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Marcel Bernard

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Bio Marcel was a French tennis player. He is best remembered for having won the French Championships in 1946 (reaching the semi-finals a further three times). He defeated Jaroslav Drobný in the finals in 5 sets. Bernard initially intended to play only in the doubles event but was persuaded to enter the singles competition as well.

In the same French Open (1946), Bernard also won the Men's Doubles with Yvon Petra.

In the 1935 French Open, he won the Mixed Doubles with Lolette Payot. In the following French Open (1936), he also won the Mixed Doubles with Adeline "Billie" Yorke and the Men's Doubles with Jean Borotra. Bernard's Grand Slam singles career spanned 25 years from 1931 to 1956.

He played Davis Cup for France over a period spanning 21 years, from 1935 to 1956.

Bernard was ranked world No. 5 for 1946 by A. Wallis Myers and world No. 9 for 1947 by Harry Hopman.

Bernard became president of the national French tennis association, Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT), in 1968 and held the position until 1973.
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