André Gobert
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| Full name | André Maurice Henri Gobert |
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| Country | France |
| Born | 30 September 1890 Paris, France |
| Died | 6 December 1951 (aged 61) Paris, France |
| Turned pro | 1909 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1926 |
| Plays | Left-handed (1-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (1919, A. Wallis Myers)[1] |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1912) |
| Other tournaments | |
| WHCC | F (1913, 1920) |
| WCCC | W (1919) |
| Olympic Games |  Gold Medal (1912) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1909, 1912, 1923) |
| Other Doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | Gold Medal (1912) |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's tennis | ||
Competitor for  France |
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| Summer Olympics | ||
| Gold | 1912 Stockholm | Singles (indoor) |
| Gold | 1912 Stockholm | Doubles (indoor) |
André Henri Gobert (30 September 1890 – 6 December 1951) was a male tennis player from France. Gobert is a double Olympic tennis champion of 1912. At the Stockholm Games he won both the men's singles and doubles indoor Gold medals.
He was born and died in Paris.
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Career [edit]
Gobert first started playing tennis at age eleven.[2]
He was a 2-time winner of the French Championships in 1911 and 1920, when the tournament was only open to amateur tennis players who had a membership with a French tennis club. He also won the International Lawn Tennis Federation's World Covered Court Championship (Indoor Wood) in 1919. Also twice runner-up at the World Hard Court Championships on Clay (1913 & 1920). He won the indoor tennis Gold medal at the 1912 Olympic Games.[3][4]
He won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships, played at the Queen's Club in London, five times; in 1911, 1912, 1920, 1921 and 1922.[5][6][7] In 1910 he won the All England Plate at Wimbledon, the competition for players who were defeated in the first and second rounds of the singles competition.[8]
Between 1912 and 1922 Gobert played for the French Davis Cup team in five ties and compiled a record of three wins and eleven losses.[9]
Grand Slam finals [edit]
Doubles [edit]
Titles (1) [edit]
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents | Result |
| 1911 | Wimbledon | Max Decugis |
 Josiah Ritchie Anthony Wilding |
9–7, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
Runner-ups (1) [edit]
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents | Result |
| 1912 | Wimbledon | Max Decugis |
Josiah Ritchie Anthony Wilding |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 5–7 |
References [edit]
- ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 423.
- ^ "A.H. Gobert – French Champion". Hawera & Normanby Star. 17 November 1923.
- ^ "OLYMPIC GAMES.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 14 May 1912. p. 9.
- ^ "André Gobert Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ^ "WILDING DEFEATED.". Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954) (Mount Gambier, SA: National Library of Australia). 1 May 1912. p. 3.
- ^ "ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP.". Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) (Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 19 April 1920. p. 6 Edition: DAILY.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS.". Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916 - 1938) (Kalgoorlie, WA: National Library of Australia). 25 April 1922. p. 26.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 1 May 1911. p. 9.
- ^ "Davis Cup – Player Profile Andre Gobert". ITF.
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Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1951 deaths
- French Championships (tennis) champions
- French male tennis players
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Olympic tennis players of France
- Sportspeople from Paris
- Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era)
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
