Tournoi de France (tennis)
Appearance
Tournoi de France, is a name retroactively given to the annual French championship tennis tournament at Roland Garros during World War II. After liberation this wartime resumption of a prewar tournament that took place in Zone occupée ceased to be recognized as being part of the annual French Championship (French Open) series. The tournament organizer the Fédération Française de Tennis states that the years between 1941–45 was a period when the tournament had been "cancelled".[1][2]
Finals
Men's singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | ||
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1941 | ![]() |
Bernard Destremau | ![]() |
Robert Ramillon | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1942 | ![]() |
Bernard Destremau | ![]() |
Christian Boussus | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1[3] |
1943 | ![]() |
Yvon Petra | ![]() |
Henri Cochet | 6–3, 6–3, 6–8, 2–6, 6–4[4] |
1944 | ![]() |
Yvon Petra | ![]() |
Marcel Bernard | 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2[5] |
1945 | ![]() |
Yvon Petra | ![]() |
Bernard Destremau | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 |
Women's singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | ||
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1941 | ![]() |
Alice Weiwers | ![]() |
Anne-Marie Seghers | 6–3, 6–0 |
1942 | ![]() |
Alice Weiwers | ![]() |
Lolette Payot | 6–4, 6–4 |
1943 | ![]() |
Simone Iribarne Lafargue | ![]() |
Alice Weiwers | 6–1, 7–5 |
1944 | ![]() |
Raymonde Veber | ![]() |
Jacqueline Patorni | 6–4, 9–7 |
1945 | ![]() |
Lolette Payot | ![]() |
Simone Iribarne Lafargue | 6–3, 6–4 |
Women's doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1941 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
1942 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
1943 | ![]() ![]() |
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3–6, 9–7, 7–5 |
1944 | ![]() ![]() |
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1945 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1941 | ![]() ![]() |
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1942 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 |
1943 | ![]() ![]() |
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1944 | ![]() ![]() |
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1945 | ![]() ![]() |
See also
References
- ^ Henry D. Fetter (6 June 2011). "The French Open During World War II: A Hidden History". The Atlantic.
- ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 375–378. ISBN 9780047960420.
- ^ "Le Matin : derniers télégrammes de la nuit du 3 août 1942 (Numéro 21244)". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). BnF. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Le Matin : derniers télégrammes de la nuit du 2 août 1943 (Numéro 21551)". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). BnF. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Le Matin : derniers télégrammes de la nuit du 7 août 1944 (Numéro 21862)". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). BnF. Retrieved 2020-04-23.