Emmanuel Tailhandier du Plaix (28 August 1902 – 22 March 1973) was a French tennis player.
Born in
Bourges in central France, du Plaix ranked as high as fifth in the country. In 1930 he won Wimbledon's
All England Plate and reached the fourth round of the
French Championships
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for the only time. He lost a five set match to
Gottfried von Cramm
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at the
1931 French Championships. His career singles titles include the
South of France Championships in 1929,
Bavarian Championships in 1930 and
Austrian International Championships in 1932.
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1902 births
1973 deaths
French male tennis players
Sportspeople from Bourges