Marcel Vacherot
Marcel Gustave Arsène Vacherot (born February 11, 1881 in Neuilly-sur-Seine , † May 24, 1975 in Pau ) was a French tennis player .
His older brother André Vacherot was also a successful tennis player and was a multiple French champion. The two brothers were grandchildren of the French philosopher Étienne Vacherot .
Vacherot was French champion in 1898 in men's doubles with Xenophon Kasdaglis and repeated this success in 1901, this time in a team with his brother André. In 1902 he won the French tennis championship in the men's singles with a two-set victory in the final over his compatriot, the record winner Max Décugis , 6: 4 and 6: 2.
Web links
- Marcel Vacherot in Tennisarchives.com (year of birth and death here incorrectly)
Individual evidence
- ^ Birth register of the year 1881 from Neuilly , page 19, no. 68, full name and date of birth of Marcel Vacherot.
- ↑ Family tree of Étienne Vacherot , Marcel is noted here as grandson (André is missing), published on the Geneanet website.
- ↑ http://online-french-open-tennis.blogspot.com/2010/04/french-open-championship.html ( Memento from February 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vacherot, Marcel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vacherot, Marcel Gustave Arsène (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuilly-sur-Seine |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1975 |
| Place of death | Pau |