Maurice Germot
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| Full name | Marie Claude Maurice Germot | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1882 Vichy, Allier, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 August 1958 (aged 75) Vichy, Allier, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Maurice Germot (French: [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]
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]
World Championships finals
[edit]Singles (1 runner-up)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1913 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood |  Anthony Wilding |
7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: (3 titles)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1913 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood |  Max Decugis |
 Curt Bergmann Heinrich Kleinschroth |
7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 1914 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | Max Decugis |
 Arthur Gore Algernon Kingscote |
6–1, 11–9, 6–8, 6–2 |
| Win | 1921 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | William Laurentz |
 Paul Henriksen Erik Tegner |
6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
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
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