André Vacherot

André Vacherot in 1897

André Pierre Aurèle Gaston Vacherot (born June 5, 1877 in Paris , † February 22, 1924 in Rouen ) was a French tennis player .

life and career

Vacherot reached the men's singles final seven times at the French tennis championships . In 1894 and 1896 he defeated Gérard Brosselin , in 1895 Laurent Riboulet and in 1901 Paul Lebreton . In 1903 and 1904 he lost the final against Max Décugis and in 1905 against Maurice Germot . All of his final opponents were French.

André Vacherot was able to claim the “Championnat de France” in men's doubles twice; first in 1895 when the French duo Paul Lebreton - Paul Lecaron were beaten 2-0 (6: 2, 6: 1) together with the German tennis player Christian Winzer , then in 1901 when he was able to win the championship title again with his younger brother Marcel .

His brother Marcel won the men's singles tournament in 1902 6: 4 and 6: 2 against Max Décugis.

André Vacherot was one of the best French tennis players of his time. In Roland Garros, only Rafael Nadal with nine, Max Décugis with eight, Björn Borg with six and Henri Cochet with five titles were more successful than him.

The brothers André and Marcel were grandchildren of the French philosopher Étienne Vacherot .

literature

Bud Collins : Total Tennis - The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia (2003 Edition, ISBN 0-9731443-4-3 ).

credentials

Commons : André Vacherot - collection of images, videos and audio files

French Open - Men: Singles
André Vacherot in Tennisarchives.com (year of birth and death here incorrectly)

Individual evidence

↑ Paris Birth Register of the year 1877 , page 11, No. 797, full name and date of birth of André Vacherot.

^ Obituary notice (column Nécrologie) by André Vacherot , in the February 25, 1924 newspaper of the newspaper "Le Temps" (page 3), with mention of the date and place of death.

^ Announcement of the death of André Vacherot , in the February 27, 1924 sheet of the newspaper "Le Gaulois" (page 6).

↑ Family tree of Étienne Vacherot , Marcel is noted here as grandson (André is missing), published on the Geneanet website.

personal data
SURNAME	Vacherot, André
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Vacherot, André Pierre Aurèle Gaston (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	June 5, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris
DATE OF DEATH	February 22, 1924
Place of death	Rouen

[1] Paris Birth Register of the year 1877 , page 11, No. 797, full name and date of birth of André Vacherot.

[2] Obituary notice (column Nécrologie) by André Vacherot , in the February 25, 1924 newspaper of the newspaper "Le Temps" (page 3), with mention of the date and place of death.

[3] Announcement of the death of André Vacherot , in the February 27, 1924 sheet of the newspaper "Le Gaulois" (page 6).