Tournoi de France (tennis)

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
YearChampionRunner-upScore
1941 FRABernard Destremau FRARobert Ramillon6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1942 FRABernard Destremau FRAChristian Boussus5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1[6]
1943 FRAYvon Petra FRAHenri Cochet6–3, 6–3, 6–8, 2–6, 6–4[7]
1944 FRAYvon Petra FRAMarcel Bernard6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2[8]
1945 FRAYvon Petra FRABernard Destremau7–5, 6–4, 6–2[9]

Women's singles
YearChampionRunner-upScore
1941 LUXAlice Weiwers FRAAnne-Marie Seghers6–3, 6–0
1942 LUXAlice Weiwers  SUILolette Dodille-Payot6–4, 6–4[6]
1943 FRASimone Iribarne Lafargue LUXAlice Weiwers6–1, 7–5[7]
1944 FRARaymonde Veber FRAJacqueline Patorni6–4, 9–7[8]
1945  SUILolette Payot FRASimone Iribarne Lafargue6–3, 6–4[9]

Men's doubles
YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1941France Christian Boussus
France Bernard Destremau		France Robert Ramillon
France Georges Zafiri		7–5, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1942France Bernard Destremau
France Yvon Petra		France Henri Cochet
France Paul Féret		6–3, 6–4, 10–8[6]
1943France Marcel Bernard
France Yvon Petra		France Christian Boussus
France Henri Cochet		6–3, 7–5, 5–7, 6–4[7]
1944France Marcel Bernard
France Yvon Petra		France Henri Bolelli
France Henri Pellizza		6–1, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2[10]
1945France 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
YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1941France Cosette St. Omer Roy
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers		France Aimee Charpenal
France Jacqueline Vivers		6–3, 6–4
1942France Cosette St. Omer Roy
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers		France Yvonne Kleinadel
France Paulette Mellerio		6–3, 2–6, 6–2[6]
1943France Cosette St. Omer Roy
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers		France Genevieve Grosbois
France Claude Manescau		3–6, 9–7, 7–5[7]
1944France Genevieve Grosbois
France Claude Manescau		Marcellin
France Henriette Morel-Deville		6–0, 2–6, 6–2[10]
1945France Paulette Fritz
France Simone Iribarne Lafargue		France Simonne Mathieu
France Myrtil Brunnarius		6–3, 6–1[11]

Mixed doubles
YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1941Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Robert Abdesselam		France Suzanne Pannetier
France Roger Dessair
1942France Simone Iribarne Lafargue
France Henri Pellizza		Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Robert Abdesselam		6–0, 6–2[6]
1943Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
France Henri Pellizza		France Simone Iribarne Lafargue
France Georges Grémillet		6–3, 6–1[7]
1944France Suzanne Pannetier
France Antoine Gentien		France Jacqueline Patorni
France Paul Féret		6–3, 7–5[8]
1945Switzerland Lolette Dodille-Payot
France André Jacquemet		France Anne-Marie Seghers4–6, 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. "Tous les sports". Le Matin (in French). 3 August 1942. p. 2 – via BnF.
  7. "Le tournoi de France de tennis". Le Matin (in French). 2 August 1943. p. 4 – via BnF.
  8. "Les sports". Le Matin (in French). 7 August 1944. p. 2 – via BnF.
  9. Guy Billieres (7 August 1945). "Sports". Combat (in French). p. 2 – via BnF.
  10. "Les sports". Le Matin (in French). 8 August 1944. p. 2 – via BnF.
  11. Guy Billieres (5 August 1945). "Sports". Combat (in French) – via BnF.
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