French National Championships 1908


General 1908-06-06 - 1908-06-11
Amateur
Clay
5
Paris, Racing club de France, Bois de Boulogne, La Croix-Catelan
France

Source Le Figaro


Report Mixed doubles: Won by Katie Fenwick/Max Decugis

"Lawn Tennis and Croquet" says that this event suffered from a lack of English participants because of its place in the calendar, which meant that it clashed with some of the tournaments in Britain. It was hoped that a change in the calendar might encourage more foreign participants. The event in question was held on the Ile de Puteaux, more or less on the Seine.



Media


Winner Maxime Omer Mathieu (Max) Decugis (Décugis)


Players
P. Béjot
Dr. Otto Brügelmann
Maxime Omer Mathieu (Max) Decugis (Décugis)
H. Fourgassie
Marie Claude Maurice (Maurice) Germot
W.H. Graham
P. Guillemant
André Jousselin
Daniel Édouard Lawton
André Charles Louis Joseph Masurel
Édouard Marie Marc (Marc) Mény de Marangue
Étienne Jean Philippe Nicolas Micard
Eugène Jean Roger (Jean) Porée
M. Porte
A. Félix Poulin
J. Roederer
Richard Norris (Dick) Williams jr
Fernand Eugène Victor Zambaux


Rounds
Round 1
Max Decugis*
M. Porte
6-1 6-2
P. Béjot*
A. Félix Poulin
6-4 6-0

Round 2
Max Decugis*
Dick Williams jr
6-2 6-2
Dr. Otto Brügelmann*
Eugène Jean Roger (Jean) Porée
6-4 6-4
Marc (Edouard) Meny*
P. Guillemant
w.o.
Étienne Micard*
J. Roederer
6-4 6-1
Daniel Édouard Lawton*
Fernand Eugène Victor Zambaux
6-1 6-3
H. Fourgassie*
André Jousselin
6-0 6-1
W.H. Graham*
André Masurel
w.o.
Maurice Germot*
P. Béjot
7-5 6-4

Quarterfinals
Max Decugis*
Dr. Otto Brügelmann
6-1 6-2
Marc (Edouard) Meny*
Étienne Micard
6-1 4-6 6-2
Daniel Édouard Lawton*
H. Fourgassie
9-7 6-1
Maurice Germot*
W.H. Graham
7-5 6-4

Semifinals
Max Decugis*
Marc (Edouard) Meny
6-1 6-1
Maurice Germot*
Daniel Édouard Lawton
6-3 6-1

Final
Max Decugis*
Maurice Germot
6-2 6-1 3-6 10-8


Tournament
Round 1
Max Decugis*
M. Porte
P. Béjot*
A. Félix Poulin
Round 2
Max Decugis*
Dick Williams jr
Dr. Otto Brügelmann*
Eugène Jean Roger (Jean) Porée
Marc (Edouard) Meny*
P. Guillemant
Étienne Micard*
J. Roederer
Maurice Germot*
P. Béjot
W.H. Graham*
André Masurel
Daniel Édouard Lawton*
Fernand Eugène Victor Zambaux
H. Fourgassie*
André Jousselin
Quarterfinals
Max Decugis*
Dr. Otto Brügelmann
Marc (Edouard) Meny*
Étienne Micard
Maurice Germot*
W.H. Graham
Daniel Édouard Lawton*
H. Fourgassie
Semifinals
Max Decugis*
Marc (Edouard) Meny
Maurice Germot*
Daniel Édouard Lawton
Final
Max Decugis*
Maurice Germot