André Henri Gobert (30 September 1890 – 6 December 1951) was a tennis player from France. Gobert is a double Olympic tennis champion of 1912. At the Stockholm Games, he won both the men's singles and doubles indoor gold medals.[3]
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| Full name | André Maurice Henri Gobert | |||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | France | |||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1890 Paris, France | |||||||||||
| Died | 6 December 1951 (aged 61) Paris, France | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1909 (amateur tour) | |||||||||||
| Retired | 1926 | |||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 168–53 (76%)[1] | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 26[1] | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (1919, A. Wallis Myers)[2] | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (1925) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (1912(AC)) | |||||||||||
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| WHCC | F (1913, 1920) | |||||||||||
| WCCC | W (1919) | |||||||||||
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| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1911) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editGobert first started playing tennis at age 11.[4]
He was a two-time winner of the French Championships in 1911 and 1920, when the tournament was only open to amateur tennis players who had a membership with a French tennis club. He also won the International Lawn Tennis Federation's World Covered Court Championship (Indoor Wood) in 1919. Also twice runner-up at the World Hard Court Championships on Clay (1913 and 1920). He won the indoor tennis gold medal at the 1912 Olympic Games.[5][6] Gobert reached the Wimbledon All-Comers final in 1912, beating James Cecil Parke and Max Decugis, then lost to Arthur Gore.[7]
He won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships, played on wooden courts at the Queen's Club in London, five times; in 1911, 1912, 1920, 1921 and 1922.[8][9][10] In 1910, he won the All England Plate at Wimbledon, the competition for players who were defeated in the first and second rounds of the singles competition.[11]
Between 1912 and 1922, Gobert played for the French Davis Cup team in five ties and compiled a record of three wins and 11 losses.[12]
Grand Slam finals
editDoubles: 2 (1 titles, 1 runner-up)
edit| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1911 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Max Decugis |
 Major Ritchie  Anthony Wilding |
9–7, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1912 | Wimbledon | Grass | Max Decugis |
Charles P. Dixon Herbert Roper-Barrett |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 5–7 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Andre Gobert: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 423.
- ^ "André Gobert". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "A.H. Gobert – French Champion". Hawera & Normanby Star. 17 November 1923.
- ^ "OLYMPIC GAMES". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 May 1912. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "André Gobert Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Wimbledon 1912". tennis.co.nf.
- ^ "WILDING DEFEATED". The Border Watch. Mount Gambier, SA. 1 May 1912. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP". The Examiner (DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 19 April 1920. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS". Western Argus. Kalgoorlie, WA. 25 April 1922. p. 26 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 1911. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Davis Cup – Player Profile Andre Gobert". ITF.
External links
edit- André Gobert at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- André Gobert at the International Tennis Federation
- André Gobert at the Davis Cup
- André Gobert at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
