Tournoi de France (tennis)

Tournoi de France was the unofficial French Championship tennis tournament held annually in August at Roland Garros during World War II between 1941 and 1945. Participation was limited to French competitors and local club players. After liberation, this wartime resumption of a prewar tournament that took place in the 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][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 Christian Boussus
Bernard Destremau		 Robert Ramillon
Georges Zafiri		 7–5, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1942 Bernard Destremau
Yvon Petra		 Henri Cochet
Paul Féret		 6–3, 6–4, 10–8 [6]
1943 Marcel Bernard
Yvon Petra		 Christian Boussus
Henri Cochet		 6–3, 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 [7]
1944 Marcel Bernard
Yvon Petra		 Henri Bolelli
Henri Pellizza		 6–1, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 [10]
1945 Henri Cochet
Pierre Pellizza		 Bernard Destremau
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
Alice Weiwers		 Aimee Charpenal
Jacqueline Vivers		 6–3, 6–4
1942 Cosette St. Omer Roy
Alice Weiwers		 Yvonne Kleinadel
Paulette Mellerio		 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 [6]
1943 Cosette St. Omer Roy
Alice Weiwers		 Genevieve Grosbois
Claude Manescau		 3–6, 9–7, 7–5 [7]
1944 Genevieve Grosbois
Claude Manescau		 Marcellin
Henriette Morel-Deville		 6–0, 2–6, 6–2 [10]
1945 Paulette Fritz
Simone Iribarne Lafargue		 Simonne Mathieu
Myrtil Brunnarius		 6–3, 6–1 [11]

Mixed doubles

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Delamarre, Gilles (1991). Roland Garros : le livre du tournoi du centenaire (in French). Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 110–120. ISBN 2906450510.
  2. ^ Henry D. Fetter (6 June 2011). "The French Open During World War II: A Hidden History". The Atlantic.
  3. ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 375–378. ISBN 9780047960420.
  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.
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