Jean Samazeuilh
Encyclopedia
Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh, best known as Jean Samazeuilh (born January 17, 1891, Bordeaux
, France
– died April 13, 1965, Mérignac
, France
) was a right-handed tennis player competing for France
.
Samazeuilh reached three singles finals at the Amateur French Championships, winning in 1921 over André Gobert
. Samazeuilh also won the doubles title at the tournament in 1923, partnering François Blanchy
.
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
– died April 13, 1965, Mérignac
Mérignac, Gironde
Mérignac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the west...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was a right-handed tennis player competing for France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Samazeuilh reached three singles finals at the Amateur French Championships, winning in 1921 over André Gobert
André Gobert
André Henri Gobert was a male tennis player from France.He was born and died in Paris.-Career:...
. Samazeuilh also won the doubles title at the tournament in 1923, partnering François Blanchy
François Blanchy
François Joseph Marie Antoine Blanchy, best known as François Blanchy was a tennis player competing for France....
.
Singles: 3 (1-2)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1914 | French Championships | Grass | Max Decugis Max Décugis Maxime "Max" Omer Decugis was a male tennis player from France who holds the French Championships/French Open record of winning the tournament eight times and his three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics... |
3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 1921 | French Championships | Grass | André Gobert André Gobert André Henri Gobert was a male tennis player from France.He was born and died in Paris.-Career:... |
6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1922 | French Championships | Grass | Henri Cochet Henri Cochet Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.... |
8–6, 6–3, 7–5 |