Hélène Prévost
Encyclopedia
Hélène Prévost was a French tennis
player at the end of the 19th century. She won the French Open Women's Singles Championship in 1900.
At the 1900 Summer Olympics
in Paris
she won 2 silver medals, losing the women's singles final to Charlotte Cooper
.
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 at the end of the 19th century. She won the French Open Women's Singles Championship in 1900.
At the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
she won 2 silver medals, losing the women's singles final to Charlotte Cooper
Charlotte Cooper (tennis)
Charlotte Reinagle Cooper was a tennis player born in Ealing, Middlesex, England where, as a young woman, she was a member of the Ealing Lawn Tennis Club. She won her first of five Wimbledon championships singles titles in 1895, wearing an ankle-length dress in accordance with proper Victorian...
.