Maurice Germot (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis ʒɛʁmo, moʁ-]; 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]
Full name | Marie Claude Maurice Germot | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Vichy, Allier, France | 15 November 1882|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 August 1958 Vichy, Allier, France | (aged 75)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wimbledon | QF (1914) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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WHCC | QF (1914) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WCCC | F (1913) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Germot won the French Championships in 1905, 1906 and 1910, and was a finalist in 1908, 1909 and 1911.[a]
In major events, Germot reached the finals of the World Covered Court Championships, played on a wood court in Stockholm, Sweden in 1913, finishing runner-up to Anthony Wilding. He also reached the quarterfinals of the World Hard Court Championships and Wimbledon in 1914.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ The French Championships during these years was reserved for French club members only and is thus not considered a Grand Slam tournament
References
edit- ^ "1912 Summer Olympics – Stockholm, Sweden – Tennis" Archived 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 6 April 2008)
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maurice Germot". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
Full name: Marie Claude Maurice Germot
- ^ "Maurice Germot". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links
edit- Maurice Germot at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Maurice Germot at the International Tennis Federation
- Maurice Germot at the Davis Cup
- Maurice Germot at Olympedia
- Maurice Germot at Olympics.com