Tournoi de France (tennis)

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Tournoi de France was the

Fédération Française de Tennis, states that the years between 1941–45 was a period when the tournament had been "cancelled".[1][2][3][4][5]

Finals

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1941  FRA Bernard Destremau  FRA Robert Ramillon 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1942  FRA Bernard Destremau  FRA Christian Boussus 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 [6]
1943  FRA Yvon Petra  FRA Henri Cochet 6–3, 6–3, 6–8, 2–6, 6–4 [7]
1944  FRA Yvon Petra  FRA Marcel Bernard 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 [8]
1945  FRA Yvon Petra  FRA Bernard Destremau 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 [9]

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1941  LUX Alice Weiwers  FRA Anne-Marie Seghers 6–3, 6–0
1942  LUX Alice Weiwers   SUI Lolette Dodille-Payot 6–4, 6–4 [6]
1943  FRA
Simone Iribarne Lafargue
 LUX Alice Weiwers 6–1, 7–5 [7]
1944  FRA Raymonde Veber  FRA Jacqueline Patorni 6–4, 9–7 [8]
1945   SUI Lolette Payot  FRA
Simone Iribarne Lafargue
6–3, 6–4 [9]

Men's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1941 France Christian Boussus
France Bernard Destremau
France Robert Ramillon
France Georges Zafiri
7–5, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1942 France Bernard Destremau
France Yvon Petra
France Henri Cochet
France Paul Féret
6–3, 6–4, 10–8 [6]
1943 France Marcel Bernard
France Yvon Petra
France Christian Boussus
France Henri Cochet
6–3, 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 [7]
1944 France Marcel Bernard
France Yvon Petra
France Henri Bolelli
France Henri Pellizza
6–1, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 [10]
1945 France Henri Cochet
France Pierre Pellizza
France Bernard Destremau
France Yvon Petra
2–6, 6–4, 8–6, 3–6, 6–0 [11]

Women's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1941
Cosette St. Omer Roy
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Aimee Charpenal
France Jacqueline Vivers
6–3, 6–4
1942
Cosette St. Omer Roy
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Yvonne Kleinadel
France Paulette Mellerio
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 [6]
1943
Cosette St. Omer Roy
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Genevieve Grosbois
France Claude Manescau
3–6, 9–7, 7–5 [7]
1944 France Genevieve Grosbois
France Claude Manescau
Marcellin
France Henriette Morel-Deville
6–0, 2–6, 6–2 [10]
1945
Simone Iribarne Lafargue
France Simonne Mathieu
France Myrtil Brunnarius
6–3, 6–1 [11]

Mixed doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1941 Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Robert Abdesselam
France Suzanne Pannetier
France Roger Dessair
1942
Simone Iribarne Lafargue
France Henri Pellizza
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Robert Abdesselam
6–0, 6–2 [6]
1943 Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Henri Pellizza
Simone Iribarne Lafargue
France Georges Grémillet
6–3, 6–1 [7]
1944 France Suzanne Pannetier
France Antoine Gentien
France Jacqueline Patorni
France Paul Féret
6–3, 7–5 [8]
1945 Switzerland Lolette Dodille-Payot
France André Jacquemet
France Anne-Marie Seghers 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 [9]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Henry D. Fetter (6 June 2011). "The French Open During World War II: A Hidden History". The Atlantic.
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  4. ^ Jean-Marie Pottier (31 May 2015). "À quoi ça ressemblait, de gagner à Roland-Garros sous l'Occupation nazie?" (in French). Slate.
  5. ^ Robert Weintraub (27 May 2015). "Roland Garros at war". SBnation.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Tous les sports". Le Matin (in French). 3 August 1942. p. 2 – via BnF.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Le tournoi de France de tennis". Le Matin (in French). 2 August 1943. p. 4 – via BnF.
  8. ^ a b c "Les sports". Le Matin (in French). 7 August 1944. p. 2 – via BnF.
  9. ^ a b c Guy Billieres (7 August 1945). "Sports". Combat (in French). p. 2 – via BnF.
  10. ^ a b "Les sports". Le Matin (in French). 8 August 1944. p. 2 – via BnF.
  11. ^ a b Guy Billieres (5 August 1945). "Sports". Combat (in French) – via BnF.