Georges Glasser

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Georges Glasser
Singles
Georges Glasser and Simone Barbier at the 1930 Hungarian International Tennis Championships
Country	France
Born	(1907-08-24)24 August 1907 Paris, France
Died	January 2002 (aged 94–95)^[1]
Turned pro	1928
Retired	1939
Career titles	2
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	3R (1929, 1930)
Wimbledon	2R (1930)
Doubles
Career titles	4
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	1R (1929)
Wimbledon	1R (1929, 1930)
Mixed Doubles
Career titles	4
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	1R (1929)
Last updated on: 3 February 2012.

Georges Glasser (24 August 1907 – January 2002) was a French tennis player, corporate executive and president of the Tennis Club de Paris. As a player he was particularly successful in mixed doubles claiming several titles during his career. He was ranked the 8th among the top French players in 1932.^[2]

Biography

He was born in Paris 24 August 1907, son of the general manager of the Compagnie Generale des Eaux, George Glasser graduated at the École Polytechnique in 1926. In 1931 he became an engineer at the École nationale des ponts et chaussées. The same year he became the assistant to the Director General of the Préfecture des Hauts-de-Seine and also the member of Corps of Bridges and Roads. In 1948 he was elected the president of the National Society of Southwest aircraft constructions (SNCASO) in 1948, while also acting as the vice president of French state-owned aircraft manufacturer Sud Aviation.^[1] He persuaded his devotion to tennis by being the president of the Tennis Club de Paris in 1951–1965, the club which he played for when he had been an active sportsman.^[3] In 1957 he was appointed president of the Society for the Study of jet Propulsion (SEPR) and finally chief executive of Alsthom between 1958–1975. Died in January 2002.^[1]

Tennis activity

Singles

Legend (Singles)
Majors
Invitational Cups
International Championships (2)

Titles

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in final	Score in final
1.	1931	Swiss International Championships, Geneve	N/A	Antoine Gentien	w/o
2.	1931	Villa d'Este	N/A	Emanuele Sertorio	0–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Legend (Singles)
Majors (0)
Invitational Cups (2)
International Championships (6)

Titles

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in final	Score in final
1.	1930	Coupe de Noël	Clay	Jean Borotra	Domingo Torralva-Ponsa / Luis Torralva-Ponsa	8–6, 6–4, 11–9
2.	1931	Coupe de Noël	Clay	Jean Borotra	Antoine Gentien / Paul Féret	6–3, 6–1, 6–4
3.	1931	Livorno	N/A	Jacques Bonte	Oscar De Minerbi / Clemente Serventi	6–2, 6–3, 6–4
4.	1931	Villa d'Este	N/A	Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraten	Heinrich Kleinschroth / Hillyard	6–2, 6–2, 6–1

Doubles runner-up

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in final	Score in final
1.	1931	Lucerne	N/A	Erik Worm	Jean Lessueur / John Olliff	8–6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
2.	1931	Meran	Clay	Emmanuel Du Plaix	Jean Lessueur / Hector Fisher	6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3

Mixed doubles titles

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in final	Score in final
1.	1930	Hungarian Tennis Championships	Clay	Simone Barbier	Fritz Kuhlmann / Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	5–7, 8–6, 6–4
2.	1931	Saint Moritz	Clay	Arlette Neufeld	Dr. Philipp Buss / Ilse Friedleben	6–1, 6–3
3.	1931	Czechoslovakian Championships	Clay	Simone Mathieu	Josef Siba / Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	6–4, 6–4
4.	1931	Lucerne	Clay	Lolette Payot	Pierre Grandguillot / Simone Barbier	6–2, 6–0

Mixed doubles runner-up

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in final	Score in final
1.	1931	Meran	Clay	Helen Dyson	Hector Fisher / Lolette Payot	w/o

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Glasser, Georges (1907–2002)". patronsdefrance.fr (in French). Lyon, France: Système d'information sur le patronat français. 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
↑ Béla Kehrling, ed. (29 February 1932). "Külföldi hírek" [International news] (pdf). Tennisz és Golf. IV (in Hungarian) (Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült kő- könyvnyomda, könyv- és lapkiadó rt) 2: 12. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
↑ "Présidents" [Presidents]. tcpretro.fr (in French). Paris, France. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

External links

Georges Glasser at the Tennis Archives
Interview with Georges Glasser (in French)

Persondata
Name	Glasser, Georges
Alternative names
Short description	French tennis player
Date of birth	24 August 1907
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death	2002
Place of death

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