Tournoi de France (tennis)

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 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]

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^[3]
1943	FRA	Yvon Petra	FRA	Henri Cochet	6–3, 6–3, 6–8, 2–6, 6–4^[4]
1944	FRA	Yvon Petra	FRA	Marcel Bernard	6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2^[5]
1945	FRA	Yvon Petra	FRA	Bernard Destremau	7–5, 6–4, 6–2

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 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

Women's doubles[]

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1941	Cosette St. Omer Roy _†† Alice Weiwers		6–3, 6–4
1942	Cosette St. Omer Roy _†† Alice Weiwers		6–3, 2–6, 6–2
1943	Cosette St. Omer Roy _†† Alice Weiwers		3–6, 9–7, 7–5
1944	_††
1945	Simone Iribarne Lafargue ^††	Simonne Mathieu	6–3, 6–1

Mixed doubles[]

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1941	Alice Weiwers Robert Abdesselam ^††	Roger Dessair
1942	_††	Alice Weiwers Robert Abdesselam	6–0, 6–2
1943	_††
1944	_†† Antoine Gentien	Jacqueline Patorni Paul Féret
1945	Lolette Payot ^††

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.

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[1] Henry D. Fetter (6 June 2011). "The French Open During World War II: A Hidden History". The Atlantic.

[robertson-2] Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 375–378. ISBN 9780047960420.

[3] "Le Matin : derniers télégrammes de la nuit du 3 août 1942 (Numéro 21244)". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). BnF. Retrieved 2020-04-23.

[4] "Le Matin : derniers télégrammes de la nuit du 2 août 1943 (Numéro 21551)". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). BnF. Retrieved 2020-04-23.

[5] "Le Matin : derniers télégrammes de la nuit du 7 août 1944 (Numéro 21862)". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). BnF. Retrieved 2020-04-23.

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