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

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

• List of French Open men's singles champions
• List of French Open women's singles champions

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.