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Yvon Petra

Yvon Francois Marie Petra

FRA FRA Born: Mar 8, 1916, Cholon (former Indochine) Vietnam Died: Sep 12, 1984 (aged 68) Height: 6'5" (196 cm) Plays: Right-handed Turned Pro: 1935

Grand Slam Singles

1 Title
W 1
47
Matches
34
Wins
72.3%
Win Rate

ATP Ranking

-
Peak
-
Current
0
Weeks #1

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Biography

He was born in Cholon, French Indochina.
He is best remembered as the last Frenchman to win the Wimbledon championships men's singles title (in 1946), beating Geoff Brown in five sets in the final.
In doubles he won the French championships twice, in 1938 with Bernard Destremau, defeating the best pair in the world Budge-Mako, and in 1946 with Marcel Bernard.
He also won two French national titles during World War II.

He emigrated to the United States and worked as a tennis pro at the Saddle and Cycle Club in Chicago and a country club in Connecticut towards the end of his life.

Grand Slam Tracker

AO RG W US Total
Career
Age at 1st GS PRO
Age at Last GS PRO
Appearances - 6 4 4 14
Match Stats
Matches - 18 16 13 47
As Seeded PRO
Highest Seed PRO
Win/Loss - 12-6 13-3 9-4 34-13
Sets Played - 56 58 35 149
Results
Finals - - 1 - 1
Titles - - 1 - 1
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
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