Marie Decugis (7 August 1884 – 4 May 1969; née ''Flameng''; also ''Décugis'') was a French

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player.

Life

Marie was born in 1884 the daughter of painter

François Flameng François Flameng (1856–1923) was a notable French painter during the last quarter of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th. He was the son of Léopold Flameng, a celebrated printmaker, and received a first-rate education in his c ...

(1856–1923) and his wife Marguerite Henriette Augusta (née Turquet; 1863–1919). She married the successful tennis player

Max Decugis Maxime Omer Mathieu Decugis or Décugis (; 24 September 1882 – 6 September 1978) was a tennis player from France who held the French Championships record of winning the tournament eight times (a French club members only tournament before 1925) ...

on 15 May 1905, at

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. The couple had a daughter, Christiane Omer-Decugis (1909–1974). Decugis won the title in mixed doubles, along with her husband, at the 1906 Intercalated Games at

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. She played at the

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in 1912 and 1920, but lost her initial match on both occasions. She died at an age of 84 at

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