Career
Barthez competed in four Grand Slams during his career. In the 1994 French Open he took the first two sets off world number 31 Ronald Agenor but lost in five. He also took part in the mixed doubles with Isabelle Demongeot and made the second round.
In 1996 he played in his third successive French Open and once more lost his only singles match, to Gianluca Pozzi in four sets.
The Frenchman was a quarter-finalist in the 1993 de Lyon, his best showing on tour as a singles player. In the doubles however he reached a semi-final with Bastie in 1996, at the Marseille Open.
He twice made doubles quarter-finals at the de Toulouse, in 1994 with Wayne Black and 1997 partnering Clement North"Goran. Doubles: (4).