Anne-Marie Lucienne Seghers (15 September 1911 – 17 January 2012) was a French

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player . She reached the singles final at the 1941

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in which she was defeated by

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in straight sets. As the final was played during wartime in occupied France it is not recognized as an official French Championships and is known by the name

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. She reached the quarterfinal in 1949 and 1954. Seghers competed in the

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in 1949 and 1950. In the singles event in 1950 she reached the third round in which she lost to

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. In April 1955 she was runner-up to

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in the singles event at the International Championships of Paris. Seghers was ranked joint No.1 in France in 1950.

Tournoi de France finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

References

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