André Martin-Legeay

André Martin-Legeay was a French male tennis player who was active in the 1930s.

André Martin-Legeay
Country (sports) France
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open4R (1935, 1936)
Wimbledon4R (1936)
US Open3R (1935)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1936)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French OpenF (1935, 1936)
WimbledonQF (1936)

In 1933 he was a runner-up in the singles event at the Italian Championships.

Martin-Legeay reached the fourth round of the singles event of the French Championships in 1935 and 1936, losing to Vivian McGrath and first-seeded Fred Perry respectively.[1][2] At the Wimbledon Championships in 1936 he also made it to the fourth round in which he was defeated in straight sets by seventh-seeded Bunny Austin.[3]

With compatriot Sylvie Henrotin he was a runner-up in the mixed doubles competition at the French Championships in 1935 and 1936. Martin-Legeay was ranked No. 4 in France in 1935.[4]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (2 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1935French ChampionshipsClay Sylvie Henrotin Lolette Payot
Marcel Bernard
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up1936French ChampionshipsClay Sylvie Henrotin Billie Yorke
Marcel Bernard
5–7, 8–6, 3–6
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References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1935 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
  2. "Roland-Garros 1936 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
  3. "Players archive – Andre Martin Legeay". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
  4. Lowe, Gordon (1936). Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. p. 161.


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