Jean Samazeuilh
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Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh, best known as Jean Samazeuilh (born January 17, 1891, Bordeaux
Bordeaux
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, France
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 – 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
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) was a right-handed tennis player competing for France
France
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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....

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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

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