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]
Men's singles winners
Year | Champion | Runner up | Score | ||
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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 |
1943 | FRA | Yvon Petra | FRA | Henri Cochet | 6–3, 6–3, 6–8, 2–6, 6–4 |
1944 | FRA | Yvon Petra | FRA | Marcel Bernard | 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
1945 | FRA | Yvon Petra | FRA | Bernard Destremau | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 |
Women's singles winners
Year | Champion | Runner up | Score | ||
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1941 | LUX | Alice Weiwers | FRA | Anne-Marie Seghers | 6–3, 6–0 |
1942 | LUX | Alice Weiwers | SUI | Lolette Payot | 6–4, 6–4 |
1943 | FRA | Simone Iribarne Lafargue | LUX | Alice Weiwers | 6–1, 7–5 |
1944 | FRA | Raymonde Veber | FRA | Jacqueline Patorni | 6–4, 9–7 |
1945 | SUI | Lolette Payot | FRA | Simone Iribarne Lafargue | 6–3, 6–4 |
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.