Guy Sautter
Guy A. Sautter (* 1886 in Switzerland , † October 29, 1961 in Donhead St. Andrew , Wiltshire; also known as Comte Sautter de Beauregard ) was a Swiss tennis and badminton player .
Athletic career
Guy A. Sautter was one of the most important badminton players of the second decade of the 20th century. He is the only Swiss so far to have won the prestigious All England , although he is listed as an Englishman in the list of winners . Overall, he was successful in the All England three times in singles, twice in mixed and once in doubles. Sautter also won the French Open, the Scotland Open and the Irish Open . Sautter started at some events under the pseudonym UN Lapin - which translated from French means "a rabbit".
Sautter also started for Switzerland as a tennis player in the Davis Cup .
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | French Open | Men's doubles | George Alan Thomas / Guy Sautter |
| 1910 | All of England | Mixed | Guy A. Sautter / Dorothy Cundall |
| 1910 | French Open | Men's doubles | George Alan Thomas / Guy Sautter |
| 1911 | Scottish Open | Men's doubles | Edward Hawthorn / Guy Sautter |
| 1911 | All of England | Men's singles | Guy A. Sautter |
| 1911 | Irish Open | Men's doubles | GA Sautter / George Alan Thomas |
| 1911 | French Open | Mixed | Guy Sautter / Lavinia Clara Radeglia |
| 1911 | French Open | Men's doubles | George Alan Thomas / Guy Sautter |
| 1912 | Irish Open | Men's doubles | Guy A. Sautter / George Alan Thomas |
| 1912 | Scottish Open | Mixed | Guy Sautter / DB Drinkwater |
| 1912 | Ireland: International Championships | Men's singles | GA Sautter |
| 1913 | All of England | Men's singles | Guy A. Sautter |
| 1913 | All of England | Mixed | Guy A. Sautter / ME Mayston |
| 1913 | Irish Open | Men's doubles | GA Sautter / George Alan Thomas |
| 1913 | Irish Open | Mixed | GA Sautter / Hazel Hogarth |
| 1914 | All of England | Men's singles | Guy A. Sautter |
| 1922 | Ireland: International Championships | Mixed | GA Sautter / EG Peterson |
| 1922 | All of England | Men's doubles | Guy A. Sautter / Frank Devlin |
| 1922 | Ireland: International Championships | Men's singles | GA Sautter |
literature
- John Arlott (Ed.): The Oxford companion to sports & games. Oxford University Press, London 1975
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton . Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 137, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6 .
- ↑ badmintonengland.co.uk ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ Winner of All England 1899-2007 ( Memento of the original from November 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Facts and Figures - Badminton chronology on www.knowthegame.co.uk ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Davis Cup statistics from Guy Sautter (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sautter, guy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sautter, Guy A .; Sautter de Beauregard, Guy Comte; UN Lapin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English-Swiss badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1961 |
| Place of death | Donhead St. Andrew , Wiltshire |