Léon Adrien (Adrien)
Aron
Male
France
1902-04-29
Paris, France
1969-11-30
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France
Adrien Aron was the brother of fellow lawn tennis player Raymond Aron. They were two of the children of Gustave Émile Aron (1870-1934), a law lecturer and professor, and Suzanne Aron (née Levy; 1877-1940). The Arons and Levys were wealthy families who made their fortune in textiles.
Adrien Aron attended the Hoche high school in Versailles before going on to study higher mathematics and obtain a law degree. However, he did not pursue a profession, instead becoming a top tennis player.
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The following piece was translated and adapted from the French Wikipedia article on Adrien Aron, which can be accessed here: Adrien Aron — Wikipédia
Adrien Aron was the elder brother of philosopher Raymond Aron. Adrien Aron studied law, but did not practice. Raymond Aron later said that, during the interwar period, Adrien, “elegant, mingled with the wealthy circles of tennis clubs and gaming clubs; he perfectly embodied the man of pleasure, a type of man that my philosophical self despised, and whom perhaps a part of myself, barely aware, humiliated by his sovereign lightness, admired or envied”.
Fellow tennis player Jean Samazeuilh described Adrien Aron as: “a true ball-returning machine and a crocodile of the worst kind”. Nevertheless, Aron was not as good enough as his more famous contemporaries, the Four “Musketeers”. From the 1930s onwards, Aron focused on the card game bridge, at which he became one of the leading specialists in France, alongside Pierre Albarran. After the war, Aron gave up tennis and cards, and became passionate about philately. His book “The Secrets of Philately” was published by Calmann-Lévy in 1959.
1921 - 1936
18
200
130
1928 - Dieppe (Amateur)
1928 - Paris International Championships (Open)
1928 - Deauville (Open)
1927 - Dieppe (Amateur)
1927 - Deauville (Open)
1926 - Le Touquet (Open)
1926 - Houlgate (Amateur)
1926 - Deauville (Open)
1926 - Dieppe (Amateur)
1925 - Dieppe (Amateur)
1925 - Le Touquet (Open)
1925 - Le Touquet Second Meeting (Open)
1925 - Deauville (Open)
1924 - Le Havre (Amateur)
1924 - Pourville (Amateur)
1924 - Dieppe (Amateur)
1923 - Le Touquet (Open)
1923 - Dieppe (Amateur)
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Count Laszlo Szapary
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Madanmanhji Prince of Kutch
6-4
1-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Hermann Wilhelm Artens
4-6
6-4
ret.
Semifinals
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon 1 *
Adrien Aron
?
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Franz Wilhelm Matejka 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Hermann Wilhelm Artens 1 *
Adrien Aron
9-7
4-6
6-2
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Mr. Sterba
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Franz Wilhelm Matejka 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Bela Von Kehrling 1 *
Adrien Aron
w.o.
Round 1
Round 2
Franjo Schaffer 1 *
Adrien Aron
w.o.
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
A. Castori
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Charles Aeschlimann 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Giorgio De Stefani 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-3
6-0
Round 1
J.A.F. Gardner 1 *
Adrien Aron
w.o.
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Mr. Batmanoff
8-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers 1 *
Adrien Aron
3-6
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Gaby Mercier-Odier
6-0
7-5
Round 2
N. Warwick 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Ranbir Singh
6-0
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Norman Farquharson 1 *
Adrien Aron
w.o.
Round 1
Arne Velschow Rasmussen 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-4
2-6
6-2
6-1
Round 3
Harry Lee 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-4
6-8
6-1
Round 1
Charles Frederick Scroope 1 *
Adrien Aron
w.o.
Round 4
Adrien Aron 1 *
Andrzej Tarnowski
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
René de Buzelet 1 *
Adrien Aron
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Hendrik (Henk) Timmer
w.o.
Round 3
Mr. Gaston 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-3
6-8
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Dr Gheorge Luppu
7-5
6-2
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Heinrich Kleinschroth
8-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Hermann Wilhelm Artens 1 *
Adrien Aron
1-6
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Francois Terrier
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Maxime Guillemot
6-3
3-6
6-2
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Maxime (Max) Combemale
6-3
0-6
6-4
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Louis Géraud
7-5
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Maxime Guillemot
6-2
6-1
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Jacques Siguier
6-4
6-3
ret.
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Emmanuel Du Plaix
5-7
6-4
ret.
Final
Henry Mayes 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-2
7-5
6-4
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Roger Danet
6-3
6-2
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Emmanuel Du Plaix
w.o.
Round 1
Heinrich Kleinschroth 1 *
Adrien Aron
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Georg Friedrich Siedhoff 1 *
Adrien Aron
w.o.
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
L. Novice
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Hermann Wilhelm Artens
6-1
7-5
Quarterfinals
Georg Friedrich Siedhoff 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Patrick Spence 1 *
Adrien Aron
3-6
6-2
4-6
7-5
9-7
Round 2
Round 3
Jan Kozeluh 1 *
Adrien Aron
4-6
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
F. Legendre
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Willie Lemaire
6-2
3-2
ret.
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Luis Torralva-Ponsa
6-3
10-8
Semifinals
Henri Cochet 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-3
5-7
6-4
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
A. Conte
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Gérard Édouard Jung
7-5
6-3
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Axel Petersen
8-6
2-6
6-2
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Erik Worm
3-6
3-6
6-2
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
F.C. Lewis
6-0
6-1
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Sri-Krishna Prasada
6-4
7-5
Quarterfinals
Erik Worm 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
E. Luchsinger
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Emmanuel Du Plaix
?
Semifinals
Hector Cosmo Fisher 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Roger George 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-0
6-3
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Hector Cosmo Fisher 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Emmanuel Du Plaix 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Dimitri Busch
?
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Hans Stapenhorst
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Hans Moldenhauer 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-1
7-5
Round 2
Bela Von Kehrling 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-2
6-4
6-1
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Archibald John Salisbury Butler
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
P.H. Scully
6-1
6-4
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Bertram Marion-Crawford
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Francis Riou Leighton-Crawford 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-4
6-8
6-1
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
J.C. Wood
6-0
6-0
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Robert L. James
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Charles Aeschlimann 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
J.H. Fauvargue
6-3
6-1
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Hubert Rigault
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Arne Grahn 1 *
Adrien Aron
2-6
11-9
6-1
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Dutard Feret
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
M. Claude
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Gino (Gingi) De Martino
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Rene Gallepe
7-5
6-1
Semifinals
Umberto de Morpurgo 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Emmanuel Du Plaix
9-7
6-3
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Robert Le Blant
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Pantelis Papadopoulos
6-4
7-5
Semifinals
Roger George 1 *
Adrien Aron
7-5
7-5
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Dutard Feret
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
J.P. Claude
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Gino (Gingi) De Martino
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Rene Gallepe
7-5
6-1
Semifinals
Umberto de Morpurgo 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Denys Hippolyte Marie Laurent
6-2
6-0
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
H. Guillemot
6-4
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Christian Boussus
10-8
5-7
6-2
Final
Leonce Aslangul 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-1
6-2
7-5
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Emmanuel Du Plaix
6-4
2-6
7-5
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Jacques Sergeant
6-2
6-2
3-6
8-6
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Paul Barrelet de Ricou
2-6
8-6
6-3
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Roger George
6-1
3-6
10-12
4-5
ret.
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
A.H. Bloomer
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
J.H. Fauvargue
6-3
6-1
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Hubert Rigault
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Arne Grahn 1 *
Adrien Aron
2-6
11-9
6-1
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
François Edmond-Blanc
2-6
6-4
3-6
7-5
8-6
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
André Martin-Legeay
6-2
6-3
Final
Emmanuel Du Plaix 1 *
Adrien Aron
w.o.
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Jacques Siguier
6-3
2-6
6-4
Round 2
Hubert Rigault 1 *
Adrien Aron
1-6
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Pan Papadopoulos
6-4
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Sydney Jacob 1 *
Adrien Aron
2-6
6-2
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Stanislav Czetwertynski 1 *
Adrien Aron
4-6
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Roland Jacques François Boussus
6-2
6-1
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
René Meunier
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Christian Boussus
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Paul Féret 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Mr. Rateau
w.o.
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Charles Fées
6-1
8-6
Round 3
R. Chesneaux 1 *
Adrien Aron
4-6
9-7
7-5
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Jacques Arago
6-4
6-3
2-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
George Cartwright
?
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Alister Hamilton McCormick
6-2
6-2
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Jacques Arago
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
S. Martin
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
M. Fournier
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Claude Barrelet de Ricou
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Maxime Guillemot
6-2
6-2
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Jacques Arago
7-5
3-6
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Jacques Arago 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Alister Hamilton McCormick
6-3
6-3
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Jacques Sergeant
7-5
2-6
6-4
6-1
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Paul Barrelet de Ricou
w.o.
Final
Paul Féret 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-1
6-1
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
René Meunier
6-2
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Marcus Wallenberg 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-3
6-4
5-7
6-2
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Pierre Henri Landry
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
André Martin-Legeay
7-5
6-1
Quarterfinals
Leonce Aslangul 1 *
Adrien Aron
3-6
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Eugène Broquedis
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Jean Borotra 1 *
Adrien Aron
1-6
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Mr. Tihy
6-1
6-0
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
J. Coutot
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Pierre Henri Landry
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Jean Augustin
8-6
9-7
Semifinals
Erik Tegner 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-1
4-6
6-4
Round 1
Fred R. Restrepo 1 *
Adrien Aron
7-5
6-3
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Raoul Jean Lafaurie
6-3
6-3
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Lincoln A. Judd
6-4
6-0
6-1
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Ullah Kramet
2-6
6-4
6-4
Final
Sydney Jacob 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-3
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Edouard Thurneyssen
6-3
1-6
6-2
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Max Decugis
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
A. Félix Poulin
w.o.
Final
Antoine (Coco) Gentien 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-1
12-10
Round 1
Fred R. Restrepo 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-0
5-7
6-4
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
E. Vuillemin
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Mr. Diochon
6-4
8-6
Quarterfinals
Edouard Thurneyssen 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-1
8-10
6-2
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
J. Pollack
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Alain Bernard
8-6
7-5
Round 3
Paul Féret 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Round 2
Pierre Albarran 1 *
Adrien Aron
11-9
5-7
6-2
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
Roger George
4-6
6-1
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Arthur Diemer Kool 1 *
Adrien Aron
8-6
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Dr Herbert Edwin Tonge Dawes
6-3
6-0
Final
Adrien Aron 1 *
André Piel
3-6
6-2
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Luc Denis
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Joseph Thellier de Poncheville
6-3
6-8
6-2
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Georges Manset
7-5
4-6
6-4
Final
Roger George 1 *
Adrien Aron
0-6
6-8
7-5
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Joseph Thellier de Poncheville
6-4
6-3
Final
Henry Mayes 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-1
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Mr. Puisseux
?
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
Jacques Arago
6-3
6-8
6-1
Round 3
Adrien Aron 1 *
Alain Bernard
10-8
6-3
Quarterfinals
Erik Tegner 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Jacques Marie Gustave Samazeuilh
4-6
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
H.J. Pailhé
6-4
6-3
Final
Jean-Pierre (Jean) Samazeuilh 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-4
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Adrien Aron 1 *
Robert Le Blant
6-2
8-6
Final
Pierre Henri Canivet 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-2
5-7
6-4
Round 1
Raymond Barbas 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Adrien Aron 1 *
Mr. Peisonnat
6-8
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Adrien Aron 1 *
M. Pasquet
6-4
6-3
Round 3
Leonce Aslangul 1 *
Adrien Aron
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Round 2
Erik Tegner 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-1
6-4
Round 1
P. Guillemant 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-4
4-6
6-2
Round 1
Antoine (Coco) Gentien 1 *
Adrien Aron
6-0
7-5