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1969 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Jean-Claude Barclay and Françoise Dürr were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Marty Riessen and Margaret Court. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links1969 French Open – Doubles draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1969 French Open - Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis, and badminton (where it is known ... French Open by year – Mixed doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen (born December 4, 1941) is an American former amateur and professional tennis player active from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP rankings in September 1974, though was ranked as high as world No. 8 by Lance Tingay of ''The Daily Telegraph'' in 1971 before the computer rankings. Renowned for his doubles play, Riessen was also a regular doubles partner of Australian tennis great Margaret Court, winning six of his seven major mixed titles and a career Grand Slam alongside her. Additionally a winner of two men's doubles Grand Slams, his highest doubles ranking was No. 3 in March 1980. Career Riessen played collegiate tennis at Northwestern University, where he reached the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) singles finals three times: 1962 (falling to Rafael Osuna of University of Southern California); 1963 and 1964 (falling to Dennis Ralston of USC both times). He was a semifinalist at the NCAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Walkden
Patricia Molly "Pat" Walkden-Pretorius (born 12 February 1946) is a former female tennis player from Rhodesia and South Africa. Walkden was a runner-up in the 1967 French Championships doubles, partnering compatriot Annette du Plooy. They lost the final in straight sets to Françoise Dürr and Gail Sherriff. Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round at the 1967 French Championships, the 1968 French Open and the 1969 Wimbledon Championships. She played for the Rhodesian and South African Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ... teams in 15 ties between 1966 and 1974 comprising a record of 17 wins and 11 losses. She was part of the South African team, together with Brenda Kirk and Greta Delport, that won the Federat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Paul (tennis)
Bernard Paul (born 13 April 1944) is a French former professional tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player. Active in the 1960s and 1970s, Paul was ranked amongst the French top-10 at his peak. His best results in grand slam tournaments came in doubles, twice reaching the men's doubles third round at Roland Garros. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Bernard 1944 births Living people French male tennis players 20th-century French sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aline Nenot
Aline may refer to: *Aline (given name), a feminine given name Places *Aline, Idaho, United States, first settlement of the Latter-day Saints movement, now a ghost town *Aline, Oklahoma, United States, a town *Loch Aline, Scotland *266 Aline, a main belt asteroid Music *Aline (band) Aline is a French musical pop rock band formed in 2009 as Young Michelin. But the band had to change their name after the tire company Michelin demanded the change. Originally the band was made of 5 musicians based in Marseille, namely lead sing ..., French musical pop rock group, formerly Young Michelin * "Aline" (song), a 1965 song by Christophe Other uses * ''Aline'' (film), a 2021 French Canadian drama film about Céline Dion * ALINE Systems, a maker of engineered footbeds and alignment measuring systems See also * A-line (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Battegay
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks * François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos * François Bonlieu (1937–1973), French alpine skier * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * François Chau (born 1959), Cambodian American actor * François Clemmons (born 1945), American singer and actor * François Corbier (1944–2018), French television presenter and songwriter * François Coty (1874–1934), French perfumer * François Coulomb the Elder (1654–1717), French naval architect * François Coulomb the Younger (1691–1751), French naval architect * François Couperin (1668–173 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Chanfreau
Gail Chanfreau (née Sherriff; born 3 April 1945), also known as Gail Lovera and Gail Benedetti, is a French former amateur and professional tennis player. Tennis career Chanfreau was born in Australia, but moved to France in 1968. Chanfreau made her first appearance in the Federation Cup for Australia in 1966. She played for France Fed Cup team from 1969 to 1980. When Gail beat her sister Carol Sherriff, who reached the third round of the Australian Open on five occasions, 8–10, 6–3, 6–3 in the 1966 Wimbledon Championships second round, that was the second match between sisters at Wimbledon, the first being in the 1884 Wimbledon Championships when Maud Watson beat Lillian. The next Wimbledon match between sisters was in 2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Dell
Donald L. Dell (born June 17, 1938) is an American sports attorney, writer, commentator, and former tennis player. Dell was the first sports agent in professional tennis, and represented Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Jimmy Connors, and Ivan Lendl during the golden age of pro tennis (1975 to 1985). He was also the founder of Professional Services ( ProServ), one of the nation's first sports marketing firms established in 1970. Dell is considered one of the fathers of sports marketing and the sports agent business along with IMG's Mark McCormack. Dell co-founded the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1972 with Jack Kramer and Cliff Drysdale. Clients of ProServ dominated the leadership roles of the ATP in its formative years. ProServ expanded into basketball, and Dell signed Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan, and other top NBA players. He wrote his first book, ''Minding Other People’s Business'' in 1989 about how to recruit, manage, market, and keep client athletes, and a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Fraisse
Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), Greek for "peace". Irene, and related names, may refer to: * Irene (given name) Places * Irene, Gauteng, South Africa * Irene, South Dakota, United States * Irene, Texas, United States * Irene, West Virginia, United States * Irene Lake, Quebec, Canada * Lake Irene, a small lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States * Lake Irene, a lake in Minnesota, United States * Irene River (Opawica River tributary), a tributary of the Opawica River in Quebec, Canada * Irene River (New Zealand), a river of New Zealand * Eirini metro station, an Athens metro station in Ano Maroussi, Greece Storms and hurricanes * Tropical Storm Irene (1947) * Tropical Storm Irene (1959) * Hurricane Irene–Olivia (1971) * Hurricane Irene (1981), part of the 1981 Atlantic hurricane season * Hurricane Irene (1999) * Hurricane Irene (2005) * Hurricane Irene (2011) Arts and entertainment Films and anime * ''Irene'' (1926 film), an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Pierson
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks * François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos * François Bonlieu (1937–1973), French alpine skier * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * François Chau (born 1959), Cambodian American actor * François Clemmons (born 1945), American singer and actor * François Corbier (1944–2018), French television presenter and songwriter * François Coty (1874–1934), French perfumer * François Coulomb the Elder (1654–1717), French naval architect * François Coulomb the Younger (1691–1751), French naval architect * François Couperin (1668–173 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Tuero
Linda Tuero (born October 21, 1950) is an American tennis player and paleoanthropologist. She won six U.S Junior Titles and three U.S. Women's Titles. She reached the quarter-finals of the French Open in 1971, and won the singles titles at the Italian Open in 1972. She represented the United States in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup teams in 1972 and 1973 and served as the Federation Cup Captain in 1973. Tuero was ranked in the U.S. Top Ten Women Singles for four years and in 1972 was ranked No. 10 in the World. Biography Linda Tuero was born in Metairie, Louisiana. She started playing tennis at the age of 11 and was taught by Emmett Paré throughout her career. At age 13, she won the US National Girl's 14 Singles Championship and by the time she had graduated from high school, she had won six national titles: the 1964 US National Girl's 14 Singles Championship, the 1966 US National Girl's 16 Singles Championship, the 1966 US National Girl's 16 Doubles Championship, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zan Guerry
Alexander "Zan" Guerry III (born February 12, 1949) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Guerry, winner of the Under-16s Orange Bowl title in 1964, grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and won 13 national junior titles in the 1960s. He attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, at the same time as Roscoe Tanner, a teammate in the school's tennis team. College After finishing at Baylor in 1967, Guerry went to Rice University for four years and played in a strong varsity side which were runners-up in the NCAA Championships twice, in 1968 and 1970. He was a losing finalist, to Butch Seewagen, at the 1969 United States Amateur Championships and earned multiple All-American selections, before graduating in 1971. Following that he went to Wharton Business School and worked at the Texas Commerce Bank in Houston as a financial planner when not playing tennis. Professional career During the 1970s, Guerry competed professionally on the world tennis cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Melville
Kerry Melville Reid (née Melville; born 7 August 1947) is an Australian former professional tennis player. During her 17-year career, Reid won a major singles title and 26 other singles titles, and was the runner-up in 40 singles tournaments. Reid was included in the year-end world top-ten rankings for 12 consecutive years (1968–1979). She won at least one tournament annually from 1966 through 1979, except for 1975. Her career-high ranking was world No. 5 in 1971, behind Margaret Court, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong, and Rosie Casals. Career Melville won 27 singles tournaments and was runner-up in 37 more between 1963 and 1979. Against Hall of Fame players, Melville beat Margaret Court three times, Billie Jean King eight times, Evonne Goolagong six times, Chris Evert twice, Martina Navratilova once, Rosie Casals 20 times, Francoise Durr 14 times, Nancy Richey eight times, Virginia Wade four times, Tracy Austin three times, and Hana Mandlikova twice. Overall, Reid pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |