Yvonne Prévost
| Yvonne Prévost medal table |
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 France
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| silver | 1900 Paris | singles |
| silver | 1900 Paris | Mixed |
Yvonne Prévost (born June 8, 1878 in Dinard , † March 3, 1942 in Paris ) was a French tennis player .
Prévost won the French tennis championships in Paris in 1900 , replacing her compatriot Adine Masson , who had won the first three editions of the tournament. She won the bronze medal for second place in the women's singles at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris . In the final, she lost to British Charlotte Cooper in straight sets 1: 6, 4: 6. She also took bronze in mixed with her doubles partner, the Irish Harold Mahony , when she lost her semi-final game 2: 6, 4: 6. In 1902 and 1903 she won the first two editions of the mixed doubles of the later French Open.
In 1905 she married the diplomat Auguste Boppe and from then on no longer played competitively.
Her name has long been incorrectly passed down as Hélène Prévost .
Web links
- List of French Open winners
- ITF profile of Yvonne Prévost (English)
- Yvonne Prévost in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
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| SURNAME | Prévost, Yvonne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | french tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dinard |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1942 |
| Place of death | Paris |