Simonne Mathieu

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Simonne Mathieu, 1926

Simonne Passemard Mathieu (born January 31, 1908 in Neuilly-sur-Seine , † January 7, 1980 in Chatou ) was a French tennis player .

Life

Tennis player

She was one of the most successful French tennis players of all time. It stayed in the top ten of the tennis world rankings for eleven years in a row . Mathieu won 13 Grand Slam titles, including two singles and two mixed competitions at the French Open (after failing six times in the individual finals). However, she was most successful in doubles. She was victorious six times at the French Open alone, plus three double titles at Wimbledon . She achieved particular success in 1938 when she was able to win all three titles of the French Open, in mixed, singles and doubles.

In 2006 she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame posthumously .

The badminton player René Mathieu was her husband.

The Simonne Mathieu Court in the Stade Roland Garros was named after her in 2019.

Member of the Forces françaises libres

After taking France by the Germans 1940 Simonne Martin joined the Forces Françaises Libres by General de Gaulle in London in. In September 1940 she began building a corps féminin des voluntaires françaises , which was officially founded in November 1940.

For her work during the war she was made an officer of the Legion of Honor .

Remarks

  1. ^ The unique 5,000-seat Court Simonne Mathieu is every bit as remarkable as the woman it has been named in honor of. In: wtatennis.com. May 21, 2019, accessed on May 21, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Élodie Janeau: Des femmes dans la France combattante pendant la Deuxieme Guerre mondiale: Le Corps des Volontaires Françaises et le Groupe Rochambeau [1] .

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personal data
SURNAME Mathieu, Simonne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mathieu, Simonne Passemard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION french tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuilly-sur-Seine , France
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 1980
Place of death Chatou , France