Philippe Chatrier

Philippe Chatrier
	Philippe Chatrier bust by Laurence Broderick
Country (sports)	France
Born	2 February 1928; Créteil, France
Died	23 June 2000 (aged 72); Dinard, France
Turned pro	1947 (amateur tour)
Retired	1960
Int. Tennis HoF	1992 (member page)
Singles
Career record	6–17
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1949)
Wimbledon	3R (1951)
US Open	1R (1955)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1950, 1953)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	4R (1960)
Coaching career (1969)
	France Davis Cup team

Philippe Chatrier (French pronunciation: [filip ʃatʁije]; 2 February 1928 – 23 June 2000)^[1] was a French tennis player. After his playing career ended, he became a journalist, and was then involved in sports administration. He was president of the French Tennis Federation for 20 years, from 1973 to 1993, and president of the International Tennis Federation for 14 years, from 1977 to 1991.

Life and career

Chatrier was born in Créteil in France. He was the French junior tennis champion in 1945. After retiring, he became a journalist. He founded the magazine Tennis de France in 1953, and also sports and news editor for the Paris daily newspaper Paris-Presse.

Chatrier married tennis player Susan Partridge in 1953. They later divorced. Chatrier later married a second time to French golfer Claudine Cros.^[2]

Chatrier took part in the merger of professional and amateur tennis organisations in 1968. He was a vice president of the

1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul. He became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1988.^[2]

Chatrier retired as president from the International Tennis Federation in 1991. He became a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1992. He retired as president of the French Tennis Federation in 1993.

Chatrier died in

Court Philippe Chatrier in his honour in 2001. He had two sons from his first marriage. The elder, Jean-Philippe Chatrier

, was an actor.