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Marie Decugis

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Marie Decugis
Decugis in 1911
Full nameCornélie Gilberte Marie Decugis
Country (sports) France
Born(1884-08-07)7 August 1884
Dieppe, France
Died4 May 1969(1969-05-04) (aged 84)
Grasse, France
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1912)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1920)

Marie Decugis (7 August 1884 – 4 May 1969; née Flameng; also Décugis) was a French tennis player.[1]

Life

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Marie was born in 1884 the daughter of painter François Flameng (1856–1923) and his wife Marguerite Henriette Augusta (née Turquet; 1863–1919). She married the successful tennis player Max Decugis on 15 May 1905, at Paris. The couple had a daughter, Christiane Omer-Decugis (1909–1974).[2]

Decugis won the title in mixed doubles, along with her husband, at the 1906 Intercalated Games at Athens. She played at the Wimbledon Championships in 1912 and 1920, but lost her initial match on both occasions.

She died at an age of 84 at Grasse.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Marie DECUGIS | Olympics.com". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  2. ^ a b "Cornélie,Gilberte,Marie FLAMENG". geneanet.org. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
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