Marcel Bernard

Marcel Bernard

Country	France
Born	(1914-05-18)18 May 1914 La Madeleine, Nord, France
Died	29 April 1994(1994-04-29) (aged 79) Paris, France
Turned pro	1930 (amateur tour)
Retired	1956
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 5 (1946, A. Wallis Myers)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	W (1946)
Wimbledon	3R (1934, 1937)
US Open	3R (1932)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	W (1936, 1946)
Mixed Doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	W (1935, 1936)

Marcel Bernard (French pronunciation: ​[maʁsɛl bɛʁnaʁ]; May 18, 1914 in La Madeleine, Nord – April 29, 1994) was a French tennis player. He is best remembered for having won the French Championships in 1946 (reaching the semi-finals a further three times). He defeated Jaroslav Drobný in the finals by the score of 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3.

In the same French Open (1946), Bernard also won the Men's Doubles with Yvon Petra. In the 1935 French Open, he won the Mixed Doubles with Lolette Payot. In the following French Open (1936), he also won the Mixed Doubles with Billie Yorke and the Men's Doubles with Jean Borotra. He played Davis Cup for France over a period spanning 21 years, from 1935 to 1956. Bernard was ranked World No. 5 for 1946 by A. Wallis Myers and World No. 9 for 1947 by Harry Hopman.^[1][2]

Bernard later became president of the French Tennis Federation. The French Open Mixed Doubles Cup is now known as the "Coupe Marcel Bernard". His name is also commemorated at the Roland-Garros Stadium by the walkway "Allée Marcel Bernard" which leads to the Suzanne Lenglen Court.

Grand Slam finals

Singles : 1 title

Result	Year	Championship	Opponent in final	Score in final
Winner	1946	French Championships	Jaroslav Drobný	3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles : 2 titles, 1 runner-up

Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1932	French Championships	Christian Boussus	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Winner	1936	French Championships	Jean Borotra	Pat Hughes Charles Tuckey	6–2, 3–6, 9–7, 6–1
Winner	1946	French Championships	Yvon Petra	Enrique Morea Pancho Segura	7–5, 6–3, 0–6, 1–6, 10–8

Mixed doubles : 2 titles

Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Winner	1935	French Championships	Lolette Payot	Sylvie Jung Henrotin Martin Legeay	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	1936	French Championships	Billie Yorke	Sylvie Jung Henrotin Martin Legeay	7–5, 6–8, 6–3

References

External links

• Marcel Bernard at the International Tennis Federation
• Marcel Bernard at the Davis Cup

• Bud Collins: Total Tennis – The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia (2003 Edition, ISBN 0-9731443-4-3).