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Adine Masson

French tennis player

Summary

French tennis player

Field	Value
name	Adine Masson
country
turnedpro	1895 (amateur )
retired	1913
singlestitles	19
Promajors
Proother

Françoise Adine Masson was a French tennis player. She won the French Championships five times 1897–1899, 1902~1903 (a closed event). She was active from 1895 to 1913 and contested 30 singles finals, and won 19 titles.

Career

Masson was active at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. The daughter of Armand Masson, the founder of the Tennis Club de Paris, in 1897 she became the first winner of the French Tennis Championship beating Suzanne Girod in two sets. She also won the championship in 1898 and 1899 because there was no opposition and in 1902 and 1903 against Girod and Kate Gillou respectively. In 1907 she won the inaugural French doubles championships partnering Yvonne de Pfeffel.

In 1904 she again reached the final but was beaten by Kate Gillou.

Career finals (30)

X denotes All-Comers Final

Titles (19)

1895 - French Covered Court Championships
1896 - French Covered Court Championships
1897 - French Championships
1897 - French Covered Court Championships
1898 - French Championships
1898 - Saint Servan
1899 - French Championships
1900 - Engadine Championships
1902 - French Championships
1903 - French Championships
1904 - Swiss Championships
1904 - Championships of Pays-d'Enhaut
1905 - Les Avants Championship
1905 - Championships of Pays-d'Enhaut
1905 - Championships of Lucerne
1906 - Wiesbaden Championships
1907 - Championships of Lucerne
1908 - French Covered Court Championships
1909 - French Covered Court Championships

Runners-up (11)

1897 - Dinard Ladies Cup
1898 - Dinard Ladies Cup
1899 - Dinard Ladies Cup ×
1899 - Saint Servan
1900 - Swiss Championships
1901 - Boulogne Championship
1903 - British Covered Court Championships
1906 - Championships of Lucerne
1908 - North of France Championships
1908 - Lille
1911 - Le Touquet Spa Championships

References

[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9603714n/f10.item.zoom Lawn-tennis at Étretat Gallica 15 September 1898 page=144] [[:fr: La Vie au grand air]]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075411/http://tennis.about.com/od/tournaments/a/rgwomsingchamps.htm French Open winners]. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

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