Katie Gillou
Catherine Marie Blanche Gillou
"Katie"
FRA
Born: Feb 19, 1887, Paris, France
Died: Feb 16, 1964 (aged 76)
Plays: Right-handed
Grand Slam Singles
3
Titles
RG 3
18
Matches
14
Wins
77.8%
Win Rate
WTA Ranking
-
Peak
-
Current
0
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Biography
Gillou won the French Women's Singles Championship in each of 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1908, having lost in 1903 final to Adine Masson.
Gillou's victories in 1906 and 1908 were achieved under her married name of Kate Gillou-Fenwick.She also competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Anto ine "Coco" Gentien was her nephew. "Towards the end of the century,my maternal grandmother had fallen in love with the new game at first sight and had an English architect build a court for her in her garden at Auteuil. It must have been one of the first ones in France... (Clerici, p 110).
Gillou's victories in 1906 and 1908 were achieved under her married name of Kate Gillou-Fenwick.She also competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Anto ine "Coco" Gentien was her nephew. "Towards the end of the century,my maternal grandmother had fallen in love with the new game at first sight and had an English architect build a court for her in her garden at Auteuil. It must have been one of the first ones in France... (Clerici, p 110).
Grand Slam Tracker
| AO | RG | W | US | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | |||||
| Age at 1st GS | PRO | ||||
| Age at Last GS | PRO | ||||
| Appearances | - | 9 | 1 | - | 10 |
| Match Stats | |||||
| Matches | - | 17 | 1 | - | 18 |
| As Seeded | PRO | ||||
| Highest Seed | PRO | ||||
| Win/Loss | - | 14-3 | 0-1 | - | 14-4 |
| Sets Played | - | 11 | 3 | - | 14 |
| Results | |||||
| Finals | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Titles | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Runner-Up | - | - | - | - | - |
| Advanced | |||||
| Tiebreaks | PRO | ||||
| Super TB | PRO | ||||
| Retirements | PRO | ||||
| Walkovers | PRO | ||||
| Opponents | PRO | ||||
| Countries | PRO | ||||
| Wins over #1 Seed | PRO | ||||
| vs L/R Hand | PRO | ||||