Marcel Bernard

Extracted Attributes

• Nationality

  French

• Date of Birth

  1914-05-18

• Date of Death

  1994-04-29

• Playing Style

  Left-handed (one-handed backhand)

• Place of Birth

  La Madeleine, Nord, France

• Place of Death

  Paris, France

• Primary Occupation

  Tennis player

• Secondary Occupation

  President of Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT)

• Davis Cup Career Span

  1935-1956 (21 years)

• Commemoration (Trophy)

  Coupe Marcel Bernard (French Open mixed doubles trophy)

• Commemoration (Walkway)

  Allée Marcel Bernard (Roland-Garros Stadium)

• Grand Slam Singles Career Span

  1931-1956 (25 years)

• Highest Singles Ranking (1946)

  No. 5 (by A. Wallis Myers)

• Highest Singles Ranking (1947)

  No. 9 (by Harry Hopman)

Timeline

• Born in La Madeleine, Nord, France. (Source: Wikidata)

  1914-05-18

• Turned professional (amateur tour). (Source: Web search)

  1930

• Began his Grand Slam singles career. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1931

• Reached the semifinals of the French Championships. (Source: Web search)

  1932

• Reached the 3rd Round of the US Open. (Source: Web search)

  1932

• Reached the 3rd Round of Wimbledon. (Source: Web search)

  1934

• Won the French Open Mixed Doubles title with Lolette Payot. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1935

• Began playing Davis Cup for France. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1935

• Reached the semifinals of the French Championships. (Source: Web search)

  1936

• Won the French Open Mixed Doubles title with Billie Yorke. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1936

• Won the French Open Men's Doubles title with Jean Borotra. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1936

• Reached the 3rd Round of Wimbledon. (Source: Web search)

  1937

• Won the French Championships singles title, defeating Jaroslav Drobný in the final. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1946

• Won the French Championships Men's Doubles title with Yvon Petra. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1946

• Ranked world No. 5 by A. Wallis Myers. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1946

• Ranked world No. 9 by Harry Hopman. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1947

• Concluded his Grand Slam singles career. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1956

• Concluded his Davis Cup career. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1956

• Became president of the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). (Source: Wikipedia)

  1968

• Concluded his presidency of the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). (Source: Wikipedia)

  1973

• Died in Paris, France. (Source: Wikidata)

  1994-04-29

• The "Coupe Marcel Bernard" trophy for the mixed doubles champions at the French Open is named in his honor. (Source: Wikipedia)

  Post-career

• The "Allée Marcel Bernard" walkway at Roland-Garros Stadium is named in his honor. (Source: Wikipedia)

  Post-career

Marcel Bernard

Marcel Bernard (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl bɛʁnaʁ]; 18 May 1914 – 29 April 1994) was a French tennis player. He is best remembered for having won the French Championships in 1946 (reaching the semifinals a further three times). Bernard initially intended to play only in the doubles event but was persuaded to enter the singles competition as well. He defeated Jaroslav Drobný in the final in five sets. In the same 1946 French Championships 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. Bernard's Grand Slam singles career spanned 25 years from 1931 to 1956. 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. Bernard became president of the national French tennis association, Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT), in 1968 and held the position until 1973. The trophy for the winners of the mixed doubles competition at the French Open 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.

Web Search Results

• Marcel Bernard - Wikipedia

  Marcel Bernard (French pronunciation: (/wiki/Help:IPA/French "Help:IPA/French"); 18 May 1914 – 29 April 1994) was a French tennis player. He is best remembered for having won the French Championships in 1946 (reaching the semifinals a further three times). Bernard initially intended to play only in the doubles event but was persuaded to enter the singles competition as well. He defeated Jaroslav Drobný in the final in five sets. [...] | | | --- | | Bernard in 1934 | | | Country (sports) | 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) | | Grand Slam singles results | | | French Open | W (1946) | | Wimbledon | 3R (1934, 1937) | | US Open "US Open (tennis)") | 3R (1932) | [...] Bernard became president of the national French tennis association, Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT), in 1968 and held the position until 1973. The trophy for the winners of the mixed doubles competition at the French Open 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

• July 27, 1946: The year Marcel Bernard won RG title - Tennis Majors

  ## The players: Marcel Bernard and Jaroslav Drobny Marcel Bernard, forgotten French star Born in 1914, Marcel Bernard was one of the best French tennis players of the 1930s. However, despite having reached the Roland-Garros semi-finals in 1932 (destroyed by Henri Cochet, 6-1, 6-0, 6-4) and in 1936 (defeated by Gottfried von Cramm), his results were overshadowed by the recent feats of the fabled Four Musketeers, the French quartet that had won numerous Grand Slams and six Davis Cups. [...] In 1946, Marcel Bernard, a French stockbroker who had reached the Roland-Garros semi-finals twice before World War II, was not even supposed to participate in the singles event of the first post-war edition of the tournament: aged 32, he had planned to focus on the doubles events. However, after Margaret Osborne, whom he was supposed to play with, withdrew from the mixed doubles draw, he was convinced to take one of the last remaining spots in the singles draw. Many great players were missing [...] On this day, July 29, 1946, Marcel Bernard defeated Jaroslav Drobny (3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3) to win the first post-war edition of Roland-Garros, becoming the first Frenchman to triumph on home soil since Henri Cochet, in 1932. More importantly, Bernard would remain the last Frenchman to win the tournament for 37 years, until Yannick Noah won in 1983. To put a cherry on top of a symbolic victory, Bernard won the doubles event the following day.

• Marcel Bernard - Wikidata

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• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  tennis player

• Citizenship

  France

• Date Of Birth

  5/18/1914

• Date Of Death

  4/29/1994

• Place Of Birth

  La Madeleine

• Place Of Death

  15th arrondissement of Paris

Marcel Bernard (French pronunciation: ​[maʁsɛl bɛʁnaʁ]; 18 May 1914 – 29 April 1994) was a French tennis player. He is best remembered for having won the French Championships in 1946 (reaching the semifinals a further three times). Bernard initially intended to play only in the doubles event but was persuaded to enter the singles competition as well. He defeated Jaroslav Drobný in the final in five sets. In the same 1946 French Championships 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. Bernard's Grand Slam singles career spanned 25 years from 1931 to 1956. 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. Bernard became president of the national French tennis association, Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT), in 1968 and held the position until 1973. The trophy for the winners of the mixed doubles competition at the French Open 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.