Cosette Saint-Omer-Roy (last name also spelled St. Omer-Roy, born 6 March 1902, deceased 14 September 1985) was a French

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player. With

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as her partner, she won the doubles' event at the

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, a stand-in tournament in place of the

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three times during

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. With Weiwers, she also reached the semifinals before the war at the 1939 French Championships, where they lost to the eventual champions

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and

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. They also won a match together at

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. In singles, Saint-Omer-Roy entered the

twice in 1938 and 1939, but did not win a match either time. Saint-Omer-Roy also served as manager of the Cannes Tennis Club from 1932.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Omer-Roy, Cosette French female tennis players 1902 births 1985 deaths 20th-century French women