François Blanchy
French tennis player
Full name | François Joseph Marie Antoine Blanchy |
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Born | (1886-12-12)12 December 1886 Bordeaux, France |
Died | 2 October 1960(1960-10-02) (aged 73) Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France |
François Joseph Marie Antoine Blanchy, best known as François Blanchy (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa blɑ̃ʃi]; 12 December 1886 – 2 October 1960) was a tennis player competing for France.[1] He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
Career
Runner-up to Maurice Germot in the singles final of the Amateur French Championships in 1910, Blanchy eventually won the title in 1923 over eight-time champion Max Decugis. He also won the doubles title at the tournament in 1923, partnering Jean Samazeuilh.[3] Blanchy later became a sports official, directing the Villa Primrose (Bordeaux tennis club), and the French Tennis Federation.
References
- ^ "François Blanchy". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean-François Blanchy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Event Guide / History / Past Winners 1891–2008". rolandgarros.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
External links
- François Blanchy at the International Tennis Federation
- François Blanchy at the Davis Cup
- François Joseph Blanchy at Olympics.com
- François Blanchy at Olympedia
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French Open men's singles champions
(national)
- 1891: H. Briggs
- 1892: Jean Schopfer
- 1893: Laurent Riboulet
- 1894: André Vacherot
- 1895: André Vacherot
- 1896: André Vacherot
- 1897: Paul Aymé
- 1898: Paul Aymé
- 1899: Paul Aymé
- 1900: Paul Aymé
- 1901: André Vacherot
- 1902: Michel Vacherot
- 1903: Max Decugis
- 1904: Max Decugis
- 1905: Maurice Germot
- 1906: Maurice Germot
- 1907: Max Decugis
- 1908: Max Decugis
- 1909: Max Decugis
- 1910: Maurice Germot
- 1911: André Gobert
- 1912: Max Decugis
- 1913: Max Decugis
- 1914: Max Decugis
- 1920: André Gobert
- 1921: Jean Samazeuilh
- 1922: Henri Cochet
- 1923: François Blanchy
- 1924: Jean Borotra
(international)
- 1925: René Lacoste
- 1926: Henri Cochet
- 1927: René Lacoste
- 1928: Henri Cochet
- 1929: René Lacoste
- 1930: Henri Cochet
- 1931: Jean Borotra
- 1932: Henri Cochet
- 1933: Jack Crawford
- 1934: Gottfried von Cramm
- 1935: Fred Perry
- 1936: Gottfried von Cramm
- 1937: Henner Henkel
- 1938: Don Budge
- 1939: Don McNeill
- 1946: Marcel Bernard
- 1947: József Asbóth
- 1948: Frank Parker
- 1949: Frank Parker
- 1950: Budge Patty
- 1951: Jaroslav Drobný
- 1952: Jaroslav Drobný
- 1953: Ken Rosewall
- 1954: Tony Trabert
- 1955: Tony Trabert
- 1956: Lew Hoad
- 1957: Sven Davidson
- 1958: Mervyn Rose
- 1959: Nicola Pietrangeli
- 1960: Nicola Pietrangeli
- 1961: Manuel Santana
- 1962: Rod Laver
- 1963: Roy Emerson
- 1964: Manuel Santana
- 1965: Fred Stolle
- 1966: Tony Roche
- 1967: Roy Emerson
- 1968: Ken Rosewall
- 1969: Rod Laver
- 1970: Jan Kodeš
- 1971: Jan Kodeš
- 1972: Andrés Gimeno
- 1973: Ilie Năstase
- 1974: Björn Borg
- 1975: Björn Borg
- 1976: Adriano Panatta
- 1977: Guillermo Vilas
- 1978: Björn Borg
- 1979: Björn Borg
- 1980: Björn Borg
- 1981: Björn Borg
- 1982: Mats Wilander
- 1983: Yannick Noah
- 1984: Ivan Lendl
- 1985: Mats Wilander
- 1986: Ivan Lendl
- 1987: Ivan Lendl
- 1988: Mats Wilander
- 1989: Michael Chang
- 1990: Andrés Gómez
- 1991: Jim Courier
- 1992: Jim Courier
- 1993: Sergi Bruguera
- 1994: Sergi Bruguera
- 1995: Thomas Muster
- 1996: Yevgeny Kafelnikov
- 1997: Gustavo Kuerten
- 1998: Carlos Moyá
- 1999: Andre Agassi
- 2000: Gustavo Kuerten
- 2001: Gustavo Kuerten
- 2002: Albert Costa
- 2003: Juan Carlos Ferrero
- 2004: Gastón Gaudio
- 2005: Rafael Nadal
- 2006: Rafael Nadal
- 2007: Rafael Nadal
- 2008: Rafael Nadal
- 2009: Roger Federer
- 2010: Rafael Nadal
- 2011: Rafael Nadal
- 2012: Rafael Nadal
- 2013: Rafael Nadal
- 2014: Rafael Nadal
- 2015: Stan Wawrinka
- 2016: Novak Djokovic
- 2017: Rafael Nadal
- 2018: Rafael Nadal
- 2019: Rafael Nadal
- 2020: Rafael Nadal
- 2021: Novak Djokovic
- 2022: Rafael Nadal
- 2023: Novak Djokovic