Coupe des Mousquetaires
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La Coupe des Mousquetaires is the trophy awarded to the winner of the men's singles at the French Open . The current design of the trophy was created in 1981 when the then President of the Fédération Française de Tennis , Philippe Chatrier , commissioned jewelers from Paris to redesign it. It is said to symbolize the victories of the four famous French tennis players, also known as the four musketeers : Jacques Brugnon , Jean Borotra , Henri Cochet and René Lacoste .
The design that was ultimately decided on came from the family-run jewelry company Mellerio. The winner's cup has an extensive opening lined with grape leaves and set in two swan-shaped handles. It is kept in the office of the President of the Fédération Française de Tennis and is only removed from there once a year when the winner is announced in the men's singles of the French Open . The winner is not allowed to keep the real trophy; a replica is made every year. This is slightly smaller than the original and is handcrafted from silver in over 100 hours . The original weighs 14 kg, is 21 cm high and 19 cm wide. The counterpart to the Coupe des Mousquetaires for the winner in the women's singles is the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen.
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- ↑ a b c d Mellerio Trophies , mellerio.fr. Retrieved January 4, 2017.