Henri Pellizza

French badminton and tennis player

Henri Pellizza
Singles
Country (sports)	France
Born	(1920-03-21)21 March 1920
Died	20 October 2001(2001-10-20) (aged 81)
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1947, 1950, 1951, 1953)
Wimbledon	1R (1946)

Henri Pellizza (21 March 1920 — 20 October 2001) was a French badminton and tennis player.^[1]

Pellizza, younger brother of tennis player Pierre Pellizza, came from the city of Pau. His tennis achievements include three third round appearance at the French Championships. He won the 1942 and 1943 mixed doubles titles at the Tournoi de France (the war time Roland Garros). As a badminton player he claimed 18 national titles across singles and doubles.^[2] He represented France in the Thomas Cup badminton competition.^[3]

References

^ "Henri Pellizza Eliminates Merlo In The Gillou Cup". Le Monde (in French). 5 January 1955.
^ "Paume, badminton et Cie..." Le Monde (in French). 20 October 1979.
^ "France picks cup team". Singapore Free Press. 23 December 1948.