François Blanchy

François Blanchy
Born	(1886-12-12)12 December 1886 Bordeaux, France
Died	2 October 1960(1960-10-02) (aged 73) Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France

François Joseph Marie Antoine Blanchy, best known as François Blanchy (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa blɑ̃ʃi]; 12 December 1886 – 2 October 1960) was a tennis player competing for France. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Runner-up to Maurice Germot in the singles final of the Amateur French Championships in 1910, Blanchy eventually won the title in 1923 over eight-time champion Max Decugis. He also won the doubles title at the tournament in 1923, partnering Jean Samazeuilh.^[2] Blanchy later became a sports official, directing the Villa Primrose (Bordeaux tennis club), and the French Tennis Federation.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1910	French Championships	Grass	Maurice Germot	–
Winner	1923	French Championships	Clay	Max Decugis	1–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–2

References

↑ "Jean-François Blanchy". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
↑ "Event Guide / History / Past Winners 1891–2008". rolandgarros.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.

External links

François Blanchy at the Davis Cup

French Championships men's singles champions

(1891) H. Briggs
(1892) Jean Schopfer
(1893) Laurent Riboulet
(1894) André Vacherot
(1895) André Vacherot
(1896) André Vacherot
(1897) Paul Aymé
(1898) Paul Aymé
(1899) Paul Aymé
(1900) Paul Aymé
(1901) André Vacherot
(1902) Michel Vacherot
(1903) Max Decugis
(1904) Max Decugis
(1905) Maurice Germot
(1906) Maurice Germot
(1907) Max Decugis
(1908) Max Decugis
(1909) Max Decugis
(1910) Maurice Germot
(1911) André Gobert
(1912) Max Decugis
(1913) Max Decugis
(1914) Max Decugis
(1915–1919) No competition (due to World War I)
(1920) André Gobert
(1921) Jean Samazeuilh
(1922) Henri Cochet
(1923) François Blanchy
(1924) Jean Borotra
(1925) René Lacoste
(1926) Henri Cochet
(1927) René Lacoste
(1928) Henri Cochet
(1929) René Lacoste
(1930) Henri Cochet
(1931) Jean Borotra
(1932) Henri Cochet
(1933) Jack Crawford
(1934) Gottfried von Cramm
(1935) Fred Perry
(1936) Gottfried von Cramm
(1937) Henner Henkel
(1938) Don Budge
(1939) Don McNeill
(1940–1945) No competition (due to World War II)
(1946) Marcel Bernard
(1947) József Asbóth
(1948) Frank Parker
(1949) Frank Parker
(1950) Budge Patty
(1951) Jaroslav Drobný
(1952) Jaroslav Drobný
(1953) Ken Rosewall
(1954) Tony Trabert
(1955) Tony Trabert
(1956) Lew Hoad
(1957) Sven Davidson
(1958) Mervyn Rose
(1959) Nicola Pietrangeli
(1960) Nicola Pietrangeli
(1961) Manuel Santana
(1962) Rod Laver
(1963) Roy Emerson
(1964) Manuel Santana
(1965) Fred Stolle
(1966) Tony Roche
(1967) Roy Emerson

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