Françoise "Adine" Masson was a French tennis player at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. The daughter of Armand Masson, the founder of the Tennis Club de Paris,[1] in 1897 she became the first winner of the French Tennis Championship beating Suzanne Girod in two sets. She also won the championship in 1898 and 1899 because there was no opposition and in 1902 and 1903 against Girod and Kate Gillou respectively.[2] In 1907 she won the inaugural French doubles championships partnering Yvonne de Pfeffel.
In 1904 she again reached the final but was beaten by Kate Gillou.[2]
References
edit- ^ Lawn-tennis at Étretat Gallica 15 September 1898 page=144 fr: La Vie au grand air
- ^ a b French Open winners. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
External links
edit- French Open – Past Women's Singles Champions Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine