Adine Masson
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Françoise "Adine" Masson was a French tennis
player of the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. In 1897 she became the first winner of the French Tennis Championship beating P. Girod, 6-3, 6-1. She also won the championship in 1898, 1899, 1902 and 1903.
In 1904 she again reached the final but was beaten by Kate Gillou
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Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player of the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. In 1897 she became the first winner of the French Tennis Championship beating P. Girod, 6-3, 6-1. She also won the championship in 1898, 1899, 1902 and 1903.
In 1904 she again reached the final but was beaten by Kate Gillou
Kate Gillou
Kate Gillou was a French tennis player in the first decade of the 20th century.Gillou won the French Women's Singles Championship in each of 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1908, having lost in the 1903 final to Adine Masson....
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