Notably in his singles career, he reached the French Open semifinals in 1983, beating No.
1 seed Jimmy Connors in the quarterfinals, but lost to eventual champion Yannick Noah.
[1] The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 20 June 1983, when he became world No.
Roger-Vasselin won two doubles titles during his professional career.
[2] His son Édouard Roger-Vasselin followed him into the profession and is currently active on the ATP Tour, and went on to win the French Open in doubles in 2014.