Maurice Germot
Germot in 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||
Country (sports) | France | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Vichy, Allier, France | 15 November 1882||||||||||||||||||
Died |
6 August 1958 75) Vichy, Allier, France | (aged||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1914) | ||||||||||||||||||
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WHCC | QF (1914) | ||||||||||||||||||
WCCC | F (1913) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maurice Germot (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis ʒɛʁmo]; 15 November 1882 – 6 August 1958) was a French tennis player and Olympic champion. He was twice an Olympic Gold medallist in doubles, partnering Max Decugis in 1906 and André Gobert in 1912, and a Silver medallist in singles in 1906.[1][2]
Germot won the French Championships in 1905, 1906 and 1910 and was a finalist in 1908, 1909 and 1911.[lower-alpha 1]
In major events, Germot reached the final of the World Covered Court Championships, played on wood court in Stockholm, Sweden in 1913, finishing runner-up to Anthony Wilding. He also reached the quarter-finals of the World Hard Court Championships and Wimbledon in 1914.
Notes
- ↑ The French Championships during these years was reserved for French club members only and is thus not considered a Grand Slam tournament
References
- ↑ "1912 Summer Olympics – Stockholm, Sweden – Tennis" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 6 April 2008)
- ↑ "Maurice Germot Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
External links
- Maurice Germot at the International Tennis Federation
- Maurice Germot at the Davis Cup
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