André Pierre Aurèle Gaston Vacherot (5 June 1877 in
Paris
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, France – 22 February 1924 in
Rouen
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, France) was a French
male tennis player
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. He is best remembered for having won the
men's singles event of the
French Championships
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on four occasions: 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1901.
His younger brother
Michel Vacherot was also a tennis player. Together they won the men's doubles in 1901. For André this was his second doubles victory, as he had already won this title back in 1895 together with the German
Christian Winzer.
The two brothers André and Marcel Vacherot were grandsons of the French philosopher
Étienne Vacherot.
Family tree of Étienne Vacherot
Marcel is noticed as grandson (André is missing), published at the Geneanet Website.
References
* Bud Collins: ''Total Tennis – The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia'' (2003 Edition, ).
19th-century French people
19th-century male tennis players
French Championships (tennis) champions
French male tennis players
1877 births
1924 deaths
Tennis players from Paris
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