Yvonne Bourgeois
Appearance
Full name | Yvonne Renée Suzanne Bourgeois |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Paris, France | 6 May 1902
Died | 12 May 1983 Paris, France | (aged 81)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1925) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1928) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | SF (1925) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1928) |
Olympic Games | SF (1924) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | SF (1928) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1928) |
Yvonne Bourgeois (6 May 1902 – 12 May 1983) was a French tennis player. She competed in the doubles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics with compatriot Marguerite Billout.[1] They reached the semifinal in which they lost in straight sets to Phyllis Covell and Kathleen McKane. In the bronze medal match they lost to Dorothy Shepherd-Barron and Evelyn Colyer, also in straight sets.[2]
In 1928 she competed in the Wimbledon Championships, reaching the second round in singles, the third round in doubles and the first round in mixed doubles.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Yvonne Bourgeois". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Sports – Athletes – Yvonne Bourgeois". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Yvonne Bourgeois". AELTC.