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Tournoi de France was the 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 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 France Cosette St. Omer Roy
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Aimee Charpenal
France Jacqueline Vivers
6–3, 6–4
1942 France Cosette St. Omer Roy
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Yvonne Kleinadel
France Paulette Mellerio
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 [6]
1943 France 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 France Paulette Fritz
France 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 France Simone Iribarne Lafargue
France Henri Pellizza
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Robert Abdesselam
6–0, 6–2 [6]
1943 Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Henri Pellizza
France 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

  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.
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  8. ^ a b c "Les sports". Le Matin (in French). 7 August 1944. p. 2 – via BnF.
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  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.