Paul Rémy (17 February 1923 – 14 March 2001) was a French No. 1 tennis player. He was active in the 1950s, playing in Wimbledon, the US Open,[2] the French Open[3] and the Davis Cup.[4][5][6][7]
| Full name | Paul Louis Rémy |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  France |
| Born | 17 February 1923 Sainte-Amélie, Algiers, French Algeria |
| Died | 14 March 2001 (aged 78)[1] Avignon, France |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 296-176 |
| Career titles | 27 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1956) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1951) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1958) |
In 1956, he won the South of France Championships, defeating Torben Ulrich, Gardnar Mulloy, and Pierre Darmon in the last three rounds. Rémy reached the quarter finals of the 1956 French Championships, beating fourth seed Art Larsen in the fourth round. He won the five set three-hour match "with a steady stream of angled placements, passing shots and expert volleys. Larsen missed many easy shots."[8] He lost to Giuseppe Merlo in the quarter finals 10-8 in the fifth set.
References
edit- ^ "REMY Paul". MatchID. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "The Barrier Miner". 23 August 1951. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Evans, Richard (4 June 2008). "Sven Davidson obituary in the UK Guardian". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The encyclopedia of tennis. Viking Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780670294084.
- ^ The New Yorker 7 August 1954 "European-zone tennis finals for the Davis Cup, held over the weekend at Auteuil's Stade Roland Garros. ...most of the spectators gratefully wore giveaway paper hats that advertised French apéritifs. In any case, it was an unsmart... Frenchman – the short, stocky Paul Rémy, who comes from Algiers and at least could stand the sun-started spectacularly enough with machine-gun volleys, ..."
- ^ Livre d'Or 2005 – page 3 "Nous citions tous ces grands du tennis français et algérois: Robert Abdesselam, Poulaillon, et mon bon camarade d'enfance Paul Rémy qui fut un grand parmi les grands né comme moi à Douera/St Amélie, lui aussi Rat des champs devenu Rat des villes..."
- ^ "Sports Illustrated 1958". CNN. 24 March 1958. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Only 2 Yanks Survive in Paris Tourney". New York Daily News. 20 May 1956. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
External links
edit- Paul Rémy at the International Tennis Federation
- Paul Rémy at the Davis Cup
