
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