Marcel Bernard
Country (sports) | France |
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Born | La Madeleine, Nord, France | 18 May 1914
Died | 29 April 1994 Paris, France | (aged 79)
Turned pro | 1930 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1956 |
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (1946, A. Wallis Myers)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | W (1946) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1934, 1937) |
US Open | 3R (1932) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | W (1936, 1946) |
Wimbledon | QF (1935) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | W (1935, 1936) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1937) |
Marcel Bernard (French pronunciation:
In the same 1946 French Championships Bernard also won the Men's Doubles with Yvon Petra. In the 1935 French Open, he won the Mixed Doubles with Lolette Payot. In the following French Open (1936), he also won the Mixed Doubles with Billie Yorke and the Men's Doubles with Jean Borotra. Bernard's Grand Slam singles career spanned 25 years from 1931 to 1956. He played Davis Cup for France over a period spanning 21 years, from 1935 to 1956. Bernard was ranked world No. 5 for 1946 by A. Wallis Myers and world No. 9 for 1947 by Harry Hopman.[1][3]
Bernard became president of the national French tennis association,
Grand Slam finals
Singles : 1 title
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1946 | French Championships | Clay | Jaroslav Drobný | 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles : 2 titles, 1 runner-up
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1932 | French Championships | Clay | Christian Boussus | Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet |
4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 1936 | French Championships | Clay | Jean Borotra | Pat Hughes Charles Tuckey |
6–2, 3–6, 9–7, 6–1 |
Win | 1946 | French Championships | Clay | Yvon Petra | Enrique Morea Pancho Segura |
7–5, 6–3, 0–6, 1–6, 10–8 |
Mixed doubles : 2 titles
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1935 | French Championships | Clay | Lolette Payot | Sylvie Jung Henrotin André Martin-Legeay |
4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 1936 | French Championships | Clay | Billie Yorke | Sylvie Jung Henrotin André Martin-Legeay |
7–5, 6–8, 6–3 |
References
- ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 425.
- ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
- ^ "World's Best 10 in Tennis", The Courier-Mail, 3 February 1947.
- ^ a b Julien Pichené (29 October 2020). "Marcel Bernard : un acteur majeur du tennis français" (in French). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).